PRIVATE CARE FOR UNIVERSITY ADMISSION TEST

Directed by: NITAI DAS

MBA,BBA,FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA

SYNONYMS PRACTICE
[Q-1] FUTILE :
A. Denounce
B. Spurious
[Q-2] FLATTER:
A. Difficulty
B. Harmful
[Q-3] DISCORD:
A. Loathe
B. Advance
[Q-4] INEVITABLE:
A. Alienate
B. Exact
[Q-5] ILLUSORY :
A. Condemn
B. Spurious
[Q-6] IMPERTINENT:
A. Complexity
B. Deleterious
[Q-7] INDOLENT :
A. Abominate
B. Lazy
[Q-8] INSTIGATE :
A. Irritate
B. Precise
[Q-9] LETHARGIC:
A. Lazy
B. Harmful
[Q-10] POSTULATE :
A. Assume
B. Harmful
[Q-11] PROMINENT:
A. Eminent
B. Minute
[Q-12] .ARCHAIC:
A. Youthful
B. Cautious
[Q-13] ARDOR:
A. Childish
B. Watchful
[Q-14] PAUCITY:
A. Estrange
B. Precise
[Q-15] DILIGENT means
A. alert
B. drowsy
[Q-16] DISDAIN means
A. attitude
B. honesty
[Q-17] COMMENCE: means
A. Begin
B. comical
[Q-18] BARREN:
A. Criticize
B. Spurious
[Q-19] PERISHABLE :
A. Difficulty
B. Harmful
[Q-20] AVERSION:
A. Loathe
B. Advance
[Q-21] COUNTERFEIT:
A. Risk
B. Fake
[Q-22] ABOMINATE:
A. Barrier
B. Hate
[Q-23] ARTICULATE:
A. Aware
B. Ameliorate

C. Fail

D. Redundant

E. Dependable

C. Despise

D. Hasty

E. Cajole

C. Conflict

D. Incessant

E. Vague

C. Unavoidable

D. Eradicate

E. Fluctuate

C. Unreal

D. Verdict

E. Reliable

C. Despise

D. Irrelevant

E. Mentor

C. Divergence

D. Persistent

E. Indistinct

C. Inevitable

D. Eliminate

E. Fluctuate

C. Despise

D. Hasty

E. Praise

C. Despise

D. Hasty

E. Praise

C. Spiritual

D. Actual

E. Private

C. Antiquated

D. Placated

E. Buttressed

C. Obsolete

D. Placate

E. Zeal

C. Inevitable

D. Scarcity

E. Swing

C. attentive

D. sedulous

E. Salubrious

C. despise

D. zeal

E. Mundane

C. conform

D. conceal

E. Buttressed

C. Devotion

D. Redundant

E. Unproductive

C. Delicate

D. Slapdash

E. Competent

C. Conflict

D. Incessant

E. Vague

C. Dull

D. Excessive

E. Authentic

C. Coward

D. Polite

E. Contaminate

C. Mumble

D. Enunciate

E. Vague

[Q-24] ABRIDGE:
A. Estrange
B. Adept
[Q-25] ABDICATE:
A. Abolish
B. Adverse
[Q-26] SALIENT:
A. Eliminate
B. Undesirable
[Q-27] SUMPTUOUS:
A. Eradicate
B. Sordid
[Q-28] ANONYMOUS:
A. Destroy
B. Nameless
[Q-29] DEXTEROUS:
A. Exterminate
B. Expert
[Q-30] AMBIVALENT:
A. Eliminate
B. Hesitate
[Q-31] AFFLUENCE:
A. Wealthy
B. Abhorrence
[Q-32] RAPPORT:
A. Paucity
B. Adoration
[Q-33]PRODIGAL:
A. Scarcity
B. Adulation
[Q-34] INTERMITTENT:
A. Abundance
B. shorten
[Q-35] ADAMANT:
A. demolishes
B. anonymous
[Q-36] CLANDESTINE:
A. Flatten
B. Despise
[Q-37] DEARTH:
A. Paucity
B. Similarity
[Q-38] ALACRITY :
A. Rapidity
B. Latent
[Q-39] AMELIORATE:
A. obstacle
B. improve
[Q-40] ABSTRUSE:
A. Alienate
B. obscure
[Q-41] CREDENTIAL:
A. Evidence
B. ambiguous
[Q-42] SUBTERFUGE:
A. Eminent
B. Minute

[Q-43] AMBIGUOUS:
A. Youthful
B. Cautious
[Q-44] AGGRAVATE:
A. Zeal
B. Worsen
[Q-45] CHOLERIC:
A. Dearth
B. Scantiness
[Q-46] EPITOME:
A. Indigence
B. Affluence
[Q-47] PEDESTRIAN :
A. Penalty
B. Walker
[Q-48] PALATABLE:
A. Edible
B. Potable
[Q-49] EPHEMERAL :
A. Cheap
B. Simple
[Q-50] DISPARITY:
A. Voracity
B. Varsity

C. Short

D. Eradicate

E. Assuage

C. Reconcile

D. Renounce

E. Acumen

C. Merge

D. Prominent

E. Penetration

C. Resolve

D. Luxurious

E. Acumen

C. Determine

D. Deluxe

E. Insight

C. Resolution

D. Lavish

E. Penetration

C. Reunite

D. Relinquish

E. Definite

C. Coward

D. gracious

E. Contaminate

C. Coward

D. Congenial

E. Relationship

C. Wasteful

D. Affable

E. Affiliation

C. Irregular

D. pleasant

E. link

C. rigid

D. exclusive

E. imminent

C. Inflexible

D. private

E. pending

C. Coward

D. Restructive

E. liaison

C. stationary

D. dynamic

E. steadfast

C. Coward

D. gracious

E. palpable

C. inevitable

D. innate

E. Fluctuate

C. predictable

D. inherent

E. oscillate

C. Spiritual

D. Actual

E. Tricky

C. Antiquated

D. Unclear

E. Buttressed

C. Proof

D. Group

E. Excitement

C. Rareness

D. Angry

E. Cautious

C. Essence

D. Destitution

E. Wealthy

C. Exciting

D. Dull

E. Danger

C. Tasteless

D. Pleasant

E. Malice

C. Indolent

D. Short living

E. Melodious

C. Reclusive

D. Dissimilar

E. Dulcet

[Q-51] ENDURANGE:
A. Frailty
B. Diminish
[Q-52] NEGLIGENT:
A. Careless
B. Fidelity
[Q-53] EVANESCENT:
A. Relevant
B. Eternal
[Q-54] CLANDESTINE:
A. Furtive
B. Revealed
[Q-55] SALUTARY:
A. Arrogant
B. Illusory
[Q-56] TRACTABLE:
A. Anxious
B. Timorous
[Q-57] EQUIVOCAL:
A. Precise
B. Definite
[Q-58] INDIGENOUS:
A. Affluent
B. Provincial
[Q-59] PERVASIVE:
A. Omnipresent
B. Insidious
[Q-60] CURTAIL:
A. Fruitful
B. Lengthen
[Q-61] AUGMENT:
A. Shrink
B. Plastic
[Q-62] FEASIBLE:
A. Practicable
B. obliterated
[Q-63] FACSIMILE:
A. Facile
B. Factual
[Q-64] SALIENT:
A. Concealed
B. Inclined
[Q-65] MISANTHROPE:
A. Invalid
B. Maintainable

