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He was about a rise in the value of the stocks he had recently purchas [#permalink] New post   05 Feb 2021, 06:04
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He was (i) _______ about a rise in the value of the stocks he had recently purchased and was eager to make a change in his investment portfolio.


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A. fearful
B. unconcerned
C. hesitant
D. amused
E. dubious
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Re: He was about a rise in the value of the stocks he had recently purchas [#permalink] New post   10 Feb 2021, 12:25
Hesitant and Dubious are both adjectives and both have similar meanings, then why is E correct?
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Re: He was about a rise in the value of the stocks he had recently purchas [#permalink] New post   10 Feb 2021, 14:47
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He was (i) _______ about a rise in the value of the stocks he had recently purchased and was eager to make a change in his investment portfolio.

Therefore he was dubious about the rise and eventually he would make a change to probably earn more

The other options do not fit

Honestly, not the best of the sentence

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Re: He was about a rise in the value of the stocks he had recently purchas [#permalink] New post   10 Feb 2021, 19:24
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and was eager to make a change in his investment portfolio.
this part of sentence tells us much about the stock he purchased. there is something needs to be changed.

A. fearful. there is nothing mentioned about fearing.
B. unconcerned. He is concerned
C. hesitant. this implies both scenarios either the stock goes up or down, so can't be correct
D. amused. out of the topic
E. dubious. Because he was suspicious about his stock's raise, he was eager to make change in his portfolio. this is the answer.
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Re: He was about a rise in the value of the stocks he had recently purchas [#permalink] New post   16 May 2021, 01:20
improper question?
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Re: He was about a rise in the value of the stocks he had recently purchas [#permalink] New post   16 May 2021, 01:20
poor question?
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Re: He was about a rise in the value of the stocks he had recently purchas [#permalink] New post   16 May 2021, 01:30
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poor question?


No, it is a good question.

I do not see any particular issue
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