Vocabulary PYQ — Page 33

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the given word: MUTATION

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the following foreign word: "Papier mache"

Choose the most appropriate meaning of the following foreign word: "nom de plume"

Choose the most appropriate synonym for the following word: "Alarm"

Match List I with List II Antonyms | LIST I | LIST II | |---|---| | A. luminous | I. initially | | B. eventually | II. supercilious | | C. subservient | III. unholy | | D. sacrosant | IV. dark | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

What is the antonym of 'stared at'?

Match the idioms with most appropriate meaning | LIST I | LIST II | |---|---| | A. fish out of water | I. good luck | | B. break a leg | II. someone about whom very little is known | | C. leave in the lurch | III. to be put in an unfamiliar situation | | D. dark horse | IV. abandon someone in a difficult situation | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the phrasal words with most appropriate meaning | LIST I | LIST II | |---|---| | A. draw up | I. make someone sad or depressed | | B. drag out | II. prepare and write something | | C. drag down | III. use a resource to do something | | D. draw on | IV. make something longer than necessary | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the word closet in meaning to "galvanized"

Choose the correct meaning for the underlined words. The Mayor appointed an ad hoc committee to study the project.

Select the appropriate Antonym of the word HAGGARD (A) Robust (B) Emaciated (C) Gaunt (D) Lively (E) Heinous Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom: helter skelter

Match List I with List II with the verbs in List I to thus meanings in List II | LIST I | | LIST II | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | A. | haul | I. | pass by | | B. | elapse | II. | leisurely walk | | C. | gorge | III. | eat greedily | | D. | amble | IV. | pull or drag with effort | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the words in List I with their meaning in List II | LIST I (Words) | | LIST II (Meaning) | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | A. | Adjourn | I. | Stick fast to | | B. | Adhere | II. | Work jointly on a project | | C. | Collaborate | III. | Break off to resume late | | D. | Collide | IV. | hit by accident | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the words of List I with their antonyms is List II | LIST I (words) | | LIST II (Antonyms) | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | A. | Virtuous | I. | Imprison | | B. | Liberate | II. | Ignorance | | C. | Orderly | III. | Vicious | | D. | Knowledge | IV. | Haphazard | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the correct word from the given option that is an antonym of the underlined word:- Rajni is very arrogant but her sister Namrata is very ______ .

Choose the correct option which best expresses the meaning of the given word ? "Boisterous"

Choose the correct option which best expresses the meaning of the foreign word "deja vu"

Fill in the blanks in the followimg sentence with the appropriate pair of homonyms : It was _______ hot today so the students were lethargic and _______.

Match the words in List - I with their antonyms List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) Exclusive | (I) Praise | | (B) Hire | (II) Allowed | | (C) Mock | (III) General | | (D) Forbade | (IV) Suspend | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

"MERCURIAL"

Match List - I with List - II. | List - I | List - II | |----------|-----------| | (A) customary | (I) raise | | (B) glean | (II) usual | | (C) broach | (III) gather | | (D) refrain | (IV) stop | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

What would be the appropriate meaning of the word "shuttle"?

| List - I | List - II | |----------|-----------| | (A) alias | (I) Pleasant Journey to You | | (B) Bon Voyage | (II) First Appearance in Event | | (C) debut | (III) not open to Public | | (D) in camera | (IV) nick name | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: