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EXPLANATION
Irascible: of a person, easily made angry
A) Even-tempered: showing a specific kind of temper unexpectedly or
surprisingly in what one says or write
B) Well-informed: having or showing knowledge or information about many
subjects or about one particular subject
C) Repetitious: containing too many repetition, and therefore boring
D) Motionless: not moving; still or calm
E) Synchronous: occurring or existing at the same time
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (D)

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EXPLANATION
Nascent: beginning to exist; not fully developed

A) Full develop: to grow completely
B) Extremely valuable: something of a very high degree that worth a lot of money
C)Well-Regarded: a good or satisfactory attention to somebody or something
D) Informative: giving useful and interesting information
E) Measurable: something that can be measured
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (A)

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EXPLANATION
Maverick: a person with independent or unusual views
A) Regain: to get something back again after losing it; to recover something
B) Nomenclature: a system of naming things, especially in a particular branch of
science
C) Conformist: a person who conform to accept behavior, the established
religion, etc
D) Heroic: having the characteristic of a hero; very brave
E) Tattoo: a picture or pattern on a person’s skin made by making small holes in
it and filling them with color dye
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (C)

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Ratiocination: the process of logical and methodical reasoning
A) Schism: strong disagreement with an organization, especially a religious one,
causing its member to divide into separate groups hostile to each other
B) Fallacy :a false or mistaken belief/ illogical reasoning

C) Arithmetic: the branch of mathematics that deals with the adding, multiplying,
etc of numbers in sums
D) Paradigm: a type of something; a pattern; a model
E) Redress: to put right a wrong; to compensate for something
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (B)

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EXPLANATION
Spurious: not genuine; false or fake
A) Bogus: not genuine; false
B) Hackneyed: a phrase or saying, used so often that it has lost its impact and
become dull
C) Affable: pleasant and friendly; easy to talk to
D) Authentic: known to be true or genuine
E) of somebody manner or behavior, insisting on immediate attention or
obedience
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (D)