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Direction: In each of the following questions four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination, by darkening the appropriate oval in your answer sheet.
Question 1: (A) consent
(B) nascent
(C) emerging
(D) insecure
a) A – C
b) B – D
c) B – C
d) A – D
e) A – B
Question 2: (A) elated
(B) eccentric
(C) explicit
(D) abnormal
a) A – B
b) B – D
c) A – C
d) A – D
e) D – C
Question 3: (A) abundance
(B) incomparable
(C) projection
(D) plethora
a) A – C
b) A – B
c) C – D
d) B – D
e) A – D
Question 4: (A) purposefully
(B) inaccurately
(C) inadvertently
(D) unchangeably
a) A – C
b) A – B
c) B – C
d) B – D
e) A – D
Question 5: (A) germane
(B) generate
(C) reliable
(D) irrelevant
a) B – D
b) B – C
c) A – B
d) C – D
e) A – D
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Instructions
In each of the following question four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in the meaning Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination by darkening the appropriate oval in your answer sheet
Question 6: (A)instigate (B) enquire (C)construe (D)interpret
a) A-C
b) A-B
c) C-D
d) B-D
e) A-D
Question 7: (A)superficial (B)superfluos (C)enlightened (D)surplus
a) A-C
b) A-B
c) B-C
d) B-D
e) A-D
Question 8: (A)appalling (B)sinister (C)perturbed (D)astonishing
a) A-B
b) B-D
c) A-C
d) A-D
e) D-C
Question 9: (A)imprison (B)torture (C)excruciate (D)extract
a) B-D
b) B-C
c) A-B
d) C-D
e) A-C
Question 10: (A)pertinent (B)impolite (C)irrelevant (D)insecure
a) A-C
b) B-D
c) C-D
d) A-D
e) B-C
Instructions
In each of the following question four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in the meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination.
Question 11: (A) Proximate (B)Elevated
(C)Nimble (D)Agile
a) A-B
b) B-C
c) A-C
d) B-D
e) C-D
Question 12: (A)Notion (B)Symbol
(C)Concept (D)Message
a) A-B
b) B-C
c) A-C
d) C-D
e) B-D
Question 13: (A)Limpid (B)Luscious
(C)Acrid (D)Benign
a) A-B
b) B-C
c) C-D
d) B-D
e) A-C
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Question 14: (A)Asinine (B)Furious
(C)Fortunate (D)Ridiculous
a) A-D
b) A-B
c) A-C
d) B-C
e) B-D
Question 15: (A)Companion (B)Amateur
(C)Adept (D)Adherent
a) B-C
b) B-D
c) C-D
d) A-B
e) A-D
Question 16: (A)Squander (B)Disunite
(C)Flicker (D)Preserve
a) A-C
b) B-C
c) A-D
d) C-D
e) B-D
Question 17: (A)Mitigate (B)Acquiesce
(C)Relinquish (D)Preserve
a) A-C
b) B-D
c) A-B
d) C-D
e) B-C
Question 18: (A)Fable (B)Acquiesce
(C)Relinquish (D)Duplicate
a) A-C
b) B-C
c) B-D
d) A-B
e) C-D
Question 19: (A)Occurrence (B)Pretence
(C)Profusion (D)Extravagance
a) B-D
b) C-D
c) B-C
d) A-C
e) A-B
Question 20: (A)Excellent (B)Passionate
(C)Apathetic (D)Discrepant
a) A-B
b) A-C
c) A-D
d) B-C
e) C-D
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Answers & Solutions:
1) Answer (C)
The meaning of ’emerge’ is ‘move out and become visible’. The meaning of ‘nascent’ is ‘just come into existence’. From the options, these two are the words that have the closest meaning. So, the correct answer is option c).
2) Answer (B)
The meaning of the word ‘eccentric’ is ‘abnormal’. So, these two are the words that are closest in meaning from among the options. Option b) is the correct answer.
3) Answer (E)
The meaning of the word ‘abundance’ is ‘in plenty’. ‘Plethora’ also means ‘plenty’. So, these two are the words that are closest in meaning from the given options.
4) Answer (A)
‘Purposefully’ means to do something on purpose. ‘Inadvertently’ means to do something without intention. So, these two words are opposite in meaning to each other. So, option a) is the correct answer.
5) Answer (E)
The meaning of the word ‘germane’ is ‘relevant to the subject under consideration’. This is the opposite of irrelevant. So, option e) is the correct answer.
6) Answer (C)
Instigate – to provoke
Enquire – to investigate
Construe – to interpret
7) Answer (D)
Superficial – Shallow
Superfluous – More than necessart
Surplus – More than necessssary
Superfluous and surplus means the same.
8) Answer (D)
Appalling means horrifying and shocking which is similar to astonishing.
9) Answer (B)
Torture means to inflict severe pain on somebody.
Excruciate means to torture someone physically or mentally.
Imprison means to keep someone in prison.
Extract means to take out something by using effort.
Tortue and Excruciate means the same.
10) Answer (A)
Pertinent means to be relevant.
Impolite means to be rude
Irrelevant is opposite to pertinent
Insecure means the person or a thing which is not safe.
11) Answer (E)
12) Answer (E)
13) Answer (B)
14) Answer (A)
15) Answer (E)
16) Answer (C)
17) Answer (E)
18) Answer (D)
19) Answer (B)
20) Answer (D)
