Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that fills up all the blanks.

A. Indian exporter, with a _______ image, will find selling goods abroad difficult. B. The lecture was very long, dull and _______ by irreverent remarks. C. The _______ faces in the horror show frightened the child. D. The _______ image of the police needs a make over.

  1. sullied

  2. tormented

  3. dreary

  4. macabre

  5. desultory
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The suffering implied in 'tormented' and the ghastliness implied in 'macabre' find application only in C. 'Dreary' and 'desultory' (dry, dull or unfocused) do not apply to images (A, D) or faces (C). 'Sullied' applies eminently to A, B and D, and vaguely to C (in the sense of discoloured/drained with fear).

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