Exercise-31
Directions: In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word
1.ALLOWED (Assistant Grade, 1991)
(a) Decayed (b) Sacred (c) Historical (d) Ancient
2. CREDENCE
(a) Preference (b) Credit (c) Assurance (d) Belief
3. VILIFY
(a) Defame (b) Perform (c) Commend (d) Communicate
4. EMPIRICAL
(a) Spiritual (b) Royal (c) Practical (d) Theoretical
5. MOLLIFY
(a) Flatter (b)Appease (c) Sympathies (d) Avenge
6. PASTIME
(a) Tardiness (b) Recreation (c) Memory (d) Antiquity
7. CHARTER
(a) Announcement (b) Article (c) Declaration (d) Document
8. THWARTED (aria Grade, 1995)
(a) Accepted (b) Opposed (c) Diverted (d) Advocated
9. VOCATION
(a) Hobby (b) Occupation (c) Post (d) Employment
10. PRATTLE
(a) Construct (b) Loiter (c) Chatter (d) Meditate
11. FLOUNDER
(a) Run (b) Fluctuate (c) Jump (d) Stumble
12. COY (Stenographers Exam, 1991)
(a) Beautiful (b) Sweet (c) Talented (d) Sly
13. ERUDITE
(a) Strung (b) Precious (c) Learned (d) Courteous
14. GRIPE
(a) Complaint (b) Journey (c) Resentment (d) Satisfaction
15. FIT RAN EOUS (Translators’ Exam, 1994)
(a) Shallow (b) Superficial (c) Irrelevant (d) Nonsensical
16. PROCURE
(a) Obtain (b) Endanger (c) Incur (d) Rescue
17. MAVERICK (Railways, 1996)
(a) Reformer (b) Unorthodox (c) Novice (d) Conservative
18. COMMENSURATE
(a) Appropriate (b) Beginning (c) Proportionate (d) Measurable
19. ADAGE
(a) Mystery (b) Request (c) Order (d) Proverb
20. DAUNT
(a) Detain (b) Annoy (c) Abuse (d) Intimidate
Answers:-
1.(b) 2. (a)
3. (a) 4. (c)
5. (b) 6. (b)
7. (d) 8.(b)
9. (b) 10. (c)
11.(b) 12. (d)
13. (c) 14. (a)
15. (c) 16. (a)
17. (b) 18. (c)
19. (d) 20. (b)
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