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Corrupted by handshakes and sly winks, the government was ru
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09 Dec 2018, 02:31
09 Dec 2018, 02:31
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Corrupted by handshakes and sly winks, the government was run by a leader who cared only for his ______ and nothing for his languishing people.
A. contemporaries
B. adversaries
C. cronies
D. relations
E. chums
F. legacy
A. contemporaries
B. adversaries
C. cronies
D. relations
E. chums
F. legacy
Re: Corrupted by handshakes and sly winks, the government was ru
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23 Nov 2020, 21:22
23 Nov 2020, 21:22
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Carcass wrote:
Corrupted by handshakes and sly winks, the government was run by a leader who cared only for his ______ and nothing for his languishing people.
A. contemporaries
B. adversaries
C. cronies
D. relations
E. chums
F. legacy
A. contemporaries
B. adversaries
C. cronies
D. relations
E. chums
F. legacy
The leader is corrupted and only cares for his close mates.
The missing words should be synonymous to mates, hence cronies and chums are best fits.
Beware of the trap answer choice 'relations'. It does not have an appropriate pair.
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20 Sep 2024, 13:08
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