đ ī¸ Drill #1 | IBA High-Frequency Word List #1

Hello Adaanists!
We have prepared this drill on the first 25 words of our IBA High-Frequency Word List so that you can effectively prepare for the vocabulary questions in the IBA DU exam.
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1. As the storm began to __________, residents cautiously emerged from their shelters to assess the damage to their coastal village near Cox's Bazar. |
2. Young cricketers in Bangladesh often __________ the batting techniques of national heroes like Shakib Al Hasan, carefully studying and practicing their distinctive styles. |
3. Having won several consecutive matches, the Dhaka Dynamites became __________ about their training regimen, an attitude that eventually led to their defeat in the finals. |
4. The __________ tour guide adjusted the itinerary several times to accommodate the tourists' requests, even adding an unplanned visit to the Sundarbans mangrove forest. |
5. Though privately disagreeing with the decision to postpone the Pohela Boishakh celebration, Riya remained __________, nodding silently as the committee announced the new date. |
6. After failing his university entrance exam for the third time, Kamal became __________, doubting he would ever achieve his dream of studying engineering at BUET. |
7. Due to increasing pollution in the Buriganga River, authorities had to __________ fishing activities, affecting the livelihoods of many local fishermen. |
8. Despite winning the debate competition, Tasneem was __________ in victory, publicly acknowledging the strong arguments made by her opponents from Chittagong College. |
9. The Prime Minister visited the flood-affected areas of Sylhet to __________ the concerns of displaced villagers, promising immediate relief and long-term infrastructure improvements. |
10. The teacher attempted to __________ the upset student by explaining that the low grade was not a reflection of his intelligence but rather an opportunity for growth. |
11. To __________ angry protesters demanding better road safety in Dhaka, the government announced the immediate implementation of new traffic laws and stricter enforcement measures. |
12. The restaurant manager offered complimentary mishti doi desserts to __________ the diners who had waited an hour for their biryani to arrive. |
13. The company's decision to __________ environmental activists by planting trees along the Jamuna River did little to address concerns about the factory's ongoing pollution. |
14. Professor Rahman's __________ was evident in his lecture on Bengali literature, as he effortlessly quoted from both ancient Sanskrit texts and modern Bangla poetry. |
15. The tech startup scene in Bangladesh has __________ in recent years, with numerous new companies emerging in Dhaka's innovation hubs. |
16. Without proper guidance on research methodology, the graduate students began to __________ in their attempts to collect meaningful data from the rural communities of Rangpur. |
17. After months of defending traditional farming methods, the elderly villagers finally had to __________ to evidence that newer techniques could better withstand the increasingly severe monsoon seasons. |
18. Small tea stalls __________ throughout Dhaka, offering respite to tired commuters navigating the city's congested streets. |
19. As industrialization increased along the countryside, the once-abundant firefly population began to __________ in the villages outside Rajshahi. |
20. During Eid celebrations, neighbors from all religions __________ in the festive meals, embodying Bangladesh's tradition of communal harmony. |
21. The melodious calls to prayer are __________ in Bangladesh, resonating from mosques five times daily across both urban centers and remote villages. |
22. Rickshaws are __________ throughout Bangladesh, serving as both practical transportation and vibrant showcases of folk art with their colorfully painted backs. |
23. What seemed like an __________ comment about regional cuisines sparked an unexpectedly heated debate about the superiority of Dhaka's phuchka versus Chittagong's version. |
24. The __________ weavers of Tangail work from dawn until dusk, meticulously creating intricate designs on their famous handloom sarees. |
25. The Royal Bengal tigers in the Sundarbans have distinctive striped patterns that __________ them among the dappled light filtering through the mangrove forests. |
Explanations
1. B. abate
The context indicates that residents are emerging from shelters, which suggests the storm is lessening in intensity or ending. "Abate" means "to become less intense or widespread." The sentence describes people coming out after taking shelter, which logically occurs when a storm decreases in intensity, not when it intensifies (A), multiplies (C), hides (D), or grows rapidly (E).
