Question

Movies portray Tarzan as a primitive, ___ creature, incapable of deceit or trickery.

A.
context

B.
artisan

C.
efficacious

D.
artless

Answer 1

@iBacon @Mrs.Peter

Answer 2

Hold a sec

Answer 3

The definitions of these words are as follows:
art·less
ˈärtləs/
adjective
without guile or deception.
"an artless, naive girl"
without effort or pretentiousness; natural and simple.
"an artless literary masterpiece"
synonyms: natural, ingenuous, naive, simple, innocent, childlike, guileless; More
without skill or finesse.
"her awkward, artless prose"
ef·fi·ca·cious
ˌefəˈkāSHəs/
adjectiveformal
(typically of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective.
"the vaccine has proved both efficacious and safe"
synonyms: effective, effectual, successful, productive, constructive, potent; More
ar·ti·san
ˈärdəzən/
noun
a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.
synonyms: craftsman, craftswoman, craftsperson; More
(of food or drink) made in a traditional or non-mechanized way using high-quality ingredients.
"local artisan cheeses"
con·text
ˈkäntekst/
noun
the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
"the decision was taken within the context of planned cuts in spending"
synonyms: circumstances, conditions, factors, state of affairs, situation, background, scene, setting More
the parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.
"word processing is affected by the context in which words appear"

Answer 4

what

Answer 5

The ball game is to find the word that a) successfully works in the sentence and b) is related to the meaning of being "incapable of deceit/trickery"

Answer 6

I already know that efficacious and context dont make sense.

Answer 7

so c or a

Answer 8

Yes. Try looking of the definitions and synonyms in a thesaurus. Then try using the words in a sentence to see which makes more sense.

Answer 9

so i looked it up it a

Answer 10

Yes, it is artless

Answer 11

ty

Answer 12

Its either b or d, sorry. Its artless

Answer 13

guys switch to english

Answer 14

can i get help with more

Answer 15

Sure, but I've got to go. :/

Answer 16

it is B.

Answer 17

i go to english ill tag u

Answer 18

start a new question

Answer 19

ok

Answer 20

@iBacon why is it not D?

Answer 21

ArtLESS. Think about what LESS means :)

Answer 22

But Artless means to be naive, without deceit

Answer 23

So it's D.

Answer 24

Which is artless