Directions (Qs. 1 - 21): Out of the four choices, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
1. Depository
A) Storehouse B) Finish C) Unskillfulness D) Mistrust
Sol: Depository: a place where things are stored.
Storehouse: a building used for storing goods.
Finish: bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.
Unskillfulness: a lack of coordination of movements.
Mistrust: be suspicious of; have no confidence in.
Ans: A
2. Tumulus
A) Victory B) Brave C) Grave D) Silence
Sol: Tumulus: an ancient burial mound; a barrow.
Victory: an act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or other competition.
Brave: ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage.
Grave: a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound.
Silence: complete absence of sound.
Ans: C
3. Abominable
A) Awful B) Appalling C) Admirable D) Detestable
Sol: Abominable: causing moral revulsion.
Awful: very bad or unpleasant.
Appalling: causing shock or dismay; horrific.
Admirable: arousing or deserving respect and approval.
Detestable: deserving intense dislike.
Ans: D
4. Indignant
A) Enraged B) Content C) Revert D) Surprise
Sol: Indignant: feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Enraged: very angry; furious.
Content: in a state of peaceful happiness.
Revert: return to (a previous state, practice, topic, etc.).
Surprise: an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc.
Ans: A
5. Splendid
A) Good B) Dazzling C) Enjoyable D) Infuriate
Sol: Splendid: magnificent; very impressive.
Good: to be desired or approved of.
Dazzling: extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily.
Enjoyable: giving delight or pleasure.
Infuriate: make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.
Ans: B
6. Depraved
A) Dreadful B) Reply C) Wrath D) Fervent
Sol: Depraved: morally corrupt; wicked.
Dreadful: causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.
Reply: say something in response to something someone has said.
Wrath: extreme anger.
Fervent: having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Ans: A
7. Dauntless
A) Fearless B) Careless C) Huge D) Terrible
Sol: Dauntless: showing fearlessness and determination.
Fearless: showing a lack of fear.
Careless: not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.
Huge: extremely large; enormous.
Terrible: extremely bad or serious.
Ans: A
8. Demolish
A) Respond B) Rotten C) Courageous D) Wreck
Sol: Demolish: pull or knock down (a building).
Respond: say something in reply.
Rotten: suffering from decay.
Courageous: not deterred by danger or pain; brave.
Wreck: having been wrecked.
Ans: D
9. Radiant
A) Vivid B) Inquire C) Retort D) Launch
Sol: Radiant: sending out light; shining or glowing brightly.
Vivid: producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.
Inquire: ask for information from someone.
Retort: say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner.
Launch: set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water.
Ans: A
10. Unruffled
A) Fallible B) Retort C) Launch D) Tranquil
Sol: Unruffled: not disordered or disarranged.
Fallible: capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
Retort: say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry or witty manner.
Launch: set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water.
Tranquil: free from disturbance; calm.
Ans: D
11. Bawl
A) Peaceful B) Wail C) Crash D) Immense
Sol: Bawl: shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly.
Peaceful: free from disturbance; tranquil.
Wail: cry
Crash: collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle.
Immense: extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.
Ans: B
12. Perilous
A) Gloomy B) Murky C) Hazardous D) Unlit
Sol: Perilous: full of danger or risk.
Gloomy: dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.
Murky: dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist.
Hazardous: risky; dangerous.
Unlit: not provided with lighting.
Ans: C
13. Fraudulent
A) Enact B) Counterfeit C) Finish D) Define
Sol: Fraudulent: obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially criminal deception.
Enact: make (a bill or other proposal) law.
Counterfeit: made in exact imitation of something valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud.
Finish: bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.
Define: intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed.
Ans: B
14. Topple
A) Plunge B) Clarify C) Inequity D) Contrast
Sol: Topple: overbalance or cause to overbalance and fall.
Plunge: jump or dive quickly and energetically.
Clarify: make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.
Inequity: lack of fairness or justice.
Contrast: the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
Ans: A
15. Corpulent
A) Unbiased B) Impartial C) Clarify D) Plump
Sol: Corpulent: fat
Unbiased: showing no prejudice for or against something; impartial.
Impartial: treating all rivals or disputants equally.
Clarify: make (a statement or situation) less confused and more comprehensible.
Plump: having a full rounded shape.
Ans: D
16. Procure
A) Amuse B) Recede C) Secure D) Soar
Sol: Procure: obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
Amuse: cause (someone) to find something funny.
Recede: go or move back or further away from a previous position.
Secure: fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.
Soar: fly or rise high in the air.
Ans: C
17. Abhor
A) Worthy B) Excellent C) Acquire D) Detest
Sol: Abhor: regard with disgust and hatred.
Worthy: having or showing the qualities that deserve the specified action or regard.
Excellent: extremely good; outstanding.
Acquire: buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself.
Detest: dislike intensely.
Ans: D
18. Succor
A) Assist B) Gain C) Maintain D) Believe
Sol: Succor: assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
Assist: help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work.
Gain: obtain or secure
Maintain: cause or enable
Believe: accept that (something) is true, especially without proof.
Ans: A
19. Camouflage
A) Fade B) Loathe C) Conceal D) Disappear
Sol: Camouflage: hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage.
Fade: gradually grow faint and disappear.
Loathe: feel intense dislike or disgust for.
Conceal: not allowed to be seen; hide.
Disappear: cease to be visible.
Ans: C
20. Bustle
A) Hasten B) Shroud C) Vital D) Contented
Sol: Bustle: move in an energetic and busy manner.
Hasten: be quick to do something.
Shroud: a thing that envelops or obscures something.
Vital: absolutely necessary; essential.
Contented: feeling or expressing happiness or satisfaction.
Ans: A
21. Indispensable
A) Rude B) Critical C) Indecent D) Coarse
Sol: Indispensable: absolutely necessary.
Rude: offensively impolite or bad-mannered.
Critical: expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.
Indecent: not appropriate or fitting.
Coarse: rough or harsh in texture.
Ans: B
