Vocabulary PYQ — Page 29

Which of the following words means the same as 'diverge'

Choose the option which gives the correct meaning of the foreign word: "GRATIS"

Fill in the blanks in List - I with the suitable homonyms from List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) The car hit into the _____ vehicle. | (I) Complements | | (B) She received many _____ for her melodious voice. | (II) Stationery | | (C) Please get me a pen from the _____ shop. | (III) Stationary | | (D) A good secretary _____ the work of a chairman. | (IV) Compliments | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Read the given sentence and answer the following question from the options given below. 'Stop here, OR gently pass!' The part of speech for 'OR' is :

From the given options, choose the one that rightly explains the following idiom : to call a spade a spade (A) to speak rudely (B) to speak directly (C) to speak diplomatically (D) to speak frankly Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Choose the option that conveys the meaning of the word 'DETER'.

Complete the following sentence by using a appropriate phrasal verb: We must try to _________ poverty from the country.

Match List - I with List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) Cortege | (I) a poem of lamentation on the death of someone loved and admired. | | (B) Elegy | (II) A funeral procession comprising a number of mourning. | | (C) Obituary | (III) an account in the newspaper about the funeral of a deceased. | | (D) Epitaph | (IV) words inscribed on the grave/tomb in the memory of the one buried. | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Match words given in List - I with their Synonyms in List - II. | List - I | List - II | |----------|-----------| | (A) Grandeur | (I) Implant | | (B) Graft | (II) Beginning | | (C) Malign | (III) Magnificence | | (D) Inception | (IV) Defame | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

The idiom 'To be thick in the head' means:

Choose the suitable meaning of the following word from the options given : Riposte

Select the appropriate Antonym of the word - CESSATION

Choose the options that contain the correct Synonym of the word 'Utility' (A) utility, usefulness (B) efficacy, benefit (C) utility, uselessness (D) uselessness, efficacy (E) of use, worth Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

The word 'arboreal' means :

Choose the suitable Homphone from the given option for the word 'Flour'

Match List - I with List - II. | List - I (Idioms) | List - II (Meaning of Idiom) | |---|---| | (A) Fall flat | (I) Unsuccessful | | (B) In hot water | (II) Strongly disapproved of | | (C) Bolt from the blue | (III) In trouble | | (D) Black sheep | (IV) All of a sudden | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

From the options below, choose the correct Antonym of the word - 'INSIPID':

Choose the sentence where the idiom has been incorrectly used.

Match the Phrasal Verbs in List - I with their meaning in List - II. | List - I | List - II | |----------|-----------| | (A) Call off | (I) to get by chance | | (B) Come upon | (II) to turn down | | (C) Take after | (III) to resemble | | (D) Set aside | (IV) to cancel | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Replace the underlined word with a suitable option. It is typical of the elite class to despise the poor.

Choose the correct Phrasal Verb from the options given below : - The Police would not _______ to the kidnapper's demand.

Match the words in List - I with their synonyms in List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) callous | (I) unreliable | | (B) evade | (II) rigid | | (C) fickle | (III) heartless | | (D) adamant | (IV) avoid | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Identify the correct synonyms of the two words given below: Waddle; eerie

'Subsequently' means the same as :