Kryteax Verbal

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01. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete thefollowing sentence.

Although they are not rich, they always wear ___________ clothes

(a) Irrespective (b) Respectful

(c) Respected (d) respectable

02. Which one of the following options is closest in meaning to the word given below.

ERUDITE

(a) Execute (b) Expanse

(c) Academic (d) settle

03. Choose the word from the below what is the most opposite in meaning to the given

word.

HOLLISTIC

(a) Negative (b) Piecemeal

(c) Impure (d) Inadequate

04. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the

following sentence.

_______________, they resumed their forward journey.

(a) Rising the sun (b) Having risen the sun

(c) The sun having risen (d) On rising the sun

05.Having tired of play he sat down to rest.

(a) Having tired with (b) Having tired by

(c) Being tired of (d) Having been tiring by

06.On which of the following assumptions does the statement below rely?

Statement: A warning in a train compartment To stop train, pull the chain. Penalty for

misuse: Rs.500(a) Some people use the alarm chain casually.

(b) On certain occasions, people may want to stop a running train.

(c) It is very prestigious to stop the strain.

(d) Every station chain has to be pulled to stop the train.


following sentence.

The degrees were awarded in the annual _______________.

(a) Convention (b) Convocation

(c) Conference (d) Convolution


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08.Which one of the following options is closest in meaning to the word given below?

MELANCHOLY

(a) Depressed (b) Prejudiced

(c) Cheerful (d) Sanguine

09.Choose the word from the given below that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the

given word.

UNFATHOMABLE

(a) Comprehensible (b) Sinkable

(c) Uncomfortable (d) Infallible

10.If you would have completed the assignment, I would have granted you leave.(a) Had you been

(b) If you would be

(c) If you had

(d) If you would have been


following sentence.

Those who hate sincerity are __________.

(a) misogynists (b) cynics

(c) pessimists (d) misanthropists

12. Which one of the following options is closest in meaning to the word given below?

AFFECTATION

(a) sincerity (b) pretension

(c) stirring (d) affluent

13.Choose the answer key corresponding to the word with a meaning most nearly similar to

the meaning of word in capital letters.

GERMANE

(a) related (b) boring

(c) innovative (d) strange

14.Choose the answer key corresponding to the word with a meaning most nearly similar to

the meaning of word in capital letters.

INDOLENT

(a) patriotic (b) indigenous

(c) convenient (d) lazy


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15.Choose the answer key corresponding to the word with a meaning most nearly similar tothe meaning of word in capital letters. USHER

(a) bestow (b) notify

(c) genius (d) squire

16.A part of the sentence given below is underlined. From the given options, choose the

one that is grammatically correct and concise to replace the underlined part.

For its part, the West has argued that countries like China and India are growing so fast that

they can no longer remain on the sidelines, as they did in Kyoto.

(a) as they did (b) like they were

(c) as it was (d) since they did

17.While the __________ of antipsychotic drugs in some patients remains a matter of great

debate, how these drugs became so _________ and profitable is not.

(a) production--------lucrative (b) reaction-----------toxic(c) effectiveness------ubiquitous (d) affordability------powerful

18.Choose the answer key corresponding to the word with a meaning most nearly opposite

to the meaning of word in capital letters.

CELERITY

(a) sluggishness (b) malnutrition

(c) nonentity (d) swiftness

19.The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words.

Select the pair that best expresses the relation in the original pair.

PROFLIGATE: MONEY

(a) dallier: time (b) extrovert: friendship

(c) peddler: narcotics (d) luminary: charisma


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20. A part of the sentence given below is underlined. From the given options, choose theone that is grammatically correct and concise to replace the underlined part.

The state report offered no new science to justify raising catch limits, but was simply an

analysis of old data which was already rejected by regional regulators at the New England

Fishery Management Council.

