Exercise-11
Direction: – Against each key word are given some suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning to the key word.
1.Bovine
(A) an expert (B) like on ox
(C) meat extract (D) dim-witted
2. Appellation
(A) ghost (B) a nickname or title
(C) ultimate solution (D) beginning
3. Credence
(A) religion or personal (B) reliance on the truth of something
(C) gullible (D) simplicity
4. Baffle
(A) to disconcert (B) tease
(C) strike (D) send away
5. Amalgamate
(A) to unite (B) gather
(C) astonish greatly (D) frustrate
6. Acumen
(A) bitterness (B) quickness of insight
(C) abundance (D) deficit
7. Apathy
(A) anger (B) lack of confidence
(C) odd behaviour (D) indifference
8. Divulge
(A) to strip (B) conceal
(C) explore (D) revel
9. Avocation
(A) the pleading of a legal cause (B) contradiction
(C) a main occupation (D) a side interest
10. Fastidious
(A) overfed (B) overconfidence
(C) finicky (D) overaspiring
11. Incredulous
(A) superstitious (B) unreliable
(C) unimaginative (D) skeptical
12. Culinary
(A) creative (B) to do with cookery
(C) delicious (D) fragrant
13. Façade
(A) hilly view (B) exact copy
(C) aspect (D) front of a building
14. Nascent
(A) initial (B) unpleasant
(C) latest (D) crude
15. Sonorous
(A) sleepy (B) loud
(C) bright (D) heavy
Answers:-
1.B 2.A
3.B 4.A
5.A 6.B
7.D 8.D
9.C 10.C
11.D 12.B
13.D 14.A
15.A