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✅ B. Receive

The rule 'i before e except after c' applies: receive. Read more

✅ B. Frank

Candid means truthful and straightforward, i.e. frank. Read more

✅ B. Modern

Ancient means belonging to the very distant past; modern is its opposite. Read more

✅ B. Illiterate

Illiterate means unable to read or write. Illegible describes handwriting that cannot be read. Read more

✅ A. at

'Good at' is the correct collocation for skill in a subject or activity. Read more

✅ B. to avoid coming to the main point

Beating about the bush means talking around a subject instead of addressing it directly. Read more

✅ C. was

'Neither of' is treated as singular, so it takes the singular verb 'was'. Read more

✅ C. Malevolent

Benevolent means well-meaning and kindly; malevolent means wishing harm to others. Read more

✅ B. Plentiful

Abundant means existing in large quantities, i.e. plentiful. Scarce, rare and meagre are all opposites. Read more

✅ C. 10