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A
credulity
B
spaciousness
C
loquaciousness
D
verbosity

Explanation

Briefness implies using few words or short duration. Verbosity means the quality of using more words than needed; wordiness, which is the opposite of brevity.

A
Basement
B
Favour
C
Drawback
D
Injury

Explanation

Benefit means an advantage or profit gained from something. Favour is an act of kindness beyond what is due or usual, often synonymous with benefit or advantage.

A
evenhanded
B
unprejudiced
C
tolerant
D
short-sighted

Explanation

Myopic means nearsighted, both literally in vision and metaphorically in lacking foresight. Short-sighted is the direct synonym covering both meanings.

A
proficient
B
calm and quite
C
familiar
D
free and easy

Explanation

To 'feel at home' means to feel comfortable and relaxed. 'Free and easy' conveys a similar sense of informal comfort and lack of constraint, making it the best synonym.

A
Irrelevant
B
Strange
C
Seriousness
D
Regular

Explanation

Gravity can mean extreme importance or seriousness. 'Seriousness' is a direct synonym often used to describe the gravity of a situation.

A
change
B
forgo
C
weak
D
pright

Explanation

Waive means to refrain from insisting on or using a right or claim. Forgo means to go without or decline to take something pleasant or valuable.

A
mature
B
passive
C
busy
D
averse

Explanation

Active means engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits. Busy means having a great deal to do; keeping oneself occupied, which is synonymous.

A
Merge
B
To small
C
Bright
D
Partial

Explanation

Meager means lacking in quantity or quality; lean; thin. 'Too small' (or To small) captures the essence of being insufficient in amount.

A
Anger
B
Heavy
C
Style
D
Humid

Explanation

Rage means violent, uncontrollable anger. Anger is the defining emotion of rage, though rage is typically more intense.

A
Crucial
B
Disobey
C
Diminish
D
Flatter

Explanation

Flout means to openly disregard a rule, law or convention. Disobey means to fail to obey rules, a command, or someone in authority.