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51
He failed to savvy the full implications of the agreement that he had signed.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Remember : have in or be able to bring to one's mind an awareness of (someone or something from the past).
Memorise : commit to memory; learn by heart.
Understand : perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).
Taste : the sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.
Savvy : know or understand.

Synonym of Savvy is Understand
52
I don't mean to be flippant but there is no nice way to kill somebody in a war.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Frivolous : not having any serious purpose or value.
Mean : intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.
Desperate : feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.
Naughty : (especially of a child) badly behaved; disobedient.
Flippant : not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

Synonym of Flippant is Frivolous
53
He did his job with scrupulous care.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Exact : not approximated in any way; precise.
Marvellous : causing great wonder; extraordinary.
Great : of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above average.
Attentive : paying close attention to something.
Scrupulous : (of a person or process) careful, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.

Synonym of Scrupulous is Attentive
54
The tendency to act becomes ingrained in us only in proportion to the frequency with which such actions actually occur.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Fixed : fastened securely in position.
Marked : having a visible mark or marking.
Destined : (of a person's future) regarded as developing as though according to a pre-existing plan.
Desired : strongly wished for or intended.
Ingrained : (of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed or established; difficult to change.

Synonym of Ingrained is Fixed
55
His style is quite transparent.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Witty : showing or characterized by quick and inventive verbal humour.
Lucid : expressed clearly; easy to understand.
Involved : difficult to understand; complicated.
Verbose : using or expressed in more words than are needed.
Transparent : easy to perceive or detect.
Synonym of Transparent is Lucid
56
Forgetting their old enmity, they joined hands with a spirit of camaraderie.
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Answer: Option C
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Animosity : strong hostility.
Love : an intense feeling of deep affection.
Friendliness : the quality of being friendly; affability.
Trust : firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something.
Camaraderie : mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.

Synonym of Camaraderie is Friendliness
57
Sagacity increases with age.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Wisdom : the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise.
Love : an intense feeling of deep affection.
Maturity : the state, fact, or period of being mature.
Efficiency : the state or quality of being efficient.
Sagacity : the quality of being sagacious; wisdom.

Synonym of Sagacity is Wisdom
58
The raucous shouts of the audience forced the management to call off the show.
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Answer: Option C
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Unpleasant : causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable.
Loud : producing or capable of producing much noise.
Harsh : unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.
Harmful : causing or likely to cause harm.
Raucous : making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

Synonym of Raucous is Harsh
59
Ever since the death of his mother, my friend is utterly forlorn and wretched.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Frustrated : feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something.
Lonely : without companions; solitary.
Fearful : feeling or showing fear or anxiety.
Gloomy : dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.
Forlorn : pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

Synonym of Forlorn is Lonely
60
The arguments of the lawyer of the accused were so persuasive that the judge aquitted him.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Clever : quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
Logical : of or according to the rules of logic or formal argument.
Eloquent : of or according to the rules of logic or formal argument.
Convincing : capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real.
Persuasive : good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.

Synonym of Persuasive is Convincing