1)

A common argument claims that in folk art, the artist's subordination of technical mastery to intense feeling_the direct communication of emotion to the viewer.


A) facilitates

B) averts

C) neutralizes

D) implies

Answer:

Option A

Explanation:

 (A) The first part of the sentence means that, in folk art, intense feeling of the artist takes precedence over technical mastery. This will obviously make it easier for the artist to communicate his emotion to the viewer directly. Among the given choices, it is facilitates that has this meaning, and is the answer.