C. Apathy

D. Stamina

E. Extol

C. Thoughtful

D. Strange

E. Elated

C. Temporary

D. Permanent

E. Demolish

C. Judicious

D. Prudent

E. Polite

C. Healthy

D. Integrity

E. Prudent

C. Docile

D. Flamboyant

E. Eulogize

C. Natural

D. Unclear

E. Permanent

C. Native

D. Exotic

E. unknown

C. Invasive

D. Massive

E. Fantastic

C. Miserable

D. Short

E. responsible

C. Contract

D. Extend

E. Consistent

C. Relevant

D. Bounded

E. Whimsical

C. Common

D. Duplicate

E. Fluctuate

C. Stagnant

D. Omnipotent

E. Permanent

C. Hatred of human D. Permanent

E. Polite

ANTONYMS PRACTICE
[Q-1] DORMANT :
A. Denounce
B. Latent
[Q-2] EQUIVOCAL:
A. Intricacy
B. Clear
[Q-3] TRANSITORY:
A. Loathe
B. Advance
[Q-4] SYNTHETIC :
A. Alienate
B. Exact
[Q-5] PUERILE :
A. Condemn
B. Spurious
[Q-6] VIRULENT:
A. Complexity
B. Deleterious
[Q-7] VERBOSE :
A. Abominate
B. Lazy
[Q-8] SURFEIT:
A. Irritate
B. Scarcity
[Q-9] PROBITY :
A. Difficulty
B. Harmful
[Q-10] PAROCHIAL:
A. Open minded
B. Injurious

C. Inactive

D. Active

E. Reliable

C. Despise

D. Rapid

E. Over-praise

C. Conflict

D. Incessant

E. Durable

C. Unavoidable

D. Natural

E. Fluctuate

C. Mature

D. Verdict

E. Reliable

C. Despise

D. Harmless

E. Mentor

C. Divergence

D. Precise

E. Quiet

C. Inevitable

D. Eliminate

E. Swing

C. Tricky

D. Hasty

E. Praise

C. Despise

D. Urban

E. Eulogize

[Q-11] LACONIC:
A. Eminent
B. Minute
[Q-12] . SUCCINCT:
A. Youthful
B. Cautious
[Q-13] INDIGENT:
A. Childish
B. Watchful
[Q-14] IMMUTABLE:
A. Estrange
B. Precise
[Q-15] DILIGENT means
A. Lazy
B. Drowsy
[Q-16] GRACIOUS means
A. Attitude
B. Reserved
[Q-17] COMMENCE: means
A. Begin
B. Comical
[Q-18] INDIGENOUS:
A. Criticize
B. Spurious
[Q-19] PERISHABLE :
A. Difficulty
B. Harmful
[Q-20] COHERENT:
A. Loathe
B. Advance
[Q-21] CONCEAL:
A. Risk
B. Fake
[Q-22] EVASIVE:
A. Barrier
B. Hate
[Q-23] ABERRATION:
A. Normality
B. Ameliorate
[Q-24] REVERENCE:
A. Estrange
B. Adept
[Q-25] ENORMOUS:
A. Abolish
B. Few
[Q-26] SPORADIC:
A. Regular
B. Undesirable
[Q-27] INDECISIVE:
A. Eradicate
B. Certain
[Q-28] GALLANT:
A. Destroy
B. Confident
[Q-29] DECOMPOSE:
A. Malice
B. Cramped
[Q-30] DESPOTIC:
A. Eradicate
B. Democratic
[Q-31] NEFARIOUS:
A. Incongruous
B. Opaque
[Q-32] CENSURE:
A. Enclose
B. Acumen
[Q-33] CAPRICIOUS:
A. Honest
B. Reliable
[Q-34] DEBACLE:
A. Mentor
B. Articulate
[Q-35] AMALGAMATE:
A. Generate
B. candid
[Q-36] RAPTURE:
A. Expedite
B. Sagacious

C. Spiritual

D. Garrulous

E. Private

C. Sincere

D. Verbose

E. Buttressed

C. Obsolete

D. Placate

E. Wealthy

C. Inevitable

D. Scarcity

E. Swing

C. Attentive

D. Sedulous

E. Salubrious

C. Despise

D. Zeal

E. Mundane

C. Conform

D. Conceal

E. Terminate

C. Devotion

D. Foreign

E. Unproductive

C. Despise

D. Lasting

E. Competent

C. Illogical

D. Incessant

E. Vague

C. Dull

D. Overt

E. Authentic

C. Coward

D. Polite

E. Obvious

C. Mumble

D. Enunciate

E. Vague

C. Abhorrence

D. Eradicate

E. Assuage

C. Reconcile

D. Renounce

E. Acumen

C. Merge

D. Prominent

E. Penetration

C. Tenacity

D. Lavish

E. Expertise

C. Insistence

D. Coward

E. Capability

C. Vague

D. Generous

E. Combine

C. Velocity

D. Recollect

E. Impertinent

C. Zenith

D. Moral

E. Curtail

C. Pervasive

D. Praise

E. Altruism

C. Steady

D. Extol

E. Philanthropy

C. Pervasive

D. Success

E. Anemic

C. Inevitable

D. Separate

E. Untenable

C. Ubiquitous

D. Sorrow

E. Ecstasy

[Q-37] ALLEVIATE:
A. Enclose
B. Acumen
[Q-38] TRIVIAL:
A. Coherent
B. inadvertent
[Q-39] FLUCTUATE:
A. Stagnant
B. Fumble
[Q-40] DISSONANCE:
A. Sunder
B. Agreement
[Q-41] ANCILLARY:
A. Mandatory
B. Harmony
[Q-42] PERFUNCTORY:
A. Compulsory
B. Concord
[Q-43] CONVERSANT:
A. Stagnant
B. Unknown
[Q-44] DIDACTIC:
A. Sluggish
B. Scrabble
[Q-45] EXPLOIT:
A. Waste
B. Acumen

C. Worsen

D. Praise

E. Altruism

C. Minor

D. Pivotal

E. Efficacy

C. Predict

D. Verdict

E. Plasticity

C. Brittle

D. Alert

E. Conflict

C. Flimsy

D. Agile

E. Clash

C. Fragile

D. Deep

E. Variance

C. Foresee

D. Verdict

E. Agility

C. Predict

D. Outcome

E. Uneducative

C. Eternal

D. Praise

E. Empathy

IDIOMS & PHRASE PRACTICE

[Q-1] Edd And Flow means
A. consistent
B. fluctuate
[Q-2] Call it a day means
A. start the operation B. take part in
[Q-3] Come down with means
A. become sick with B. relax
[Q-4] Cost on arm and leg means
A. be compassionate B. very expensive
[Q-5] Come up with means
A. Know about
B. become an adult
[Q-6] Day in Day out means
A. discontinue
B. growing up
[Q-7] For the time being means
A. permanently
B. forever
[Q-8] At ones wits end means
A. Victory
B. Defeated
[Q-9] Beat black and blue means
A. Consistently
B. Suddenly
[Q-10] By and large means
A. Exhausted
B. Visit informally
[Q-11] "By fits and starts" means
A. In All Classes
B. At The Lowest
[Q-12] In a nut shell means
A. Silently
B. Briefly
[Q-13] Hue and cry means
A. Tired
B. Visit informally
[Q-14] "In full swing" means
A. In All Classes
B. At The Lowest
Q-15] Dead and Buried means
A. Victory
B. Defeated
[Q-16] Carried the day means
A. Won
B. Defeated
[Q-17] Achilles Heel means

