Directions (1-15): In the following questions a word is given followed by four alternatives. Select the alternative that conveys the same meaning as the word given.
Q1. ABYSMALLY
(a) Platonism
(b) shoal
(c) profound
(d) shallow
Q2. INTERMITTENT
(a) continual
(b) continuous
(c) incessant
(d) constant
Q3. MASSACRE
(a) Extent
(b) butchery
(c) Trustee
(d) Sinecure
Q4. ANXIETY
(a) heckle
(b) lose
(c) agitation
(d) unconcern
Q5. RHETORIC
(a) conciseness
(b) inarticulateness
(c) quiet
(d) fustian
Q6. ECCLESIASTICAL
(a) churchly
(b) nonchurch
(c) Maxim
(d) Brewery
Q7. INNOCUOUS
(a) Harmless
(b) Harmful
(c) Useful
(d) Abominable
Q8. ZENITH
(a) gibbous
(b) apex
(c) bottom
(d) nadir
Q9. FABLED
(a) mythical
(b) existent
(c) authentic
(d) factual
Q10. FIASCO
(a) winner
(b) success
(c) blockbuster
(d) catastrophe
Q11. VERBOSE
(a) terse
(b) concise
(c) pleonastic
(d) pithy
Q12. CLINCHED
(a) muddy
(b) confuse
(c) unsettle
(d) determine
Q13. VAMOOSE
(a) scat
(b) stay
(c) wait
(d) continue
Q14. OBSTINATE
(a) Mischievous
(b) Unyielding
(c) Foolish
(d) Unreasonable
Q15. Plausible
(a) Manageable
(b) Seemingly true
(c) Pleasing taste
(d) Cannot be proved
Answers
1-(c) ABYSMALLY -> extremely poor or bad
2-(a) INTERMITTENT -> starting, stopping, and starting again : not constant or steady
3-(b) MASSACRE -> the violent killing of many people
4-(c) ANXIETY -> fear or nervousness about what might happen
5-(d) RHETORIC -> language that is intended to influence people and that may not be honest or reasonable
6-(a) ECCLESIASTICAL -> of or relating to the Christian church or clergy
7-(a) INNOCUOUS -> not harmful or offensive.
8-(b) ZENITH -> the strongest or most successful period of time
9-(a) FABLED -> told about in old stories
10-(d) FIASCO -> something that has failed
11-(c) VERBOSE -> using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea
12-(d) CLINCHED -> to make final, definite, or beyond dispute
13-(a) VAMOOSE -> depart hurriedly.
14-(b) OBSTINATE ->Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion
15-(b) PLAUSIBLE -> Seeming responsible or probable
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