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1. What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Condescend”?
(A) humiliate
(B) promote
(C) elevate
(D) improve
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
Condescend
Meaning: Do something in such a way as to emphasize that one clearly regards it as below one’s dignity or level of importance
Synonyms: vouchsafe, descend, belittle, disdain, humiliate
Antonyms: elevate, improve, promote
Usage: Kids demand shows that are smart and have lots of action and they remember if you condescend to them.
2. Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Tantamount”?
(A) differing
(B) unequal
(C) different
(D) equivalent
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
Tantamount
Meaning: Equivalent in Meaning or effect;
Synonyms: commensurate, duplicate, equal, equivalent
Antonyms: different, unequal, differing
Usage: For their part, the Confederates considered Lincoln’s peace
terms tantamount to unconditional surrender.
3. Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Beleaguer”?
(A) console
(B) debar
(C) exclude
(D) bother
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
Beleaguer
Meaning: To cause anguish or distress to ; To prohibit or interdict the participation or inclusion of; To surround with troops
Synonyms; plague, bother, harass besiege exclude, bar, ban, debar
Antonyms– assist, help comfort, calm, console
Usage: Make a detour through some pass, forestall your foes, beleaguer them, protect our troops!
4. Choose the correct antonym for the word “Hubris”-
(A) conceitedness
(B) arrogance
(C) narcissism
(D) conviviality
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
Hubris
Meaning: Excessive pride, presumption or arrogance (originally toward the gods);
Synonyms: vanity, arrogance, conceitedness, narcissism, self admiration
Antonyms: modesty, humility, respect, conviviality
Usage: Hubris has most clearly set in and hubris is the precursor of the end.
Direction (05-06): – Choose the most relevant one word: –
5. A large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored-
(A) Wardrobe
(B) Cloakroom
(C) Checkroom
(D) Checking room
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
A large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored-Wardrobe
6. A room or building for sick children in a boarding school-
(A) Sanatorium
(B) Infirmary
(C) Clinic
(D) Sickbay
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
A room or building for sick children in a boarding school- Sanatorium
Direction (07-08): Choose the correctly spelt word: –
7. (A) Supossition
(B) Suppossion
(C) Supossionn
(D) Supposition
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
(D) Supposition
8. (A) Prisumption
(B) Preasmption
(C) Presamption
(D) Presumption
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
(D) Presumption
Direction (9-10): Choose the most appropriate Idioms: –
9. When we ______________this much, it frustrates our customers. We need to set a schedule and stick to it.
(A) chop and variation
(B) reap and change
(C) chop and alteration
(D) chop and change
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
Chop and change:
Meaning: If things chop and change, they keep changing, often unexpectedly.
Example: When we chop and change this much, it frustrates our customers. We need to set a schedule and stick to it.
10. The company’s closure was inevitable, as it has been ____________for the last six months.
(A) circling the drain
(B) ramble the channel
(C) roaming the system
(D) circling the exit
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
Circling the drain:
Meaning: If someone is circling the drain, they are very near death and have little time to live. The phrase can also describe a project or plan or campaign that that is on the brink of failure.
Example: The company’s closure was inevitable, as it has been circling the drain for the last six months.
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