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The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post   27 May 2017, 02:24
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The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at the very least, none of the family members was fearful of (ii)____________ , of appearing or acting differently from other people.

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(A) candor(D) pettiness
(B) vulgarity(E) eccentricity
(C) conformity(F) complaisance
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2017, 21:05
Can anyone explain this sentence ?
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2017, 21:14
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C & E:

Conformity: Means not conforming to...

Eccentricity: Deviation of a curve from its center.
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2017, 21:27
I am not getting the sentence. Meaning of the words I know.
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2017, 01:10
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I am not getting the sentence. Meaning of the words I know.



The family as a whole (The Johnsons) from the outside were not known as unusual family, they were normal. However, even if they act differently from other people they were not bothered by no means.

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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post   17 Oct 2017, 01:27
Yes, its clear now. Thanks a lot.
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post   25 Jan 2018, 04:57
what does pettiness and compliant mean
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post   19 Feb 2018, 16:07
priyam1402 wrote:
what does pettiness and compliant mean


Compliance means obedience or willingness to obey.
Pettiness means small-minded or trivial.
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post   14 Aug 2020, 02:53
Is complaisance an English word? I thought it was French.
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post   29 Sep 2020, 11:27
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SidharthSingla wrote:
I am not getting the sentence. Meaning of the words I know.



The family as a whole (The Johnsons) from the outside were not known as unusual family, they were normal. However, even if they act differently from other people they were not bothered by no means.

Hope now is clear


I think the actual meaning is quite the opposite. The family was known for deviating from norms which points towards (C) conformity, and to underscore it further, author gave evidence as none of the family member was afraid of being observed as eccentric (E)
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