He had cultivated such great temperance in his personality that he was <u>impassioned</u> in his dealing with the vicissitudes of life.
Directions: Each of the sentences in the the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that improves/corrects the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. dispassionate ✓
- B. perfunctory
- C. devolved
- D. disambiguated
Correct Answer: A. dispassionate
Explanation
Dispassionate means calm, objective, and unemotional, aligning with a cultivated temperance.
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