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§, āϝāĻž āϏā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰ⧠āϝ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻļā§āώ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ "Abate" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž"āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āϞā§āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻāϏāĻā§, āϝāĻž āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻā§āĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϤāĻāύāĻ āĻāĻā§ āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§ āύāĻž (A), āĻŦāĻšā§āĻā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž (C), āϞā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž (D), āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž (E)āĨ¤
2. C. emulate
The sentence describes young cricketers studying and practicing the techniques of cricket heroes, which means they are trying to copy or match these techniques. "Emulate" means "to match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation." Options A (curtail - reduce), B (pacify - calm down), D (dwindle - decrease), and E (abate - lessen) do not logically fit the context of learning by copying successful players.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āϤāϰā§āĻŖ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āύāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻļāϞ āĻ āϧā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āύā§āĻļā§āϞāύ āĻāϰā§, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤ "Emulate" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻ āύā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "āĻ āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž"āĨ¤ A (curtail - āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž), B (pacify - āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž), D (dwindle - āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (abate - āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠āĻļā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻā§āĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻžāĨ¤
3. D. complacent
The sentence describes a negative attitude after success that led to defeat. "Complacent" means "showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements." The context suggests the team became overconfident and relaxed their training efforts after winning matches, which led to their defeat. Options A (despondent - dejected), B (industrious - hardworking), C (magnanimous - generous), and E (acquiescent - compliant) do not match the described scenario of negative consequences following success.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻŽāύā§āĻāĻžāĻŦ āϝāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ "Complacent" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϤā§āώā§āĻ" āĻŦāĻž "āĻ āĻšāĻāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŖā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ A (despondent - āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ), B (industrious - āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§), C (magnanimous - āĻāĻĻāĻžāϰ), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (acquiescent - āύāϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
4. A. complaisant
The sentence describes a tour guide who is willing to adjust plans to please tourists, even adding unplanned elements. "Complaisant" means "willing to please others; obliging; agreeable." The context shows the guide's eagerness to accommodate and please the tourists by adjusting plans. Options B (omnipresent - present everywhere), C (despondent - dejected), D (innocuous - harmless), and E (ubiquitous - found everywhere) do not match the described accommodating behavior.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻā§āϝā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ, āĻāĻŽāύāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤ "Complaisant" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻ āύā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ; āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§āĨ¤ B (omnipresent - āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§), C (despondent - āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ), D (innocuous - āĻ āĻšāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāϰ), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (ubiquitous - āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
5. C. acquiescent
The sentence describes someone who privately disagrees but outwardly accepts a decision without protest. "Acquiescent" means "accepting something reluctantly but without protest." The context shows Riya silently accepting a decision she disagrees with. Options A (erudite - knowledgeable), B (industrious - hardworking), D (magnanimous - generous), and E (complacent - self-satisfied) do not match the described behavior of reluctant acceptance.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϝāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ "Acquiescent" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāϏāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "āύāϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āύā§āϰāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏ⧠āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāϤāĨ¤ A (erudite - āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§), B (industrious - āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§), D (magnanimous - āĻāĻĻāĻžāϰ), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (complacent - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϤā§āώā§āĻ) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϤ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
6. C. despondent
The sentence describes someone who has failed repeatedly and is now doubting he will ever achieve his dreams. "Despondent" means "in low spirits from loss of hope or courage." The context shows Kamal losing hope after repeated failures. Options A (complaisant - obliging), B (magnanimous - generous), D (ubiquitous - found everywhere), and E (innocuous - harmless) do not match the described feeling of hopelessness.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāύ āϏāύā§āĻĻā§āĻš āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āϏ⧠āĻāĻāύāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āύ āĻ āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŋāύāĻžāĨ¤ "Despondent" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ" āĻŦāĻž "āĻāĻļāĻžāĻšā§āύ"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻļāĻž āĻšāĻžāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻā§āĨ¤ A (complaisant - āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§), B (magnanimous - āĻāĻĻāĻžāϰ), D (ubiquitous - āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (innocuous - āĻ āĻšāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāϰ) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
7. C. curtail
The sentence describes authorities limiting fishing activities due to pollution, which negatively affects fishermen's livelihoods. "Curtail" means "reduce or restrict (something)." The context suggests fishing activities are being limited or restricted. Options A (proliferate - increase rapidly), B (partake - participate), D (mollify - soothe), and E (burgeon - grow rapidly) do not match the described action of limiting activities.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāϰā§āϤā§āĻĒāĻā§āώ āĻĻā§āώāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§, āϝāĻž āĻā§āϞā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻĢā§āϞā§āĻā§āĨ¤ "Curtail" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻ āϧāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ A (proliferate - āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž), B (partake - āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), D (mollify - āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (burgeon - āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
8. B. magnanimous
