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Chapter 8
Vocabulary Test
Directions: In each of the following questions
four words are given of which two are most nearly
the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two
words which are most nearly the same or opposite
in meaning and find the number of the correct
letter combination.
1.
(A) Enthralling
(B) Respecting
(C) Projecting
(D) Alluring
1) A-B
2) B-C
3) C-D
4) A-D
5) B-D
Enthrall
Allure
2.
(A) Swoop
(C) Plump
1) A-D
4) B-D
5.
Fallacy
Adage
Dictum
Endorse
6.
Frugal
Exult
Swoop
3.
Elegant
Indifferent
Indecorous
4.
Lam ent
7.
(A) Concise
(B) Elegant
(C) Indifferent
(D) Indecorous
1) B-C
2) A-C
3) A-B
4) C-D
5) B-D
Concise
(A) Acquit
(C) Forbid
1) B-C
4) B-D
Acquit
Defend
For bid
Condemn
(B) Adage
(D) Endorse
2) C-D
3) B-C
5) A-B
= a false or mistaken belief.
= a traditional phrases expressing a
general truth.
= a s hort, of ten well -known,
statement; a saying.
= to give ones approval or support to
a claim, statement, course of action.
(B) Frugal
(D) Lament
2) A-B
3) B-C
5) A-D
= to raise somebody/something to a
higher place or rank.
= using as little as poss ible of
something especially money or food.
= to show or feel great joy because of
something that has happened.
= to feel or express great sorrow or
regret for somebody/something.
(A) Surreptitious
(B) Taciturn
(C) Exaggerate
(D) Covert
1) A-D
2) A-B
3) A-C
4) B-D
5) C-D
Surreptitious = done or acting secretly or in a way
that one does not want others to
notice.
Taciturn
= saying very little; not communicating
a lot.
Exaggerate = to make something seem larger,
better, worse etc than it really is.
Covert
= concealed or secret; not open.
8.
(B) Defend
(D) Condemn
2) A-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
= to declare somebody to be not guilty
of crime etc.
= to act, speak or write in support of
somebody/something; to protect
somebody/something from harm; to
guard somebody/something
= to order s omebody not to do
something
= to say that one disapproves strongly
of somebody/something; to criticize
somebody/something
(A) Elevate
(C) Exult
1) C-D
4) B-D
Elevate
(B) Perturb
(D) Boil
2) B-C
3) A-C
5) C-D
(A) Fallacy
(C) Dictum
1) B-D
4) A-D
(A) Handy
(B) Sparse
(C) Redundant
(D) Exhausted
1) A-C
2) B-C
3) B-D
4) C-D
5) A-B
Handy
Sparse
Redundant
Exhausted
9.
(A) Timid
(C) Humane
1) A-C
4) A-D
Timid
Conceit
Humane
=
=
=
=
useful; convenient
in small amounts; thin and scattered
no longer needed
very tired
(B) Conceited
(D) Modest
2) B-D
3) B-C
5) C-D
= easily frightened; shy
= excessive pride in oneself or in
ones powers; abilities etc.
= having or showing sympathy,
kindness and understanding.
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Vocabulary Test
Modest
10.
(A) Desecrate
(C) Damage
1) B-C
4) A-D
Desecrate
Descent
12.
(A) Asinine
(C) Intelligent
1) B-C
4) A-B
Asinine
Profound
13.
(A) Vivacious
(C) Rabid
1) A-B
4) C-D
Vivacious
Weird
Rabid
Fanatic
14.
(A) Feed
(C) Hoick
1) B-D
4) A-D
Hoick
Eschew
15.
2) C-D
5) A-B
(B) Describe
(D) Descent
3) A-C
(B) Weird
(D) Fanatical
2) B-C
3) B-D
5) A-C
= having or showing a lively attractive
personality.
= odd; not usual or conventional.
= (of feeling or opinions) violent or
extreme.
= a person who is too enthusiastic
about something.
Sham bles
17.
(A) Prophetic
(C) Poor
1) A-B
4) A-D
Sterling
19.
20.
(B) Strange
(D) Sterling
2) C-D
3) B-D
5) B-C
= of excellent quality; reliable; genuine
(A) Debility
(C) Prosperity
1) A-C
4) B-C
Debility
21.
(A) Audacious
(C) Abstruse
1) A-C
4) A-B
Audacious
Venture
Abstruse
22.
