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Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence. But because the best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes.

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Question

Find out the synonym of the underlined word in each of the following sentence.

But because the best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes.

Options

  • agreements

  • applauses

  • conflicts

  • discussions

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Solution

conflicts

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Chapter 2.1: A Nice Cup of Tea - Vocabulary [Page 39]

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Chapter 2.1 A Nice Cup of Tea
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