(a) which was already (b) which already were

(c) those of which (d) that had already been

21.Educational psychologists have researched the instructional applicability of Jean Piaget's

theory of development, according to which children mature through four stages of cognitive

capability. Piaget hypothesized that children are not capable of abstract logical thought until

they are older than about 11 years and therefore younger children need to be taught using

concrete objects and examples. Researchers have found that transitions, such as from

concrete to abstract logical thought, do not occur at the same time in all domains. A child

may be able to think abstractly about mathematics, but remain limited to concrete thought

when reasoning about human relationships. Perhaps Piaget's most enduring contribution ishis insight that people actively construct their understanding through a self-regulatory

process. Which of the following statements weakens the conclusion drawn in the passage?

(a) Few children below the age of 11 years have passed the IIT entrance test with exceptional

mathematical and reasoning skills.

(b) The study was conducted on children from different parts of the world for a prolonged

period of time.

(c) The study was conducted on selected children, who were not very much attached with

their families and society.(d) Children above the age of 12 understand relationships well and are EQ (emotional

quotient) is more than average.

22.The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words.


VAPID: INSPIRING

(a) bald: hirsute (b) pungent: tangy

(c) anomalous: expansive (d) toxic: paralyzing


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23. "We are at a moment where computers and computer technology now have approachedhumans." That was the grand claim made by John Kelly, head of research at IBM, an

American technology giant, a few weeks ago on the eve of a major test of his firm's

computing prowess. Watson, the firm's latest super-duper computer, was ready to take on

the world's best contestants at "Jeopardy!, an American television quiz show known for its

use of clever puns and spoonerisms. In the event, Watson handily won the contest. That is

impressive, as it demonstrates that machines can learn "natural language", a tricky task

indeed. But what of Mr. Kelly's far grander claim, that artificial intelligence is approaching the

human kind? An influential camp of thinkers led by Ray Kurzweil, a futurist and inventor

(awarded a TQ Innovation prize by this newspaper in 2009 for his work in artificial

intelligence) goes further. On this view, machines will improve until they inevitably surpasshumans in intelligencea point in time in the near future that Mr. Kurzweil calls the

Singularity.

Which of the following is NOT inferred from the above passage?

(a) Watson was adept at wordplay.

(b) Jeopardy has worldwide recognition.

(c) Singularity will establish computers as superior to humans.

(d) This article was published in a newspaper.

24.If the below sentences/ phrases are arranged in a meaningful order which of them comes

in third place?

(a) He discovered the theory of relativity

(b) As a boy he was not known to be clever

(c) The story about Albert Einstein

(d) Lives on now in the Hall of Fame

25. In a study conducted by one of the institutes of management, it was reported that if the

state-run buses are restricted to season ticket holders during the peak hours, the load on

bus conductors will be eased, while Road Transport Corporation can curb ticketless travel.

Which of the following, if true, would not weaken the conclusion drawn above?

(a) The expiry date of season ticket is in minute print which is difficult to examine while the

bus is in motion.

(b) The illumination in the RTC buses is so bad that conductors can hardly distinguish the

original season ticket from its duplicate.

(c) People prefer buses over local trains for transport.

(d) For most conductors, pressure from passengers to reach their destination reins over the

scrupulous adherence to duty.


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26. Choose the most appropriate words from the options given below to complete thefollowing sentence:

___________, most robots aren't the complicated emotional beings that star in movies, and

we're still pretty good at identifying android ______.

(a) Paradoxically------quacks (b) Ironically-------regulators

(c) Fortunately------impostors (d) Undoubtedly-----prototypes

27. The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words.


FOIBLE: WEAKNESS

(a) pedestal: pole (b) convertible: religion

(c) laughter: guffaw (d) statuette: statue

28.A part of the sentence given below is underlined. From the given options, choose the


The bill would explicitly charge the commission on creation of fair, legal and pass-the-smell-

test Congressional and legislative districts.