(A) Encomium
(C) Eulogise
1) A-B
4) A-D
(B) Grouch
(D) Despise
2) A-C
3) A-D
5) B-D
= a sudden violent move.
= bad-tempered or complaining.
= to complain or protest in a badtempered way, usually not loudly; a
complaint or protest.
= to feel contempt for somebody/
something.
(B) Interesting
(D) Marathon
2) B-C
3) B-D
5) A-B
= dull; not romantic
= a task, event etc that lasts a long
time and requires a lot of effort or
patience.
(B) Strength
(D) Sociability
2) A-B
3) B-D
5) A-D
= physical weakness especially as a
result of illness.
(B) Venturous
(D) Silent
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
= showing a willingness to take risks.
= to take the risk of losing or failing in
something.
= difficult to understand.
(B) Extol
(D) Euphemism
2) B-C
3) B-D
5) C-D
Encomium
(B) Flexible
(D) Organised
2) B-C
3) A-C
5) A-B
(A) Prosaic
(C) Stupid
1) A-C
4) C-D
Prosaic
Marathon
(B) Avoid
(D) Eschew
2) A-B
3) A-C
5) C-D
(A) Stupendous
(B) Calm
(C) Livid
(D) Pretentious
1) B-D
2) A-D
3) A-B
4) A-C
5) B-C
(A) Shambles
(C) Periodic
1) A-D
4) C-D
Despise
(B) Profound
(D) Cruel
2) B-D
3) A-C
5) A-D
(A) Plunge
(C) Grumble
1) A-B
4) B-C
Plunge
Grouchy
Grumble
16.
18.
(A) Conversion
(B) Desistance
(C) Substitution
(D) Cessation
1) A-B
2) C-D
3) A-D
4) B-D
5) A-C
Desist
Cessation
11.
23.
(A) Recluse
(B) Pandemic
(C) Transparent
(D) Opaque
1) A-B
2) C-D
3) A-C
4) A-D
5) B-D
Recluse
Pandemic
24.
(A) Diminutive
(B) Intelligent
(C) Large
(D) Prolific
1) B-D
2) C-D
3) A-C
4) A-B
5) C-B
Diminutive
Prolific
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25.
26.
Meagre
(B) Malign
(D) Slander
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
33.
(A) Concentration
(B) Dissociation
(C) Distraction
(D) Deliberation
1) A-D
2) B-C
3) A-C
4) C-D
5) D-B
Prune
34.
Dissociate
27.
(A) Exaggeration
(B) Reiteration
(C) Imagination
(D) Repetition
1) A-D
2) B-D
3) C-D
4) B-C
5) A-B
Indelible
36.
Reiterate
28.
(A) Implies
(C) Confirms
1) C-B
4) D-C
Imply
Connote
29.
(A) Surfaced
(C) Created
1) B-A
4) C-D
Nurture
30.
(A) Expanded
(C) Shrunk
1) A-D
4) B-C
Facilitate
Proclaim
31.
(B) Nurtured
(D) Developed
2) B-C
3) C-A
5) B-D
= to help the
something
devel opment
(A) Intangible
(C) Vast
1) C-A
4) B-A
Intangible
37.
(A) Withstand
(C) Hot
1) A-B
4) B-D
38.
(A) Perky
(C) Honest
1) A-B
4) B-D
39.
(A) Reverie
(C) Serene
1) A-D
3) C-D
4) A-B
Withstand
(B) Long
(D) Interfering
B-C
3) C-D
B-D
(B) Steady
(D) Outlandish
B-D
3) C-D
A-C
(B) Climate
(D) Surrender
2) B-C
3) A-D
5) C-D
= to resist something
(B) Lively
(D) Kind
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-C
= lively and cheerful
(B) Stirring
(D) Fascination
2) B-D
5) B-C
Serene
Stirring
Reverie
40.
(A) Pandemonium
(B) Scramble
(C) Wriggle
(D) Order
1) A-B
2) B-C
3) C-D
4) A-D
5) A-C
Pandemonium = wil d and nois y disorder or
confusion.
Scramble
= an act of walking or climbing with
difficulty or over rough ground.
Wriggle
= to twist and turn with quick short
movements.