The sentence describes someone who won but graciously acknowledged the strengths of her opponents. "Magnanimous" means "generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person." The context shows Tasneem displaying generosity in victory by acknowledging her opponents. Options A (despondent - dejected), C (complacent - self-satisfied), D (innocuous - harmless), and E (acquiescent - compliant) do not match the described gracious behavior in victory.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŋāϤā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώā§āϰ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤ "Magnanimous" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻāĻĻāĻžāϰ" āĻŦāĻž "āĻā§āώāĻŽāĻžāĻļā§āϞ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāύā§āĻĻā§āĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŽ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āϤāĻžāϏāύā§āĻŽ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŦā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϰāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤ A (despondent - āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ), C (complacent - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϤā§āώā§āĻ), D (innocuous - āĻ āĻšāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāϰ), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (acquiescent - āύāϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
9. B. assuage
The sentence describes the Prime Minister trying to reduce the worries of flood victims by making promises of help. "Assuage" means "make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense." The context shows an attempt to calm worries by offering solutions. Options A (curtail - reduce), C (camouflage - hide), D (emulate - copy), and E (dwindle - decrease) do not match the described action of easing concerns.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāĻŽāύā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāύā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύāĨ¤ "Assuage" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻāĻĒāĻļāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "(āĻ āĻĒā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻ āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ) āĻāĻŽ āϤā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ A (curtail - āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž), C (camouflage - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž), D (emulate - āĻ āύā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (dwindle - āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
10. A. pacify
The sentence describes a teacher trying to calm an upset student by offering a positive perspective. "Pacify" means "quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of." The context shows an attempt to calm someone who is upset. Options B (proliferate - increase rapidly), C (flounder - struggle), D (capitulate - surrender), and E (partake - participate) do not match the described action of calming someone.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āώā§āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύāĨ¤ "Pacify" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "āϰāĻžāĻ, āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŽāύ āĻāϰāĻž"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āώā§āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ B (proliferate - āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž), C (flounder - āĻšā§āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž), D (capitulate - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (partake - āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
11. A. placate
The sentence describes the government trying to satisfy angry protesters by announcing new laws. "Placate" means "make (someone) less angry or hostile." The context shows taking action to reduce anger by giving protesters what they want. Options B (dwindle - decrease), C (camouflage - hide), D (emulate - copy), and E (burgeon - grow rapidly) do not match the described action of appeasing angry people.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻāύ āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤ "Placate" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āϤā§āώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "(āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§) āĻāĻŽ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāϤā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϝāĻž āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ B (dwindle - āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž), C (camouflage - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž), D (emulate - āĻ āύā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (burgeon - āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āϞā§āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
12. B. mollify
The sentence describes a manager offering free desserts to make customers feel better about a long wait. "Mollify" means "appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)." The context shows an attempt to soothe customers who might be angry about waiting. Options A (curtail - reduce), C (partake - participate), D (flounder - struggle), and E (proliferate - increase rapidly) do not match the described action of soothing upset customers.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻžāĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ⧠āĻŽāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻā§āύāĨ¤ "Mollify" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "(āĻāĻžāϰāĻ) āϰāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰāĻž"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāύ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ A (curtail - āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž), C (partake - āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), D (flounder - āĻšā§āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (proliferate - āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āώā§āĻŦā§āϧ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
13. A. appease
The sentence describes a company taking a superficial action to satisfy activists without addressing the real problem. "Appease" means "pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands," often with a negative connotation of making concessions to avoid conflict. The context shows an inadequate attempt to satisfy demands. Options B (emulate - copy), C (capitulate - surrender), D (assuage - ease), and E (burgeon - grow rapidly) do not match the described action of trying to pacify through minimal concessions.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāϏāϞ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āύāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāϰāĻŋ-āĻāĻĒāϰāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĻāĻā§āώā§āĻĒ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ "Appease" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻŽā§āύ⧠āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ (āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§) āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž," āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āϏāĻāĻāϰā§āώ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻĒāϏ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύā§āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻšāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ B (emulate - āĻ āύā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), C (capitulate - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), D (assuage - āĻāĻĒāĻļāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (burgeon - āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āύā§āϝā§āύāϤāĻŽ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
14. A. erudition
