Fill in the blanks.
1. A/n ................................ believes that things will only go wrong.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. His ............................. prevented him from making friends with the natives.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. Most newspapers are ...................................
Correct!
Wrong!
When you are biased, you have a preference for something. When you are prejudiced, you have a dislike for something.
4. I am ............................. about my chances of winning.
Correct!
Wrong!
Dubious means doubtful.
5. The city has the .............................. distinction of being the filthiest.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. After his marriage failed, he became .................................... about relationships.
Correct!
Wrong!
When you have a cynical outlook, you have no faith in values such as human integrity or selflessness.
7. She was young and ............................ and easily trusted everybody.
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Wrong!
8. I am deeply ................................... about his claims.
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Wrong!
When you are skeptical about something, you are doubtful.
9. It was a/n ............................. solution.
Correct!
Wrong!
Ingenious means clever.
10. The only ............................. explanation that I can think of is that they missed the train.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. The project was scrapped because it was not economically .............................
Correct!
Wrong!
12. His speech ............................ me because it was full of technical jargon.
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Wrong!
Answers
- A pessimist believes that things will only go wrong.
- His prejudice prevented him from making friends with the natives.
- Most newspapers are biased.
- I am dubious about my chances of winning.
- The city has the dubious distinction of being the filthiest.
- After his marriage failed, he became cynical about relationships.
- She was young and naive and easily trusted everybody.
- I am deeply skeptical about his claims.
- It was an ingenious solution.
- The only plausible explanation that I can think of is that they missed the train.
- The project was scrapped because it was not economically viable / feasible.
- His speech baffled me because it was full of technical jargon.
