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Ending a civil war-like conflict is more difficult to
end than a conventional war, as it leaves many fostering [A]/ festering [B] wounds that prevent a re-integration of warring groups. Despite the uninspiring whether [A] / weather [B], the city was reverberating with a youthful verve. A few tourists request him to show them the ingenious [A]/ ingenuous [B] traditional door locking technique, done with no lock or key or bolt. In each question, there are five sentences. Each has a pair of words that are italicised and highlighted. From the italicised and highlighted words, select the most appropriate  words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentences are followed by options that indicate the words, which may e selected to correctly complete the set of sentences. From the options given, choose the most appropriate  one.Solution
Fostering – advance, feed, cultivate, foment                                      Festering – smoulder, aggravate, blister Whether – even if, if, in case                                                                      Weather – climate Ingenious – creative, innovative, inventive, skilful                            Ingenuous – naïve, innocent, childlikeÂ
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