Answer Choices
braggart
dilettante
pilferer
prevaricator
raconteur
8.Until Florence Nightingale made nursing ------- , it was considered a ------- profession.
scientific . . painstaking
essential . . dangerous
noble . . lofty
patriotic . . worthy
respectable . . degrading
Explanation
1.The correct answer is B
Choice is correct. For the company spokesman to describe the lawsuits as bogus claims implies that the company views these lawsuits as frivolous, or as having no sound basis. Moreover, as is indicated by the phrase hoping to strike it rich, the spokesman would likely want to characterize the claimants of these suits as greedy, or motivated by a selfish desire for wealth, rather than as people seeking fairness or justice.
2.The correct answer is D
Hyperbole is extravagant exaggeration, often not intended to be taken literally. If Marisol is prone, or has a tendency or inclination, to greatly exaggerate things or make extravagantly exaggerated statements, Enrique would know not to take seriously her statement that she was going to sleep for a week.
3.The correct answer is E
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