C. to folow someone D. small iteams

E. peculiar

C. take the plunge

D. stop working

E. call on

C. be qualified for

D. visit formally

E. call on top

C. easily available

D. without warring

E. Cheap

C. think of

D. Applaud

E. Wasted

C. constantly

D. repeat

E. Normally

C. for now

D. for good

E. generally

C. Puzzled

D. skilled

E. Illed

C. Everywhere

D. Beat Severely

E .Upper Place

C. Doubtfully

D. Completely

E. Mostly

C. Irregularly

D. Roundly

E. Dishonest

C. Finally

D. Loudly

E. Locally

C. Noisy

D. Absolutely

E. As a rule

C. Full Activity

D. Fully defect

E. Deceitful

C. Long forgotten

D. skilled

E. Filled

C. Lost The Day

D. Passed The day

E. Died

A. Habitually
B. Suddenly
C. Weak Point
[Q-18] Down The Drain means
A. Wasted
B. Visit informally C. Do again
[Q-19] The meaning of A Birds Eye View is
A. A false hope
B. A Cursory Glance C. Eye witness
[Q-20] "At daggers drawn" means
A. In all classes
B. Without Provocation C. at the lowest
[Q-21] 'On the wane' meansA. full details
B. declining
C. useless pursuit
[Q-22] "Once in a blue moon" meansA. Suddenly
B. Rarely
C. unexpectedly
[Q-23] 'Over head and ears' meansA. Emotionally
B. Doubtfully
C. Completely
[Q-24] Run of the mill meansA. out of supply
B. orient
C. exhausted
[Q-25] Fall In With meansA. Complete
B. Learn About
C. agree with
[Q-26] Make Up For meansA. compensate
B. get used to
C. fatigued
[Q-27] Walk In Air meansA. visit
B. take part in
C. become sick
[Q-28] Get Off The Ground meansA. distribute
B. become success C. fail
[Q-29] Get In The Way meansA. dole out
B. achievement
C. block
[Q-30] In The Dark meansA. Allocate
B. in danger
C. fall short
[Q-31] Keep An Eye Out meansA. be careful
B. take care of
C. find
[Q-32] Learn The Rope meansA. become familiar B. become success C. be logical
[Q-33] At The Drop Of Hat meansA. Drought
B. in difficulty
C. accompany
[Q-34] Put Up With meansA. illiterate
B. tolerate
C. venerate
[Q-35] Take Down To meansA. not conversant
B. endure
C. patronize
[Q-36] At Arms Length meansA. long distance
B. short distance
C. ready at hand
[Q-37] Swan Song meansA. Uninformed
B. Disorganized
C. First work
[Q-38] Cut To The Quick meansA. be hearted
B. be hurt
C. haphazardly
[Q-39] Die In Harness meansA. die in young age B. die in service
C. sporadically
[Q-40] Gift Of The Gab meansA. uninformed
B. disorganized
C. eloquence
[Q-41] A Round Dozen meansA. Complete
B. Incompetent
C. Expressiveness
[Q-42] Ins And Outs meansA. in written
B. outdoor
C. full details
[Q-43] Lions Share meansA. major part
B. minor part
C. strong share

D. Supreme

E .Upper Place

D. Quiet down

E. Invalid

D. A False Story

E .Evacuate

D. Bad feeling

E. Amity

D. without break.

E. harmony

D. separately

E. normally

D. Mostly

E. automatically

D. Strange

E. out of work

D. common

E. decline

D. resolve

E. be engage to

D. relax

E. eliminate

D. fall in dangerous E. decide

D. forever

E. make a decision

D. confused

E. illiterate

D. look after

E. settle on

D. be careful

E. apathetic

D. Quickly

E. Concentrate

D. pretend

E. attend

D. resemble

E. distinguish

D. make believe

E. be there

D. Last work

E. Be effective

D. quickly

E. very shorts

D. die in accident

E. immortal

D. gravity

E. take advantage

D. Insignificance

E. Rigid

D. doubtful

E. instead of

D. profitable share

E. bad share

[Q-44] Maiden Speech meansA. verbose speech

B. first speech
[Q-45] Nip In The Bud meansA. destroy in initial B. bad situation
[Q-46] Null And Void meansA. valid
B. invalid
[Q-47] Out Of Sorts meansA. short coming
B. not well
[Q-48] Pros And Corns means-

C. impromptu speechD. middle speech

E. last speech

C. make quarrel

D. by bad luck

E. hunted badly

C. void

D. fraud

E. in activity

C. briefly

D. lengthy

E. out of town

01.B
02.D
03.AD
04.B
05.C
06.C
11.C
12.B
13.C
14.C
15.C
16.A
21.B
22.B
23.C
24.D
25.C
26.A
31.C
32.A
33.D
34.B
35.C
36.A
41.A
42.C
43.A
44.B
45.A
46.B
51.B
52.A
53.B
54.A
55.A
56.E
A. all details
B. small items
C. ponder
[Q-49] Square Meal meansA. nutritious meal
B. half meal
C. double meal
ANSWER SHEET: IDIOMS AND PHRASE

07.C
08.C
17.C
18.A
27.D
28.B
37.C
38.B
47.B
48.A
57.D
58.A
D. concern
D. dinner

09.D
10.E
19.B
20.D
29.C
30.D
39.B
40.C
49.A
50.B
59.A
60.C
E. briefly
E. breakfast

[Q-50] Take To Ones Heels meansA. short coming

B. run away
C. frightened
D. theft
E. ridiculous
[Q-51] Take One To Task meansA. permit someone B. rebuke someone C. reword someone D. give a task
E. make clear
[Q-52] Tooth And Nail meansA. strongly
B. briefly
C. against someone D. lengthy
E. never mind
[Q-53] Turn Over A New Leaf meansA. become known
B. open a new chapter C. briefly
D. refuse
E. delay
[Q-54] Give Vent To meansA. express
B. excitement
C. agreement
D. lethargy
E. avoid
[Q-55] Dilly Dally meansA. Victory
B. Passing the time C. waste time
D. Pass dull time
E. Avoid the day
[Q-56] Best Seller means:
A. an efficient salesman.
B. a costly item.
C. a piece of ornament.
D. a celebrity
E. a book that sells in very large
[Q-57] In The Nick Of Time meansA. right on time
B. passing the time C. pass exciting time D. very last minute E. avoid the day
[Q-58] Pretty Penny meansA. small items
B. very cheap
C. very expensive
D. pass dull time E. large item
[Q-59] Tooth Your own Horn meansA. pride yourself on B. talks a lot
C. take advantage
D. show surprise E. avoid responsibility
[Q-60] At The Crow Flies meansA. loos hearted
B. worthless man
C. directly
D. indirectly
E. invalid

SENTENCE COMPLETION PRACTICE

Complete the sentence with appropriate words;
1. Sherlock Hlmes, a fictional detective, solved many____ crimes.
A. Prevalent
B. dispersed
C. promt
D. puzzling
2. The Lincoln Memorial feat ures a____ statue of the sixteenth president.
A. Caustic
B. colossal
C. Casual
D. delegate
3. X-rays cannot____ lead.

4.

5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

A. penetrate
B. provoke
C. pursue
D. clignify
In some countries, government restrictions are so____ that business operate with nearly complete
impurity.
A. exacting
B. ambiguous
C. lax
D. traditional
Certain gases such s neon____ light when exposed to an electrical current.
A. esteem
B. emit
C. purify
D. evade
Musicians have to____ before performing.
A. afford
B. rehearse
C. adore
D. recount
Her concern for the earth quake victims____ her reputation as a callous person.
A created
B. proved
C. rescinded
D. belied
Patent medicine salesmen have claimed to have____ for all types of ailments, from cancer to baldness to
the common cold.
A. riddles
B. complaints
C. remedies
D. arrogance
Stockholders may be too____ to vote in corporate elections, so they let management vote for them by proxy.

