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When he joked about his shortcomings as a husband, his humor
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When he joked about his shortcomings as a husband, his humor grew too (i) _________ for our comfort, becoming so bitter and ironic that we found ourselves (ii) _________.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
| (A) frantic | (D) disquieted |
| (B) mordant | (E) antipathetic |
| (C) choleric | (F) sanguine |
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Mordant, disquieted.
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Re: When he joked about his shortcomings as a husband, his humor
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14 Nov 2017, 03:56
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The first word should match “bitter and ironic,” and the second evidently means something like “uncomfortable.”
Mordant, disquieted.
The first word should match “bitter and ironic,” and the second evidently means something like “uncomfortable.”
Mordant, disquieted.
Re: When he joked about his shortcomings as a husband, his humor
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16 Oct 2024, 03:01
16 Oct 2024, 03:01
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