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sentence equi 31-60
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mirthful eg: mirthful laughter | merry |
| probity eg: financial probity | integrity/honesty |
| inscrutable eg: The judge could not find any evidence of guilt on his inscrutable face. | difficult to understand |
| fictitious eg: The novel is set in a fictitious village called Gangapur. | not real |
| mercantilism eg: England developed many colonies under mercantilism in order to increase its trading territory. | belief in the benefits of profitable trading. |
| onerous eg: she faces the onerous task of informing her parents of the truth. | difficult and needing a lot of effort |
| venal eg: local customs officers are notoriously venal. | corrupt |
| blithe eg: a blithe disregard for the rules of the road. | careless |
| fetid eg: the fetid water of the marsh | stinking |
| desiccated eg: desiccated account | completely dry |
| wizened eg: a wizened, weather-beaten old man | wrinkled |
| arid eg: the arid plains north of Cape Town | very dry |
| hale eg: he's only just sixty, very hale and hearty | healthy |
| convivial eg: she was relaxed and convivial | happy and friendly |
| amiable eg: Of course he would dispute that, though in the most amiable terms. | friendly and pleasant |
| farcical eg: they told me the whole farcical plan | ridiculous |
| labile eg: the breakage of labile bonds | easily broken down |
| prophetic eg: The debacle at the Dome has proved to be prophetic. | predictive |
| clairvoyant eg: he claims to be clairvoyant | psychic |
| boorish eg: I found him rather boorish and aggressive. | unpleasant and rude |
| ignominious eg: The team suffered an ignominious defeat. | embarrassing |
| defiled eg: the land was defiled by a previous owner | spoil |
| stoic | calm/emotionless |
| bogged down eg: The mud bogged down the car. | not able to make any progress |
| mired eg: sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down | sink |
| besotted eg: I've been besotted with her since the day I first saw her. | infatuated |
| lobbying eg: we are lobbying for more money for education. | seek to influence |
| fastidious eg: she dressed with fastidious care | difficult to please |
| brazen eg: Don’t believe a word she says—she’s a brazen liar! | shameless |
| insolent eg: insolent behaviour | rude |
| acculturation eg: the process of acculturation may impact both social and psychological well-being | assimilation to a different culture, typically the dominant one. |
| estrangement eg: the artist's paintings from this period reflect his growing estrangement from his family | alienation |
| specious eg: a specious argument | misleading |
| spurious eg: She fell sick after she had those spurious medicines. | false |
| culpable eg: Now many of us will agree that such a person is culpable and guilty. | culprit |
| delineate eg: The way to the hospital was clearly delineated on the map. | creating boundaries |
| proscribe eg: strikes remained proscribed in the armed forces | forbid |
| stipulate eg: the law stipulates that all schools must be inspected every three years. | state clearly |
| plodding eg: We plodded on through the rain for nearly an hour. | to walk slowly in tired way |
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