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. JOCOSE
(a) Farcical
(b) Morose
(c) Serious
(d) Solemn
(a) Slander
(b) Indolent
(c) Conjugal
(d) Nummular
Q3. MELANCHOLY
(a) Berate
(b) Eulogy
(c) Dejected
(d) Ecstasy
Q4. ONSLAUGHT
(a) Helpful
(b) Attack
(c) Nacreous
(d) Augury
Q5. CELERITY
(a) Deluge
(b) Secede
(c) Lassitude
(d) Agility
Q6. LACONIC
(a) Calumny
(b) Verbose
(c) Succinct
(d) Annul
Q7. COGITATE
(a) Primeval
(b) Ponder
(c) Clemency
(d) Peevish
Q8. FELICITY
(a) Prosperity
(b) Honesty
(c) Bliss
(d) Sorrow
Q9. MOTILITY
(a) Movement
(b) Veteran
(c) Amenable
(d) Berate
Q10. NOXIOUS
(a) Nitwit
(b) Connubial
(c) Baneful
(d) Repeal
Q11. CHOLERIC
(a) Retinue
(b) Cloister
(c) Irascible
(d) Lucid
Q12. CONNUBIAL
(a) Conjugal
(b) Abjure
(c) Perjury
(d) Surmise
Q13. ENUMERATE
(a) neglect
(b) identify
(c) vague
(d) conceal
Q14. CRUSADER
(a) dabbler
(b) fanatic
(c) nonmilitant
(d) dilettante
Q15. VIVID
(a) visual
(b) ambiguous
(c) equivocal
(d) vague
Answers
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. JOCOSE -> full of jokes, wit, jocular, humorous
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. LACKADAISICAL -> lacking life, spirit or zest
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. MELANCHOLY -> a gloomy, sorrowful state of mind
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. ONSLAUGHT -> a violent attack; an overwhelming outpouring
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. CELERITY -> swiftness, agility
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. LACONIC -> very brief and to the point
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. COGITATE -> to give serious consideration / thought
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. FELICITY -> intense happiness.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. MOTILITY -> ability to move spontaneously
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. NOXIOUS -> harmful to the health, harmful to the mind or morals.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. CHOLERIC -> hot tempered
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. CONNUBIAL -> pertaining to marriage
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. ENUMERATE ->to name (things) one after another in a list
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. CRUSADER ->one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. VIVID ->producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
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. JOCOSE
(a) Farcical
(b) Morose
(c) Serious
(d) Solemn
(a) Slander
(b) Indolent
(c) Conjugal
(d) Nummular
Q3. MELANCHOLY
(a) Berate
(b) Eulogy
(c) Dejected
(d) Ecstasy
Q4. ONSLAUGHT
(a) Helpful
(b) Attack
(c) Nacreous
(d) Augury
Q5. CELERITY
(a) Deluge
(b) Secede
(c) Lassitude
(d) Agility
Q6. LACONIC
(a) Calumny
(b) Verbose
(c) Succinct
(d) Annul
Q7. COGITATE
(a) Primeval
(b) Ponder
(c) Clemency
(d) Peevish
Q8. FELICITY
(a) Prosperity
(b) Honesty
(c) Bliss
(d) Sorrow
Q9. MOTILITY
(a) Movement
(b) Veteran
(c) Amenable
(d) Berate
Q10. NOXIOUS
(a) Nitwit
(b) Connubial
(c) Baneful
(d) Repeal
Q11. CHOLERIC
(a) Retinue
(b) Cloister
(c) Irascible
(d) Lucid
Q12. CONNUBIAL
(a) Conjugal
(b) Abjure
(c) Perjury
(d) Surmise
Q13. ENUMERATE
(a) neglect
(b) identify
(c) vague
(d) conceal
Q14. CRUSADER
(a) dabbler
(b) fanatic
(c) nonmilitant
(d) dilettante
Q15. VIVID
(a) visual
(b) ambiguous
(c) equivocal
(d) vague
Answers
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. JOCOSE -> full of jokes, wit, jocular, humorous
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. LACKADAISICAL -> lacking life, spirit or zest
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. MELANCHOLY -> a gloomy, sorrowful state of mind
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. ONSLAUGHT -> a violent attack; an overwhelming outpouring
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. CELERITY -> swiftness, agility
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. LACONIC -> very brief and to the point
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. COGITATE -> to give serious consideration / thought
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. FELICITY -> intense happiness.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. MOTILITY -> ability to move spontaneously
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. NOXIOUS -> harmful to the health, harmful to the mind or morals.
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. CHOLERIC -> hot tempered
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. CONNUBIAL -> pertaining to marriage
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. ENUMERATE ->to name (things) one after another in a list
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. CRUSADER ->one who is intensely or excessively devoted to a cause
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. VIVID ->producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description