The sentence describes a professor displaying extensive knowledge across ancient and modern texts. "Erudition" means "the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning." The context shows the professor demonstrating deep, extensive knowledge. Options B (capitulation - surrender), C (mollification - soothing), D (complacency - self-satisfaction), and E (proliferation - rapid increase) do not match the described quality of extensive knowledge.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻ āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϧā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ ā§āϝ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰāĻā§āύāĨ¤ "Erudition" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻĒāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϤā§āϝ" āĻŦāĻž "āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŖ"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻ āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻāĻā§āϰ, āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰāĻā§āύāĨ¤ B (capitulation - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ), C (mollification - āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŽāύ), D (complacency - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϤā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (proliferation - āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
15. D. burgeoned
The sentence describes tech startups rapidly increasing in number. "Burgeon" means "begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish." The context shows the rapid growth of new tech companies. Options A (capitulated - surrendered), B (dwindled - decreased), C (floundered - struggled), and E (abated - lessened) all suggest decline or failure, which contradicts the described positive growth.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻā§āĻ āϏā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻāĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĨ¤ "Burgeon" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž"āĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āύāϤā§āύ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ A (capitulated - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻā§), B (dwindled - āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§), C (floundered - āĻšā§āĻāĻāĻ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (abated - āĻāĻŽā§āĻā§) āϏāĻŦ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻ āĻĒāϤāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āϏā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§, āϝāĻž āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
16. A. flounder
The sentence describes students struggling without proper guidance. "Flounder" means "struggle mentally; to move clumsily or with difficulty." The context shows students having difficulty proceeding with their research due to lack of guidance. Options B (proliferate - increase rapidly), C (partake - participate), D (assuage - ease), and E (curtail - reduce) do not match the described situation of struggling or being confused.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāϰāĻž āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāύāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤ "Flounder" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻšā§āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž; āĻ āĻā§āώāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻāώā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĢā§āϰāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāĨ¤" āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāύāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻŦā§āώāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĨ¤ B (proliferate - āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž), C (partake - āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), D (assuage - āĻāĻĒāĻļāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (curtail - āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
17. B. capitulate
The sentence describes people eventually surrendering to evidence after resisting for months. "Capitulate" means "surrender or give in (to an opponent or to pressure or demands)." The context shows people finally accepting something they had been resisting. Options A (emulate - copy), C (placate - appease), D (burgeon - grow rapidly), and E (camouflage - hide) do not match the described action of surrendering to evidence.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϞā§āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻļā§āώ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤ "Capitulate" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "(āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āώ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§) āĻŽā§āύ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤" āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āϞā§āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻļā§āώ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻŽāύ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ A (emulate - āĻ āύā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), C (placate - āϤā§āώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž), D (burgeon - āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (camouflage - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
18. C. proliferate
The sentence describes tea stalls appearing in large numbers throughout the city. "Proliferate" means "increase rapidly in number; multiply." The context shows the widespread presence of many tea stalls. Options A (dwindle - decrease), B (abate - lessen), D (capitulate - surrender), and E (flounder - struggle) do not match the described situation of things increasing in number.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻž-āĻāϰ āϏā§āĻāϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻļāĻšāϰ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ "Proliferate" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž; āĻŦāĻšā§āĻā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤" āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻāĻž āϏā§āĻāϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ A (dwindle - āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž), B (abate - āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§), D (capitulate - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (flounder - āĻšā§āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
19. B. dwindle
The sentence describes firefly populations decreasing as industrialization increased. "Dwindle" means "diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength." The context shows a gradual decrease in firefly populations. Options A (burgeon - grow rapidly), C (proliferate - multiply), D (partake - participate), and E (camouflage - hide) do not match the described situation of gradual decrease.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻļāĻŋāϞā§āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻā§āĨ¤ "Dwindle" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "āĻāĻāĻžāϰ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ, āĻŦāĻž āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻŽā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤" āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ A (burgeon - āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž), C (proliferate - āĻŦāĻšā§āĻā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž), D (partake - āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (camouflage - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
20. A. partake
