Question

Read the paragraph.

Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Mona Lisa is a beautiful portrait of a Florentine lady, Lisa Gioconda. Many artists admired and copied La Gioconda, as the painting is called in Italian. Her mysterious half-smile has intrigued people for generations. In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris, making it even more famous.

Which of the following words from this paragraph is too general and should be replaced with a more specific word?


beautiful
mysterious
admired
intrigued

Answer 1

I would say "beautiful" could be more in depth. This person could explain how the painting is beautiful.
Hope this helps! Please let me know if I'm wrong :)

Answer 2

Beautiful

Step-by-step explanation:

The word here is generic and inexpressive since "beautiful" is the least that anyone would think of such a legendary painting such as da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The other options have words that express much better the intent of the writer than the word "beautiful" in this paragraph.