A. indifferent
B. ingenious
C. infamous
D. elegant
Workers in the service sector should be trained to act as____ as possible.
A. uproariously
B. courteously
C. hardly
D. crudely
In times of war we must taken precautions against acts of _____ us well as of direct violence.
A. sabotage
B.heinousness
C. subterfuge
D. cruelty
They are determined to stand up for their____
A. way
B. rights
C. feet
D. wall
Some people cannot stand a saturation that is____ where there is no action.
A. chaotic
B. static
C. Imperfect
D. Brutal
The habit of chewing tobacco has been___ him.
A. growing on
B. given to
C. growing with
D. growing upon
Not only the____ are fooled by propaganda, we can all be misled if we are not careful.
A. People
B. Ignorant
C. Masses
D. Illiterate
Five ounces of skim milk contains____ the same volume of regular milk.
A. more protein than
B. as more protein
C. more protein
D. None
Customs____ one region of the country to another.
A. different from
B. differ than
C. differ from
D. differ
This one is prettier, but it costs twice____ the other one.
A. so much as
b. more than
C. as much as
D. so much as
Her qualifications are better____ any other candidate.
A. than those of
B. those
C. than those
D. than
The rooms in the front are____ in the back.
A. more noisier than those
B. much noisy than those
C. much noisier than those
D. more noisy than those

Answer key:
1.D
2.B
8.C
9.A
15.B
16.A

3.A
10.B
7.C

4.C
11.A
18.C

5.B
12.B
19.A

6.B
13.B
20.C

7.D
14.D

1. Fertilizers can increase farmers_______________.

A. woes
B. Wills
C.wonders
D. yields.
2. Even after a ship has sunk, its cargo can often be _______________.
A. salvaged
B. shattered
C. servived
D. scattered.
3. Pulitzer prizes are awarded to _______________ journalists, poets, and other writers.
A. notorious
B. tranquil
C. outstanding
D. well-off.
4. Economist define _______________ goods as ones intended to last more than four months.
A. delicate
B. dense
C. diplomate
D. durable.
5. The kindneys play a _______________ role in maintaing health by remaing impurities from the bloodstream.
A. vital
B. vivid
C. critical
D. viable.
6. Many medical tests require a blood _______________.

A. stain
B. specimen
C. specimen
7. Riding a roller coaster is an _______________ experience.
A. elegant
B. exhilarating
C. exhaustive
8. To be fair, lawas must be _______________ applied to all persons.
A. uniformly
B. unanimous
C. vagely

D. spell.
D. tardy.
D. urgently.

9. The reasoning in this editorial is so _______________ that we cannot see how anyone can be deceived by it.

A. dispassionate
B. chorent
C. cognet
10. The process of refining oil involves a number of _______________.
A. attributions
B. spots
C. stages
11. The league of women voters _______________ all citizens to vote.
A.upholds
B. urges
C. vekes

D. specious.
D. specimens.
D. beholds.

12. The manager tried to retain control of the situation in the mill, but his attempt was _______________ by union leaders.

A. endorsed
B. justified
C. frustrated
D. disclosed.
13. You must be _______________ when buying a used car, be sure the engine is in good condition.
A. wary
B. weary
C. zealous
D. cryptic.
14. Most people who divorce _______________ memarry.
A. abruptly
B. subsequently
C. abjectly
D. stubbornly.
15. Employers often require job applicants to have _______________ experience in the field.
A. premier
B. prior
C. prime
D. plush.

Answer keys :
1. D, 2. A, 3. C, 4. D, 5. A, 6. C, 7. B, 8. A, 9. D, 10. C, 11. B, 12. B, 13. A, 14. B, 15. B.
1. You must ensure the correctness of the information before. to conclusion.
A. drawing
B.enabling
C.leaning
D.jumping
E.examining
2. The rocket.. the target and did not cause any casualty.
A. sensed
B. reached
C. missed
D. exploded E. aimed
3. It is desirable to take. in any business if you want to make profit.
A.advice
B. risk
C. loan
D. perseverance
E. recourse
4. They wasted all the money on purchase of some.. items.
A. excellent
B. important
C. significant D. pivotal
E. trivial
5. When he found the wallet his face glowed but soon it faded as the wallet was
A.Empty
B. Vacant
C. Recovered D. Stolen
E. Expensive

Answers:1-D,2-C,3-B,4-E,5-A.
1. Today Wegener's theory is ____ ; however, he died an outsider treated with ____ by the scientific establishment.

A. unsupported - approval
B. dismissed - contempt
C. accepted - approbation
D. unchallenged - disdain
E. unrivalled - reverence
Correct Answer: D
2. The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever.
A. trudges
B. meanders
C. edges
D. ambles
E. rages
Correct Answer: E
3. Each occupation has its own ____ ; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example, all use
among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty following.
A. merits
B. disadvantages
C. rewards
D. jargon
E. problems
Correct Answer: D
4. ____ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.
A. garrulous
B. equivocal
C. taciturn
D. arrogant
E. gregarious
Correct Answer: C
5. Biological clocks are of such ____ adaptive value to living organisms, that we would expect most
organisms to ____ them.
A. clear - avoid
B. meager - evolve
C. significant - eschew
D. obvious - possess
E. ambivalent - develop
Correct Answer: D
6. The peasants were the least ____ of all people, bound by tradition and ____ by superstitions.
A. free fettered
B. enfranchised - rejected
C. enthralled - tied
D. pinioned - limited
E. conventional - encumbered

Correct Answer: A
7. Many people at that time believed that spices help preserve food; however, Hall found that many marketed
spices were ____ bacteria, moulds and yeasts.
A. devoid of
B. teeming with
C. improved by
D. destroyed by
E. active against
Correct Answer: B
8. If there is nothing to absorb the energy of sound waves, they travel on ____ , but their intensity ____ as they
travel further from their source.
A. erratically - mitigates
B. eternally - alleviates
C. forever - increases
D. steadily - stabilizes
E. indefinitely diminish
Correct Answer: E
9. The two artists differed markedly in their temperaments; Palmer was reserved and courteous, Frazer ____
and boastful.
A. phlegmatic
B. choleric
C. constrained
D. tractable
E. stoic
Correct Answer: B
10. The conclusion of his argument, while ____ , is far from ____ .
A. stimulating - interesting
B. worthwhile - valueless
C. esoteric - obscure
D. germane - relevant
E. abstruse - incomprehensible
Correct Answer: E
11. In the Middle Ages, the ____ of the great cathedrals did not enter into the architects' plans; almost
invariably a cathedral was positioned haphazardly in ____ surroundings.
A. situation incongruous
B. location - apt
C. ambience - salubrious
D. durability - convenient
E. majesty - grandiose
Correct Answer: A
1. Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ____ their case with more data
obtained from dubious sources.
A. ascertain
B. buttress
C. refute
D. absolve
E. dispute
Correct Answer: B
2. Archaeology is a poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and even more ____
amounts for preserving the excavations.
A. paltry - meager
B. miniscule - substantial
C. average - augmented
D. judicious - penurious
E. modest - generous
Correct Answer: A
3. The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the ____ to question the senior professor's judgment.
A. wisdom
B. temerity
C. interest
D. trepidation
E. condescension
Correct Answer: B
4. The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer visible from the surface.

A. muddy
B. tranquil
C. stagnant
D. pellucid
E. rancid
Correct Answer: D
5. After the accident, the nerves to her arm were damaged and so the muscles ____ through disuse.
A. atrophied
B. contracted
C. elongated
D. invigorated
E. dwindled
Correct Answer: A
6. Some critics maintain that Tennyson's poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to the ____.
A. sublime - elevated
B. trite - inspired
C. vacuous - inane
D. succinct - laconic
E. sonorous - voluble
Correct Answer: B
7. After grafting there is a ____ of lymphocytes in the lymph glands; the newly produced lymphocytes then
move in to attack the foreign tissue.
A. diminution
B. proliferation
C. obliteration
D. paucity
E. attraction
Correct Answer: B
8. One ____ the new scheme is that it might actually ____ just those applicants that it was intended to encourage.

