Synonyms
Directions : Each item in them in this section consists of a sentence with an underlined word followed by four uptions. Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word and mark your response in your Answer Sheet accordingly.
26. He is always anxious.
(a) worried
(b) dispassionate
(c) sluggish
(d) torpid
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27. The poems of Kabir are ecstatic in nature.
(a) efficacious
(b) eerie
(c) rapturous
(d) reverential
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28. Ravi loves seclusion. Therefore, he lives in the mountains.
(a) nature
(b) Beripture
(c) seafaring
(d) solitariness
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29. Hitler was a despot.
(a) conservative
(b) dictator
(c) passionate
(d) monstrous
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30. The imagery used in the poem is vivid.
(a) lively
(b) inert
(c)ebullient
(d) caustic
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31. A human being is always vulnerable to other human beings
(a) resilient
(b) elastic
(c) defenceless
d) crude
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32. His language is political and vitriolic.
(a) imaginative
(b) sprightly
(c) vivacious
(d) abusive
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33. The Managing Director of the company declared that he is broke and there is a need to seek support from the government.
(a) Bankrupt
(b) rich
(c) making profit
(d) having liabilities
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34. He loves doing nasty things.
(a) nice
(b) fastidious
(c) foul
(d) finicky
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35. He could not muster courage to speak the truth before his friend,
(a) injure
(b) spoil
(c) gather
(d) maim
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Idioms and Phrases
rections: Gruen below are some idioms phranes followed by four alternative meanings to each. Choose response (a), (b), (c) or (d) which is the most appropriate expression.
46. Be over the hill
(a) To be on a mountain top
(b) To travel in the jungle
(c) To be too old to do things
(d) To do something in the most complete way
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47. Bite your tongue
(a) To stop yourself from saving something because it would be better not to
(b) To bite off your tongue while eating
(c) To feel sorry
(d) To ask someone something that you want
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48. Turn a blind eye
(a) To run away
(b) To begin to behave in a more positive manner
(c) To change a situation
(d) To choose to ignore behaviour that you know is wrong
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49. Yellow journalism
(a) Paid storytelling
(b) Government reports published on yellow coloured papers
(c) Writings in newspapers that try to influence people’s opinion by using strong language and false information
(d) Journalism which agrees completely with the policies of the governments and capitalista
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50. To be in seventh heaven
(a) To fly in the air
(b) To be extremely happy
(c) To be completely alone
(d) To visit a place which is in the list of the seven wonders of the world