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Directions (1-3): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. Q1. HEDGE
Confine
Deceive
Belittle
Compete
Solution:
Hedge: limit or qualify (something) by conditions or exceptions. Confine: keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of. Deceive: deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true. Hence Hedge and Confine are synonyms to each other.
Q2. BARGE
Shove
Shout
Interpret
Plead
Solution:
Barge: move forcefully or roughly. Shove: push (someone or something) roughly. Plead: make an emotional appeal. Hence Barge and Shove are synonyms to each other.
Q3. FINAGLE
Break
Dupe
Succour
Praise
Solution:
Finagle: obtain by dishonest or devious means. Dupe: deceive; trick. Succour (verb): give assistance or aid to. Hence Finagle and Dupe are synonyms to each other.
Directions (4-6): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.
Q4. VILIPEND
Decry
Exalt
Reprobate
Slur
Solution:
Vilipend: to hold or treat as of little worth or account. Decry: publicly denounce. Exalt: think or speak very highly of. Reprobate: express of feel disapproval of. Slur: speak indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another. Hence Vilipend and Exalt are antonyms to each other.
Q5. PRECIPITOUS
Cursory
Unrushed
Snap
Madcap
Solution:
Precipitous: acting or done with excessive or careless speed. Cursory: rapidly and often superficially performed or produced. Unrushed: not rushed. Snap: done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice. Madcap: marked by recklessness. Hence Precipitous and Unrushed are antonyms to each other.
Q6. PLATITUDE
Banality
Truism
Homily
Profundity
Solution:
Platitude: an idea or expression that has been used by many people. Banality: something that lacks originality or novelty. Truism: an undoubted or self-evident truth. Profundity: characterized with intellectual depth or something abstruse. Hence Platitude and Profundity are antonyms to each other.
Directions (7-9): Four alternatives are given for the Idioms/Phrase printed in bold. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of Idiom/Phrase.
Q7. To give currency
to bestow importance
to misinterpret
to make publicly known
to originate
Q8. Fizzle out
to gradually end
arrogantly overbearing
to be good enough
to learn how to do a job
Q9. Rhyme or Reason
logical explanation
to start your own business
to say something concisely
perfect order
Directions: (10-12) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Q10. An expression of mild disapproval
Reproof
Impertinence
Warning
Denigration
Q11. Open space in a forest.
Glade
Lear
Noose
Mores
Q12. Something that has grown or accumulated slowly.
Acidulous
Accretion
Blurt
Bog
Directions (13-15): Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
