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 All tests  Quiz  FAQ  ESL Forum  Dictionaries What does this expression mean: "superior to"?
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You can tell that this car has been very well made and is certainly superior to the other makes in this garage.

Correct answer: (d) superior

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It's quite obvious that whatever you like to call his remarks they are impolite and amount to slander.

Correct answer: (b) amount

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He claims to have sailed single-handed round the world but personally I don't believe him.

Correct answer: (c) claims

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In this biography she is depicted as a kind sweet old lady but in reality she was a bad tempered old witch.

Correct answer: (a) depicted

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He had to be isolated from all the other patients in the hospital because he had a highly contagious disease.

Correct answer: (d) isolated

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It's not that I don't trust you but I must have some evidence of your identity.

Correct answer: (b) but

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The General made absolutely sure his troops were ready for battle and provided with the latest equipment.

Correct answer: (c) provided

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People used to think the cinema would be supplanted by television but it never happened because people still go to the pictures.

Correct answer: (d) supplanted

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She appeared to be very confident on stage but inside she was feeling very nervous.

Correct answer: (a) appeared

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There's little point in those two firms competing for the same market as they would be much better collaborating with one another.

Correct answer: (d) collaborating

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