Verbal Ability (Mixed)

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Serenity refers to the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled.

A gamut is the complete range or scope of something.

An adage is a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or piece of advice, commonly known as a proverb.

A malady is a disease or ailment.

Redundant means not or no longer needed or useful, often implying being excessive or overabundant.

To be beleaguered means to be in a difficult situation or to be surrounded by problems or enemies.

Veracity refers to conformity to facts or accuracy; it is the quality of being truthful.

Peevish means having or showing an irritable disposition, especially in reaction to minor annoyances.

Coercion is the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats, which is a form of pressure.

The phrasal verb 'account for' means to explain the cause of something or to take responsibility for it.

Redundant means not or no longer needed or useful, which is synonymous with superfluous.

The correct phrasal verb is 'cope with', meaning to deal effectively with something difficult. 'Cope up with' is a common grammatical error.

The sentence presents a contrast between the loss of power and the persistence of influence. 'But' is the appropriate conjunction to signal this shift in perspective.

To 'foster' the spirit of free thinking means to encourage or promote its development. The other options do not fit the context of nurturing an abstract concept like a spirit.

The word 'whom' is the correct objective pronoun to follow the preposition 'to'. 'Who' is a subjective pronoun, and 'how' or 'where' do not fit the grammatical structure.

The phrase 'Since the advent' indicates an action that started in the past and continues to have relevance in the present, requiring the present perfect tense 'has taken'.

This is a cleft sentence structure used for emphasis: 'It is [subject] that [verb] [object]'. 'That pulls' correctly completes this construction.

The phrasal verb 'bear with' means to be patient with someone or something. None of the other prepositions create a standard idiomatic expression in this context.

The phrase 'in recent memory' is a standard English idiom referring to events that have occurred within a period that people can easily recall.

This is a third conditional sentence expressing a hypothetical past situation. The correct structure for the 'if' clause is 'if I had not been'.

'Talk with their minds open' appears to be the intended answer meaning to think freely and openly. However, this is an unusual phrasing; more standard would be 'speak freely' or 'keep an open mind'. Options A and C are too informal ('talk all they wanted') or unnatural ('make lots of expressions'). B ('speak freely') is natural but less specific.

The sentence contrasts theory with reality, so 'different' is the logical choice to complete the opposition.