Vocabulary PYQ — Page 4

Select the synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence: Her speech was filled with such hackneyed expressions that it felt like she was reading from a well-worn script.

Match the definitions in List-I with the words in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Definitions) | (Words) | | (A) A person who supports a particular idea or party | (I) Fanatic | | (B) Someone with a very strong belief that something is great | (II) Radical | | (C) Someone who believes that there should be extreme change | (III) Reactionary | | (D) Someone opposed to change or new ideas | (IV) Adherent | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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:

Select the synonym for the word :Nimble

Select the word that is opposite in meaning to the highlighted word: These results closely **accord** with our predictions.

From the given options, select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence: He gazed___________ at his beautiful parental home in the valley, his thoughts drifting to a memorable past.

Fill in the blanks given in sentences in List-I with the appropriate Phrasal Verbs from List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Phrasal Verbs) | | (A) There was a very large _______at the concert. | (I) turn down | | (B) I am not going to ______ for the concert this year. | (II) turn out | | (C) I did not expect her to __________ the offer of promotion. | (III) turn over | | (D) The company had an extremely high _____ in this quarter. | (IV) turn up | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the synonym for the word: QUERULOUS

From the given options, select the most appropriate expression to fill in the blank in the given sentence: The athlete's career took a dramatic___________ after her record-breaking performance.

From the given options, select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence: Her new book was wonderfully __________ of the long forgotten memories of bygone times.

Select the idiom that best fits the meaning implied in the given sentence: During the meeting, her casual and thoughtless remarks deeply annoyed and irritated her colleagues.

Select the word that is opposite in meaning to the word BERATE.

Match the sentences in List-I with the suitable proverbs given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Proverbs) | | (A) Anil invested in high risk ventures and suffered major losses when some of them failed. | (I) He who pays the piper calls the tune | | (B) Anuj is convinced that he will top the exam and has already planned a celebration, though there are a few brilliant students who stand a fair chance at topping. | (II) You cannot make bricks without straw. | | (C) Mr. Srinivasan is funding the entire project of the over-bridge, and he has asked to see the detailed plans for it, which seems reasonable. | (III) If you play with fire, you get burnt | | (D) Advising these poverty-stricken mothers to eat a nutritious diet is unfair as all their money goes into feeding and clothing their children. | (IV) There's many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the appropriate pair of words to fill in the blanks in the following sentence: The diligent investigator posed several __________ questions to the suspect in order to________ the details of the case.

Select the appropriate word from the given option to complete the sentence: The______actions of the mill owners were eventually exposed, leading to widespread public outrage.

Match the underlined and highlighted segments in List-I with the corresponding idioms in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Idioms) | | (A) I think there's a reason she's not telling us about that letter she sent to the boss. | (I) at the receiving end | | (B) She's an awful boss to work for. The employees have to do what she wants whenever she wants, eight hours a day, seven days a week. | (II) hidden agenda | | (C) He has had to take a lot of criticism from the press in recent weeks. | (III) left to my own device | | (D) I don't want someone telling me what to do all the time. I'd rather be allowed to make my own decisions about how to do things. | (IV) at someone's beck and call | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the most appropriate antonym for the underlined word in the following sentence: Her devious actions irritated everyone.

Select the synonym for the word: ENTAIL

Select the most appropriate word from the given options to fill in the blank in the given sentence: He won three ______ championships, creating a record in the league's history.

Select the word opposite in meaning to the highlighted word in the given sentence: He exercised vigorously to keep himself fit.

Select the synonym for the underlined word in the following sentence: Amid the whispered retractions that shadowed her every step, she walked with a quiet dignity as if truth itself walked beside her.

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate homonyms from List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Homonyms) | | (A) The wind blew so strongly that the weather _______ on the rooftop spun rapidly. | (I) vain | | (B) She has a personal _________ in the success of the play. | (II) steak | | (C) Her ______ efforts to fix the broken device only ended up frustrating her. | (III) vane | | (D) The conversation sizzled like a ____ on the grill: heated and rich with unspoken tension. | (IV) stake | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the appropriate synonym for the underlined word in the following sentence: The gallant firefighter rushed into the burning house to rescue the trapped child.

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate prepositional phrase given in List-II: | List-1 (Sentences) | List-II (Prepositional phrases) | | --- | --- | | (A) I went to the park to _________ my lost briefcase. | (I) look after | | (B) The police will _________ the cause of theft. | (II) look for | | (C) She called her mother to _________ her son. | (III) looked at | | (D) Kanta _________ the painting with a frown. | (IV) look into | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: