Verbal Question of the Day: 37
FILL IN THE BLANKS
The following question has a sentence with two blanks. Given below it are four pairs of words. Choose the pair that best completes the sentence.
“I am blown away by Einstein’s __________, by the power of his reasoning which _________ this theory and which has never been faulted,” French astrophysicist Guy Perrin said.
- predilections, ceded
- predictions, produced
- propensity, yielded
- forecasts, relinquished
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Hi Mayank, option 3 fit perfectly for the second blank. Unfortunately, not for the first.
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As blank 2 may fit yielded or produced but predictions is more suitable for blank 1.
Spot on, Priyanka 🙂
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15 out of 16 answers correct. Excellent!
The answer is 2.
Predilection: a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.
Cede: give up (power or territory).
Propensity: an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
Yield: produce or provide; give way to arguments, demands, or pressure.
Relinquish: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
Hopefully, I’ll see more people yield to today’s googly (read as: question of the day 🙂 ).
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