A. highlight of - stimulate
B. feature of - attract
C. problem with - induce
D. attraction of - intimidate
E. drawback of - daunt
Correct Answer: E
9. Corruption is ____ in our society; the integrity of even senior officials is ____ .
A. growing - unquestioned
B. endangered - disputed

C. pervasive - intact
D. rare - corrupted
E. rife - suspect
Correct Answer: E
10. In their day to day decision making, many senior managers do not follow the rational model favored by
orthodox management experts, but rather rely on intuitive processes that often appear ____ and ____.
A. cerebral considered
B. heretical - judgmental
C. conscientious - logical
D. irrational - iconoclastic
E. capricious - deliberate
Correct Answer: D
11. Hi`s characteristically ____ views on examination methods at university level have aroused ____ in those
who want to introduce innovative and flexible patterns of assessment.
A. hidebound - antagonism
B. moderate - anger
C. reactionary - admiration
D. rigid - support
E. accommodating - annoyance
Correct Answer: A
12. Our grandfather was an entertaining ____; he used to ____ us with marvelous anecdotes that we, in our
childlike simplicity, accepted unquestioningly.
A. rascal - bore
B. orator - intimidate
C. raconteur - regale
D. curmudgeon - surprise
E. tyrant - stupefy
Correct Answer: C
1. He was treated like a ____ and cast out from his community.
A. ascetic
B. prodigy
C. prodigal
D. pariah
E. tyro
Correct Answer: D
2. The teacher accused me of ____ because my essay was so similar to that of another student.
A. procrastination
B. plagiarism
C. celerity
D. confusion
E. decorum
Correct Answer: B
3. We live in a ____ age; everyone thinks that maximizing pleasure is the point of life.
A. ubiquitous
B. propitious
C. sporadic
D. corrupt
E. hedonistic
Correct Answer: E
4. Thankfully the disease has gone into ____ ; it may not recur for many years.
A. treatment
B. sequestration
C. quarantine
D. remission
E. oblivion
Correct Answer: D
5. People from all over the world are sent by their doctors to breathe the pure, ____ air in this mountain region.

A. invigorating
B. soporific
C. debilitating
D. insalubrious
E. aromatic
Correct Answer: A
6. As were many colonial administrators, Gregory was ____ in his knowledge of the grammar of the local
language, though his accent was ____ .
A. deficient - poor
B. competent - adequate
C. faultless - awful
D. well-versed - effective
E. erratic - eccentric
Correct Answer: C
7. Though Adam Bede is presented to us by the author as ____ fiction, there are none of the life-like
meanderings of the story of Amos Barton.
A. realistic
B. romantic
C. imaginative
D. educational
E. entertaining
Correct Answer: A
8. There is a general ____ in the United States that our ethics are declining and that our moral standards are ....
A. feeling - normalizing
B. idea - futile
C. optimism - improving
D. complaint - deteriorating
E. outlook - escalating
Correct Answer: D
9. Homo sapiens, the proud splitter of the atom, inventor of the electronic computer, ____ of the genetic code
may be humbled by a lowly ____ of the sewers and soils - the microbe.
A. designer - inhabitant
B. discoverer - rodent
C. writer - organism
D. decipherer - denizen
E. author - purifier
Correct Answer: D
10. After centuries of obscurity, this philosopher's thesis is enjoying a surprising ____
.A. dismissal
B. remission
C. decimation
D. longevity
E. renaissance
Correct Answer: E
11. The threat of war, far from ____ , lay heavily in the air, and the villagers, while ____ going about their
normal activities, were unable to shake off the feeling of impending catastrophe.
A. receding - ostensibly
B. diminishing - contentedly

C. increasing - apparently
D. escalating - joyfully
E. subsiding - felicitously
Correct Answer: A
12. Although alarmed by the ____ , Professor Symes had no reason to doubt the ____ of his student's results,
for this student was nothing if not reliable.
A. conclusions - folly
B. deductions - impudence
C. implications - veracity
D. errors - truth
E. inferences - invalidity
Correct Answer: C
1. Scrooge, in the famous novel by Dickens, was a ____ ; he hated the rest of mankind.
A. misanthrope
B. hypochondriac
C. philanthropist
D. hedonist
E. sybarite
Correct Answer: A
2. A businessman must widen his horizons; a ____ attitude will get you nowhere in this age of global communications.

A. moderate
B. petrified
C. parochial
D. diversified
E.
comprehensive Correct Answer: C
3. Our bookshelves at home display a range of books on wide-ranging subjects
and in many languages, reflecting the ____ tastes of our family members.
A. anomalous
B. limited
C. arcane
D. furtive
E. eclectic
Correct Answer: E
4. Plastic bags are ____ symbols of consumer society; they are found wherever you travel.
A. rare
B. ephemeral
C. ubiquitous
D. fleeting
E. covert
Correct Answer: C
5. Dr. Stuart needs to ____ his argument with more experimental data; as it stands his thesis is ____ .
A. support - profound
B. bolster - acceptable
C. refine - satisfactory
D. buttress - inadequate
E. define - succinct
Correct Answer: D
6. After an initially warm reception by most reviewers and continued ____ by conservative thinkers, Bloom's
work came under heavy fire.
A. criticism
B. endorsement
C. denigration
D. counterattack
E. refutation
Correct Answer: B
7. Through the 19th Century, the classics of Western Civilization were considered to be the ____ of wisdom
and culture, and an ____ person - by definition- knew them well.
A. foundation - average
B. epitome - uneducated
C. cornerstone - obtuse
D. font - ecclesiastical
E. repository - educated
Correct Answer: E
8. In this biography we are given a glimpse of the young man ____ pursuing the path of the poet despite ____
and rejection slips.
A. doggedly - disappointment
B. tirelessly - encouragement
C. sporadically - awards
D. successfully - acclaim
E. unsuccessfully - failure
Correct Answer: A
9. All European countries are seeking to diminish the check upon individual ____ which state examinations
with their ____ growth have bought in their train.
A. rights - liberating
B. liberties - empowering
C. spontaneity - tyrannous
D. foibles - inevitable
E. creativity - soporific
Correct Answer: C
10. In keeping with his own ____ in international diplomacy, Churchill proposed a personal meeting of heads
of government, but the effort was doomed to failure, as the temper of the times was ____ .
A. ideas - pluralistic
B. predilections - inimical
C. aversions - hostile
D. impulses - amicable
E. maxims - salacious
Correct Answer: B
11. The wall and floor decorations created by Indian housewives are usually ____ , remaining hours, days, or
at most, weeks before being worn off by human activity or weather and replaced by new ____ .
A. perennial - drawings
B. ephemeral - designs
C. trivial - purchases
D. impermanent - furnishings
E. innovative - pictures
Correct Answer: B
12. The subtle shades of meaning, and still subtler echoes of association, make language an instrument which
scarcely anything short of genius can wield with ____ and ____ .
A. confidence - aloofness
B. definiteness - certainty

C. sincerity - hope
D. conservatism - alacrity
E. eloquence - ruthlessness
Correct Answer: B
1. To reach Simonville, the traveller needs to drive with extreme caution along the ____ curves of the
mountain road that climbs ____ to the summit.
A. serpentine - steeply
B. jagged - steadily s
C. gentle - precipitously
D. shady - steadily
E. hair-raising - languidly
Correct Answer: A
2. The cricket match seemed ____ to our guests; they were used to watching sports in which the action is over
in a couple of hours at the most.
A. unintelligible
B. inconsequential
C. interminable
D. implausible
E. evanescent
Correct Answer: C
3. Our present accountant is most ____ ; unlike the previous _____ incumbent, he has never made a mistake in
all the years that he has worked for the firm.
A. unorthodox - heretical
B. dependable - assiduous
C. punctilious painstaking
D. asinine - diligent
E. meticulous - unreliable
Correct Answer: E
4. The refugee's poor grasp of English is hardly an _____ problem; she can attend classes and improve within
a matter of months.
A. implausible
B. insuperable
C. inconsequential D. evocative
E. injudicious
Correct Answer: B
5. We appreciated his ____ summary of the situation; he wasted no words yet delineated his position most ____ .