The sentence describes people of different religions joining in shared meals. "Partake" means "join in (an activity)." The context shows people participating in a communal activity. Options B (capitulate - surrender), C (assuage - ease), D (curtail - reduce), and E (mollify - soothe) do not match the described action of joining or participating in an activity.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āϧāϰā§āĻŽā§āϰ āϞā§āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āϝā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ "Partake" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "(āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒā§) āϝā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĨ¤" āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āϞā§āĻā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻā§āĨ¤ B (capitulate - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϏāĻŽāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), C (assuage - āĻāĻĒāĻļāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž), D (curtail - āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (mollify - āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϞāĻžāĻĒā§ āϝā§āĻāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϰāĻšāĻŖā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
21. C. omnipresent
The sentence describes prayer calls that can be heard everywhere in Bangladesh. "Omnipresent" means "present everywhere at the same time." The context shows something that can be heard throughout the entire country at regular times. Options A (innocuous - harmless), B (complaisant - obliging), D (erudite - knowledgeable), and E (despondent - dejected) do not match the described quality of being present everywhere.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ āĻļā§āύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ "Omnipresent" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§" āĻŦāĻž "āĻāĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤" āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§ āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻļā§āύāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ A (innocuous - āĻ āĻšāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāϰ), B (complaisant - āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§), D (erudite - āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϤ), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (despondent - āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
22. B. ubiquitous
The sentence describes rickshaws that can be found everywhere in Bangladesh. "Ubiquitous" means "present, appearing, or found everywhere." The context shows rickshaws as a common sight throughout the country. Options A (magnanimous - generous), C (despondent - dejected), D (acquiescent - compliant), and E (complacent - self-satisfied) do not match the described quality of being found everywhere.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āϰāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāϞāĻžāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϰ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ "Ubiquitous" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ" āĻŦāĻž "āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāĻŋāϤ, āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤" āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āϰāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻž āϏāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĨ¤ A (magnanimous - āĻāĻĻāĻžāϰ), C (despondent - āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ), D (acquiescent - āύāϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (complacent - āĻāϤā§āĻŽāϤā§āώā§āĻ) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāϤā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
23. B. innocuous
The sentence describes a seemingly harmless comment that unexpectedly led to a heated debate. "Innocuous" means "not harmful or offensive; harmless." The context shows something appearing harmless but having unexpected consequences. Options A (erudite - knowledgeable), C (omnipresent - present everywhere), D (industrious - hardworking), and E (magnanimous - generous) do not match the described quality of seeming harmless.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻ āĻšāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻŽāύā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āϤāĻĒā§āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāϤāϰā§āĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ "Innocuous" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻ āĻšāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāϰ" āĻŦāĻž "āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻāύāĻ āύāϝāĻŧ; āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āώāĨ¤" āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āĻšāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤāĻŋ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤ A (erudite - āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāϤ), C (omnipresent - āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§), D (industrious - āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (magnanimous - āĻāĻĻāĻžāϰ) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻ āĻšāĻžāύāĻŋāĻāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
24. C. industrious
The sentence describes hardworking weavers who work long hours with careful attention to detail. "Industrious" means "diligent and hard-working." The context shows people who work from dawn until dusk with meticulous attention. Options A (acquiescent - compliant), B (complaisant - obliging), D (despondent - dejected), and E (magnanimous - generous) do not match the described quality of being hardworking.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§ āϤāĻžāĻāϤāĻŋāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϧāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖā§ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āϏāĻš āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ "Industrious" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§" āĻŦāĻž "āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§āĨ¤" āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āϞā§āĻā§āϰāĻž āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āϏāĻš āϏāĻāĻžāϞ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ A (acquiescent - āύāϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§), B (complaisant - āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻļāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§), D (despondent - āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāĻā§āϰāϏā§āϤ), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (magnanimous - āĻāĻĻāĻžāϰ) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽā§ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
25. C. camouflage
The sentence describes tiger stripes that help them blend into their environment. "Camouflage" means "hide or disguise the presence of a person, animal, or object by means of disguise or by blending in with the surroundings." The context shows the tiger's stripes helping them blend with the forest's dappled light. Options A (mollify - soothe), B (curtail - reduce), D (emulate - copy), and E (appease - pacify) do not match the described action of blending into surroundings.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻĒ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ "Camouflage" āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ "āĻāϤā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻĒāύ āĻāϰāĻž" āĻŦāĻž "āĻāĻĻā§āĻŽāĻŦā§āĻļ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§, āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āϞā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĻā§āĻŽāĻŦā§āĻļ āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻžāĨ¤" āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻĒ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϞā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāϤ⧠āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ A (mollify - āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž), B (curtail - āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž), D (emulate - āĻ āύā§āĻāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž), āĻāĻŦāĻ E (appease - āϏāύā§āϤā§āώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž) āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻŽā§āϞ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤
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