1. This is no time for ........ we need decisive action.
A) grandiloquent B) aesthete C) procrastination D) aerate
Sol: Procrastination: The act of delaying something that must be done.
Aerate: oxygenate
Aesthete: connoisseur
Grandiloquent: lofty in style Ans: C
2. People with too much ego don’t show any ........
A) ravelry B) satanic C) competence D) compassion
Sol: Compassion: gentleness
Competence: ability
Ravelry: merrymaking
Satanic: demonic Ans: D
3. After the corona outbreak there was no ........ in the markets.
A) plebeian B) flurry C) quisling D) proclivity
Sol: Flurry: turmoil
Proclivity: predilection
Quisling: Traitor
Plebeian: Native Ans: B
4. Rakesh came to grief because of his ........ dating habits.
A) wordy B) economical C) lavish D) verbose
Sol: Lavish: extravagant
Economical: mean
Laconic: brief
Verbose: wordy Ans: C
5. Akhil hoped to defeat his ........ in the afternoon's chess match.
A) aesthete B) aerate C) absolve D) adversary
Sol: Adversary: opponent
Absolve: pardon
Aerate: oxygenate
Aesthete: connoisseur Ans: D
6. Sharath revealed his ........ side when he offered to help Sunil with his homework.
A) catastrophic B) benevolent C) brandish D) buffoonery
Sol: Benevolent: Kind, helpful
Brandish: flourish
Buffoonery: clowning
Catastrophic: disastrous Ans: B
7. The coach was quick to ....... his students for even small mistakes.
A) censure B) celebrated C) combustion D) commemorate
Sol: Censure: criticise
Celebrated: admired
Combustion: igniting
Commemorate: remember Ans: A
8. Sushmitha spoke slowly so her directions would be ....... to her foreign visitor.
A) compulsion B) comparable C) composed D) comprehensible
Sol: Comprehensible: Understandable
Composed: Calm
Comparable: Similar
Compulsion: urge Ans: D
9. Crystal ........ her friend's late arrival because she found it hard to be on time herself.
A) conduit B) condoned C) corrective D) corroborate
Sol: Condoned: Accepted
Conduit: distributing
Corrective: curative
Corroborate: prove Ans: B
10. Swetha was frustrated by the ........ of her much anticipated vacation.
A) derelict B) demeanour C) deferment D) defiant
Sol: Deferment: postponement
Defiant: disobedient
Demeanour: comportment
Derelict: destitute Ans: C
11. But authorities had ........ the weapon and the explosive device inoperable, officials said.
A) roiled B) generated C) rendered D) appealed
Sol: Render: give an interpretation of
Appeal: be attractive to
Generate: produce
Roil: be agitated Ans: C
12. The live set ........ material from this remarkable group's earlier.
A) anodyne B) bemused C) reprises D) dulcet
Sol: Reprises: a repetition of a short musical passage
Dulcet: pleasing to the ear
Bemused: perplexed by many conflicting situations
Anodyne: capable of relieving pain Ans: C
13. The statements are plain and simple, a perfect model of ........ narrative.
A) perspicuous B) nonplus C) enamor D) mercurial
Sol: Perspicuous: transparently clear
Nonplus: be a mystery or bewildering to
Enamor: attract
Mercurial: liable to sudden unpredictable change Ans: A
14. They made him pay for his offence by giving him the .........
A) subvert B) sack C) swathe D) budge
Sol: Sack: dismiss from employment.
Budge: Change an opinion
Swathe: envelope
Subvert: undermine the power Ans: B
15. Her father ........ her for good results
A) alacrity B) impertinent C) furtive D) extol
Sol: Extol: praise
Alacrity: eagerness
Furtive: secrete
Impertinent: bold Ans: D
16. Akshay is looking very ........ in this dress.
A) despair B) ailment C) cargo D) awful
Sol: Awful: Very bad
Ailment: ill
Despair: A state where hope is missing
Cargo: The goods which are being carried Ans: D
17. Raghu is ........ as which course to choose.
A) defunct B) beneath C) ambivalent D) cupidity
Sol: Ambivalent: Uncertain
Cupidity: Greedy for wealth
Beneath: In or to a lower position of something
Defunct: No longer in use Ans: C
18. Anjali is a very ........ person as she misbehaved in the party
A) spurn B) paradigm C) wanton D) versatile
Sol: Wanton: Immoral person
Paradigm: Certain standards
Versatile: Able to do many different things
Spurn: Reject Ans: C
19. After only one hour of ........, the jury came back with a guilty verdict.
A) catastrophic B) clause C) dulcet D) deliberation
Sol: Deliberation: a thorough consideration
Clause: A statement in the contract
Catastrophic: disastrous
Dulcet: pleasing to the ear Ans: D
20. India and Ireland have reached ........, coming together and finding a solution to the problem.
A) paradigm B) rectitude C) mutuality D) vestal
Sol: Mutuality: mutual dependence Vestal: pure
Rectitude: Morally correct behaviour.
Paradigm: Certain standards Ans: C
21. Naresh is taking a ........ after being critically wounded in the line of duty.
A) budge B) furlough C) demeanour D) condoned
Sol: Furlough: a vacation or period of absence from work.
Demeanour: comportment
Budge: Change an opinion
Condoned: Accepted Ans: B
22. Rajeev has the authorization to ........ the letter you need for court.
A) catastrophic B) buffoonery C) inconsequential D) notarize
Sol: Notarize: to show something is legitimate by having it verified by a licensed person
Inconsequential: lacking worth
Buffoonery: clowning
Catastrophic: disastrous Ans: D