SSC CGL 2017– English quiz
Directions (1-10): In these questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the word given in the question.
Q1. Augury
(a) dispute
(b) altar
(c) place of refuge
(d) omen
Q2. Ecstasy
(a) exhausted
(b) strong
(c) joy
(d) greed
Q3. Effusion
(a) shocking
(b) exclamation
(c) compensation
(d) pouring forth
Q4. Emancipate
(a) set free
(b) exist
(c) correct morally
(d) restrain
Q5. Enigma
(a) reply
(b) puzzling
(c) praise
(d) lowest point
Q6. Eulogistic
(a) prank
(b) wanderer
(c) well-settled
(d) praising
Q7. Carcass
(a) mind
(b) association
(c) soul
(d) dead body
Q8. Contingency
(a) autonomous
(b) independence
(c) originality
(d) occurrence
Q9. Gluttony
(a) satisfaction
(b) beatitude
(c) sadness
(d) greedy
Q10. Ingenuous
(a) sly
(b) honest
(c) wily
(d) prepare
