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We would have thought that the commentators remarks regarding the ___
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23 Apr 2022, 16:29
23 Apr 2022, 16:29
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We would have thought that the commentator’s remarks regarding the __________ in the recent campaign were hyperbolic had we not seen evidence of political trickery.
| Blank (i) |
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| A. chicanery |
| B. effrontery |
| C. subtlety |
| D. solidarity |
| E. meticulousness |
Re: We would have thought that the commentators remarks regarding the ___
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24 Apr 2022, 10:09
24 Apr 2022, 10:09
We need a word similar to trickery, so A.
Re: We would have thought that the commentators remarks regarding the ___
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25 Apr 2022, 02:00
25 Apr 2022, 02:00
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The context clue in the sentence is trickery: Having seen evidence of trickery, we accept the commentator’s remarks about trickery (or chicanery). None of the other choices fits the clue in the sentence: choice B, effrontery, means boldness or nerve; choice C, subtlety, means indirectness or something suggested; choice D, solidarity, means unity; choice E, meticulousness, means extreme carefulness or precision.
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The context clue in the sentence is trickery: Having seen evidence of trickery, we accept the commentator’s remarks about trickery (or chicanery). None of the other choices fits the clue in the sentence: choice B, effrontery, means boldness or nerve; choice C, subtlety, means indirectness or something suggested; choice D, solidarity, means unity; choice E, meticulousness, means extreme carefulness or precision.