(B) Proclaimed
(D) Facilitated
2) B-D
3) C-D
5) A-C
(B) Restless
(D) Meagre
2) C-D
3) C-B
5) B-D
(B) Stiff
(D) Soapy
2) A-D
3) A-C
5) C-D
Wobbly
of
(A) Interminable
(C) Endless
1) A-C
2)
4) A-B
5)
(A) Wobbly
(C) Slight
1) A-B
2)
4) B-C
5)
Perky
(A) Indelible
(B) Erasable
(C) Insignificant
(D) Temporary
1) A-C
2) C-B
3) A-B
4) B-D
5) C-D
Indelible
32.
(B) Leads
(D) Connotes
2) A-D
3) B-A
5) D-B
(A) Fixed
(C) Indelible
1) A-B
4) B-C
Stiff
35.
(A) Cutting
(B) Establishing
(C) Transferring
(D) Pruning
1) A-B
2) C-D
3) B-C
4) A-C
5) A-D
41.
(A) Stimulate
(C) Facilitate
(B) Apprehend
(D) Understand
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1) A-B
4) B-D
Stimulate
Facilitate
Apprehend
2) B-C
5) C-D
3) A-C
42.
(A) Dense
(C) Pristine
1) B-C
4) A-C
43.
(A) Prolixity
(B) Brevity
(C) Agreement
(D) Proposition
1) A-B
2) B-C
3) C-D
4) A-C
5) A-D
Pristine
49.
(B) Graze
(D) Fresh
2) C-D
3) B-A
5) B-D
50.
51.
(A) Suffuse
(C) Fight
1) B-C
4) A-D
Suffuse
Deplete
45.
(A) Forensic
(C) Leaflike
1) A-C
4) B-C
Forensic
Delectable
46.
(B) Delectable
(D) Charming
2) B-D
3) A-D
5) A-B
= connected with the scientific tests
used by the police when trying to
solve a crime.
= extremely pleasant to taste, smell
or look at.
(A) Benevolent
(B) Alarming
(C) Charitable
(D) Stupendous
1) A-B
2) B-C
3) C-D
4) A-C
5) B-D
Benevolent = kind, helpful and generous
Stupendous = extremely l arge or impres sive,
especially greater or better than you
expect.
47.
(A) Convenient
(B) Intolerant
(C) Enduring
(D) Protestant
1) A-B
2) A-C
3) B-C
4) B-D
5) C-D
Enduring
48.
(A) Eject
(C) Mark
1) B-D
4) A-B
Spout
Eject
Flourish
= to be succes sf ul , active
widespread; to prosper
(A) Refuse
(C) Lurk
1) A-C
4) B-C
(A) Delirious
(C) Curt
1) A-B
4) B-D
Curt
Gracious
52.
53.
(A) Doleful
(C) Laughable
1) A-C
4) C-D
Doleful
Slothful
Terrible
Laughable
54.
or
(B) Discourage
(D) Hide
2) C-D
3) B-D
5) A-D
= to be or stay hidden especially when
waiting to attack or appear.
(B) Confluent
(D) Gracious
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
= extremely excited and happy
= the place where two rivers flow
together and become one
= (of a persons manner or behaviour)
appearing rude because very few
words are used, or becaus e
something is done in a very quick
way
= (of people or behaviour) kind, polite
and generous , es pecial ly to
somebody of a lower social position
(A) Punishment
(B) Divergence
(C) Confluence
(D) Confidence
1) B-C
2) B-D
3) C-D
4) A-B
5) A-C
Diverge
(B) Slothful
(D) Terrible
2) B-C
3) B-D
5) A-D
= sad; miserable
= lazy
= very unpleasant or serious causing
one to feel very unhappy or upset
= causing people to laugh; ridiculous
(A) Dormant
(B) Active
(C) Inconsequential
(D) Antiquated
1) A-B
2) A-C
3) A-D
4) B-C
5) C-D
Inconsequential = unimportant or irrelevant; trivial
Antiquated
= old-fashioned and no longer
appropriate
55.
(B) Spread
(D) Spout
2) A-C
3) B-C
5) A-D
= a stream of liquid coming out of
somewhere with great force.
= to push something out suddenly and
with a lot of force.
Delirious
Confluence
(B) Deplete
(D) Delay
2) C-D
3) A-C
5) A-B
(B) Thrive
(D) Arrange
2) A-D
3) C-D
5) B-D
Thrive
Lur k
Prolix
44.
