Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Although they are perceived as ------- by some, the various vocalizations of the common loon may sound harsh and ------- to others.

(A) irritable . . migratory

(B) mellifluous . . discordant

(C) soothing . . palatable

(D) pervasive . . strident

(E) loathsome . . intolerable 

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