A. comprehensive : inadequately
B. succinct : direfully
C. cogent : persuasively
D. verbose : concisely
E. grandiloquent : eloquently
Correct Answer: C
6. His musical tastes are certainly ____ ; he has recordings ranging from classical piano performances to rock
concerts, jazz and even Chinese opera.
A. antediluvian
B. eclectic
C. harmonious
D. sonorous
E. dazzling
Correct Answer: B
7. I cannot conclude this preface without ____ that an early and untimely death should have prevented Persius
from giving a more finished appearance to his works.
A. rejoicing
B. lamenting
C. affirming
D. commenting
E. mentioning
Correct Answer: B
8. Before his marriage the Duke had led an austere existence and now regarded the affectionate, somewhat
____ behavior of his young wife as simply ____ .
A. restrained - despicable
B. childish - elevating
C. playful - sublime
D. frivolous - puerile
E. unpleasant - delightful
Correct Answer: D
9. Wilson ____ that human beings inherit a tendency to feel an affinity and awe for other living things, in the
same way that we are ____ to be inquisitive or to protect our young at all costs.
A. argues - encouraged
B. maintains - trained
C. contends - predisposed
D. fears - taught
E. demurs - genetically programmed
Correct Answer: C
10. The pond was a place of reek and corruption, of ____ smells and of oxygen-starved fish breathing through
laboring gills.
A. fragrant
B. evocative
C. dolorous
D. resonant
E. fetid
Correct Answer: E
11. There have been great ____ since his time, but few others have felt so strongly the ____ of human existence.

A. pessimists - futility
B. skeptics - exaltation
C. heretics - sagacity
D. optimists - tremulousness
E. cynics - joy
Correct Answer: A
12. While war has never been absent from the ____ of man, there have been periods in History which appear
remarkably ____.
A. archives - ambivalent
B. posterity - serene
C. mind - desultory
D. annals - pacific
E. life - belligerent
Correct Answer: D
1. The crew of the air balloon ____ the sand bags to help the balloon rise over the hill.

A. capsized
B. jettisoned
C. salvaged
D. augmented
E. enumerated
Correct Answer: B
2. We were not fooled by his ____ arguments; his plan was obviously ____ .
A. cogent - brilliant
B. hackneyed - banal
C. convoluted - labyrinthine
D. specious - untenable
E. lucid - intelligible
Correct Answer: D
3. Hawkins is ____ in his field; no other contemporary scientist commands the same respect.
A. disparaged
B. ignominious
C. obsolete
D. anachronistic
E. preeminent
Correct Answer: E
4. The model paraded in front of the celebrities with ____ ; it was impossible to tell that this was her first assignment.

A. panache
B. opprobrium
Correct Answer: A

C. shame

D. trepidation

E. terror

ANALOGY PRACTICE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

INDIFFERENT : CONCERN
A. Unbigoted : Tolerance
B. Unnatural : Emotion
C. Variable : Change
D. Arrogant : Modesty
PLAY : ACTS
A. Opera : Arias
B. Games : Athletes
C. Poem : Rhymes
D. Novel : Chapters
SMILE : AMUSEMENT
A. Anger : Madness
B. Face : Expression
C. Yawn : Boredom
D. Dream : Sleep
HEART : PUMP
A. Head : Ache
B. Lunges : Collapes
C. Appendis : Burst
D. Stomach : Digest
CREST : WAVE
A. Crown : Tree
B. Basin : Water
C. Mountain : Range
D. Sand : Dune
HEART : HUMAN
A. Tail : Dog
B. Hand : Child
C. Kitchen : House
D. Brick : Wall
CONSTELLATION : STAR
A. Sun : Milky way
B. Telescope : Astronomer
C. Quasar : Comet
D. Doctor : Symptom
SINGER : CHORUS::
A. Architect : Blueprint
B. Author : Publisher
C. Teacher : Student
D. Actor : Cast
HANDWRITING : SIGNATURE::
A. Biographer : Confession
B. Painting : Self-portrait
C. Eulogy : Speech
D. Sculptor : Model
LIABILITY : IMMUNITY::
A. Debit : Credit
B. Pardon : Amnesty
C. Real estate : Property
D. Fidelity : Honesty
WORDS : WRITER ::
A. Honour : Thieves
B. Mortar : Bricklayer
C. Chalk : Teacher
D. Batter : Baker
BIOGRAPHY : AUTOBIOGRAPHY ::
A. Dead : Living
B. Testimony : Confession
C. Mobile : Automatic
D. Author : Performer
ABHOR : DISLIKE ::
A. Chastise :Punish
B. Win : Defeat
C. Qualify : Limit
D. Ruin : Damage
AFFLUENT : IMPOVERISHED ::
A. Impecunious : Needy
B. Rich : Poor
C. Wealthy : Opulent
D. Sick : Sad
COTTON : RAYON ::

E. Intrepid : Bravery
E.Singer:Giture
E. Love : Ecstasy
E. Eyes : Sleep
E. River : Bed
E. Engine : Car
E.Solarsystem: Planet
E. Driver : Teacher
E. Sonnet : Verse
E. Equinox : Winter
E. Laws : Policeman
E. Memories : History
E. Like : Love
E.Sanguine:Optimistic

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18.
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20.
21.
22.
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A. Sheets : Dress
B. Synthetic : Natural
C. Summer : Winter
D. Natural : Synthetic
E. Gin: Laboratory
FOOD : MENU ::
A. Accounting
B. Index : Foreword
C. Silverware : Spoon
D. Merchandise : Catalogue
E. Films : Credits
REFUGEE : ASYLUM ::
A. Astronaut : Capsule
B. Perfectionist : Frustration
C. Consumer : Impulse
D. Opportunist : Advantage
E. Director : Stage
YEARN : LONGING ::
A. Between : Dander
B. Rush : Patience
C. Enjoy : Pleasure
D. Suppress : Range
E. Sleep : Insomnia
SKETCH : ARTIST ::
A. Secret : confidant
B. Palette : Painter
C. Cell : Prisoner
D. Chisel : Sculptor
TOLERANCE : BIGOTRY
A. Prodigality : Ribaldry
B. Magnamity : Parsimony
C. Exigency : Urgency
D. Emulation : Rivalry
E.Patience:Conformity
COBBLER : SHOES ::
A. Spy : Plans
B. Mechanic : Automobile
C. Painter : Easel
D. Carpenter : Saw
E.Interrogator:Questions
FROWN : DISPLEASURE ::
A. Smirk : Regret
B. Smile : Commiseration
C. Snore : Relief
D. Blush : Pallor
E. Sneer : Contempt
AMUSING : UPROARIOUS ::
A. Petty : Narrow-minded
B. Quiet : Noisy
C. Exhausted : Weary
D.Intractable:Stubborn
E.Puzzling:Dumbfounding
DAMPEN : DRENCH ::
A. Glide : Drift
B. Gamble : Play
C. Simmer : Boil
D. Stagnate : Flow
E. Ignite : Quench
WINCE : PAIN ::
A. Blush : Embarrassment
B. March : Patriotism
C. Sing ; Gaiety
D. Pardon : Tolerance
E. Cry : Anger
WOODPILE : LOGS ::
A. Forest : Trees
B. Husk : Corn
C. Mist : Rain
D. Bouquet : Flowers
E. Drift : Snow
EMBROIDER : CLOTH ::
A. Carve : Knife
B. Catch : Quilt
C. Gild : Gold
D. Chase : Metal
E. Stain : Glass
TAILOR : SCISSORS ::
A. Stenographer : Typewriter
B. Painter : Brush
C. Carpenter : Saw
D. Lawyer : Brief
E. runner : Sneakers
JUDGE : COURTHOUSE ::
A. Carpenter : Bench
B. Lawyer : Brief
C. Physician : Infirmary
D. Architect : Blueprint
E. Landlord : Studio
EVENT : MEMORIES ::
A. Accident : Delay
B. Fire : Ashes
C. Water : Waves
D. Wood : Splinters
E. Regret : Melancholy
1.D
11.D
21.B

1.
2.

