TISSNET 2016

high on the hog - living in luxury

funny farm - mental institution

dry run - rehearsal

dead ringer - duplicate

The answer is option B.

Lexicographer - a person who compiles dictionaries

The answer is option A.

Pharmacists, Audiologists and Statisticians are the ones who are experts in their particular field of study.

lunatic - a person who is mentally ill, foolish person

The answer is option A.

The sentence indicates that the person has already read the story. Thus, options B and D can be dismissed.

Among A and C, A is more appropriate grammatically.

Hence, the answer is option A.

Abomination is the synonym of disgrace. Mockery is the synonym of ridicule.

The answer is option D.

Since "mistakes" is a countable noun, the comparison word used should have been "fewer" instead of "lesser".

Hence, the answer is option B.

There is no error in the given sentence.

The answer is option D.

Suave, Ingratiating, and Urbane all describe someone who is polite, charming, or socially refined.

Churlish means rude, ill-mannered, or lacking refinement, which is the opposite of the other words.

Since churlish does not fit the pattern of politeness and charm, it is the odd one out.

The answer is option C.

"Stuck between a rock and a hard place" is the correct idiom which being in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally difficult choices.

Therefore, the answer is option C.

divulgence - action of revealing private information

revelation - act of revealing

dissemination - action or fact of spreading information

denial - action of denying something

Among the given options, denial is the odd one out.

The answer is option A.