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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 lift or haul something heavy with great effort.
heave
shrimp
wimp
runt
Solution:
Heave: lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort. Shrimp: fish for shrimps. Wimp: fail to do or complete something as a result of fear or lack of confidence. Runt: an undersized or inferior person Option A is the correct substitution.
Q2. A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.
rebel
radical
demagogue
anarchistic
Solution:
Radical: a person who advocates thorough or complete political or social reform; a member of a political party or part of a party pursuing such aims. Demagogue: a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument. Option C is the correct substitution.
Q3. The action of repeating something aloud from memory.
paraphrase
rendition
erudition
recitation
Solution:
Paraphrase: a rewording of something written or spoken. Rendition: a performance or interpretation, especially of a dramatic role or piece of music. Erudition: the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship. Recitation: the action of repeating something aloud from memory. Option D is the correct substitution.
Q4. A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.
memento
variable
glimmer
vestige
Solution:
Memento: an object kept as a reminder of a person or event. Glimmer: a faint or wavering light. Vestige: a trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists. Option D is the correct substitution.
Q5. To disorder or disarrange (someone’s hair), typically by running one’s hands through it.
to tangle
to crumple
to ruffle
to crease
Solution:
To crumple: crush (something, typically paper or cloth) so that it becomes creased and wrinkled. To ruffle: disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it. Option C is the correct substitution.
Q6. Courteousness and refinement of manner.
plaudit
adulation
urbanity
profanity
Solution:
Plaudit: praise. Adulation: excessive admiration or praise. Urbanity: courteousness and refinement of manner. Option C is the correct substitution.
Q7. Involving immoral or dishonorable actions and motives.
redoubt
scrupulous
immaculate
sordid
Solution:
Immaculate: perfectly clean, neat, or tidy. Sordid: involving immoral or dishonorable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt. Option D is the correct substitution.
Q8. A symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people.
obelisk
minaret
mast
totem
Solution:
Obelisk: a tapering stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section, set up as a monument or landmark. Mast: a tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails. 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. Option D is the correct substitution.
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. Option B is the correct substitution.
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. Option B is the correct substitution.
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. Option B is the correct substitution.
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 main body of a tree. Option C is the correct substitution.
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. Vortex: a whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind. Snot: mucus produced in the nose. Option A is the correct substitution.
Q14. Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld.
diabolical
execrable
elysium
infernal
Solution:
Diabolical: characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to recall the Devil. Execrable: extremely bad or unpleasant. Infernal: relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld. Option D is the correct substitution.
Q15. The action of making amends for a wrong one has done.
reparation
extortion
reclamation
retrieval
Solution:
Reparation: the action of repairing something. Extortion: the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats. Reclamation: the process of claiming something back or of reasserting a right. Retrieval: the process of getting something back from somewhere. Option A is the correct substitution.
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