Directions (1-10): Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Q1. Thrashing
(a) edifice
(b) prefabrication
(c) bashing
(d) contour
S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘thrashing’ -an act of physically beating someone; a beating.
Hence option C is correct.
Q2. Famished
(a) glut
(b) jaded
(c) satiated
(d) starved
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘famished’ -extremely hungry. Hence ‘starved’ is the correct option.
Q3. Elegantly
(a) ineptly
(b) abominably
(c) shoddily
(d) gracefully
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Elegantly’ and ‘Gracefully’ are synonyms to each other.
Q4. Succulent
(a) torrid
(b) luscious
(c) arid
(d) bare
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘succulent’- (of food) tender, juicy, and tasty.
Hence ‘Succulent’ and ‘luscious’ are synonyms to each other.
Q5. Obstreperous
(a) boisterous
(b) boring
(c) reticent
(d) taciturn
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘obstreperous’-noisy and difficult to control.
Hence option A is correct.
Q6. Dependant
(a) absolute
(b) reliant
(c) autonomous
(d) nonpartisan
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘dependent’ and ‘reliant’ are synonyms to each other.
Q7. Bouffant
(a) braid
(b) barren
(c) hirsute
(d) glabrous
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘bouffant’- (of a person’s hair) styled so as to stand out from the head in a rounded shape. Hence Bouffant and Braid are synonyms to each other.
Q8. To preside
(a) to acquiesce
(b) to concur
(c) to officiate
(d) to accord
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘to preside’-be in the position of authority in a meeting or other gathering, play (a musical instrument, especially a keyboard instrument) at a public gathering. Hence
To officiate- act as an official in charge of something, especially a sporting event. Hence option C is correct.
Q9. Snarl
(a) growl
(b) empathy
(c) accord
(d) amity
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘snarl’- (of an animal such as a dog) make an aggressive growl with bared teeth, an act or sound of snarling. Hence snarl and growl are synonyms to each other.
Q10. Inheritance
(a) encumbrance
(b) obligation
(c) manifest
(d) bequest
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘inheritance’-a thing that is inherited, the action of inheriting.
‘bequest’- the action of bequeathing something. Hence Option D is correct.
