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Having squandered his life’s savings on unprofitable busine
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Having squandered his life’s savings on unprofitable business ventures, the ____________ entrepreneur was forced to live in squalor.
| Blank (i) |
| (A) former |
| (B) unlikely |
| (C) insolvent |
| (D) perturbed |
| (E) eccentric |
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Let's understand the context here, the statement says that the entrepreneur has no savings left, which means that he/she is broke now and has no other options but to live a minimalist lifestyle.
Out of the options, C is the perfect option.
You can also eliminate if you do not know the meanings of the words.
Former - it says that the he/she earlier was an entrepreneur which changes the meaning. Eliminated
Unlikely - unlikely entrepreneur? creates a very weird sentence. Eliminated
Perturbed - means disturbed. disturbance has no relation to profits. Eliminated
Eccentric - means crazy. Again no relation to profits. Eliminated.
The option we are left with Insolvent which means unable to pay off one's debts.
OA,C
Having squandered his life’s savings on unprofitable business ventures, the ____________ entrepreneur was forced to live in squalor.
Out of the options, C is the perfect option.
You can also eliminate if you do not know the meanings of the words.
Former - it says that the he/she earlier was an entrepreneur which changes the meaning. Eliminated
Unlikely - unlikely entrepreneur? creates a very weird sentence. Eliminated
Perturbed - means disturbed. disturbance has no relation to profits. Eliminated
Eccentric - means crazy. Again no relation to profits. Eliminated.
The option we are left with Insolvent which means unable to pay off one's debts.
OA,C
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Having squandered his life’s savings on unprofitable business ventures, the ____________ entrepreneur was forced to live in squalor.
| Blank (i) |
| (A) former |
| (B) unlikely |
| (C) insolvent |
| (D) perturbed |
| (E) eccentric |
Re: Having squandered his life’s savings on unprofitable busine
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10 Jul 2021, 03:36
10 Jul 2021, 03:36
squandered his life’s savings on unprofitable business ventures. He lost all his money this is the conclusion.
Now for choice A: former, there is no evidence that he is not entrepreneur anymore. The only evidence is that he lives in squalor(poverty).
B: unlikely: also don't have the support from the sentence
C: insolvent: Bankrupt yes this might be
D: perturbed: disturbed but there is no sentence saying that he is disturbed from it
E: eccentric: genius, peculiar definitely not the right choice
So the answer is C
Now for choice A: former, there is no evidence that he is not entrepreneur anymore. The only evidence is that he lives in squalor(poverty).
B: unlikely: also don't have the support from the sentence
C: insolvent: Bankrupt yes this might be
D: perturbed: disturbed but there is no sentence saying that he is disturbed from it
E: eccentric: genius, peculiar definitely not the right choice
So the answer is C
