Vocabulary PYQ — Page 22

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: He is so ________ that he hates to get up to even open the door.

Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word: Bellicose

Select the word from the given options that is most similar in meaning to the word: EMULATE

Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the underlined word. They were all flabbergasted when the most introvert member of the group stood up and sang a beautiful song, revealing an unexpected talent they never knew he possessed.

Use the correct form of the word "RESOLVE" to fill in the blank: Did you make any New Year's _________ this year?

Match the words given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Words) | (Meanings) | | (A) Indispensable | (I) One filled with excessive and mistaken enthusiasm for a cause | | (B) Fanatic | (II) That which can not be done without | | (C) Pugnacious | (III) Repetition of word by word | | (D) Verbatim | (IV) Quarrelsome | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the word that is the most appropriate antonym of the word: Exultant.

Choose the correct antonym of the underlined word in the following sentence: Nature provides us with moments of sublime pleasures.

Complete the idioms given in List-I with their second part given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (Idiom's first part) | (Idiom's second part) | | (A) To hit the nail-- | (I) to injury | | (B) To add insult-- | (II) before the horse | | (C) To put the cart-- | (III) in the air | | (D) To build castles-- | (IV) on the head | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the Phrasal Verbs given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:** | List-I (Phrasal Verbs) | List-II (Meanings) | |---|---| | (A) Put up with | (I) To exhaust the supply of something. | | (B) Run out of | (II) To escape blame or punishment for something. | | (C) Get away with | (III) To consider somebody inferior to oneself. | | (D) Look down on | (IV) To tolerate or endure something unpleasant. | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the correct adjective to describe- A speech that is almost difficult to follow because the line of argument is very complex.

Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List–I with the appropriate adjectives in List–II | **List–I (Sentences)** | **List–II (Adjectives)** | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------ | | (A) We enjoyed our vacation. It was so _______. | (I) sumptuous | | (B) Since I had a really _________ breakfast, I can easily skip lunch. | (II) unwavering | | (C) I want to go to a retreat for a while. The music at the wedding was so ________. | (III) relaxing | | (D) I am very grateful to them for their ____________ support. | (IV) cacophonous | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the most appropriate synonym for the underlined word: By a quirk of fate, they had both booked into the same hotel.

Select the most appropriate adverb to fill in the blank in the given sentence: The artist stared _________ at the blank canvas, contemplating his next masterpiece.

Choose the correct antonym for the word: Malignant

Match the definitions in List-I with the words in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Definitions) | (Words) | | (A) Few words packed with meaning, concise | (I) Circumlocution | | (B) Talking around, a way of talking indirectly | (II) Colloquial | | (C) Informal, less grammatically rigid language | (III) Magniloquent | | (D) Sonorous, emphasizing style at the expense of thought | (IV) Laconic | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List I with the appropriate homophones from List II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Homophones) | | (A) The _____ took off an hour late. | (I) plain | | (B) Poor little cat ! She looks so ______ and malnourished. | (II) week | | (C) My father will be traveling to London next ____. | (III) plane | | (D) I want to get a ____ dress for my birthday. | (IV) weak | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the idioms given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Idioms) | (Meanings) | | (A) get into the swing of things | (I) follow the wrong course of action | | (B) bark up the wrong tree | (II) to fit into the rhythm of things | | (C) build something on sand | (III) expose someone's deceitful or illegal schemes | | (D) blow the whistle on someone | (IV) to try to establish something without enough support | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II : | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Words) | | (A) His _________efforts to help the community were recognized by everyone. | (i) laudatory | | (B) She has a refined ___________for good wine. | (II) palette | | (C) The review was full of _________comments about the author's writing style. | (III) laudable | | (D) The artist's ___________was filled with vibrant hues. | (IV) palate | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the following sentence: The state of highest perfection is _______.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank: The _____ of the astrologers about the destruction of the world has proven wrong.

Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Idioms) | (Meanings) | | (A) Living in an ivory tower | (I) Too young and inexperienced | | (B) Achilles' heel | (II) A weak spot through which one can be hurt | | (C) Wet behind the ears | (III) Too weak or unreliable to be depended on | | (D) A broken reed | (IV) Protected from difficult and unpleasant features of life | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the correct antonym of the word Onerous from the options given below:

Choose the correct synonym for the word NEBULOUS from the options given below: