Multiple choice

Directions: Read the passage and fill up the 19th blank with the most appropriate option.

The entire (17) ____ of the party gave a very (18) ____ look. A very light music was played at the back and people were dancing with their partners with their masks on their faces to (19) ____ their identity. There were some at the bar corner who were (20) ____ away to glory. Sumptuous meal was well laid at one corner of the hall. We actually had (21) ____ food with us. But when it comes to food, I am a big (22) ____. By the time it was 11:30, everybody was (23) ____ but it was (24) ____ towards the end. Everybody’s mood was made (25) ____ by a young man, who narrated a canto from Browning’s ‘My Last Dutches’.

  1. throttle

  2. breach

  3. dissemble

  4. brazen

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The context is a masked ball where people wear masks 'to ______ their identity'. 'Dissemble' means to conceal or disguise one's true nature or intentions - exactly what masks do at a masquerade. 'Throttle' means to choke or strangle, 'breach' means to break through, and 'brazen' means bold/shameless (adjective) - none fit the context of hiding identity.