(a) on creation of (b) with creating

(c) to create (d) and create

29. Choose the option which does not correspond with the word in capital letters

FAN

(a) star (b) breeze

(c) vane (d) wane


following sentence:

The Directorate Generate for climate action also promotes the development and

demonstration of low carbon and adaptation technologies, especially through the

development and implementation of cost effective regulatory frameworks for their _________

(e.g. carbon capture and storage, fluorinated gases, ozone depleting substances, vehicle

efficiency standards, fuel quality standards) as well as through the development of

appropriate financial support schemes.


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(a) functioning (b) procedure(c) depoliticization (d) deployment

31. A part of the sentence given below is underlined. From the given options, choose the


The state report offered no new science to justify raising catch limits, but was simply an

analysis of old data which was already rejected by regional regulators at the New England

Fishery Management Council.

(a) which was already (b) which already were

(c) those of which (d) that had already been

32. Educational psychologists have researched the instructional applicability of Jean Piaget's

theory of development, according to which children mature through four stages of cognitive

capability. Piaget hypothesized that children are not capable of abstract logical thought until

they are older than about 11 years and therefore younger children need to be taught using

concrete objects and examples. Researchers have found that transitions, such as from

concrete to abstract logical thought, do not occur at the same time in all domains. A child

may be able to think abstractly about mathematics, but remain limited to concrete thought

when reasoning about human relationships. Perhaps Piaget's most enduring contribution is

his insight that people actively construct their understanding through a self-regulatory

process. Which of the following statements weakens the conclusion drawn in the passage?

(a) Few children below the age of 11 years have passed the IIT entrance test with exceptional

mathematical and reasoning skills.

(b) The study was conducted on children from different parts of the world for a prolonged

period of time.

(c) The study was conducted on selected children, who were not very much attached with

their families and society.

(d) Children above the age of 12 understand relationships well and are EQ (emotional

quotient) is more than average.


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33.A part of the sentence given below is underlined. From the given options, choose theone that is grammatically correct and concise to replace the underlined part.

The bill would explicitly charge the commission on creation of fair, legal and pass-the-smell-

test Congressional and legislative districts.

(a) on creation of (b) with creating

(c) to create (d) and create

34. Choose the most appropriate words from the options given below to complete the

following sentence:

___________, most robots aren't the complicated emotional beings that star in movies, and

we're still pretty good at identifying android ______.

(a) Paradoxically------quacks (b) Ironically-------regulators

(c) Fortunately------impostors (d) Undoubtedly-----prototypes

35. In a study conducted by one of the institutes of management, it was reported that if the

state-run buses are restricted to season ticket holders during the peak hours, the load on

bus conductors will be eased, while Road Transport Corporation can curb ticketless travel.

Which of the following, if true, would not weaken the conclusion drawn above?

(a) The expiry date of season ticket is in minute print which is difficult to examine while the

bus is in motion.

(b) The illumination in the RTC buses is so bad that conductors can hardly distinguish the

original season ticket from its duplicate.

(c) People prefer buses over local trains for transport.

(d) For most conductors, pressure from passengers to reach their destination reins over the

scrupulous adherence to duty.

36.If the below sentences/ phrases are arranged in a meaningful order which of them comes

in third place?

(a) He discovered the theory of relativity

(b) As a boy he was not known to be clever

(c) The story about Albert Einstein

(d) Lives on now in the Hall of Fame


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37. Each of the following sentences below has two blanks; each blank indicates thatsomething has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are four lettered words. Choose the

word for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

What is clear is that the US president and the other leaders of the developed world have yet

to come up with the right ______________ of pressure and ____________ to get the developing

countries to commit.

(a) approach ---------- pleasure

(b) mixture ---------- incentives

(c) dosage ------------ monopoly

(d) proportion ----------- impediments

38. Choose the odd one out:

(a) Word (b) Sentence

(c) Paragraph (d) Language

39.Choose the odd one out:

(a) Airforce (b) Army

(c) Navy (d) Defence


(a) President (b) Prime Minister

(c) Cabinet Minister (d) M.P


(a) B D F (b) H J L

(c) N P R (d) T V W

42. Fill in the blank with appropriate words / phrases :

His reputation is now ______________.

