Fill in the blanks.
1The meeting was held in a ............... hall.
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A hall with plenty of space is "spacious".
2The number of friends he has shows that he is very ...............
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A person who easily makes and keeps friends is "sociable".
3The gangster made a ............... attack on the hapless villagers.
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An attack on helpless villagers is described negatively as "cowardly".
4He is contesting from the ............... constituency of Pune.
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A city constituency is an "urban" constituency.
5Some medicines are not to be taken ...............
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Medicine taken through the mouth is taken "orally".
6His speeches are so ............... that I don't like to listen to them.
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Speeches that use too many words are "verbose".
7I don't trust him, so I cannot give you any assurance about the ............... of his statement.
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The truthfulness of a statement is its "veracity".
8The Georgian forces could not ............... the Russian advance.
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To resist an advance is to "withstand" it.
9Sita of the epic Ramayana is known for her ............... virtues.
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The approving adjective for admirable qualities traditionally associated with women is "womanly".
10A ............... amount of money has already been wasted on this project.
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A large amount of money can be called "considerable".
11It will not be ............... on your part to reject this proposal.
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A wise decision shows good judgment, so "judicious" is correct.
12An ............... man is known for making clever plans.
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Someone clever at making plans is "ingenious".
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- The meeting was held in a spacious hall.
- The number of friends he has shows that he is very sociable.
- The gangster made a cowardly attack on the hapless villagers.
- He is contesting from the urban constituency of Pune.
- Some medicines are not to be taken orally.
- His speeches are so verbose that I don’t like to listen to them.
- I don’t trust him, so I cannot give you any assurance about the veracity of his statement.
- The Georgian forces could not withstand the Russian advance.
- Sita of the epic Ramayana is known for her womanly virtues.
- A considerable amount of money has already been wasted on this project.
- It will not be judicious on your part to reject this proposal.
- An ingenious man is known for making clever plans.