Directions(Q.1-10): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for given words/sentence.
Q1. Words for lines written on the tomb of a person
(a) Epitaph
(b) Anecdote
(c) Calligraphy
(d) Cenotaph
Q2. Study of the origin and history of words
(a) Etymology
(b) Epistemology
(c) Morphology
(d) Dictionary
Q3. The practice of eating human flesh
(a) Solipsism
(b) Narcissism
(c) Cannibalism
(d) Mysticism
Q4. Someone who works only for personal profit
(a) Materialistic
(b) Mercenary
(c) Greedy
(d) Mercantile
Q5. A heavy unnatural slumber
(a) Nap
(b) Stupor
(c) Insomnia
(d) Coma
Q6. A deep dislike of foreigners
(a) Acrophobia
(b) Xenophobia
(c) Claustrophobia
(d) Hydrophobia
Q7. The cannot be overcome
(a) Irrevocable
(b) Irreparable
(c) Invulnerable
(d) Insurmountable
Q8. To walk slowly, wasting time
(a) Stagger
(b) Stride
(c) Dawdle
(d) Plod
Q9. One who is appointed to deal with complaints made by common people against banks companies etc.
(a) Jurist
(b) Arbiter
(c) Ombudsman
(d) Magistrate
Q10. The profession of writing dictionaries
(a) Typography
(b) Biography
(c) Cartography
(d) Lexicography
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