(A) Push
(C) Flourish
1) A-C
4) B-C
(A) Ailing
(B) Pessimist
(C) Indispensed
(D) Stylish
1) C-D
2) B-C
3) A-B
4) A-C
5) B-D
Ailing
Pessimist
56.
(A) Transferable
(B) Unimpressive
(C) Estimable
(D) Equitable
1) A-B
2) B-D
3) B-C
4) A-D
5) C-D
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57.
(A) Prompt
(C) Finery
1) A-B
4) A-D
64.
(B) Doubtful
(D) Doctrinaire
2) B-D
3) C-D
5) B-C
(A) Articulate
(C) Senseless
1) C-B
4) D-C
Decipher
Finery
58.
(A) Census
(B) Censure
(C) Reprimand
(D) Universe
1) A-B
2) A-D
3) A-C
4) B-C
5) C-D
Censure
Reprimand
59.
(A) Reason
(C) Valid
1) A-D
4) C-D
Discernible
Perceptible
60.
61.
Alleviate
62.
(B) Discernible
(D) Perceptible
2) B-C
3) A-C
5) B-D
66.
Vital
(A) Defer
(C) Prefer
1) B-C
4) B-D
Defer
Dispute
68.
69.
70.
(A) Waive
(C) Pursue
1) A-B
4) C-A
Waive
Reiterate
63.
(A) Refurbish
(C) Innovate
1) C-A
4) B-A
Refurbish
Innovate
Renovate
(B) Furnish
(D) Renovate
2) C-D
3) C-B
5) A-D
= to restore and decorate a building
etc; to develop and improve
something
= to make changes; to introduce new
ideas, methods etc.
= to get old buildings back into good
condition
Speculate
Pursue
71.
(B) Trivial
(D) Site
2) B-D
3) A-C
5) B-C
= of little importance; concerned with
unimportant things.
= essential to the existence, success
or operation of something
(B) Dispute
(D) Challenge
2) A-C
3) B-A
5) C-D
= to delay something until a later time;
to postpone something
= to question whether something is
true or valid
(A) Consequence
(C) Influence
1) D-C
2)
4) A-C
5)
(A) Rebuke
(C) Praise
1) A-B
2)
4) C-D
5)
Rebuke
(A) Reiteration
(B) Honouring
(C) Reverberation
(D) Hollow
1) A-C
2) B-C
3) C-D
4) A-B
5) B-D
= to repeat something that has already
been said especially for emphasis
Reverberate = to be repeated several times as an
echo.
(A) Focus
(C) Vital
1) A-B
4) C-D
Trivial
67.
(A) Moderate
(B) Easy
(C) Significant
(D) Strenuous
1) B-D
2) A-B
3) A-C
4) B-C
5) C-D
Strenuous
(A) Mitigation
(B) Risking
(C) Appreciation
(D) Alleviation
1) C-A
2) C-D
3) A-D
4) A-B
5) B-D
Mitigate
65.
(A) Critical
(B) Space
(C) Concourse
(D) Courtyard
1) A-D
2) B-D
3) C-D
4) B-C
5) A-B
Concourse
Articulate
(B) Decipher
(D) Decode
2) A-D
3) B-A
5) D-B
(B) Potential
(D) Ability
B-D
3) B-C
D-A
(B) Oppose
(D) Distrust
B-C
3) C-A
B-D
(B) Speculate
(D) Revise
2) C-B
3) D-C
5) D-B
= to choose not to insist on something
in a particular case even though one
has a legal or official right to do so.
= to guess
= to do, have or take part in something
(A) Contrary
(B) Compatible
(C) Incomparable
(D) Ambiguous
1) A-B
2) B-C
3) C-D
4) A-C
5) B-D
Contrary
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Vocabulary Test
72.
(A) Pliable
(C) Flexible
1) A-D
4) C-D
Pliable
Viable
73.
Endorse
(A) Repeat
(C) Retaliate
1) B-D
4) A-B
(B) Reverberate
(D) Reciprocate
2) C-D
3) A-C
5) B-C
75.
(A) Ecstasy
(B) Depression
(C) Intoxication
(D) Compression
1) A-B
2) B-D
3) B-C
4) C-D
5) None of these
Ecstasy
Intoxicate
Compress
76.
