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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase:
If people don't want to play the game according to the rule, that is their business
  • A. their business will suffer
  • B. it is not their fault
  • C. they should blame others for it
  • D. other people will take over their business
  • E. they will have themselves to blame
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase:
Nigeria, like most other African countries is predominantly agricultural
  • A. mainly
  • B. certainly
  • C. entirely
  • D. undoubtedly
  • E. superficiallly
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase:
Despite increasingly punitive laws against hemp smoking, it is still rising at an alarming rate.

  • A. devastating
  • B. examplary
  • C. barbaric
  • D. severe
  • E. satisfactory.
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase:
You have been asked to change your laissez-faire attitude to work.

  • A. stupid
  • B. care-free
  • C. careful
  • D. serious
  • E. responsible
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase:
Since his father's death, Osita has not been able to cope with the tasks of a family head.

  • A. perform adequately
  • B. torelate
  • C. accept
  • D. assess properly
  • E. manage
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