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91
The incident frustrated all his ambitions.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Frustrated : feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something.
Satiated : satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full.
Appeased : pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.
Cloyed : disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment.
Satisfied : contented; pleased.

Antonym of Frustrated is Satisfied
92
The influence of political broadcasts on elections is considerable.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Considerable : notably large in size, amount, or extent.
Inadequate : lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
Uninfluential : having little or no influence.
Negligible : so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.
Insignificant : meaningless.

Antonym of Considerable is Negligible
93
The inhabitants of the island were barbarians.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Barbarians : an uncultured or brutish person.
Bad : of poor quality or a low standard.
Uncivilised : (of a place or people) not socially, culturally, or morally advanced.
Cruel : wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.
Civilised : bring (a place or people) to a stage of social and cultural development considered to be more advanced.

Antonym of Barbarians is Civilised
94
The intricate carvings on the panels are notable.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Notable : worthy of attention or notice; remarkable.
Hateful : arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred.
Uncommon : out of the ordinary; unusual.
Ordinary : with no special or distinctive features; normal.
Absurd : wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate.

Antonym of Notable is Ordinary
95
The key words in planning for an unpredictable future are focus and flexibility.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Flexibility : the quality of bending easily without breaking.
Complexity : the state or quality of being intricate or complicated.
Tensity : the state of being stretched tight.
Pliability : the quality of being easily bent; flexibility.
Rigidity : inability to be to bent or be forced out of shape.

Antonym of Flexibility is Rigidity
96
The king consolidated the empire into a powerful nation.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Consolidated : make (something) physically stronger or more solid.
Divided : split into parts; separated.
Isolated : far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.
Fragmented : break or cause to break into fragments.
Weakened : make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength.

Antonym of Consolidated is Weakened
97
The lady shouted with a loud, shrill voice.
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Answer: Option C
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Shrill : (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.
Feeble : lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.
Blunt : (of a cutting implement) not having a sharp edge or point.
Muffled : (of a sound) not loud because of being obstructed in some way; muted.
Inaudible : unable to be heard.

Antonym of Shrill is Muffled
98
The last show of the concert at the Ritz theatre was a fiasco.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Fiasco : a complete failure, especially a ludicrous or humiliating one.
Triumph : a great victory or achievement.
Victory : an act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or other competition.
Fruitful : (of a tree, plant, or land) producing much fruit; fertile.
Success : the accomplishment of an aim or purpose.

Antonym of Fiasco is Success
99
The leader might have had some covert reason for the change of his political affiliations.
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Answer: Option C
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Covert : not openly acknowledged or displayed.
Flimsy : insubstantial and easily damaged.
Inexplicable : unable to be explained or accounted for.
Obvious : easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.
Unjustifiable : not able to be shown to be right or reasonable.

Antonym of Covert is Obvious
100
The leader was pragmatic in his approach to the problems facing the country.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Pragmatic : dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Optimistic : hopeful and confident about the future.
Idealistic : characterized by idealism; unrealistically aiming for perfection.
Indefinite : lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time.
Vague : of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning.

Antonym of Pragmatic is Idealistic