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It is not only the poor and uneducated that fall prey to
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It is not only the poor and uneducated that fall prey to _________ ; desperate or unhappy individuals from any walk of life or social background can be duped.
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| A. mavericks |
| B. malcontents |
| C. quacks | D. charlatans | E. agitators |
| F. hypochondriacs |
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15 Mar 2026, 21:39
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It is not only the poor and uneducated that fall prey to _________ ; desperate or unhappy individuals from any walk of life or social background can be duped.
The the two sentence fragments are connected by a semi-colon, indicating a continuation of the same idea in both the fragments.
The idiom "not only...." establishes an equivalence between both parts of the sentence. As in "not only A, B" or more explicitly "not only A, but also B" with A and B being equivalent, or of a similar kind or same nature.
The phrase "can be duped" suggests that the poor and uneducated can also fall prey to cheats or conmen, or in general, to those who dupe others. The closest words from the choice list are quacks and charlatans.
The choices are C and D.
The the two sentence fragments are connected by a semi-colon, indicating a continuation of the same idea in both the fragments.
The idiom "not only...." establishes an equivalence between both parts of the sentence. As in "not only A, B" or more explicitly "not only A, but also B" with A and B being equivalent, or of a similar kind or same nature.
The phrase "can be duped" suggests that the poor and uneducated can also fall prey to cheats or conmen, or in general, to those who dupe others. The closest words from the choice list are quacks and charlatans.
The choices are C and D.
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