Vocabulary PYQ — Page 7

Fill in the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with appropriate idioms from List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Idioms) | | (A) You are in a situation where you will need to__________ to stop the rival team from scoring another goal. | (I) work your fingers to the bone | | (B) You need to __________ to be able to crack the competitive exam. | (II) have green fingers | | (C) Oh, he's__________. He is anxious for all three schemes to do well. | (III) cling by your fingertips | | (D) I am sure you __________. Your garden is beautiful. | (IV) got a finger in every pie | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the word that is the most appropriate antonym of the word: Retract

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given: The painting's intricate details and subtle use of colors were ______by the dim lighting in the gallery.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the word infringe.to fill in the blank in the given sentence: The company was sued for attempting to __________ the intellectual property rights of its competitors.

Match the proverbs in List-I with their meanings in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Proverbs) | (Meanings) | | (A) A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse | (I) Bad actions have worse consequences. | | (B) First catch your hare | (II) No point worrying about something before it actually happens | | (C) Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind | (III) A slight hint is enough to make someone understand what you mean | | (D) Don't meet trouble halfway | (IV) No point in planning what you are going to do with something until you actually have it | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Idioms) | (Meanings) | | (A) To make a clean breast of | (I) to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted. | | (B) To be at loggerheads with someone | (II) to hide or ignore a problem or an issue | | (C) To sweep something under the carpet | (III) To oppose or resist something firmly | | (D) To set one's face against | (IV) To openly confess and admit to something | | (E) To make a clean sweep | (V) To quarrel or disagree strongly | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the most appropriate word to complete the following sentence: The _________ of the report made it difficult for the committee to reach a clear decision.

Identify the word that is closest in meaning to the word: PROWESS

Match the definitions in List-I with the words in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Definitions) | (Words) | | (A) A fictitious name used when a person performs a particular social role | (I) Malapropism | | (B) The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar | (II) Pseudonym | | (C) A writing system using picture symbols used in Ancient Egypt. | (III) Acronym | | (D) A word that is formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name | (IV) Hieroglyphics | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with appropriate phrasal verbs from List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Phrasal Verbs) | | (A) An understanding person will always ________ the mood swings of a friend who is under stress. | (I) bear down | | (B) The armed forces will surely ______ the opposition convincingly. | (II) bear up | | (C) He must try to ______ against this temporary hardship. | (III) bear out | | (D) Your arguments do not ______ the facts. | (IV) bear with | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Fill in th blanks in List-I with appropriate homonyms from List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Homonyms) | | (A) The pianist struck a discordant_________ that caught everyone's attention. | (I) site | | (B) Archaeologists discovered ancient artifacts at the excavation ______. | (II) chord | | (C) The charging _______ of my laptop is too short to reach my study table. | (III) cite | | (D) The lecturer asked the students to ______ their sources in their respective research submissions. | (IV) cord | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the correct antonym of the word: Amateur

Identify the word closest in meaning to the word: MAUL

Select the word that is opposite in meaning to the word: Belittle

Identify the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the given sentences: No amount of assurance from us could assuage her grief.

Choose the correct antonym of the word: Bolster

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.

Fill in the blank with the correct option: In no other country are seasons as_____as they are in India.

Select the word that is opposite in meaning to the word: FORAY.

Select the word that is opposite in meaning to the word: PERTINENT.

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms given in List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | Sentences | Idioms | | (A) The manager appears to be incharge, but all the important decisions are made by___at the head office in Mumbai. | (I) jumped the gun | | (B) He has been____me ever since I was critical about his new book. | (II) the big guns | | (C) He ____by thanking the Boss before the awards were announced. | (III) great guns | | (D) The school choir team was going____in the inter school competition as they reached the semi finals. | (IV) gunning for | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 1. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II) 2. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV) 3. (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III) 4. (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

Match the words in List-I with their meanings in List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Words) | (Meanings) | | (A) Pseudonym | (I) intuitive sagacity or perception | | (B) Clairvoyance | (II) immoderate indulgence of appetite | | (C) Intemperance | (III) a model, example or pattern | | (D) paradigm | (IV) a fictitious name assumed by an author | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 1. (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III) 2. (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (III) 3. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II) 4. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

Choose the correct synonym of the word SQUANDER from the options given below:

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below: The professors's explanations were so_____, that the students remained confused.