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Q 1. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
A person with a long experience of any occupation
veteran
genius
seasoned
ambidexterous
veteran
veteran (N.) : a person with a long experience of any occupation.
genius (N.) : a person who is unusually intelligent or who has a very high level of skill.
seasoned (Adj.) :a person having a lot of experience of a particular activity.
ambidextrous (Adj.) : a person who can use both hands equally well
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Q 2. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Stealthily done
devious
nefarious
surreptitious
villainous
surreptitious
surreptitious (Adj.) : stealthily done; secretly done
devious (Adj.) : behaving in a dishonest way
nefarious (Adj.) : criminal villainous (Adj.) : very evil and unpleasant
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Q 3. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Something no longer in use
desolate
absolute
obsolete
primitive
obosolete
obsolete (Adj.) : something no longer in use
desolate (Adj.) : empty and without people, making you feel sad/ frightened
absolute (Adj.) : total and complete
primitive (Adj.) : belonging to an early stage in the development of humans and animals
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Q 4. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
One not concerned with right or wrong
moral
amoral
immoral
immortal
amoral
amoral (Adj.) : not following any moral rules and not caring about right/wrong
moral (Adj.) : concerned with principles of right and wrong behaviour
immoral (Adj.) :not considered to be good or honest by most people
immortal (Adj.) : that lives or lasts forever
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Q 5. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
A person who opposes war or use of military force
fascist
pacifist
narcissist
fatalist
pacifist (N.) : a person who opposes war or use of military force
fascist (N.) : a person who supports an attitude which is in favour of strong central government and which does not allow any opposition
narcissist (N.) : a person who has the habit of admiring himself too much
fatalist (N.) : a person who believes in fate
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Q 6. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Severely abusive writing in journals
imaginary
speculative
scurrilous
sarcastic
scurrilous
scurrilous (Adj.) : severely abusive writing in journals
Imaginary (Adj.) : existing only in your mind
speculative (Adj.) : based on guessing/on opinions that have been formed without knowing all the facts
sarcastic (Adj.) : expressing or expressive of ridicule that hurts
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Q 7. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Call upon God or any other power (like law) etc. for help or protection
invocation
involution
inundation
revocation
invocation
invocation (N.) : Call upon God or any other power (like law), etc. for help or protection
involution (N.) : the action of embracing something
inundation (N.) :the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
revocation (N.) : the act of cancelling a law, etc.
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Q 8. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
One who has become dependent on something or drugs is
adamant
edict
addict
derelict
addict
addict (N.) :a person who is unable to stop taking harmful drugs
adamant (Adj.) : determined not to change your mind edict (N.) : an official order or statement given by somebody in authority
derelict (N.) : a person without a home, a job or property
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Q 9. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Succession of rulers belonging to one family.
dynasty
lineage
ancestry
progeny
dynasty
dynasty (N.) : a series of rulers of a country who all belong to the same family
lineage (N.) : the series of families that somebody comes from originally
ancestry (N.) :the family or the race of people that you come from progeny (N.) : a person's children; the young of animals and plants
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Q 10. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
To cut something into two pieces.
severe
sever
sewer
sow
sever
sever (V.) : to cut something into two pieces
severe (Adj.) : extremely bad or serious
sewer (N.) : an underground pipe that is used for carrying, waste from houses, factories, etc.
sow (V.) : to introduce/spread feelings or ideas that cause trouble; to plant or spread seeds in or on the ground
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Q 11. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Act of deceiving somebody in order to make money.
fraud
robbery
pickpocket
theft
Fraud (N.) : an act of deceiving somebody in order to make money
Robbery (N.) : the crime of stealing money or goods from a bank, shop/store, person using violence or threat
Pickpocket (N.) : a person who steals money, etc. from other people's pockets, especially in crowded places
Theft (N.) : the crime of stealing something from a person or place
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Q 12. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of a drama.
prologue
dialogue
epilogue
monologue
epilogue
epilogue (N.) : a speech at the end of a play, book, or film/movie that comments on or acts as a conclusion to what has happened
prologue (N.) : a speech at the beginning of a play, book, or film/movie that introduces it
dialogue (N.) : conversations in a look, play or film/movie
monologue (N.) : a long speech by one person during a conversation that stops other people from speaking or expressing an opinion
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Q 13. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses, and therefore not definite.
amphibious
ambiguous
amorphous
confusing
ambiguous
ambiguous (Adj.) : that can be understood in more than one way; not clearly defined or stated
amphibious (Adj.) : able to live both on land and in water
amorphous (Adj.) : having no definite shape
confusing (Adj.) : a state of not being certain
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Q 14. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
A person who is unable to pay his debts.
solvent
banker
insolvent
lender
insolvent
insolvent (N.) :a person not having enough money to pay what he owes
solvent (N.) : a person who has enough to pay his debts; not in debt
banker (N.) : a person who owns a bank or has an important job at a bank
lender (N.) : a person/an organisation that lends money
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Q 15. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
A person coming to a foreign land to settle there.
immigrant
emigrant
tourist
settler
immigrant
immigrant (N.) : a person who has come to live permanently in a country
emigrant (N.) : a person who leaves his country to live in another
tourist (N.) : a person who is travelling/visiting a place for pleasure
settler (N.) : a person who goes to live in a new country/region
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Q 16. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Something capable of being done.
probable
feasible
tenable
explicable
feasible
feasible (Adj.) : that is possible and likely to be achieved
probable (Adj.) : likely to happen, to exist or to be true
tenable (Adj.) : easy to defend against attack/criticism
explicable (Adj.) : that can be explained/understood
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Q 17. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Give and receive mutually
present
reciprocate
compromise
approve
reciprocate
reciprocate (V.) : to behave or feel towards somebody in the same way as he behaves or feels towards you; give in return present (N.) : a thing that you give to somebody as a gift compromise (N.) :an agreement made between two people or groups
approve (V.) : to think that some-body/something is acceptable/ suitable
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Q 18. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
One who can think about the future with imagination and wisdom.
dreamer
seer
idealist
visionary
visionary
visionary (N.) : original and showing the ability to think about/plan the future with great imagination and intelligence
dreamer (N.) : a person who has ideas/plans that are not practi-cal/realistic
seer (N.) : a person who claims that he can see what is going to happen in the future
idealist (N.) : someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
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Q 19. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
A doctor who treats children
paediatrician
pedagogue
pedestrian
paedophile
paediatrician
paediatrician (N.) : a doctor who treats children pedagogue (N.) : a teacher pedestrian (N.) : a person walking and not travelling in a vehicle paedophile (N.) : a person who is sexually attracted to children
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Q 20. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
One who studies election trends by means of opinion polls.
entomologist
psephologist
demagogue
eugenist
psephologist
psephologist (N.) : a person (sociologist) who studies election trends
entomologist (N.) : a zoologist (person) who studies insects
demagogue (N.) :a political leader who tries to win support by using arguments based on emotion rather than reason
eugenist (N.) : a person who studies methods of improving the quality of the human race, especially by selective breeding
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Q 21. Choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
One who believes in offering equal opportunities to women in all spheres.
male chauvinist
feminist
fatalist
futurist
feminist
feminist (N.) : a person who supports the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men male
chauvinist (N.) : a man who believes men are more important, intelligent etc.
fatalist (N.) :a person who believes in fate/destiny
futurist (N.) : a person who predicts the future