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Ava, a peripatetic day laborer, never failed to make _______ [#permalink] New post   07 May 2019, 10:15
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Ava, a peripatetic day laborer, never failed to make (i) __________ decisions; she believed in neither deliberation nor prudence when confronted with various choices.


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Re: Ava, a peripatetic day laborer, never failed to make _______ [#permalink] New post   14 Sep 2019, 22:52
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Ava, a peripatetic day laborer, never failed to make (i) __________ decisions; she believed in neither deliberation nor prudence when confronted with various choices.


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paradoxical
ignoble
headlong
undemonstrative
unctuous

When various choices were given to her, she believed to make direct and to the point choices, without believing in deliberation or prudence.
Headlong suits the best here.
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Re: Ava, a peripatetic day laborer, never failed to make _______ [#permalink] New post   15 Sep 2019, 11:21
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C) Headlong means "in rush or immediate" fits here as she does not believe in giving too much thought or cautiousness to take the decision .

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Ava, a peripatetic day laborer, never failed to make (i) __________ decisions; she believed in neither deliberation nor prudence when confronted with various choices.


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Re: Ava, a peripatetic day laborer, never failed to make _______ [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2019, 23:34
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Since she did not believe in deliberation or prudence when taking decisions, she made immediate and probably rash decisions. Option C is the only one that fits this.
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Re: Ava, a peripatetic day laborer, never failed to make _______ [#permalink] New post   02 Oct 2019, 06:37
This is a tough one
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Ava, a peripatetic day laborer, never failed to make _________ decisions; she believed in neither deliberation nor prudence when confronted with various choices.


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A. paradoxical
B. ignoble
C. headlong
D. undemonstrative
E. unctuous



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Re: Ava, a peripatetic day laborer, never failed to make $\qquad$ decision [#permalink] New post   31 May 2025, 04:00
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C

In the sentence, the word "peripatetic," or "wandering," is not vital to the blank. The final clause of the sentence is the clue that that Ava was not wise or careful when it came to making decisions. Choice (C), headlong, or "hastily," fits the meaning of "not wise." Choice (B) ignoble, "dishonorable or base," is too extreme and negative to fit in this sentence. Choices (D) undemonstrative, "emotionless," and (E) unctuous, "excessively pious" or "smug," are out of scope since we know neither Ava's emotional state or interaction with others. "Deliberate" and "prudent" are similar in meaning-therefore, choice (A) is an opposite wrong answer choice since paradoxical would require opposing or conflicting events.
Choice (C) is the credited response.
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