(a) one time (b) on the way

(c) great looking (d) on the wave

43. Fill in the blank with appropriate words / phrases :

She has been gone _______________yesterday.

(a) from (b) since

(c) till (d) for


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44. For the given questions, select the best answer of the choices given.How do you do is

(a) a question (b) a request

(c) an enquiry (d) a greeting

45. Sometimes, when you get so much in life, you really start of wondering whether you

deserve all of it. We have so much to be grateful for our parents, our teachers and our

seniors have done so much for us that we can never repay them. Many people focus on short

comings because obviously no one can be perfect. It is important to acknowledge what we

have received. Nothing in life is permanent but when a relationship ends, rather than

becoming bitter, we must learn to savour our memory of the good things while they lasted.

What is the author trying to say:

(a) Importance of generosity (b) Importance of humanity

(c) Importance of humility (d) Importance of memory

46.This text book is designed for use by Intermediate Students. This book is designed to

develop interest in the English language.

Find out the strongest inference:

(a) The primary aim of any text book is to ignite curiosity and interest in students in the

subject taught.

(b) English language is spoken all over the world.

(c) It is necessary for all intermediate students to learn English language.

(d) If we have proficiency in English language, it is easy to get a job.

47. Something must be done to stop SMS. In retrospect, rarely did anyone receiveunsolicited SMS advertisement; but now that numerous bulk SMS and mobile number

finders are developed to collect mobile numbers all around the nation. Advertisers use

numbers to market their products and services and even sell such lists to other

advertisers. As a result, almost everyone ever gets tens of annoying calls and SMS a day. So,

relevant appropriate legislation should be framed to stop unsolicited advertising.

The two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

(a) Background that the argument depends on and conclusion that can be drawn from the

argument.


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(b) Part of evidence that the argument includes, and inference that can be drawn from this

passage.

(c) Pre evidence that the argument depends on and part of evidence that supports the

conclusion.

(d) Background that argument depends on and part of evidence that supports the

conclusion.

48.Psychological research indicates that colleagues in software companies are more quickly

moved to hostility and aggression toward each other than are colleagues sitting in a distance

position in the office. But the researchers conclusion that close contact positions orproximity encourages and teaches employees to be hostile and aggressive is untenable.

Probability, the shorter the physical distance between employees, the greater is the distance

from their heart.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn by the

researchers?

(a) While the number of brawls between the employees of adjacent cubicles is on the rise, no

such cases were reported between those sitting far away.

(b) Adjacent colleagues, but not those sitting apart were aware at the start of the experiment

that they were being tested for aggressiveness.(c) The research studies were designed to include no colleagues whose duties entail

occasional touring.

(d) The same psychological research indicated that the colleagues in adjacent cubicles had a

great respect for cooperation and team play, whereas those sitting apart were mostly

concerned about excelling in their individual capacity.

49. Hilditch : The profitability of the company Watsons Limited, restored to private

ownership five years ago, is a clear evidence that business will always fare better under

private than under public ownership.

Pereira : Not really! A close look at the records shows that Watsons Limited has been

profitable since the appointment of its marketing director, that happened while Watsons

Limited was still in the public sector.

Which of the following best describes the weak point in Hilditchs claimon which Pereiras

response focuses?

(a) The evidence Hilditch cites comes from only a single observed case, that of Watsons

Limited.

(b) No exact figures are given for the current profits of Watsons Limited.


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(c) Hilditchs statement leaves open the possibility that the cause he cites came after the

effect he attributes to it.

(d) No mention is made of companies that are partly government owned and partly privately

owned.

