He sold his property because he was under a lot of . . . . . . .
A. account
B. debt
C. loan
D. credit
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Waking at three o'clock, I heard the . . . . . . . of thunder.
A. clank
B. crackle
C. rumble
D. ripple
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When the bus was at full speed, its brakes failed and an accident was . . . . . . .
A. inevitable
B. infallible
C. essential
D. undeniable
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It was . . . . . . . that a mind so pure and searching could miss the truth.
A. likely
B. unlikely
C. possibly
D. scarcely
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He is a . . . . . . dancer.
A. skilled
B. adept
C. adapt
D. adopt
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Since the road was closed for repairs he took the . . . . . . .
A. deviation
B. digression
C. diversion
D. divergence
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Once you suspect a person of double dealing, you ought to keep him at arm's . . . . . . .
A. width
B. length
C. distance
D. aim
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Ajay was . . . . . . . with a serious crime.
A. convicted
B. accused
C. condemned
D. charged
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Success gives only . . . . . . . pleasure.
A. mordant
B. momentary
C. monotonous
D. momentous
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We had a . . . . . . . of warm weather in February.
A. phase
B. length
C. spell
D. time
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Many of the advances of civilisation have been conceived by young people just on the . . . . . . . of adulthood.
A. horizon
B. boundary
C. peak
D. threshold
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This was the first time Roshan had been found guilty. He had no . . . . . . . conviction.
A. past
B. earlier
C. previous
D. former
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However, the group's long term strategy is to . . . . . . . on core sector businesses connected with infrastructure and energy.
A. depend
B. breed
C. develop
D. concentrate
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A cheerful man . . . . . . . all difficulties and hardships with a smile on his face.
A. challenges
B. embraces
C. resists
D. endures
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He was able to . . . . . . . his small income by working in a hotel at night.
A. amplify
B. supplement
C. expand
D. multiply
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According to corporate circles, Datta is pushing through the merger to create a financially . . . . . . . company in the processed foods business, the group's thrust area for the 1990's.
A. straight
B. powerful
C. leading
D. acceptable
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Several of our players were injured, so our losing the match was almost . . . . . . .
A. necessary
B. indispensable
C. inevitable
D. inexcusable
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They are refugees in need of . . . . . . .
A. renovation
B. recapitulation
C. restoration
D. rehabilitation
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The accused denied having committed the crime but could advance no sound arguments to . . . . . . . the charges.
A. refuse
B. repress
C. refute
D. reproof
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Man must . . . . . . . now to stop pollution.
A. act
B. operate
C. behave
D. perform
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