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Vocabulary – 1 : Synonyms,
Antonyms, Odd Word Out, Analogy,
Sentence Completion and Common
Confusables
 For questions 1 to 5
Select the word that is closest in meaning to the given word.

1. Cadence RYTHMIC SEQUENCE 4. Sardonic

(a) blessing (a) inactivity
(b) intonation Rise and fall in voice while speaking, smtg rythmic (b) scornful or bitterly sarcastic
(c) proviso something added to a document or agreement that (c) spurious False or Fake
details the terms
(d) approval (d) niggard ungenerous or miserly

2. Repeal Revoke or Annul

(a) cancel
(b) insult 5. Zephyr means a soft gentle breeze
(c) soothe (a) a light breeze
(d) obtuse annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand. (b) aristrocrat
(c) puritan someone who adheres to strict religious principles or
someone opposed to sensual pleasures.
(d) gusto
enjoyment or enthusiasm
3. Inkling a hint or suspicion
(a) insane
(b) intimation
(c) tolerant
(d) stimulus
 For questions 6 to 10
Select the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

6. Brusque abrupt in speech or manner 9. Lewd

(a) blunt (a) lascivious
(b) snappy (b) libertine freethinking with not much moral regard
(c) courteous (c) innocuous not harmful or offensive.
(d) impetuous acting or done quickly and without thought or care (d) licentious
(carelessly or rapidly)

7. Judicious
(a) discreet
(b) prudent 10. Neophyte Someone who's new to anything
(c) discriminating (a) nexus Central point or connection
(d) irrational (b) veteran
(c) senile
(d) verdant green with vegetation
8. Sporadic
(a) occasional
(b) intermittent
(c) discerning
(d) continual
 For questions 11 to 15
Identify the meaning of the following words.

11. A syndicate is 14. To commiserate is to

(a) a foreign body that wants to start its operations in the
country with the local government.
(b) a weekly that covers news related to monetary policies.
(c) a group of members that work together.
(d) a criminal involved in human trafficking.
(a) grieve for the loss suffered due to one’s own fault.
(b) express or feel sympathy for someone else.
(c) leave without any compensation for the work done.
(d) pay damages for the action that has resulted in a loss for
the other party.

12. Conjecture is
(a) an opinion based on definite knowledge. 15. In case of an epidemic
(b) the place from where a new journey begins. (a) a large number of people are affected.
(c) the element which joins two seemingly unrelated things. (b) the disease grows at a rapid speed.
(d) the illusion that motivates an individual to disbelieve one’s (c) the disease may be contagious.
eyes.
(d) All of the above

13. Impecunious describes

(a) some one who does not have a descendant.
(b) some one who is not aware of the social customs.
(c) some one who does not have any table manners.
(d) some one having little or no money.
 For questions 16 to 20
Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words or sentence.

16. One who is all powerful - 19. That cannot be calmed down or soothed –
(a) Omnipotent (a) Implacable
(b) Omnivore (b) Unabridged
(c) Rife (c) Inevitable
(d) Witty (d) Regress

17. Strong dislike for something or someone-

(a) Adore
(b) Devolve 20. A system of getting married to one person at a time–
(c) Abhor (a) Monopoly
(d) Discord (b) Monologue
(c) Monogamy
(d) Maliferous
18. A self-centered or selfish person-
(a) Altruist
(b) Egoist
(c) Apathetic
(d) Cynical
 For questions 21 to 30
In the given questions, one word in every sentence has been underlined. Select the option that best
describes the meaning of the underlined word in the given context.

21. The Chennai players rejoiced in their victory after clinching 23. The novel is about a serial killer who liquidated a number of
the IPL series. businessmen.
(a) elated (a) repatriated
(b) exulted (b) impelled
(c) vindicated (c) exterminate
(d) conceited (d) suspected

22. Princess Grace Kelly, a famous actress, was equally known 24. The discovery of the blood-stained muffler was only a
for her impeccable manners. tenuous link in the chain of evidence.
(a) censurable (a) significant
(b) bovine (b) fiery
(c) mushy (c) nervy
(d) immaculate (d) insubstantial
25. Many a chivalrous young men has been successful. 27. He remained largely in the shadows, although, like his
brothers, he had a penchant for the high life.
(a) churlish
(a) inclination
(b) plebian
(b) disgust
(c) courteous
(c) denial
(d) common
(d) distrust

