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Select the word or phrase which is farthest in meaning of the underlined word or
phrase.
6. After getting offer letters from two different companies, Roy was dithered.
A. Confusion
B. Falter
C. Tizzy
D. Definite
E. settled
8. Jane has been the cynosure of the media since she won the award for best supporting
actress.
A. Paragon
B. Celebrity
C. Nonentity
D. luminary
E. figurehead
9. They walked right into a booby -trap and got blown to smithereens.
A. Unbroken
B. Fragments
C. lagniappe
D. ramshackle
E. dust
10. Jainendra had converted twice and had no qualms or regrets about being an apostate
A. renegade
B. defector
C. recreant
D. loyalist
E. Maverick
11. Not only had the ministers broken their word to her, but they had garbled her
statements.
A. Lucid
B. unintelligible
C. devoured
D. outrageous
12. He was amazingly good, his fingers plucking the strings with quick nimble strokes.
A. sturdy
B. Sluggish
C. thoughtless
D. relaxed
13. Unfortunately, the video footage does not exonerate Jai of the robbery charges.
A. Minimize.
B. Respect.
C. Irritate.
D. Blame
14. Indian philosophers taught that one should leave aside ephemeral pleasures and look for
lasting happiness.
A. Transient
B. Fugacious
C. Flash
D. Enduring
A. abundance
B. plenitude
C. scarcity
D. luxuriance
A. atrocious
B. Abominable
C. virtuous
D. Heinous
A. Tenebrous
B. Ebullient
C. Ugly
D. Pleased
A. Delighted
B. Demur
C. Chicken out
D. baffled
19. All that sanctimonious talk on family values didn’t preclude him from marrying three
times
A. unctuous
B. priggish
C. judgmental
D. modest
20. Don’t let the public outcry and debate reach an impasse. It is the richest form of criticism
and feedback.
A. Stalemate
B. Deadlock
C. Trouble
D. Headway
21. A melee between both teams ensued, and the coaches could do nothing to stop it.
A. Skirmish
B. Tussle
C. Peace
D. Surrender
22. The obvious decline in the housing market has led to a financial quandary for the real
estate agents
A. perplexity
B. Doubt
C. Tight spot
D. Certainty
23. There is likely to be maelstrom of activity as they fight over the small number of
technology firms.
24. impasse
25. balked
26. tranquillity
27. vortex
A. sober
B. riotous
C. drunken
D. disinterested
A. spirit
B. sparkle
C. style
D. lassitude
A. Essence
B. Nature
C. Attribute
D. Fraction
32. There is a degree of leeway in interpreting the law, due to its ambiguity.
A. Margin
B. Latitude
C. Restriction
D. extent
A. Enthusiasm
B. Openness
C. Freedom
D. Guardedness
A. pretentiousness
B. Charter
C. Cover-up
D. Truth
A. polite
B. Loving
C. stingy
D. Rude
36. With a peremptory note in his voice, he told the clerk to fetch all the papers.
A. Irritate
B. Fastidious
C. Casual
D. Indulgent
37. As a politician, the senator had no problem using circumlocution to make his responses
sound honest.
A. Revelation
B. Brevity
C. Responsibility
38. Relentlessness
39. Because I have already answered your question several times, answering it again would
be superfluous.
A. Derogatory
B. Random
C. Indispensable
D. Obstinate
40. He exhibited a brazen disregard for other people's feelings.
A. Profound
B. Devilish
C. Reticent
D. Courteous
41. The sacred rite required sanctification after it had been defiled by the invaders.
A. desecration
B. religiosity
C. atheism
D. salutation
42. The commandant was sanguine about the superiority of his airmen.
A. confident
B. Sceptical
C. Hopeful
D. Livid
A. light
B. shrewd
C. sage
D. unwise
A. evil design
B. chicanery
C. deceptive reasoning
D. certainty
A. Angry
B. nauseated
C. shocked
D. willing
A. Blaring
B. Vociferous
C. Powerful
D. soft
A. Beneficial
B. Healthy
C. Rude
D. Good
A. Nasal
B. Sonorous
C. Mawkish
D. Unsentimental
A. Timid
B. Appeasing
C. Brave
D. unheroic
A. Critical
B. Heavy
C. Virulent
D. Mature
55. She was a skilful and experienced advocate, quite but pertinacious.
A. Patient
B. Persistent
C. Dogged
D. Acquiescent
56. While the president acknowledges the country's problems, he does not offer a panacea to
cure them.
A. Remedy
B. Medicine
C. Relief
D. Disease
57. The experience was to have a seminal influence on his own political development.
A. crucial
B. Retarding
C. Tragic
D. unimportant
58. The situation was preposterous and became even more so.
A. Absurd
B. Mystifying
C. Interesting
D. Sensible
A. favourable
B. Difficult
C. Benign
D. Unfavourable
60. The old author refused to use what he considered hideous neologisms.
A. New words
B. Comic expressions
C. Time-worn
D. Literary tricks