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He is the most hubristic individual his colleagues have ever met and n
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He is the most hubristic individual his colleagues have ever met and never passes up an opportunity for ___________.
| Blank (i) |
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| A. hedonism |
| B. augmentation |
| C. profit | D. jubilation | E. bombast |
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“Hubristic” means arrogant—a “hubristic” person would never decline an opportunity for bragging, or bombast. Augmentation (the action of making or becoming greater in size or amount) is not quite right; greater “size or amount” is not exactly indicated by the “hubristic” clue. Hedonism (the devotion to sensual pleasures and their pursuit) and jubilation (the state of rejoicing) are off-topic. Finally, while an arrogant person might desire profit, so might anyone else. The sentence would need to include a clue more specifically about money for profit to be the right answer.
“Hubristic” means arrogant—a “hubristic” person would never decline an opportunity for bragging, or bombast. Augmentation (the action of making or becoming greater in size or amount) is not quite right; greater “size or amount” is not exactly indicated by the “hubristic” clue. Hedonism (the devotion to sensual pleasures and their pursuit) and jubilation (the state of rejoicing) are off-topic. Finally, while an arrogant person might desire profit, so might anyone else. The sentence would need to include a clue more specifically about money for profit to be the right answer.
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