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The ruthless leader was increasingly told what his
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The ruthless leader was increasingly told what his _________ and anxious subordinates thought he wanted to hear.
| Blank (i) |
| (A) fearsome |
| (B) belligerent |
| (C) sycophantic |
| (D) tremulous |
| (E) miserable |
| (F) disquieted |
Re: The ruthless leader was increasingly told what his
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01 Jul 2017, 11:23
01 Jul 2017, 11:23
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Here the leader, of course, is a leader and he is in charge. His subordinates are actually YES people. People that do not think, just they do not wanna contradict the leader.
here if we assume the answer is F, then we need a synonym word and this should be C. The only word that matches in the same meaning. The others are out of scope.
Now is the weird thing
sycophantic = behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain an advantage.
disquieted = make (someone) worried or anxious.
Moreover, later in the sentence we already have anxious
What is the source of the question ?? it is a really bad question to practice. To be honest.
regards
here if we assume the answer is F, then we need a synonym word and this should be C. The only word that matches in the same meaning. The others are out of scope.
Now is the weird thing
sycophantic = behaving or done in an obsequious way in order to gain an advantage.
disquieted = make (someone) worried or anxious.
Moreover, later in the sentence we already have anxious
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and anxious subordinates thought he wanted to hear.
What is the source of the question ?? it is a really bad question to practice. To be honest.
regards
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18 Sep 2025, 22:53
18 Sep 2025, 22:53
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