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Q.1. To be socially at ease
(A) Admonish
(B) Adulation
(C) Adroit
(D) Adherent
Q.2. Using a lot of big, fancy words in order to sound impressive
(A) Grandiloquent
(B) Grandiose
(C) Gesticulate
(D) Glut
Q.3. Charming in a rustic way
(A) Idiosyncrasy
(B) Ignominy
(C) Imminent
(D) Idyllic
Q.4. A minor offense
(A) Peccadillo
(B) Pejorative
(C) Penitent
(D) Pensive
Q.5. A very successful business person
(A) Magnanimous
(B) Magnate
(C) Malinger
(D) Mandate
Q.6. An abhorrent policy of racial segregation and oppression.
(A) Antithesis
(B) Antipathy
(C) Anomaly
(D) Apartheid
Q.7. A ludicrous, mocking or exaggerated imitation.
(A) Burlesque
(B) Burgeon
(C) Bucolic
(D) Brevity
Q.8. To persuade someone to do something he or she doesn’t want to do.
(A) Cadena
(B) Candour
(C) Cajole
(D) Callow
Q.9. Arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas.
(A) Dogmatic
(B) Docile
(C) Doctrinaire
(D) Dubious
Q.10. A person who enters without any invitation
(A) Intruder
(B) Immigrant
(C) Integral
(D) Innocent
Answers and Explanation:
1. (C)
For other options:
Admonish : counsel in terms of someone’s behaviour
Adulation : exaggerated and hypocritical praise
Adherent : someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
2. (A)
For other options:
Grandiose : impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur
Gesticulate : show, express or direct through movement
Glut : supply with an excess of
3. (D)
For other options:
Idiosyncrasy : a behavioural attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
Ignominy : a state of dishonour
Imminent : about to occur
4. (A)
For other options:
Pejorative : expressing disapproval
Penitent : a person who repents for wrongdoing
Pensive : showing pensive sadness
5. (B)
For other options:
Magnanimous : noble and generous in spirit
Malinger : avoid responsibilities and duties
Mandate : a document giving an official instruction or command
6. (D)
For other options:
Antithesis : exact opposite
Antipathy : a feeling of intense dislike
Anomaly : a person who is unusual
7. (A)
For other options:
Burgeon : grow and flourish
Bucolic : a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
Brevity : the attribute of being brief or fleeting
8. (C)
For other options:
Candour : the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Callow : young and inexperienced
9. (A)
For other options:
Doctrinaire : stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
Docile : easily handled or managed
Dubious : fraught with uncertainty or doubt
10. (A)
For other options:
Immigrant : person from a foreign land
Integral : necessary
Innocent : blameless
