Directions (Qs. 1 - 25): In the following questions, a group of four words is given. In the group, one word is incorrectly spelt. Find the incorrectly spelt word.
1. A) Carouse B) Abnegasion C) Pandemonium D) Acrimonious
Explanation:
Carouse: drink alcohol and enjoy oneself with others in a noisy, lively way.
Abnegation: the action of renouncing or rejecting something.
Pandemonium: wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
Acrimonious: angry and bitter.
Ans: B
2. A) Bercerk B) Ostracize C) Archetype D) Sporadic
Explanation:
Berserk: out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied.
Ostracize: exclude from a society or group.
Archetype: a prototype; an original which has been imitated.
Sporadic: occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.
Ans: A
3. A) Emancipation B) Obiesance C) Camaraderie D) Aggrandize
Explanation:
Emancipation: the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
Obeisance: deferential respect.
Camaraderie: the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability.
Aggrandize: enhance power, wealth or status
Ans: B
4. A) Anachronistic B) Sanguine C) Egrigious D) Idiosyncratic
Explanation:
Anachronistic: misplaced chronologically
Sanguine: Optimistic
Egregious: reprehensible or outrageously bad
Idiosyncratic: something peculiar to an individual
Ans: C
5. A) Polemics B) Pertinacious C) Salience D) Lecentious
Explanation: Polemics: The practice of engaging in a controversial debate
Pertinacious: someone who is stubbornly unyielding
Salience: The quality of being particularly noticeable or important
Licentious: someone who is promiscuous
Ans: D
6. A) Phligmatic B) Goliath C) Quotidian D) Ferment
Explanation:
Phlegmatic: expressing little or no emotion
Goliath: A person or thing that is very large or powerful.
Quotidian: something that is of daily occurrence
Ferment: A state of political or social excitement and confusion
Ans: A
7. A) Cannote B) Sanctimonious C) Heyday D) Ubiquitous
Explanation:
Connote: To suggest a feeling, an idea, etc.
Sanctimonious: pretense of being morally pious to exhibit moral superiority
Heyday: The period of a person’s or thing’s greatest success
Ubiquitous: omnipresent or existing everywhere
Ans: A
8. A) Destroy B) Solipcism C) Dangerous D) Vicissitude
Explanation:
Dangerous: Something which is likely to cause injury
Solipsism: the philosophical theory that only the self-existence is known and all that exists
Destroy: To damage something so badly that it can no longer be used or no longer exists
Vicissitude: an unwelcome or unpleasant change in circumstances or fortune
Ans: B
9. A) Bereft B) Adversity C) Vocifereous D) Adherent
Explanation:
Bereft: Deprived of or lacking
Adherent: Follower
Vociferous: something or someone who is offensively/ conspicuously loud.
Adversity: Misfortune
Ans: C
10. A) Aleviate B) Audacity C) Emollient D) Epistolary
Explanation:
Alleviate: relieve
Audacity: courage
Emollient: having the quality of softening or soothing the skin
Epistolary: in the form of letters or documents
Ans: A
11. A) Baroque B) Barbarous C) Gourmond D) Exacerbate
Explanation:
Barbarous: perplex
Baroque: florid
Gourmand: A person who likes and enjoys eating food
Exacerbate: To make a situation, a bad feeling or a problem worse
Ans: C
12. A) Pellucide B) Eloquence C) Equivocal D) Impecunious
Explanation:
Pellucid: clear, easy to understand, comprehensible
Eloquence: fluency
Equivocal: uncertain
Impecunious: Having less money or no money at all
Ans: A
13. A) Hamstrung B) Humility C) Spurious D) Protaen
Explanation:
Hamstrung: cripple
Humility: the quality of having a modest
Spurious: illegitimate, false
Protean: frequently changing, trending, versatile
Ans: D
14. A) Byjantine B) Equivocate C) Munificent D) Quisling
Explanation:
Byzantine: complex and intricate
Munificent: liberal
Equivocate: to speak vaguely, with the intention of misleading someone
Quisling: a traitor
Ans: A
15. A) Sartoriel B) Sarcastic C) Shrewd D) Maudlin
Explanation:
Sartorial: related to fashion
Sarcastic: ironical
Shrewd: cunning
Maudlin: overly emotional
Ans: A
16. A) Sybarite B) Crumudgeon C) Substantial D) Tenacious
Explanation:
Sybarite: a person who indulges in luxury
Substantial: solid
Tenacious: stubborn
Curmudgeon: a surly person
Ans: B
17. A) Anodine B) Yoke C) Gaffe D) Winsome
Explanation:
Winsome: comely
Gaffe: a socially awkward act
Yoke: harness
Anodyne: something that soothes or relieves pain
Ans: A
18. A) Houbris B) Paramount C) Pertness D) Decimation
Explanation:
Hubris: Overbearing pride
Paramount: foremost
Pertness: flippancy
Decimation: killing a large part of the population
Ans: A
19. A) Surreptitious B) Majisterial C) Quack D) Quarantine
Explanation:
Surreptitious: taking pains not to be caught or detected
Magisterial: someone who exercises unwarranted power
Quack: deceiver
Quarantine: seclude
Ans: B
20. A) Puerilie B) Remnant C) Quibble D) Asperitye
Explanation:
Quibble: prevaricate
Asperitye: harsh in manner Remnant: residue
Puerile: displaying a lack of maturity
Ans: A
21. A) Incongruous B) Insinuate C) Puissant D) Iconocleast
Explanation:
Incongruous: inappropriate
Iconoclast: someone who criticizes or attacks cherished ideas and beliefs
Insinuate: hint
Puissant: powerful
Ans: D
22. A) Fallacy B) Anachronism C) Enormitee D) Frivolous
Explanation:
Fallacy: mistake
Anachronism: something that is inappropriate for the given time period
Enormity: An act of extreme wickedness
Frivolous: worthless
Ans: C
23. A) Frugality B) Impugn C) Solicituos D) Docile
Explanation:
Frugality: economy
Impugn: attack as false or wrong
Solicitous: showing hovering attentiveness
Docile: pliant
Ans: C
24. A) Consequence B) Callous C) Cojent D) Splenetic
Explanation:
Consequence: effect
Callous: insensitive
Cogent: persuasive
Splenetic: very irritable
Ans: C
25. A) Bewitching B) Mendacious C) Abortive D) Fuatuous
Explanation:
Bewitching: charming
Mendacious: lying
Abortive: unproductive
Fatuous: lack of intelligence
Ans: D
