JAMB - Literature In English (2001 - No. 6)
'Thomas Gradgrind, sir. A man who proceeds upon the principle that two is not to be talked into allowing for anything over.'
Charles Dickens, Hard Times
From the passage above, Thomas Gradgrind is
dogmatic
hostile
theoretical
eloguent
Explanation
Dogmatic refers to someone who strongly adheres to a set of principles and is unwilling to consider any alternatives or deviations. In the passage, Thomas Gradgrind is described as a person who strictly follows rigid principles (in this case, mathematical precision), implying he is inflexible in his thinking.
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