Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
Question - 1
Pardoning was fine in theory, however, she experienced difficulty in tolerating a religion that would permit
___________ evil-doers access to heaven.
A. Repentant
B. Contrite
C. Blatant
D. Venial
E. Pardoned
F. Recalcitrant
Explanation:
The right choice is
A and
B, Taken separately, every one of the words aside from pardonable (minor) appear to fit. In any case, we need to discover two words which give the sentence the same importance. Consequently, we require "
contrite" and "
repentant" which both infer feeling frustrated about wrong-doing.
Question 2-
Animal welfare foundations have found that extensive advertising, particularly over the Christmas timeframe, can really drive down the volume of gifts as individuals who view images of abused pets time and again quickly get to be
___________.
A. Inured
B. Miserly
C. Disgusted
D. Hardened
E. Bored
F. Overwrought
Explanation:
The right choice is
A and
D, On the off chance that the volume of donations goes down as individuals view increasingly pictures of abused pets, it is likely that the pictures are no more having any impact on the viewers. In this way, we can say that the viewers have stopped to respond, or have gotten to be "
inured" or "
hardened" to the enthusiastic offer of the pictures. [Inured = habituated, solidified; overwrought = over-enthusiastic, over-excited]