English Vocabulary | Thinking Exercise

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1. A pessimist believes that things will only go wrong.
2. His prejudice prevented him from making friends with the local people.
3. Most newspapers are biased .
4. I am dubious about my chances of winning.
5. The city has the dubious distinction of being the filthiest in the country.
6. After his marriage failed, he became cynical about relationships.
7. She was young and naive and easily trusted everybody.
8. I am deeply skeptical about his claims.
9. It was an ingenious solution.
10. The only plausible explanation I can think of is that they missed the train.
11. The project was scrapped because it was not economically viable / feasible .
12. His speech baffled me because it was full of technical jargon.