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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :
I didn't think she could be so easily taken in by his pretences
  • A. flattered
  • B. deceived
  • C. enamoured
  • D. overcome
  • E. blackmailed
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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :
The crux of the matter is that the president has just become aware of the mismanagement
  • A. The part of the problem that has just surfaced
  • B. The result of the matter
  • C. The most important aspect of the problem
  • D. The ways to solved the problem
  • E. The moment of crisis
View Answer & Discuss (3) JAMB 1979
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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :
The witness was guilty of swearing to a statement he knew to be false
  • A. forgery
  • B. perjury
  • C. libel
  • D. slander
  • E. affidavit
View Answer & Discuss (5) JAMB 1979
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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :
The story told by the suspect was difficult to believe
  • A. incredulous
  • B. credible
  • C. incredible
  • D. credulous
  • E. ridiculous
View Answer & Discuss (19) JAMB 1979
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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :
Publishers say that newsprint has become more expensive
  • A. newspaper
  • B. paper for printing
  • C. printers' salaries and wages
  • D. fines for publishing libels
  • E. publishing news
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