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He was constantly haunted by his own self-defeating impulses
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04 Sep 2018, 04:51
04 Sep 2018, 04:51
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He was constantly haunted by his own self-defeating impulses and tendency toward capriciousness, and could not escape his downward spiral into utter (i) _______ as his time, energy, and resources were squandered on useless pursuits.
A. guile
B. encomium
C. magnanimity
D. dissipation
E. deference
Kudos R.A.E.
A. guile
B. encomium
C. magnanimity
D. dissipation
E. deference
Kudos R.A.E.
Re: He was constantly haunted by his own self-defeating impulses
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25 Nov 2018, 19:03
25 Nov 2018, 19:03
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He was constantly haunted by his own self-defeating impulses and tendency toward capriciousness, and could not escape his downward spiral into utter (i) _______ as his time, energy, and resources were squandered on useless pursuits.
A. guile
B. encomium
C. magnanimity
D. dissipation
E. deference
Kudos R.A.E.
A. guile
B. encomium
C. magnanimity
D. dissipation
E. deference
Kudos R.A.E.
I think, the sentence means that he was afraid by his own mercurial nature, and due this, he fell in abysmal (deep trap) by wasting time and energy.
Hence, dissipation is correct.
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Let me know if I am wrong.
Re: He was constantly haunted by his own self-defeating impulses
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12 Sep 2021, 23:42
12 Sep 2021, 23:42
explaination?
