In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
It is a scandal that the murderer was declared innocent.
silly notion
talk
rumour
disgraceful action
Correct answer is D
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In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
She baffled all our attempts to find her.
defeated
thwarted
foiled
circumvented
Correct answer is C
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In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
Some of the African countries have been enmeshed in an inescapable debt trap.
entangled
hit
struck
ensured
Correct answer is A
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In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
Manish neglected to remit the fees in time and therefore had to pay a fine.
refused
failed
promised
obstructed
Correct answer is B
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In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.
misleading
whimsical
erratic
unpredictable
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.