26. As many a psychologist has learned to her chagrin, 28. He has some pretty antiquated opinions about politics.
pathological liars are brilliant at deception.
(a) obsolescent
(a) phobia
(b) arraigned
(b) vexation
(c) adept
(c) depression
(d) comely
(d) biliousness
29. Our family enjoyed a two week sojourn in the mountains. 30. Poverty remains intractable despite economic growth in
many countries.
(a) salacious
(a) insipid
(b) temporary stay
(b) evanescent
(c) reproof
(c) defiant
(d) soliloquy
(d) sedulous
 For questions 31 to 40
In the given questions, one word in every sentence has been underlined. Select the option that, in the
given context, is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

31. He has an irascible disposition 33. He showed great aplomb in dealing with the reporters.
(a) sudden (a) discomposure
(b) even-tempered (b) disbelief
(c) remorseful (c) dissatisfaction
(d) charitable (d) placidity

32. Adhering to a diet often proves a tough task with only 34. It’s his arrogance that really exasperates me.
ephemeral results
(a) annoys
(a) ubiquitous
(b) excites
(b) eternal
(c) runs on
(c) paranormal
(d) soothes
(d) comical
35. He is sanguine about the company’s future. 37. Some maladroit steering on her part caused the bicycle to go
crashing into the bushes.
(a) dovish
(a) butter fingered
(b) dubious
(b) graceless
(c) optimistic
(c) heavy-handed
(d) resolute
(d) dexterous

36. Bellicose hockey players always seem to spend more time 38. There’s one pugnacious member on the committee who
fighting than playing. won’t agree to anything.
(a) aggressive (a) brawly
(b) argumentative (b) combative
(c) discordant (c) confrontational
(d) amiable (d) complaisant
39. She has gathered a plenitude of information on the topic. 40. Hotdogs are the ideal road trip food—inexpensive, portable
and ubiquitous.
(a) boatload
(a) commonplace
(b) handful
(b) rare
(c) basketful
(c) quotidian
(d) carload
(d) household
 For questions 41 to 50
In the following questions, a set of four words is given. Three of the words are related in some way,
the remaining word is not related to the rest. You have to pick the word which does not fit in the
relation and mark that as your answer.

41. (a) palpable 43. (a) propitious

(b) perceptible (b) propensity
(c) obscure (c) proclivity
(d) discernible (d) disposition

42. (a) cataclysm 44. (a) obliterate

(b) deluge (b) annihilate
(c) delude (c) extirpate
(d) inundate (d) aggrandize
45. (a) composure 47. (a) autocracy
(b) delirium (b) bureaucracy
(c) perturbation (c) democracy
(d) jitters (d) diplomacy

46. (a) expedite 48. (a) juvenile

(b) hasten (b) immature
(c) advance (c) old
(d) procrastinate (d) childish
49. (a) redress 50. (a) slack
(b) pardon (b) draconian
(c) revenge (c) cruel
(d) retaliate (d) severe
 For questions 51 to 60
Choose the word that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

51. Sallow : Flushed : : Concentrated : ? 53. Invention : Patent : : Literary Work : ?

(a) Scattered (a) Copyright
(b) Cramped (b) Trademark
(c) Paled (c) Registration
(d) Found (d) Intellectual Patent Regime (IPR)

54. Prosecution : State : : Defence : ?

52. Spirit : Ghost : : Spirited : ?
(a) Union
(a) Dejected
(b) Appellant
(b) Planned
(c) Accused
(c) Vigorous
(d) Citizen
(d) Irritated
55. Fermentation : Vinification: : Fertilization: ? 57. Humidity : Perspiration : : Cold : ?
(a) Pollination (a) Hypochondria
(b) Conversion (b) Heat wave
(c) Oxidation (c) Condensation
(d) Fission (d) Hypothermia

58. Eclogue : Poem : : Madrigal : ?

56. Garrulous : Silent : : Audacious : ?
(a) Funeral
(a) Timid
(b) Song
(b) Vulgar
(c) Andante
(c) Tedious
(d) Praise
(d) Rash
59. Obtrusion : Intrusion : : Spuriousness : ? 60. Venality : Honesty : : Verity : ?
(a) Facade (a) Falsehood
(b) Farfetchedness (b) Breeze
(c) Lesion (c) Verbose
(d) Reprehension (d) Attack
 For questions 61 to 70
Choose the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

