Fill in the blanks given in List I with the appropriate words given in List II :-

List-I	List-II
(A) She maintained a ___ attitude even in the face of repeated failures.	(I) fragile
(B) Her ___ tone conveyed genuine concern rather than mere formality.	(II) resilient
(C) She suffers as her ___ ego gets broken easily enough.	(III) perfunctory
(D) Their efforts for sustainable living were too ___ to make any difference	(IV) heartfelt

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Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II :

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(words)
(A) Gifted in prophecy, he had ______ that wizard who lived in the city of Pylos.	(i) foment
(B) The agitator's fiery speech was seen as an attempt to ______ strife and hatred among the crowd.	(II) forbear
(C) In times of great adversity, it is wise to _______ anger and respond with patience instead.	(III) ferment
(D) The grape juice was left to _______ for several days to produce a rich and flavorful wine.	(IV) forebear

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Match the words in List I with their meanings in List II

LIST I	LIST II
A. Mandate	I. reward
B. recompense	II. comfort in time of distress
C. Solace	III. an official order to do something
D. Tatters	IV. torn pieces of cloth or paper

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Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

When my brother, who is an army officer, got his promotion to the highest post, he felt he had reached the________

Complete the sentences given in List I with the correct option of words given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(words)
(A) There is a lot of ____ within the employees on the issue.	(i) rift
(B) His opinion_____ the general opinion of the experts.	(ii) dissent
(C) The growing ___ in the Family with respect to who will be the next Managing Director is now public	(iii) conform to
(D) His ideas do not ______ the general definition of civilization.	(iv) concurs with

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Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:**

The newly opened cafe became a popular _____ for artists and writers to gather and share ideas.

Choose the words that can best replace the underlined phrases:

"Worldly pleasures are in existence only for a short while.", said the teacher, in a very disapproving and ordinary tone.