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She is a pragmatist, as ________ to base her future on impra [#permalink] New post   07 Feb 2019, 14:00
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She is a pragmatist, as ________ to base her future on impractical dreams as she would be to build a castle on shifting sand.



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Re: She is a pragmatist, as ________ to base her future on impra [#permalink] New post   02 Aug 2019, 03:11
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she is pragmatic, so she will not do the " building castle on shifting sand stuff" types of action. so only option is B & C is relevant.
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Re: She is a pragmatist, as ________ to base her future on impra [#permalink] New post   10 Sep 2019, 00:41
I didn't understand the answer . why did we need word need quick ?
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Re: She is a pragmatist, as ________ to base her future on impra [#permalink] New post   10 Sep 2019, 08:10
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She is a pragmatist which means che is very realistic about the possibilities and the future She does not build cathedral on the sand.

So the words that fit the bill are: disinclined and loath. She is reluctant to dream of future options that could not exist.

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Re: She is a pragmatist, as ________ to base her future on impra [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2019, 20:38
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The analogy between basing her future on impractical dreams and building a castle on shifting sand is contrasted with her practicality. So, if she is practical, she won't base her future on impractical dreams and she won't build a castle on shifting sand. The two word closest to this idea are options B and C
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Re: She is a pragmatist, as ________ to base her future on impra [#permalink] New post   05 Oct 2019, 02:25
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We are told that she is a pragmatist. Therefore, she would not do anything impractical. And just as she would not build castles on sand, she would be disinclined and loath to base her future on impractical dreams.
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Re: She is a pragmatist, as ________ to base her future on impra [#permalink] New post   23 Oct 2019, 04:10
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She is pragmatist --> Will not build future on impractical dreams

Need the words that share the same tone.
Disinclined and Loath means -->not ready to do

Hence BC is the Answer.
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Re: She is a pragmatist, as ________ to base her future on impra [#permalink] New post   31 May 2021, 22:48
Make the pairs of the words that make a similar sentence:
A,E and B,C make the pairs.
She is pragmatic so she is disinclined towards impractical matters.
So B,C makes the answer.
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