Directions (1-15): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q1. AGGRANDIZE
(a) Displeasing
(b) Lard
(c) Senseless
(d) Shackle
Ans.(b)
Sol. Aggrandize: enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts
Lard: embellish (talk or writing) with an excessive number of esoteric or technical expressions.
Q2. GROUSE
(a) Gripe
(b) Windy
(c) Gritty
(d) Engaging
Ans.(a)
Sol. Grouse: to complain
Gripe: complain about something in a persistent, irritating way.
Q3. TOADY
(a) Truckle
(b) Corporal
(c) Analgetic
(d) Carnal
Ans.(a)
Sol. Toady: a person who behaves obsequiously to someone important.
Truckle: submit or behave obsequiously.
Q4. FETID
(a) Defiant
(b) Obstinate
(c) Stinking
(d) Docile
Ans.(c).
Sol. Fetid: Having a bad small.
Q5. DISSIDENT
(a) Dissenting
(b) Spunk
(c) Endurance
(d) Bonhomie
Ans.(a)
Sol. Dissident: Person who disagrees about beliefs.
Dissenting: hold or express opinions that are at variance with those commonly or officially held.
(a) Purpose
(b) Precognition
(c) Assenting
(d) Creed
Ans.(b)
Sol. Clairvoyant: One who can predict the future.
Precognition: foreknowledge of an event, especially as a form of extrasensory perception.
Q7. PETULANT
(a) Expressive
(b) Peevish
(c) Penurious
(d) Diffuse
Ans.(b)
Sol. Petulant: (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
Peevish: having or showing an irritable disposition.
Q8. IMPETUOUS
(a) Violent
(b) Calm
(c) Defend
(d) Critical
Ans.(a)
Sol. Impetuous: Moving forcefully or rapidly.
Q9. MAELSTROM
(a) Lucid
(b) Vortex
(c) Examine
(d) Transitory
Ans.(b)
Sol. Maelstrom: a situation or state of composed movement or violent turmoil.
Vortex: a whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind.
Q10. FLORID
(a) Avert
(b) Ruddy
(c) Merged
(d) Patois
Ans.(b)
Sol. Florid: having a red or flushed complexion.
Ruddy: having a reddish colour.
Q11. ARGOT
(a) Jargon
(b) Lament
(c) Overplus
(d) Void
Ans.(a)
Sol. Argot: a specialized vocabulary used by a group.
Jargon: special words or expressions used by a profession or group that are difficult for others to understand.
Q12. TENET
(a) Torsion
(b) Dogma
(c) Godly
(d) Crisp
Ans.(b)
Sol. Tenet: a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.
Dogma: a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.
Q13. VERTIGO
(a) Giddiness
(b) Waver
(c) Aptness
(d) Swiftly
Ans.(a)
Sol. Vertigo: a sensation of whirling and loss of balance.
Giddiness: a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizziness.
Q14. RECONDITE
(a) Aloof
(b) Nix
(c) Abstruse
(d) Veto
Ans.(c)
Sol. Recondite: (of a subject or knowledge) little known.
Abstruse: difficult to understand; obscure.
Q15. PRIMORDIAL
(a) Empiric
(b) Primal
(c) Depict
(d) Shore
Ans.(b)
Sol. Primordial: existing at or from the beginning of time.
Primal: relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; primeval.
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