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A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

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_____ she was very lonely, but now she has made a few friends.

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The artist struggled with ________ the perfect shade of blue for the sky on his palette.

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The state of being legally responsible for something.

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The eighteenth century British comedies raised a lot of laughter as they highlighted the _____ attitude of the royal ladies.

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

List-1	List-II
(Sentences)	(Homophones)
(A) Despite his initial success, Ajay became ________ and stopped putting in effort, which eventually led to his downfall.	(I) coarse
(B) Vasudha's _________nature made her well-liked, as she was always willing to help others without hesitation.	(II) complacent
(C) The _________ texture of the fabric made it uncomfortable to wear for a long duration.	(III) course
(D) Anuja got enrolled in a challenging _________ in economics to prepare her future career in finance.	(IV) complaisant

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His writing style was ______ as he didn't believe in beating about the bush.