61. Parent : Child : : 63. State : Governor : :

(a) Guardian : Ward (a) Union Territory : Lt. Governor
(b) Adopted : Adoptee (b) Union Territory : Lt. General
(c) Heir : Successor (c) Law Commission : Supreme Court
(d) Estate : Appurtenace (d) State : Police

62. House of States (Rajya Sabha) : House of People (Lok 64. Naive : Artless : :
Sabha) : :
(a) Moron: Simpleton
(a) Prime minister : Council of ministers
(b) School: Children
(b) Legislative Council : Legislative Assembly
(c) Tree: Plants
(c) Chancellor : University
(d) Illuminate: See
(d) Crime : Imprisonment
65. Motive : Action : : 67. Rogue : Scoundrel : :
(a) Means: Ends (a) Chauvinist : Conformist
(b) Right: Wrong (b) Arbitrator : Player
(c) Curiosity: Question (c) Author : Adjudicator
(d) Goal: End (d) Adept : Expert

66. Leonine : Lion : : 68. Virago : Termagant : :

(a) Lupine : Bear (a) Bystander : Spectator
(b) Vulpine : Fox (b) Minister : Subordinate
(c) Equine : Fish (c) Custodian : Believer
(d) Feline : Pig (d) Iconoclast : Idealist
69. Infanticide : Infant : : 70.
(a) Uxoricide : Husband
(b) Matricide : Wife
(c) Genocide : Animal
(d) Sororicide : Sister
Importune : Entreat : :
(a) Pry : Inquire
(b) Balk : Refuse
(c) Fulminate : Silence
(d) Siege : Arrest
 For questions 71 to 82
Each sentence below has a blank, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath
the sentence are four words. Choose the word for each blank that best fits the meaning of the
sentence as a whole.

71. The thief moved into the house ______. 73. She could not find the lost child in the ______ building.
(a) swiftly (a) comely
(b) willfully (b) colossal
(c) stealthily (c) sanguinary
(d) fastidiously (d) robust

72. He kept on ______ and never came to the topic. 74. She was a non-conformist and never followed the ______ of
the traditional society.
(a) dilating
(a) mores
(b) contending
(b) views
(c) digressing
(c) dictums
(d) commiserating
(d) murals
75. The ______ of water in the desert areas is a major concern 77. It would be difficult for one so ______ to be led to believe that
for the inhabitants. all men are equal and that we must disregard race, color and
creed.
(a) tumult
(a) intolerant
(b) bedlam
(b) democratic
(c) paucity
(c) patient
(d) lassitude
(d) broadminded

78. He was mesmerized to see her ______.

76. It was difficult to manage the ______ kids.
(a) decadence
(a) indolent
(b) corpulence
(b) unruly
(c) pulchritude
(c) incumbent
(d) aplomb
(d) plenary
79. Everyone in the locality avoided the old, ______ beacuse of 81. The most technologically advanced societies have been
her cranky behaviour. accused of the greatest ______; indeed savagery seems to
be indirect proposition to development.
(a) reverent
(a) inventions
(b) bucolic
(b) wars
(c) surreptitious
(c) triumphs
(d) termagant
(d) atrocities

80. It was a custom in the village to ______ animals during 82. She showed her utter disappointment and said, "You are
rituals. ______".
(a) immolate (a) perfect
(b) daunt (b) resolute
(c) deride (c) incorrigible
(d) bedazzle (d) palliated
 For questions 83 to 90
There are two gaps in the sentences given below. From the pairs of words given, select the one that
fills the gaps most appropriately.