(A) Tranquillity
(B) Loyalty
(C) Calamity
(D) Uproar
1) A-C
2) B-D
3) B-C
4) C-D
5) A-D
Tranquillity = quietness and peacefulness
Calamity
= an event that causes great harm or
damage; a disaster
Uproar
= a lot of noise made by peopl e
shouting, especially because they
are angry.
77.
(A) Vilification
(B) Nullification
(C) Denigration
(D) Falsifiction
1) A-B
2) B-C
3) A-C
4) B-D
5) A-D
Vilify
Nullify
Denigrate
Falsify
78.
(A) Contingent
(B) Permissive
(C) Confirmed
(D) Endorsed
1) B-A
2) C-A
3) C-B
4) B-D
5) D-C
Contingent
74.
(B) Dependable
(D) Viable
2) B-C
3) B-D
5) A-C
(A) Opaque
(B) Translucent
(C) Transverse
(D) Transvestite
1) A-D
2) B-D
3) C-A
4) B-A
5) None of these
Opaque
79.
(A) Exorbitant
(C) Quick
1) C-D
4) C-B
(B) Expeditious
(D) Quest
2) A-B
3) A-D
5) None of these
Exorbitant
80.
(A) Explicit
(C) Introvert
1) A-B
4) A-D
Explicit
Cautious
Introvert
81.
(A) Fearful
(C) Hostile
1) B-D
4) B-C
Hostile
Amicable
82.
83.
(A) Unite
(C) Separate
1) A-C
4) B-D
(A) Loud
(C) Salient
1) A-C
4) A-D
Prominent
Salient
Legible
84.
(A) Fraud
(C) Guilty
1) A-C
4) A-D
Barbarian
85.
(A) Instigate
(C) Construe
1) A-C
4) B-D
(B) Cautious
(D) Clear
2) B-D
3) A-C
5) C-D
= clear and easy to understand
= careful
= a person who is more interested in
her or his own thoughts and
feelings than in things outs ide
herself or himself, and is often shy
and unwill ing to take part in
activities with others
(B) Beautiful
(D) Amicable
2) C-D
3) A-B
5) A-D
= very unfriendly or aggressive and
ready to fight and argue
= done or achieved in a polite or
friendly way and without arguing
2)
5)
2)
5)
(B) Association
(D) Distant
A-B
3) B-C
A-D
(B) Prominent
(D) Legible
B-D
3) C-D
B-C
(B) Barbarian
(D) Civilized
2) A-B
3) B-D
5) C-D
= uncivil ized; showing a lack of
education and good manners.
(B) Enquire
(D) Interpret
2) A-B
3) C-D
5) A-D
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86.
(A) Superficial
(B) Superfluous
(C) Enlightened
(D) Surplus
1) A-C
2) A-B
3) B-C
4) B-D
5) A-D
Superficial = not thorough, deep or complete
Superfluous = more than is needed or wanted
Enlightened = free from prejudice, false beliefs etc;
having
or
s howing
an
understanding of what the current
situation requires , rather than
following conventional thought.
87.
(A) Appalling
(C) Perturbed
1) A-B
4) A-D
Appalling
Sinister
Perturb
88.
(B) Sinister
(D) Threatening
2) B-D
3) A-C
5) D-C
= shocking; extremely bad
= suggesting evil, or that something
bad may happen
= to make somebody very worried; to
disturb somebody
(A) Imprison
(B) Torture
(C) Excruciating
(D) Extract
1) B-D
2) B-C
3) A-B
4) C-D
5) A-C
Imprison
= to put or keep somebody in prison
Excruciating= intens el y
painful;
mentall y
agonising; very embarrassing
Extract
= to take or get something out usually
with effort or by force
89.
(A) Pertinent
(C) Irrelevant
1) A-C
4) A-D
Pertinent
90.
(A) Consent
(C) Emerging
1) A-C
4) A-D
Consent
Nascent
Emerging
91.
(A) Elated
(C) Explicit
1) A-B
4) A-D
Elated
Eccentric
Explicit
92.
= relevant to something
(B) Nascent
(D) Insecure
2) B-D
3) B-C
5) A-B
= agreement; permission
= beginning to exist; not yet fully
developed
= developing
and
becoming
noticeable, important or prominent
(B) Eccentric
(D) Abnormal
2) B-D
3) A-C
5) D-C
= very happy, excited or proud
= unusual; not conventional or normal
= clearly and fully expressed
(A) Purposefully
(B) Inaccurately
(C) Inadvertently
(D) Unchangeably
1) A-C
2) A-B
3) B-C
4) B-D
5) A-D
Inadvertent = not
done
intentionally
94.
(A) Germane
(C) Reliable
1) B-D
4) C-D
95.
(A) Disciple
(C) Academy
1) A-C
4) B-D
Germane
Disciple
Martyr
96.
(A) Magnetic
(C) Valued
1) C-D
4) B-C
Cherish
Forlorn
deliberately
(B) Student
(D) Martyr
2) C-D
3) B-C
5) A-B
= a follower of a religious, political,
artistic etc leader or teacher
= a person who is killed or made to
suffer greatly because of her of his
religious or other beliefs
(B) Cherished
(D) Forlorn
2) A-B
3) B-D
5) A-D
= to keep a feeling or an idea in ones
mind or heart and think of it with
pleasure.
= unhappy and lonely or abandoned
(A) Ordinary
(C) Custom
1) A-B
4) A-D
98.
(A) Damaged
(B) Hurried
(C) Condemned
(D) Measured
1) A-B
2) C-D
3) B-D
4) B-C
5) A-D
99.
(A) Remote
(C) Secluded
1) B-C
4) C-D
Vague
Measured
Secluded
Apparent
or
(B) Generate
(D) Irrelevant
2) B-C
3) A-B
5) A-D
97.
(B) Impolite
(D) Insecure
2) B-D
3) C-D
5) B-C
(A) Abundance
(B) Incomparable
(C) Projection
(D) Plethora
1) A-C
2) A-B
3) C-D
4) B-D
5) A-D
Plethora
93.
(B) Vague
(D) Exceptional
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
= not clearly expressed or perceived
(B) Troubled
(D) Apparent
2) A-D
3) B-D
5) A-C
= not visited or seen by many people;
away from the company of others
= clearly seen or understood; obvious
307
Vocabulary Test
Repudiate
(B) Deliberate
(D) Occasional
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
= constantly occurring
(B) Chaotic
(D) Diseased
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-B
= having or showing an interest in sad
or unpleasant things, especially
disease or death.
(B) Enormous
(D) Imitation
2) A-B
3) B-C
5) B-D
= physically weak or delicate; easily
damaged or broken; morally weak
= not genuine; pretended or insincere
(B) Terse
(D) Immense
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
= very busy; full of activity and
excitement
= using few words and perhaps not
friendly or polite
= extremely large or great
(B) Pious
(D) Livid
1) A-B
4) B-C
Ominous
Pious
Livid
2) A-C
5) B-D
3) A-D
Intervene
(B) Iniquitous
(D) Stupidity
2) B-C
3) A-B
5) A-C
= to make somebody extremely angry
and annoyed
= very unfair or wicked
(B) Penitence
(D) Regret
2) B-C
3) B-D
5) A-D
= to make a way into or through
something
= sorrow or regret for having done
something wrong
= very cheerful and friendly
(B) Spiritual
(D) Gentle
2) B-D
3) C-D
5) A-C
= wild or fierce; cruel or very violent
= the state of being nearl y
unconscious or not fully aware of
what is happening, caused by
shock, drugs, alcohol etc.
2)
5)
2)
5)
(B) Contradictory
(D) Vigilant
B-C
3) C-D
A-D
(B) Design
(D) Intervene
B-C
3) C-D
A-C
(B) Decipher
(D) Involve
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
= to involve something as a necessary
or inevitable part or consequences
(B) Stewed
(D) Tidy
2) B-D
3) A-B
5) C-D
308
Unkempt
Tidy
(B) Whet
(D) Stimulate
2) B-D
3) A-B
5) B-C
(B) Witty
(D) Eccentric
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
= full of clever humour.
= crazy or odd; mad
(B) Pesky
(D) Abhorring
2) C-D
3) A-C
5) B-C
= vigorous, healthy and strong
= causing trouble; annoying
= to feel hatred and disgus t for
somebody/something especially for
moral reasons
(B) Hurled
(D) Unchecked
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
= to keep ones feelings etc under
control; to restrain something
= to throw s omething/s omebody
violently in a particular direction
(B) Nomadic
(D) Shameless
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
= a person who does not stay long in
one place
= to become red in the face because
of shame, embarrassment etc.
