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Directions: (1-15) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences. Q1. To officially register as a member of an institution
to muster
to enroll
to institutionalize
to officiate
Solution:
To muster: assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle. To institutionalize: establish (something, typically a practice or activity) as a convention or norm in an organization or culture.
Q2. To reveal the true, objectionable nature of someone
to betray
to forsake
to expose
to delude
Solution:
Betray: expose (one’s country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy. Forsake: renounce or give up (something valued or pleasant). Delude: make (someone) believe something that is not true.
Q3. Unable to be destroyed or removed.
ineradicable
habit
worn
fixed
Solution:
Ineradicable: unable to be destroyed or removed.
Q4. The lower jawbone in mammals and fishes
trunk
snout
beak
mandible
Solution:
Mandible: the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
Q5. A hollow object used to contain something.
platter
salver
plate
receptacle
Solution:
Platter: a large flat dish or plate for serving food. Salver: a tray, typically one made of silver and used in formal circumstances.
Q6. Express a proposition, theory, etc. in clear or definite terms.
publish
postulate
proclaim
enunciate
Solution:
Enunciate: say or pronounce clearly. Postulate: suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief. Proclaim: announce officially or publicly.
Q7. To sweep over something so as to surround it completely.
engulf
imbibe
drown
plunge
Solution:
Engulf: a natural force sweep over something so as to surround or cover it completely.
Q8. A symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people
obelisk
minaret
mast
totem
Solution:
Totem: a natural object or animal that is believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance and that is adopted by it as an emblem.
Q9. The way in which a substance holds together; thickness or viscosity
corpulence
consistency
exigency
exultancy
Solution:
Corpulence: something more than average fatness. Exigency: an urgent need or demand. Exultancy: triumphantly happy.
Q10. Based on random choice or personal whim
auxiliary
arbitrary
allegory
ambulatory
Solution:
Arbitrary: based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. Auxiliary: providing supplementary or additional help and support. Allegory: a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. Ambulatory: Relating to or adapted for walking.
Q11. Involving or showing violence and bloodshed
inundate
gory
sanguine
imbrue
Solution:
Gory: involving or showing violence and bloodshed. Sanguine: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation. Inundate: overwhelm someone with things or people to be dealt with. Imbrue: to impregnate
Q12. To cut off a branch, limb, or twig from the main body of a tree
dollop
clop
lop
slop
Solution:
Dollop: a large, shapeless mass of something, especially soft food. Clop: a sound made by or as if by a horse’s hoof striking the ground. Slop: dress in an untidy or casual manner. Lop: cut off a branch, limb, or twig from the
Q13. A tangled mass in something such as hair or wool
knot
vortex
snot
whorl
Solution:
Knot: A knot is a method of fastening or securing linear material such as rope by tying or interweaving.
Q14. Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld
diabolical
execrable
elysium
infernal
Solution:
Infernal: relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld.
Q15. The action of making amends for a wrong one has done
reparation
extortion
reclamation
retrieval
Solution:
Reparation: the action of repairing something.
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