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Q.1-5. In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q1. Balderdash
(A) Adventure
(B) Thriller
(C) Nonsense
(D) Romance
Q2. Surreptitious
(A) Secret
(B) Hostile
(C) Intriguing
(D) Foppish
Q3. Recrudescence
(A) New outburst
(B) Spread
(C) Exaggeration
(D) Aggravation
Q4. Arraigned
(A) Punished severely
(B) Openly declared
(C) Scolded
(D) Called upon to answer a charge
Q5. Extant
(A) Hidden
(B) Scattered
(C) Existent
(D) Spread
Q.6-10. ln the questions given below choose the word most opposite in meaning to the given word.
Q6. Extreme
(A) Refined
(B) Moderate
(C) Plain
(D) Ordinary
Q7. Sedentary
(A) Laborious
(B) Stationary
(C) Mobile
(D) Efficient
Q8. Lethargy
(A) Intelligence
(B) Activity
(C) Sharpness
(D) Quickness
Q9. Absurd
(A) Correct
(B) Frictional
(C) Proportional
(D) Rational
Q10. Elevation
(A) Reduction
(B) Compression
(C) Retardation
(D) Depression
ANSWERS & EXPLANATION:
Q1. (C) Balderdash : trivial nonsense
Q2. (A) Surreptitious : marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
Q3. (A) Recrudescence : a return of something after a period of abatement
Q4. (D) Arraigned : accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
Q5. (C) Extant : not extinct or destroyed or lost
Q6. (B) Extreme : beyond a norm in views
Q7. (C) Sedentary : requiring sitting or little activity
Q8. (B) Lethargy : weakness characterized by a lack of vitality
Q9. (D) Absurd : inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
Q10. (D) Elevation : the event of something being raised upward
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