(B) Courage
(D) Identity
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
= to prevent something from getting
out of control; to restrain something
(B) Ornamentation
(D) Attachments
1) A-D
4) A-C
126. (A) Eagerly
(C) Vigorously
1) A-C
4) A-B
127. (A) Spurious
(C) Attested
1) A-D
4) B-D
Spurious
2) B-D
5) B-C
2)
5)
2)
5)
3) C-D
(B) Radically
(D) Severely
B-D
3) B-C
C-D
B) Authorised
D) Genuine
A-C
3) A-B
B-C
2)
5)
2)
5)
(B) Intuition
(D) Innovation
A-C
3) A-D
B-D
(B) Gigantic
(D) Munificent
A-C
3) A-D
B-D
Disgorge
Deception
(B) Disgorged
(D) Deception
2) A-C
3) A-B
5) C-D
= to injure or damage somebody/
s omething very severely by
breaking or tearing off a necessary
part
= to pour people or things out in a
great mass.
= the action of making somebody
believe something is not true.
309
Vocabulary Test
Flamboyant = tending to attract attention; very
confident and noticeable
Extravagant = willing to use more of something
especially money, than is necessary
or appropriate
Cunning
= clever at deceiving people
Concomitant = accompanying; happening at the
same time as something else
L ew d
Liaison
(B) Lewd
(D) Dull
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
= express ing strong emotion or
enthusiasm especially in poetry, art
music etc.
= treating or referring to sex in a crude
or offensive way.
= a close working rel ations hip
involving communication between
groups of people, units of an
organisation etc.
(B) Odour
(D) Sarcastic
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
= a strong, usually unpleasant, smell
= a distinctive, usually unpleasant,
smell.
= sharply critical; very sarcastic
= using or expressing remarks that
imply the opposite of what they
appear to mean and are intended to
upset or mock somebody.
(B) Vague
(D) Denudation
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
= producing much money; profitable
= not specific or exact
= easily heard, seen, felt or
understood; definite
= to make something bare; to take the
covering off something
Exquisite
Delicate
Tempting
Berserk
(B) Delicate
(D) Berserk
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
= extremely beautiful or delicate;
finely or skilfully made or done
= very carefully made or formed; fine
= attractive; inviting
= out of control with anger
(B) Amuse
(D) Confuse
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
= to make somebody laugh or smile
= made stupid; confused
(B) Clamour
(D) Penalise
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
Clamour
(B) Sceptic
(D) Sane
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
= slightly mad; crazy
= a person who doubts that a claim,
statements etc is true
= strong and firm
= having a normal healthy mind; not
mad
(B) Offensive
(D) Brisk
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
= very strange; not at all logical
= quick; active; busy
Effeminate
(B) Immoral
(D) Agonising
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
(B) Folded
(D) Washed
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
= dirty
(B) Invigorating
(D) Depicting
2) C-D
3) B-D
5) B-C
= cool and fresh; invigorating
= to show or represent somebody/
something as a picture
= to make somebody feel more lively
and healthy
= to become gradually less or smaller
310
(B) Beatitude
(D) Insistence
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
= the action of claiming or stating
something forcefully
= great happiness; blessedness
= causing a feeling of strong dislike
or disgust
= not allowing refusal or opposition;
tending to demand something
forcefully, not accepting a refusal
Harness
Hat ch
(B) Diligence
(D) Nadir
2) B-D
3) C-D
5) A-C
= extremely bad; extreme; very great
= steady effort; careful hard work
(B) Avoid
(D) Hatch
2) A-C
3) A-D
5) B-D
= to escape somebody/something
especially by a clever trick; to avoid
somebody/something
= to control and use a natural force to
produce electrical power etc.
= to come out of an egg.
(B) Gorgeous
(D) Ability
2) A-D
3) B-C
5) B-D
= moving slowly and involving very
little physical effort
= giving pleasure and satisfaction;
wonderful
= an ability; a skill at performing some
special task
(B) Aura
(D) Decrease
1) A-B
4) A-D
Testimony
Aura
Augment
Epicure
Enumerate
2) B-C
5) B-D
3) C-D
(B) Baffle
(D) Enumerate
2) A-C
3) A-D
5) B-D
= to confuse or embarrass somebody
= to be too difficult or strange for
somebody to understand, solve or
explain
= a person who takes a special
interest in and gets great pleasure
from food and drink
= to name things on a list one by one.
Twirl
(B) Wrath
(D) Twirl
2) A-C
3) A-D
5) C-D
= showing or feeling a lack of interest,
enthusiasm or concern
= great concern
= to move or make somebody/
something move quickly round and
round
= to spin something
(B) Testimony
(D) Recitation
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
= a duty or responsibility for doing
something
= a thing that is evidence of or
demonstrates something
= an act of saying a series of things
aloud.
311
Vocabulary Test
Whiff
(B) Harass
(D) Defame
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) A-D
(B) Glorious
(D) Natural
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
Fragile
Eloquent
Equivocal
Effeminate
(B) Traverse
(D) Sordid
2) B-C
3) A-B
5) A-C
(B) Impotent
(D) Eloquent
2) B-D
3) C-D
5) A-B
(B) Flimsy
(D) Waste
2) B-C
3) C-D
5) B-D
= strength or intensity of feeling;
enthusiasm
= light and thin; weak; not convincing
= to waste something foolishly
Answers
1. 4;
2. 3;
3. 5;
4. 4;
5. 3;
6. 1;
7. 1;
8. 1;
9. 2;
10. 4;
11. 3;
12. 3;
13. 4;
14. 1;
15. 5;
16. 1;
17. 2;
18. 4;
19. 5;
20. 2;
21. 4;
22. 2;
23. 2;
24. 3;
25. 4;
26. 3;
27. 2;
28. 2;
same
same
opposite
opposite
same
opposite
same
opposite
opposite
same
same
opposite
same
same
opposite
opposite
opposite
same
opposite
opposite
same
same
opposite
opposite
same
opposite
same
same
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
5;
5;
3;
2;
5;
1;
1;
1;
3;
1;
5;
4;
4;
2;
1;
5;
2;
4;
3;
5;
4;
2;
3;
1;
5;
1;
3;
3;
same
opposite
opposite
opposite
same
same
same
opposite
opposite
same
opposite
opposite
same
same
same
opposite
same
same
opposite
same
same
same
opposite
opposite
opposite
opposite
same
opposite
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
74.
75.
76.
77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
82.
83.
84.
1;
4;
5;
3;
3;
1;
5;
5;
1;
5;
4;
2;
3;
4;
1;
5;
5;
4;
1;
5;
3;
4;
4;
4;
2;
1;
3;
3;
opposite
same
same
same
same
same
same
same
opposite
opposite
same
same
opposite
opposite
opposite
same
same
same
opposite
opposite
same
opposite
same
same
opposite
opposite
same
opposite
312
85. 3; same
86. 4; same
87. 4; same
88. 2; same
89. 1; opposite
90. 3; same
91. 2; same
92. 5; same
93. 1; opposite
94. 5; opposite
95. 5; same
96. 4; same
97. 4; opposite
98. 3; opposite
99. 5; same
100. 4; same
101. 5; same
102. 2; opposite
103. 2; same
104. 3; opposite
105. 4; same
106. 1; same
107. 3; opposite
108. 4; opposite
109. 2; same
110. 5; opposite
111. 1; same
112. 3; same
4;
4;
1;
3;
5;
2;
2;
3;
5;
4;
3;
4;
3;
2;
1;
2;
2;
4;
1;
3;
5;
1;
5;
3;
2;
4;
1;
opposite
opposite
same
same
opposite
same
same
same
same
opposite
opposite
same
same
same
opposite
opposite
same
same
opposite
opposite
same
same
opposite
same
opposite
same
same
140.
141.
142.
143.
144.
145.
146.
147.
148.
149.
150.
151.
152.
153.
154.
155.
156.
157.
158.
159.
160.
161.
162.
163.
164.
165.
166.
4;
3;
2;
5;
4;
2;
3;
1;
5;
5;
2;
3;
1;
4;
4;
3;
1;
2;
5;
4;
2;
5;
3;
1;
1;
5;
3;
opposite
same
same
opposite
opposite
opposite
opposite
same
same
same
opposite
opposite
same
same
same
opposite
same
opposite
same
same
opposite
same
opposite
same
opposite
opposite
same