50.The Titanic, a passenger ship, sank as a resultof a hole in its hull, possibly caused by

sabotage. Normally, when a holed ship sinks as rapidly as the Titanic did, water does not

enter the ship quickly enough for the ship to be fully flooded when it reaches the ocean

floor. Full flooding can be achieved, however, by sabotage. Any ship that sinks deep into the

ocean when not fully flooded will implode. Deep sea photographs, taken of the sunkenTitanic where it rests on the ocean floor, reveal that the Titanic did not implode.

Which one of the following must be true based on the information above?

(a) The Titanic was so constructed as to reduce the risk of sinking by impact.

(b) If the Titanic became fully flooded, it did so only after it reached the ocean floor.

(c) If the Titanic was not sunk by sabotage, water flooded into it unusually fast.

(d) If the Titanic has sunk more slowly, it would have imploded.


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Answer Key

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

c c b c c b b a a c

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

b b a d d a c a a d

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30c a c a c c d b d d

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

d c b c c a b d d a

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

d d b d c a b a c c


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Solutions01. Ans:(c)

02. Ans:(c)

Solution: Erudite- knowledge gained by studying or academically

03. Ans:(b)

Solution:Holistic- considering all the things as a whole

Piecemeal-in pieces or fragments, one piece at a time

04. Ans:(c)

Solution:

The sun is the agent of verb rising, not the object.

05. Ans:(c)

06. Ans:(b)

Solution:It means that people may genuinely want to stop a train on some occasions.

07. Ans:(b)

Solution:

Convocation is a meeting or ceremony attended by a large number of people. Universities

hold it annually and degrees are awarded in it.

08. Ans:(a)

Solution:

Melancholy is an intense feeling of sadness. It lasts for a long time and strongly affects ones

behaviors and attitudes. One who feels or looks melancholy appears sad and depressed.

09. Ans:(a)

Solution:

The Vedas are unfathomable, that is, one cannot fully understand the depth of their

meaning. The commentaries however are simplified versions easy to understand in other

words, they are comprehensible.


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10. Ans: (c)

11. Ans:(b)

Solution:

Person who sees no good in anything.

12. Ans: (b)

Solution:

The director gave us a hearty welcome. There was hardly any affection in his behavior. Thatis, he was his normal self. He did not pretend to be what he was not. All pretensions were

missing.

13. Ans: (a)

Solution:

Germane-appropriate

14. Ans: (d)

Solution:

Indolent- wanting to avoid activity or exertion

15. Ans: (d)

Solution:

Usher is a person who escorts people to seats in a theatre, church etc.

Squire is a personal attendant / a man who accompanies a woman

16. Ans: (a)

Solution:

The given sentence is correct. As they did is used equivalent to remained in the context.

17. Ans: (c)

Solution:

Only option B and C can be used in the first blank, drugs cannot be produced in patients

and affordability in patients is not appropriate. The second word should necessarily match

with profitable.


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18. Ans: (a)Solution:

Celerity means swiftness of movement, sluggishness means slowness to act or respond

19. Ans: (a)

Solution:

Profligate is one who wastes money as dallier is one who wastes time.

20. Ans: (d)

Solution:The sentence needs past perfect tense, it contains two past actions one after the other-

analyzed after being rejected.

21. Ans: (c)

Solution:

(a) Does not mention about the psychology of understanding human relationships. (b)

Cannot weaken the statement as the children represent wide sample set.

(c) If the survey is conducted on a particular and defined category of children, results may

not reflect general characteristics.

(d) No way related to the premise

22. Ans: (a)

Solution:

Vapid is uninspiring so the relationship is both the given words are antonyms. Similarly,

hirsute (hairy) is antonym of bald.

23. Ans: (c)Solution:

Puns and spoonerisms are examples of wordplay, so (a) is inferred.

Worlds best contestants participated in Jeopardy, so (b) is inferred.

Awarded a TO innovation prize by this newspaper, is a phrase in the second paragraph, so

(d) is inferred.