83. In eighth-century Gujarat, people who ______ wasteland 85. Clearly refuting skeptics, researchers have ______ that not
were rewarded by officials as part of an effort to overcome only gravitational radiation exists but it also does exactly
the shortage of ______ fields. what the theory ______ it should do.
(a) cultivated…domestic (a) assumed…deducted
(b) located…desirable (b) supposed…asserted
(c) depleted…forested (c) doubted…warranted
(d) reclaimed…arable (d) demonstrated…predicted

84. The ______ sound of the song succeeded in ______ his 86. Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens
tense nerves. were not necessarily intended to look ______; they were
designed expressly to evoke the agreeable melancholy
(a) rhapsodic…minimising
resulting from a sense of the ______ of natural beauty and
(b) cherubic…enhancing human glory.
(c) horrendous…calming (a) great…immutability
(d) mellifluous…soothing (b) joyful…mortality
(c) cheerful…transitoriness
(d) colorful…abstractness
87. An occasional ______ remark spoiled the ______ that made 89. Theater audiences have become so inured to ______ and so
the paper memorable. ______ to be pleased that their standing ovations as an
indicator of the quality of the production before them have
(a) trite…cliches
become meaningless.
(b) urbane…sophisticated
(a) condescension…disinclined
(c) hackneyed…originality
(b) sentimentality…reluctant
(d) jovial…fun
(c) mediocrity…desperate
(d) histrionics…unlikely

88. We knew he would resort to ______ in order to achieve his 90. Stonehenge is the most famous ______ of prehistory in
goal; we always regarded him as a ______ man. Europe and one of the best known, most ______ monuments
in the world - as we have no clear idea what the people who
(a) charm…insincere
built it actually used it for.
(b) sentiment…honorable
(a) piece…thoughtful
(c) prestidigitation…articulate
(b) remnant…revered
(d) stratagem…con
(c) part…deliberate
(d) relic…contemplated
 For questions 91 to 100
In each of the following questions, five sentences are given. Each sentence has a pair of words given
in bold. From this pair of words, select the most appropriate word (A and B) to form correct sentences.
The sentences are followed by options that indicate the words, which may be selected to complete the
set of sentences. From the given options, choose the most appropriate one.

91. I. The pampas (A)/ pompous (b) landlord was not willing to
budge an inch and acted as if he owned us along with the
house.
II. My folly was that I didn’t pay attention and the hot grill
managed to seer (A)/ sear (B) the flesh of my palm,
sending me screaming towards the pool.
III. For such offenders, if any such there be, a rod of birch is
hanging over the fireplace, and a heavy ferrule (A)/ ferule
(B) lies on the master’s desk.
IV. To grieve (A)/ greave (B) for an animal which had only
been with us for a short time was inexplicable, but the link
we had with Kitty was something only we could actually
explain.
V. Damian pleaded not guilty, pointing every finger he had
towards Darth as the deviser (A)/ divisor (B) and culprit of
the crime.
92. I. They have employed skilled craftsmen to hew (A) / hue
(B) the stones to build the wall.
II. Close friend of Prime Minister John Howard will get the
job as Australia's chief censer (A) / censor (B) at the
expense of a recommended candidate.
III. The Bhonsla raja forfeited Orissa to the English, who had
already occupied it with a flying column, and Berar to the
nizam, who gained a fresh addition by every act of
complaisance (A) / complacence (B) to the British
government.
IV. But at first the Roman citizen wore only an iron cygnet (A) /
signet (B) ring, and this continued to be used at
marriages.
V. Finally there is a vertical stone slab stile (A) / style (B) in
the southwest.

