Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks.

The strangeness of the speech was magnified when he revealed that his ____________ beliefs led him to ___________ behaviour.

  1. dissonant; obsolete

  2. incoherent; prodigal

  3. singular; iconoclastic

  4. vindictive; thespian

  5. recalcitrant; prenatal
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The clue for the two words is ‘led’. The relationship between the two words must be cause and effect. Here, the key is to find a belief in the first instance with its relevant behaviour for the second. Therefore, ‘singular’ in (3) highlights the cause as it means peculiar; strange; and consequently, ‘iconoclastic’ (one who attacks and seeks to destroy widely accepted ideas, beliefs, etc) cites the effect.  Hence, (3) is the answer.

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