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Question 3531

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
The chief's brother was a complete nonentity.

Aupstart

Bvagabond

Criff-raff

Dperson of inexperience

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Question 3532

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
Ator led a dog's life for twenty years he stayed in the United Kingdom

Alived a dirty life

Bwas promiscuous

Cwas domesticated

Dled an unhappy and troubled life

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Question 3533

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The governor's action is out of tune with the declarations of his party

Ain disagreement

Bin line

Cout of touch

Din touch

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Question 3534

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
When Uche wouldn't come to quickly enough, the principal rushed him to the hospital

Arevive

Bpass out

Carrive

Dcome up

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Question 3535

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Their high level of dishonesty has made that department infamous in the entire secretariat

Areputable

Bnotorious

Cunpopular

Dacceptable

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Question 3536

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The lawyer pointed out a discrepancy in the two stories

Asimilarity

Bgap

Cfalsehood

Ddifference

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Question 3537

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The decision we have taken is irrevocable

Aresponsible

Birresponsible

Creversible

Dirreversible

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Question 3538

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The awareness of mortality has always imposed some restraint on man's excesses

Acelestial

Beternity

Ccontinuity

Dinexistence

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Question 3539

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Surveying the sky in the quiet of the night gives me an ethereal feeling

Ahuman

Bearthly

Cmundane

Dcommonplace

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Question 3540

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Science may be a complicated area of learning, but its teaching needs to be demystified

Asimplfied

Btwisted

Cmade difficult

Ddistorted

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Question 3541

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
We have found that cassava is a sine qua non item in our industry

Auseful

Bindispensable

Cuseless

Ddispensable

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Question 3542

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The college was worried about Tunji;s garrulous tendency

Areticent

Bloqacious

Cquarrelsome

Doutspoken

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Question 3543

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The economic situation is responsible for the recent discord in many families

Adivision

Bresourcefulness

Charmony

Dsuffering

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Question 3544

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The effect of rising prices has snowballed considerably

Arisen

Bdecreased

Cfrozen

Dgrown

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Question 3545

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:

They often quarrelled before leaving the house but made it up by the time they returned home

Aadded it up

Breconciled

Cfell out

Dcompounded the problem

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Question 3546

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
He won the election because he was able to carry his people along with him

Aalienate his people

Bgo out with the people

Chave the support of the people

Dfail to provide the people with transport

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Question 3547

jamb 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
It is entirely up to you to make a profession of your faith

Aconfess your belief

Bturn your faith into a business

Cdeny your faith

Dloudly proclaim your religion

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Question 3548

jamb 1993

In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
His refusal to help us, dealt a death-blow to our plans

Abecause he did not help, our plans did not materialize

BHe helped and our plans materialized

CHe blew our plans to pieces

DHe supported our plans so it worked

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Question 3549

jamb 1993

In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
The president of club said that he would cross the bridge on getting there

AHe was waiting for an opportunity to take a decision

BWhen he got to the river he would build a bridge across it

CHe would take a decision at the appropriate time

DWhen he got to the river he would cross at the bridge

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Question 3550

jamb 1993

In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:

Had Aminu been a dull student, his failure wouldn't have surprised anybody

AAminu failed and it surprised everybody since he was dull

BAminu was not a dull student and so everybody was surprised that he failed

CBecause Aminu was a dull, student, everybody was surprised that he failed

DAminu had been a dull student, and so nobody was surprised that he failed

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