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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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SidharthSingla

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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink]

16 Oct 2017, 21:05

Can anyone explain this sentence ?

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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink]

16 Oct 2017, 21:14

C & E:

Conformity: Means not conforming to...

Eccentricity: Deviation of a curve from its center.

SidharthSingla

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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink]

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]

17 Oct 2017, 01:10

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SidharthSingla wrote:

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.

Hope now is clear

SidharthSingla

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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink]

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]

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]

19 Feb 2018, 16:07

priyam1402 wrote:

what does pettiness and compliant mean

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

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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink]

14 Aug 2020, 02:53

Is complaisance an English word? I thought it was French.

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Re: The Johnsons were not known for their (i)____________ ; at [#permalink]

29 Sep 2020, 11:27

Carcass wrote:

SidharthSingla wrote:

I am not getting the sentence. Meaning of the words I know.

I think the actual meaning is quite the opposite. The family was known for deviating from norms which points towards (C) conformity, and to underscore it further, author gave evidence as none of the family member was afraid of being observed as eccentric (E)