(a) AABBB
(a) BAABA
(b) ABAAA
(b) ABBAA
(c) BABAB
(c) BBBAA
(d) ABABA
(d) ABAAB
93. I. Melinda hates the wart (A)/ wort (B) on her arm and
would rather have it removed than keep trying to hide it
forever.
II. The troop (A)/ troupe (B) was a famous one and its antics
were very popular among entertainment circles.
III. Not just owing to his father, who was an aristocrat, but
even the royal and aloof stance with which Abel carried
himself soon earned him the title Baron (A)/ Barren (B).
IV. The small sachet (A)/ sashay (B) contained tiny and
spongy beads, which on closer scrutiny turned out to be
fish eggs.
V. Our grandmother not only used to tell us bed-time stories
but also handed down to us the tradition of the parol (A)/
parole (B) which we now pass on to our children.
(a) ABAAA
(b) ABBBA
(c) BBAAB
(d) BABAA
94. I. The insides scream dismally, the coach stops, the horses
flounder (A) / flanker (B) and all the other six coaches
stop.
II. We wish to discuss matters of practical interest, and
pronounce what we deem expeditious (A) / expedient (B)
in resolutions which may serve as safe guides to future
action.
III. All attempts to disperse (A) / disburse (B) the groups
collected in the streets, or silence their exclamations,
were in vain.
IV. Her mother and father had consented without demure (A)
/ demur (B), and were happy in her happiness.
V. His own good heart pleaded her cause; not as a cold
venal (A) / venial (B) advocate, but as one interested in
the event.
(a) ABABA
(b) BAABB
(c) AAAAA
(d) BBBAB
95. I. Both patients had been fully apprised (A) / appraised (B) 96. I. My heart is able to assess all that you have done for me
of their situations. by protecting me from my enemies, and from hatred and
prosecution (A) / persecution (B).
II. Dogs that have been mistreated often remain very wary
(A) / weary (B) of strangers II. It was only now and then that the sword descended and a
head fell; but if you fell you were sure of impressive
III. One of her less laudatory (A) / laudable (B)
obsequious (A) / obsequies (B) and of a roomy, generous
characteristics was her jealousy.
grave.
IV. Joan’s diary offered quite a few facts to the perspicacious
III. As they went cutting sidewise through the water, the sails
(A) / perspicuous (B) reporter.
stretched tout (A) / taut (B), with the wind filling and
V. During the previous war the peshwa had been the prodigy overflowing them.
(A) / protégé (B) and ally of the British; and since the war
IV. How dare you make an appearance where your vile (A) /
he had fallen more completely than before under British
wile (B) deeds are known?
protection
V. Our aim is to build on our successes and become the
region’s premier (A) / premiere (B) rugby club.
(a) BBBAB
(b) AABAB
(a) ABBBA
(c) ABBBA
(b) BABAB
(d) BABAA
(c) BBBAA
(d) AAABB
97. I. It would not be wrong to say that the politicians today are
leeches (A) / leaches (B) feeding off the hard-working
majority.
II. He had been gulled (A) / culled (B) into believing that the
documents were authentic
III. The sole of the shoe should be designed in a manner
such that it can take constant abrasion (A) / aberration
(B).
IV. He attenuated (A) / accentuated (B) the eccentricity of the
already freakish costume by adopting theatrical attitudes
and an air of satisfied negligence.
V. She is the object of his unabashed amorphous (A) /
amorous (B) intentions.
98. I. The animal approached us bellowing (A) / billowing (B)
and pawing the ground with the strength of many earthly
bulls.
II. I have seen this whole body of soldiers, upon a word of
command, draw their swords at once, and brandish (A) /
blandish (B) them in the air.
III. I am surprised that plaintiffs’ hyperbolic allegations and
inflated damage claims are given any credence (A) /
cadence (B).
IV. A number of the species are edible, while others have
been recorded as deleterious (A) / delirious (B).
V. From the top of the hill I decried (A) / descried (B) a
solitary rider.

(a) BAAAB (a) BABAB

(b) BBBAB (b) BBBAB
(c) AAABB (c) ABAAB
(d) ABAAA (d) AAAAB
99. I. A survey of the history of Christianity tells a disturbing 100. I. The architects spoke of a three-story tower, with
tale, one wherein diffident (A) / dissident (B) cries for bedrooms and a bird-watching aerie (A) / airy (B) on the
reform resulted in dangerous accusation of heresy and third floor.
witchcraft.
II. Gun battles in the capital do not auger (A) / augur (B) well
II. Certainly the Arabs have no interest in seeing another for the next round of voting.
war conflagrate (A) / conflate (B) in the Gulf region.
III. The unprecedented commotion has certainly piqued (A) /
III. The government operates according to its own rules, peaked (B) my interest in the activity going on in the
bringing enormous benefits to the chosen few, and square
suffering and immiseration (A) / commiseration (B) to
IV. All of the landing party were left behind, the basis (A) /
millions.
bases (B) remaining where they touched down.
IV. If the minority in such case cedes (A) / secedes (B) rather
V. But immediately perceiving that he had discovered his
than acquiesces, it will make a precedent which in turn
vision, he besot (A)/ besought (B) them not to disclose it
will divide and ruin them.
to any one.
V. The full moon beams like a beckon (A) / beacon (B) in the
clear sky.
(a) AABBA
(b) ABBAB
(a) BBAAB
(c) ABABB
(b) BAABB
(d) BABAA
(c) ABBBA
(d) AAABB
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