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Sept. 27, 2022

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Adjectives

Which adjective/adjectives best complete the gaps in these sentences?

1. He would remain .......... to the bitterest sighs of poverty.
a) aloof
b) callous
c) detached
2. My experiences have made .......... about relationships.
a) cynical
b) fussy
c) touchy
3. He talks to deaf people in a.......... way by speaking loudly and using small words.
a) cynical
b) patronising
c) big headed

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Adjectives

Which adjective/adjectives best complete the gaps in these sentences?

1. He would remain .......... to the bitterest sighs of poverty.

a) aloof

b) callous

c) detached

I wouldn't say it doesn't work but personally, I think it feels off in this kind of construction.

2. My experiences have made me .......... about relationships.

a) cynical

b) fussy

It works, but just based on the rest of the sentence cynical seems more suited meaning-wise.

c) touchy

Feels weird + based on the rest of the sentence cynical seems more suited meaning-wise.

3. He talks to deaf people in a .......... way by speaking loudly and using small words.

a) cynical

Doesn't really make sense in context.

b) patronising

c) big -headed

Adjectives


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Which adjective/adjectives best complete the gaps in these sentences?


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1. He would remain .......... to the bitterest sighs of poverty.


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a) aloof


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b) callous


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c) detached


c) detached

I wouldn't say it doesn't work but personally, I think it feels off in this kind of construction.

2. My experiences have made .......... about relationships.


2. My experiences have made me .......... about relationships.

a) cynical


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b) fussy


b) fussy

It works, but just based on the rest of the sentence cynical seems more suited meaning-wise.

c) touchy


c) touchy

Feels weird + based on the rest of the sentence cynical seems more suited meaning-wise.

3. He talks to deaf people in a.......... way by speaking loudly and using small words.


3. He talks to deaf people in a .......... way by speaking loudly and using small words.

a) cynical


a) cynical

Doesn't really make sense in context.

b) patronising


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

c) big headed


c) big -headed

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