Question

born in 1940 to a french father and american mother who had once been a moderately well - known dancer on broadway, goude was raised on a steady diet of hollywood musicals - and those movies sunny optimism and kitschy aesthetic are still palpable in his work today.
source: seattle times
in the sentence above, kitschy has the same or almost the same meaning as:
bizarre
mushy
debatable
haunting

Explanation:

"Kitschy" refers to something that is in poor - taste but has a certain appeal due to its sentimental or nostalgic value. "Mushy" can imply a similar sense of being overly sentimental or having a soft, perhaps overly sweet quality which is related to the idea of kitsch. "Bizarre" means strange, "debatable" means open to argument, and "haunting" means evoking a feeling of sadness or fear.

Answer:

B. mushy