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The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at the very least, none of the family members was fearful of (ii)____________ , of appearing or acting differently from other people.




Blank (i) Blank (ii)
(A) candor (D) pettiness
(B) vulgarity (E) eccentricity
(C) conformity (F) complaisance


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C and E
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post 16 Oct 2017, 21:05
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Conformity: Means not conforming to...

Eccentricity: Deviation of a curve from its center.
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post 16 Oct 2017, 21:27
I am not getting the sentence. Meaning of the words I know.
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post 17 Oct 2017, 01:10
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I am not getting the sentence. Meaning of the words I know.



The family as a whole (The Johnsons) from the outside were not known as unusual family, they were normal. However, even if they act differently from other people they were not bothered by no means.

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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post 17 Oct 2017, 01:27
Yes, its clear now. Thanks a lot.
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post 25 Jan 2018, 04:57
what does pettiness and compliant mean
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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink] New post 19 Feb 2018, 16:07
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what does pettiness and compliant mean


Compliance means obedience or willingness to obey.
Pettiness means small-minded or trivial.
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