Advanced English Vocabulary: Diligent, Discreet and Docile Exercise

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1. He was a diligent worker and deserved the promotion.
2. Any refusal to meet their demands will have dire consequences.
3. He is so diplomatic that he can get along with anyone.
4. In Lilliput, Gulliver encountered a diminutive people.
5. She is disconsolate over the loss of her job.
6. I made discreet enquiries about his financial situation.
7. I have only disdain for bigots.
8. I hate to disillusion you, but your chances of winning are non-existent.
9. Don’t disparage his attempts to better himself.
10. My father dissuaded me from quitting my job.
11. If you pay your rent, they can’t dispossess you.
12. They bought a docile old horse for the children.