Directions (1-15): In the following questions a word is given followed by four alternatives. Select the alternative that conveys the same meaning as the word given.
Q1. COMMOTION
(a) Cheer
(b) Imbalance
(c) Disturbance
(d) Movement
Ans.(c)
Sol. COMMOTION ->a state of confused and noisy disturbance.
Q2. ACQUAINT
(a) Arouse
(b) Introduce
(c) Appoint
(d) Acquire
Ans.(b)
Sol. ACQUAINT ->make someone aware of or familiar with.
Q3. PIOUS
(a) Religious
(b) Sympathetic
(c) Afraid
(d) Faithful
Ans.(a)
Sol. PIOUS ->devoutly religious
Q4. ENVISAGED
(a) Ensured
(b) Fumble
(c) Draconian
(d) Imagined
Ans.(d)
Sol. ENVISAGED -> conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
Q5. REVELATION
(a) Anticipation
(b) Imagination
(c) Revel in
(d) Disclosure
Ans.(d)
Sol. REVELATION ->a surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others.
Q6. OSTRACISE
(a) Dream
(b) Sentence
(c) Banish
(d) Berate
Ans.(c)
Sol. OSTRACISE -> exclude from a society or group.
Q7. DECEPTIVE
(a) Disagreeable
(b) Misleading
(c) Mistake
(d) Debatable
Ans.(b)
Sol. DECEPTIVE -> giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading.
Q8. SAUNTERING
(a) Jogging
(b) Running
(c) Travelling
(d) Strolling
Ans.(d)
Sol. SAUNTERING ->walk in a slow, relaxed manner.
Q9. QUERULOUS
(a) Critical
(b) Curious
(c) Quarrelsome
(d) Ambiguous
Ans.(c)
Sol. QUERULOUS -> complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner
Sol. QUERULOUS -> complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner
Q10. REVERIE
(a) Determination
(b) Day-dream
(c) Reality
(d) Realization
Ans.(b)
Sol. REVERIE ->a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts.
Q11. VINDICTIVE
(a) Imaginative
(b) Accusative
(c) Spiteful
(d) Considerable
Ans.(c)
Sol. VINDICTIVE ->having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.
Q12. APPRISE
(a) Inform
(b) Estimate
(c) Admire
(d) Require
Ans.(a)
Sol. APPRISE -> inform or tell (someone).
Q13. AMIABLE
(a) Popular
(b) Generous
(c) Friendly
(d) Reasonable
Ans.(c)
Sol. AMIABLE ->having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
Q14. EPHEMERAL
(a) Disturbing
(b) Filthy
(c) Short-lived
(d) Poverty-stricken
Ans.(c)
Sol. EPHEMERAL ->lasting for a very short time.
Q15. DAINTY
(a) Carefree
(b) Feminine and happy
(c) Horrible
(d) Small and graceful
Ans.(d)
Sol. DAINTY -> delicately small and pretty.
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