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

He is a ____ man who shrinks from taking any risk..

Choose the appropriate word from the given options to complete the following sentence.

The Company's offer of unconditional talks was ___ a ploy to create a split among the striking workers.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given:

The _________ news dampened the wedding festivities.

Match the definitions in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Definitions)	(Words)
(A) A composition that imitates or misrepresents a style	(I) Paradox
(B) A trite or obvious remark	(II) Parody
(C) A statement that contradicts itself	(III) Irony
(D) An incongruity between what is expected and what occurs	(IV) Cliché

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Fill the blanks in the sentences in List-I with their appropriate adverbs in the List-II.

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Words)
(A) Arif spoke so_________ that the audience was mesmerized.	(I) vaguely
(B) Akash ___________ agreed to apologize after much persuasion.	(II) briskly
(C) My parents ________ remembered meeting Shyam years ago.	(III) eloquently
(D) The officer walked ________ towards the crime scene lest the clues get compromised.	(IV) reluctantly

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Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given:

Although the theory seemed plausible, it was ultimately_______by experimented evidence.

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

List-I	List-II
(Words)	(Meanings)
(A) Denizen	(I) Express disapproval of
(B) Depravity	(II) Ridicule
(C) Deprecate	(III) Inhabitant
(D) Deride	(IV) Extreme wickedness

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