多选题 The visually striking movie was diminished by its ______ content: its characters were inane, and its story was unintelligent.

A、 dire
B、 vacuous
C、 vacant
D、 exorbitant
E、 extravagant
F、 maudlin

【正确答案】 B、C

【答案解析】[解析] ● 冒号说明前后同义重复。
● 空格与inane(空洞的)或unintelligent(笨拙的)同义重复。
● dire迫切的，vacuous愚蠢的，vacant空洞的，exorbitant过度的，extravagant过度的，maudlin过于感伤的。答案选BC。
● 注：这里exorbitant和extravagant是干扰项，同表示“过度的”，且与正确选项构成反义重复。