SNAP 2015 Question Paper

Synonym of inclement is stormy.

The opposite of taciturn is talkative and garrulous means excessive talkative.

Judicial activism is the exercise of the power of judicial review to set aside government acts.

Propensity and tendency are synonyms of each other and so among the given options, in option C audacity and impudence are synonyms of one another.

Tepid is slightly warm while hot means very warm. Similarly, joy means happiness and ecstasy means extremely happy.

Lampoon means to publicly criticize someone or something by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.

Satire is the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Ridicule is the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.

The parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

Euphemism is a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Maxim is a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.

Aphorism is a pithy observation which contains a general truth.

A dictum is a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

Force is the strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Intimidation is the act of intimidating someone or the state of being intimidated.

Shakedown means a thorough search of a person or place.

Bleak means charmless and inhospitable.

The correct form of persistent used should be persistence.

The correct option is B which is better we liked it.