Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate choice that fills the blank(s) in the sentence in the most meaningful manner.

If some wrong has been _________ by the grandfather some reparation from a grandson is _________.

  1. predicted, poetic justice

  2. perpetrated, in order

  3. inflicted, amiss

  4. extracted, justified

  5. exacted, called for
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B Correct answer
Explanation

It is appropriate (in order) for the progeny to repair the harm done by an ancestor. Inflicted is also a negative word but indicates injury or damage. The best word for 'doing harm' is perpetrated.

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