A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning

(Steven Felgate) #1

abhorred : hated


venerated : highly respected


redundant : repetitive


jocular : jolly


peremptory: putting an end to debate


invoke : call upon for help


5.Jill was ---by her employees because she often ---them for not


working hard enough.[B]


a)deified ----- goaded b) loathed ---- berated


c)disregarded----- eulogized d) cherished----- decided


e)execrated ----lauded


Explanation :


we can predict two positive words,like Jill was appreciated by her


employees because she often forgive the fact that they were lazy,


or two negative words like Jill was disliked by her employees


because she often scolded them for being lazy. [b] matches the


later prediction .Jill was loathed by her employees because she


often berated them for not working hard enough. No other choice


besides{b}contain two like charges.

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