Confused exercises: I think you'll find that the inconvenience of the diet is...

[duc]

Hello,

I am having some questions to consult you about.Please look at the exercise below:

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank:

1. You' better pack those glasses extremely carefully if you want them to arrive.........

A.entire B.intact C.whole D.complete

The answer is ''B'' but I don' understand the four words above have the same meaning.Please help me

2. I think you'll find that the inconvenience of the diet is .......by the benefits.

A.outranked B.overthrow C.overbalanced D.outweigh

My teacher said the correct answer was ''D''. Why ? .I even don' understand the meaning of the sentence .Can you help me?

3. A food processor has become an indispensable piece of...... in the home.

A.tool B.device C.gadget D.equipment.

I chose ''B'' but the correct is "d''. Why? I don' understand , is this true that they have the same meaning?

Help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Don't see your shade think you are great

[Mister Micawber]

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1-- only intact means 'unbroken'

2-- only outweigh means 'have more value or importance'

3-- only equipment is uncountable and therefore requires the counter 'piece'

Although many words have similar meanings, what is more important when learning vocabulary is their differences in meaning and use.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber

[duc]

So can you show me the meaning of sentence 2?
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Don't see your shade think you are great

[SkiIucK]

#2 means that the benefits are of more value than the "bad sides" of the diet. In other words, the speaker recommends the diet.

P.S. I have a question for Mister Micawber. Sir, why not "outweighed"?
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If you find any typographical or grammatical errors in my post, please let me know.

[Mister Micawber]

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Yes, outweighed. I was ignoring the typographic error.
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Canadian-American native speaker
who teaches English for a living at Mister Micawber's
ESL cafe: Interview with Mister Micawber