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In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:

The decision we have taken is irrevocable

A
responsible
B
irresponsible
C
reversible
D
irreversible
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In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:

The lawyer pointed out a discrepancy in the two stories

A
similarity
B
gap
C
falsehood
D
difference
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In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:

Their high level of dishonesty has made that department infamous in the entire secretariat

A
reputable
B
notorious
C
unpopular
D
acceptable
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In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:

When Uche wouldn't come to quickly enough, the principal rushed him to the hospital

A
revive
B
pass out
C
arrive
D
come up
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In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:

The governor's action is out of tune with the declarations of his party

A
in disagreement
B
in line
C
out of touch
D
in touch
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In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:

Ator led a dog's life for twenty years he stayed in the United Kingdom

A
lived a dirty life
B
was promiscuous
C
was domesticated
D
led an unhappy and troubled life
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27

In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:

The chief's brother was a complete nonentity

A
upstart
B
vagabond
C
riff-raff
D
person ofinexperience
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In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
He won most of his fight because of his unorthodox style

A
crude
B
dishonest
C
aggressive
D
unconventional
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In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
Jide says he read in the papers that our uncle has been declared a persona non grata by the French government

A
unwelcome guest
B
impersonator
C
ungrateful person
D
unofficial guest
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In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
The vice chancellor, who is a stickler of rules, refused the request by the students for the semester to be rescheduled

A
a puritan
B
a pedanist
C
disciplinarian
D
an idealist
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