2.D
12.B
22.E

3.C
13.D
23.E

4.D
14.B
24.C

DEGREE: TEMPERATURE:
A. Mass: Energy
C. Ounce: Weight
AIRPLANE: HANGER:
A. Ship: Channel
C. Helicopter: Pad

5.A
15.B
25.A

6.E
16.D
26.D

7.E
17.A
27.D

8.D
18.C
28.C

9.B
19.D
29.C

10.A
20.D
30.B

B. Fathom: Volume
D. Time: Length

E. light: heat.

B. Automobile: Garage
D: Motorcycle: Sidecar

E. Jet: Runway.

3.
4.
5.

WEALTH: LUXURIES:
A. Story: Moral
C. Enemies: Friends
PEAK: SUMMIT:
A. Foreign:Native
C. Mutation: Change
SPOOL:THREAD:
A.Coil: Rope
C.Peck: Potatoes

B. Sandwich: Bread
D. Crying: Sympathy

E. Ticket: Admission.

B. Gun:Soldiel
D.Switch: Currtnt

E. Elementary: Advanced.

B.Bale: Hay
D. Verse: Song

E. Reel: Line.

B. Shirt : Sleeve
D. Smoke : Chimney

E. Automobile : Engine

B. Sport : Baseball
D. Pavement : Street

E. Juvenile : Adult

B. Silly : Sad
D. Black : Grey

E. Low. High

B. Read : Write
D. Seek : Look

E. Win:Fight

B. Pond : Fish
D. Money: Rich

E. Factory : Worker

B. Package : Post office

D. Airmail : Mail carrier

E. None of these

B. Rank : Smell
D. Title : Book

E. Addition : Subtraction

B. Savory : Odour
D. Debit : Credit

E. Glossy : Look

B. Ant : Aphid
D. Lizard : Scale

E. None of these

Answer keys:1-C,2-B.3-E,4-C,5-E.
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A

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5.

TREE : ROOTS
A. Building : Foundation
C. Entrance : Exit
FRUIT : APPLE
A. Seed : Flower
C. Windows : Building
HOT : WARM
A. Frozen : Cold
C. Upsetting : Funny
FIND : SEARCH
A. Talk : Listen
C. Believe : Obey
INCOME : EXPENDITURE
A. Production : Consumption
C. Saving : Investment
CLOTHES : LUGGAGE
A. Baggage : Train
C. Documents : Briefcase
SQUARE : CUBE
A. Triangle : Hexagon
C. Circle : Sphere
RANCID : TASTE
A. Rank : Smell
C. Dutect : Sound
MOTH : WOOL
A. Earthworm : Potato
C. Termite : Wood
CALORIE : HEAT
A. Weight : Menu
C. Omen : bird
2
3
4
B

ATLAS :MAPS
A. Circus : Acrobats
C. Road : Signs
BUILDING: STORY
A. Brick : Wall
C. Ladder : Rung
TEACHER: IGNORANCE
A. Stream : River
C. Wattage : Bulb
GOGGLES : EYES
A. Helmet : Head
C. Brush : Teeth
MENTOR: COUNSEL
A. Poet : Criticism

B. Exercise : Bird
D. Acre : Area
5
6
A

E. None of these
8
9

10

B. Album : Photographs
D. Star : Planets

E. Car : Light

B. Mountain : Peak
D. Story : Long

E. Construction : Design

B. Light: Darkness
D. Lightning : Electricity

E. Student : Schooling

B. Earrings : Ears
D. Leather : Hide

E. Hands : Feet.

B. Plea : Mercy

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12.
13.
14.
15.
1.D

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2.
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8.

C. Body Guard : Protection

D. Sermon : Conscience
AUTOMOBILE : GASOLINE
A. Cow : Milk
B. Man : Food
C. Airplane : Propeller
D. Disease : Germs
MOUNTAIN : RANGE
A. Lake : Ocean
B. Glacier : Snow
C. Island : Archipelago
D. Sand : Dust
THERMOMETER : TEMPERATURE
A. Filament: Heat
B. Chronometer : Color
C. Odometer : Waves
D. Geiger Counter : Radiation
ROOSTER: HEN
A. Pigeon : Dove
B. Dog : Cat
C Gander: Gosling
D. Swan : Drake
TELLER .BANK
A. Guest: Motel
B. Patient : Hospital
C. Teacher : School
D. Actor : Rehearsal
SCALPEL: SURGEON
A. Razor : Barber
B. Weed: Gardener
C. Recipe: Chef
D. Medicine: Patient
SHIP: OCEAN
A. Fish: Gill
B. Plane : Air
C. Child : Bath
D. Camel : Water
COMPOSER: SYMPHONY
A. Actor : Comedy
B. Director: Movie
C. Poet : Sonnet
D. Conductor : Orchestra
STARE : GLANCE
A. confide : tell
B. gulp : sip
C. hunt : stalk
D. scorn : admire
ERRATA : BOOKS
A. prose : poetry
B. flaws : jewels
C. dead : living
D. anger : wrath
2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.C

ABRASION: STROKE
A. boil: heat
C. flattery: compliment
JUDGE : IMPARTIAL
A. animal: tame
C. dignitary : proud
DRAWER: BUREAU
A. tributary: river
C. article: magazine
BATH: WATER
A. spread: knife
C. obstruct: plug
ILLICIT: RATIFY
A. obsolete: preserve
C. popular: criticize
PROTAGONIST: CHARACTER
A. brush: applicator
C. costume : gala
CULTIVATE: GARDEN
A. Play: game
C. Explore: Cave
EMPLOYEE: INDIGENCE
A. expose: dormancy
C. submerge: buoyancy

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.A

E. Judge : Lawyer
E. Train : Driver.
E. Surf: Beach.
E. Light: BulB
E. Gander : GoosE
E. Story : Novel
E. Compass: Engineer
E. Car : Passengers
E. Play : Win
E. participate : observe.
E. blots : manuscrpit.
11.C

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.B

B. rubble: demolish
D. remnant: Cut

E. nut: shell

B. acrobat: limber
D. prisoner: repentant

E. Politician: Liberal

B. Trunk: tree
D. kernel: husk

E. language: dictionary

B. fly: airplane
D. point: finger

E. cover: coat

B. confusing: obscure
D.insignificant: highlight

E. belligerent: appears

B.Lawmaker:government
D. conductor: orchestra

E. invoice: competitor

B. worship: church
D. relax: vacation

E. steer: automobile

B. arrive: presence
D. season: blandness

E. know: ignorance

9.