Although (c) is mentioned in the final sentence, it is an opinion of Mr. Kurzweil and not an

accepted fact, and hence cannot be inferred.


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24. Ans: (a)

Solution:

The story about Albert Einstein lives on now in the Hall of Fame. He discovered the theory of

relativity. As a boy he was not known to be clever

25. Ans: (c)

Solution:

In (a) and (b), the conductors load is increased since he has to check for the

validity/originality of season tickets which consumes lot of time and effort and hence

perfectly weakens the argument.

(d) Weakens the conclusion as the ticketless travel cannot be curbed if the conductors do not

adhere to their duty.

(c) Is not related to the premise of the passage as trains are not mentioned anywhere and

hence cannot weaken the conclusion.

26. Ans: (c)

Solution:

The word in the first blank clearly calls for a positive word since robots are not complicated.The second word should indicate good at identifying something misleading.

27. Ans: (d)

Solution:

Foible is a minor fault as statuette is a small statue. The relationship is degree of intensity.

28. Ans: (b)

Solution:

The correct idiomatic expression is charge with.

29. Ans: (d)

Solution:

Wane means fading and is the opposite of wax .It is the only choice that does not

correspond with fan.

30. Ans: (d)

Solution:

Deployment- using in an effective way.


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31. Ans: (d)

Solution:

The sentence needs past perfect tense, it contains two past actions one after the other-

analyzed after being rejected.

32. Ans: (c)

Solution:

(a) Does not mention about the psychology of understanding human relationships. (b)

Cannot weaken the statement as the children represent wide sample set.

(c) If the survey is conducted on a particular and defined category of children, results may

not reflect general characteristics.

(d) No way related to the premise

33. Ans: (b)

Solution:

The correct idiomatic expression is charge with.

34. Ans: (c)

Solution:

The word in the first blank clearly calls for a positive word since robots are not complicated.

The second word should indicate good at identifying something misleading.

35. Ans: (c)

Solution:

In (a) and (b), the conductors load is increased since he has to check for thevalidity/originality of season tickets which consumes lot of time and effort and hence

perfectly weakens the argument.

(d) Weakens the conclusion as the ticketless travel cannot be curbed if the conductors do not

adhere to their duty.

(c) Is not related to the premise of the passage as trains are not mentioned anywhere and

hence cannot weaken the conclusion.


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36. Ans: (a)

Solution:

The story about Albert Einstein lives on now in the Hall of Fame. He discovered the theory of

relativity. As a boy he was not known to be clever

37. Ans: (b)

Solution:

The context calls for two contrasting words in correct proportion.

Pressure and incentive are the best suited words.

38. Ans: (d)

Solution:

A, B, C are parts of a language

39. Ans: (d)

Solution:

Options A, B, C are wings of Defense

40. Ans: (a)

Solution:

Prime Minister, Cabinet Minister & MP are elected directly by the people

President is elected by the representatives

41. Ans: (d)

Solution:B 2 D D 2 F

Similarly B & C. So, Answer is D.

42. Ans: (d)

43. Ans: (b)

44. Ans: (d)

45. Ans: (c)

46. Ans: (a)


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47. Ans: (b)

Solution:

Obviously, the first portion is cited as a part of the proof and the second statement is what

one can logically conclude.

48. Ans: (a)

Solution:

Clearly, close proximity to colleagues brings in hostility is corroborated in this choice.

49. Ans: (c)Solution:

Pereira rightly points at the flaw in Hilditchs statement that whether private or public, an

organizations profitability just does not depend on being private. So the cause Hilditch cites

i.e. private ownership came after the effect i.e. profitability which clearly is a flaw.

50. Ans: (c)

Solution:

Paragraph states that Sabotage is only way for full flooding. As Titanic did not implode it is

concluded that it was fully flooded before it sank which implies water must have flown into

Titanic abnormally fast.

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