Vocabulary PYQ — Page 9

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the following sentence: Weeks of incessant walking in the forest and on uneven terrain, without enough food supplies and water was enough to ________ the group of hikers.

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the suitable adjectives given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Adjectives) | | (A) At work you need ______ allies who won't let you down. | (I) scrupulous | | (B) His ______ honesty is a quality I greatly admire. | (II) deeply | | (C) I don't know why she was so _______ critical of him; it seemed very unfair. | (III) bitter | | (D) Raj and Sameer were ______ rivals at work, but seemed to get on well outside of the office. | (IV) staunch | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank: Because the orator's speech was high-flown and pretentious, the reporter termed it as ______.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the following sentence: The contract seemed to ______ the company with too many restrictions.

Choose the most appropriate option to complete the following sentence: Several people have ______ the task of writing the history of the country, but very few have succeeded.

Match the words in List-I with their definitions in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Words) | (Definitions) | | (A) Actuary | (I) A strong feeling of dislike or fear of people from other countries | | (B) Ventriloquism | (II) A person whose job involves calculating insurance risks | | (C) Xenophobia | (III) Connected with the countryside or country life | | (D) Bucolic | (IV) The art of speaking without moving the lips-throwing the voice into a puppet | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the word opposite in meaning to the word: Presumptuous

Identify the word that is opposite in meaning to the word SUCCINCT:

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank in the given sentence: The theater provides a refreshing break from the ________ of urban living for the theater enthusiasts.

Choose the correct synonym of the word: 'Genteel'.

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:

Replace the underlined word in the following sentence with a similar meaning word from the options given below: The moment anyone comments about Rohit's dressing style, he becomes very truculent and starts to argue angrily.

Select the most suitable option to replace the underlined phrase in the sentence: Sudhir's mother warned him of his friends who come to him only to enjoy themselves.

Fill in the the blanks in the given sentences in List-I with the correct idiom in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Idioms) | | (A) The Lawn tennis champion _____ a superb performance to retain her title. | (I) turned in | | (B) He promised to attend the party, but he never ____. | (II) turned against | | (C) She relied on her friends, but they ______ her. | (III) turned up | | (D) The new salesman ________to be smarter than expected. | (IV) turned out | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

Identify the word opposite in meaning to the word: Amnesia.

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the correct idioms given in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Idioms) | | (A) By the time he was 34, he had learnt_______ of the jewellery business. | (I) rooted in | | (B) They've started selling home-made pickles, and the money is just_____ | (II) take root | | (C) The idea of starting up his own library began to_____. | (III) the ropes | | (D) His difficulties are ____his lack of education. | (IV) rolling in | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs from List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences ) | (Phrasal Verbs) | | (A) I have complete faith in his ability to _______all his responsibilities successfully. | (I) come about | | (B) We are united in all our policies and are determined to _________ all of them. | (II) come across | | (C) How did this huge loss_____? The business was doing well | (III) carry off | | (D) I am going for the Annual college reunion, and I am likely to ______ many old friends. | (IV) carry through | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

From the given options,identify the antonym for the word, VIRTUOSO :

Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Enervate

Select the word opposite in meaning to the given word: Ignominious

Select the most appropriate figure of speech used in the following line: "On the seashore of endless worlds, thousand children meet"

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: Nitika is a ______child. Although she is just seven, she understands her mother's pain and comforts her like a grown up.

Match the words in List-I with their meanings in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Words) | (Meanings) | | (A) Calumny | (I) abate | | (B) Alleviate | (II) bitterness | | (C) Abject | (III) defamation | | (D) Acrimony | (IV) despicable | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: