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Choose the word that is CLOSEST IN MEANING to the word in capital letters in the sentence: "He is an INVETERATE gambler who cannot stay away from the cockpit."

  1. sporadic
  2. habitual
  3. inviolate
  4. penitent

Answer

B. habitual

Solution

INVETERATE means "having a long-standing habit that is unlikely to change," so the closest in meaning is "habitual."

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