SIEVE: DEVIDE
A. staple: collate
C. siphon: squeeze
10.
MEDATE: MEDDLE:
A. reason: think
C. neglect: abandon
11.
OPAQUE: LIGHT
A. inaudible: sound
C. reflective: mirror
12.
CHIRP: BIRD
A. shout: boy
C. dog: bark
Ans:

1.A

2.B

3.C

B. funeral: mourn
D. panacea: remedy

E. monarch: serve

B. accumulate: hoard
D. surpass: cheat

E. discourage: burden

B. unbreakable: plastic
D. nonporous: liquid

E. viscous: fluid

B. neigh: horse
D. frog: croak
4.A

1. STANZA : POEM
A. Flag : Anthem
C. Mural : Painting
2. PEA : POD
A. Orange : Section
C. Nut : Shell
3. CARDIOLOGY : HEART
A. Pathology : Maps
C. Book : Education
4. ISLAND: ARCHIPELAGO
A. Team: Player
C. Sphere: Hemisphere
5. STETHOSCOPE : PHYSICIAN
A. Water : Tank
C. Editor : Author
6. POLICEMAN : CRIMINAL
A. Officer : Clerk
C. Evangelist : Sinner
7. IMMORTAL : DEATH
A. Anonymous : Fame
C. Vital : Life
8. INCORRIGIBLE : REFORM
A. Immutable : Speck
C. Impartial : Decide
9. PARK : RECREATION
A. Kitchen : Cooking
C. Tree : Climbing
10. BRAKE : AUTOMOBILE
A. Pad : Helicopter
C. Reins : Horse
11. COLLEAGUES : PROFESSION
A. Kinsfolk: Family
C. Exiles : Country
12. FISH : SCALES
A. Plane: Wings
C. Cat: Claws
13. FISH: SCHOOL
A. Book: Education
C. Dog: Sledge
14. CLOCK: TIME
A. Watch: Sleep
C. Hourglass: Sand

5.E

6.A

7.E

E. book: theory
8.D

9.D

10.D

11.D

12.B

B. Story : Building
D. Program : Recital

E. Rhyme : Prose.

B. Potato : Stew
D. Bean : Crock

E. Mango : Seed.

B. Apology : Sorrow
D. Pharmacology : Drug

E. Moral : Sin.

B. Star: Galaxy
D. Continent: Ocean

E. Individual: Sole.

B. Scalpel : Teacher
D. Pestle : Pharmacist

E. Statue : Sculptor.

B. Doctor : Patient
D. Educator : Ignorance

E. Judge : Court.

B. Hopeless : Situation
D. Indisputable : Agreement

E. Daily : Year.

B. Intractable : Manage
D. Intolerable : Criticize

E. Intangible : Understand.

B. Fence : Sitting
D. Yard : Playing

E. Bus : Driving.

B. Ship : Fleet
D. Helmet: Motorcycle

E. Daily : Year.

B. Spectators : Game
D. Rivals : Team

E. Student : Professor.

B. Bird: Feathers
D. Snake: Fangs

E. Song: Notes

B. Team: Practice
D. Bear: Lair

E. Lion: Pride

B. Odometer: Speed
D. Yardstick: Distance

E. Radio : Sound

15. DOCTOR : DISEASE

A. Moron : Imbecility
B. Pediatrician : Senility
C. Psychiatrist : Maladjustment
D. Broker : Stocks
E. Charlatan : Truth
16. VACCINE : PREVENT
A. Wound : Heal
B. Victim : Attend
C. Antidote : Counteract
D. Diagnosis: Find
E. Antiseptic : Death
17. HELMET : HEAD
A. Insignia : Office
B. Amulet : Shoulder
C. Scepter : Crown
D. Gauntlet : Hand
E. Planet ; Sun
18. NOVELIST : PLOT
A. Dramatist : Acts
B. Architect : Blueprint
C. Sculptor : Chisel
D. Magician : Legerdemain
E. Composer : Notes.
19. SOLDIER : REGIMENT
A. Colonel : Martinet
B. Dancer : Balletomane
C. Singer : Chorus
D. Trooper : Rifle
E. Student : Professor.
20. ENTREPRENEUR : PROFITS
A. Laborer : Wages
B. Manager : Employees
C. Moonlighter : Debts
D. Arbitrator : Complaints
E. Financier : Mortgages
Answer Keys:
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.B 9. A 10.C 11. A 12.B 13.E 14.D 15.C 16. C 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.A
1. BOTANY : PLANT
A. Professor : Degree
B. Fruit : Flower
C. Science : Chemical
D. Zoology : Animal
E. Cloud : Rain.
2. DEGREE : TEMPERATURE
A. Ounce : Weight
B. Fathom : Volume
C. Mass : Energy
D. Time: Length
E. Light : Heat.
3. CAKE : DESSERT
A. Coach : Football
B. Lawyer : Jury
C. Poet : Writing
D. Actor : Troupe
E. Pediatrician : Doctor.
4. WEIGHTLIFTER : STRENGTH
A. Goalie : Skill
B. Dancer : Speed
C. Marathoner : Endurance
D. Hiker : Agility
E. Fisherman : Luck.
5. BREEZE : HURRICANE
A. Water : Pebble
B. Gulf : Coast
C. Eye : Cyclone
D. Sun : Cloud
E. Hill : Mountain.
6. SCALPEL: SURGEON
A. Razor : Barber
B. Weed: Gardener
C. Recipe: Chef
D. Medicine: Patient
E. Compass: Engineer.
7. SHIP : OCEAN
A. Fish : Gill
B. Plane : Air
C. Child : Bath
D. Camel : Water
E. Car : Passengers
8. INCOME : EXPENDITURE
A. Production : Consumption
B. Pond : Fish
C. Money : Rich
D. Saving : Investment
E. Factory : Worker.
9. MOUNTAIN : RANGE
A. Lake : Ocean
B. Glacier : Snow
C. Island : Archipelago
D. Sand : Dust
E. Surf : Beach.
10. THERMOMETER : TEMPERATURE
A. Filament : Heat
B. Chronometer : Color
C. Odometer : Waves
D. Geiger Counter : Radiation
E. Light : Bulb.
11. ROOSTER : HEN
A. Pigeon : Dove
B. Dog : Cat
C. Gander : Gosling
D. Swan : Drake
E. Gander : Goose.
12. TELLER : BANK
A. Guest : Motel
B. Patient : Hospital
C. Teacher : School
D. Actor : Rehearsal
E. Story : Novel.
13. GOGGLES : EYES
A. Helmet : Head
B. Earrings : Ears

C. Brush : Teeth
14. MENTOR : COUNSEL
A. Poet : Criticism
C. Body Guard : Protection
15. AUTOMOBILE : GASOLINE
A. Cow : Milk
C. Airplane : Propeller
16. COMPOSER : SYMPHONY
A. Actor : Comedy
C. poet : sonnet
17. ATLAS : MAPS
A. Circus : Acrobats
C. Road : Signs
18. BUILDING : STORY
A. Brick : Wall
C. Ladder : Rung
19. TEACHER : IGNORANCE
A. Stream : River
C. Wattage : Bulb
20. ARCHIPELAGO : ISLAND
A. Cell: Nucleus
C. Lake: Tree

D. Leather : Hide

E. Hands : Feet.

B. Plea : Mercy
D. Sermon : Conscience

E. Judge : Lawyer.

B. Man : Food
D. Disease : Germs

E. Train : Driver.

B. Director : Movie
D. Conductor : Orchestra

E. Play : Defeat.

B. Album : Photographs
D. Star : Planets

E. Car : Wheels.

B. Mountain : Peak
D. Story : Tale

E. Construction : Design.

B. Light : Darkness
D. Lightning : Electricity

E. Student : Study.

B. Multitude: Individual
D. Sea: Land

E. Star: Planet.

Answer keys:
1. D 2. A 3. E 4. C 5. E 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. E 12. C 13. A 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. B 20. B