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Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the opposite in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
Politicians and holders of political appointments are generally assumed to be cunning:
Akind
Bstraightforward
Cgenerous
Deven handed
Esly
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Question 4294
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the opposite in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
My brother's primary school foundation was solid and this affected his secondary education
Asound
Bsorded
Cshaky
Dweak
Eunevenful
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Question 4295
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the opposite in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
It is generally believed that misers are not loved by many
Aspendthrifts
Bspenders
Choaders
Dsavers
Ethieves
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Question 4296
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the opposite in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
While most of our recently elected legislators are living a life of affluence and ostentation the vast majority of those who elected them into office are unhappy
Ainfluence
Bpleasure
Cpoverty
Dhappiness
Econsequence
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Question 4297
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the opposite in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence:
Never in the history of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.
AMany people owed much money at the end of the war
BA handful of people saved the lives of a nation
CA few people did a lot of things gratis
DThis conflict caused the largest ransome ever demanded
EVery little was owed by anyone to anybody
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Question 4298
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
There is an end - of - session party tonight but Sola hasn't finished her term paper.She's unlikely to come
AI doubt whether she will come
BShe will likely come
CIt isn't unliklely her to come
DShe doesn't like coming to party
Ether is a small possibility that she might come
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Question 4299
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
A lorry larger than an elephant was stuck on the bridge.
Aas large as an elephant
Bcarring an elephant
Cthat looked like an elephant
Dwith elephantiasis
Eof enormous proportions
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Question 4300
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
When you go to a foreign country to study, you will discover that life is not always a bed of roses.
Aas pleasant as one thought
Ba bed without roses
Can unmitegated disappointment
Das expected
Euncomfortable
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Question 4301
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
My friend will hate his uncle forever because he left him in the lurch in his hour of need
AAbandoned him
Bpunished him
Cdisrespect him
Ddisinherited him
Edespised him
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Question 4302
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
Most of the time my Boss tells cock and bull stories
Acostly
Bunreasonable
Cclever
Duntrue
Efunny
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Question 4303
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
My mother has refused to come to live in Lagos because she prefers the tranquil life in the village to the hurly burly of the city.
Afree
Bproperous
Cpeaceful
Ddecent
Ehappy
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Question 4304
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences:
The general promised the soldier would go back to the barracks
Abarricade
Barmy
Cmilitary trainig school
Dsoldiers' quarters
Ecivilian quarters
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Question 4305
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences: You can talk to her.
AYou are permitted to talk to her
BYou must talk to her
CYou might talk to her
DNothing prevents you from talking to her
EA & D
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Question 4306
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences: John must be happy today
AI am sure John is happy today
BJohn is happy today
CI hope John is happy today
DIt is possible John is Happy today
EJonh maybe happy today
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Question 4307
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A - E which has the nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentences: Shade is to come home tomorrow
AShade is planning to come home tomorrow
BShade may come home tomorrow
CShade wants to come home tomorrow
DShade is expected to come home tomorrow
EShade wish to come home tomorrow
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Question 4308
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A-E which has nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence: He will smoke continuously when he is depressed
AHe smokes continuously whenever he is depressed
BHe intends to smoke continuously whenever he is depressed
CHe wishes to smoke continuously when he is depressed
DHe may smoke continuously when he is depressed
EHe can smoke continuously when he is depressed
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Question 4309
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A-E which has nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence: He should be able to do it alone.
AHe would be able to do it alone
BHe ought to be able to do it alone
CHe may be able to do it alone
DHe has to be able to do it alone
EHe will do it alone
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Question 4310
jamb1982
Choose the word or phrase from options A-E which has nearest in meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence: He is traveling tomorrow.
