1. Ankitha has been ............. and misunderstood by her community.
A) wilted B) wrecked C) vitiated D) vilified
Sol: Vilified: to say or write unpleasant things about somebody .
Vitiated: to make something less effective.
Wrecked: destroyed
Wilted: to become weak.
Ans: D
2. Beset by violence and............... this is one of the most unpleasant areas in the town.
A) Vogue B) Tryst C) vandalism D) Usurpation
Sol: Vandalism: the crime of intentionally damaging property belonging to other people.
Vogue: a fashion or general liking
Usurpation: Seizing power
Tryst: a meeting between two people.
Ans: C
3. It was a............... college setting with exemplary behaviour exhibited on the part of the students.
A) Unruly B) Taciturn C) tranquil D) Tainted
Sol: Tranquil: peaceful
Taciturn: silent
Unruly: unmanageable
Tainted: corrupt
Ans: C
4. Her elder brothers ............. her by commenting on her shyness.
A) Austere B) abashed C) curbed D) caveated
Sol: Abashed: embarrass
Austere: severe
Curbed: Control
Caveated: a warning to consider something before taking any more action.
Ans: B
5. Ajay’s passport was ............ by the police to prevent him from leaving the country.
A) entailed B) confiscated C) curtailed D) deviated
Sol: Confiscated: to take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so.
Curtailed: reduce
Deviated: to do something that is different from the usual
Entailed: make necessary
Ans: B
6. ...............circumstances simply means that the officers must act quickly.
A) Diligent B) Exuberant C) Dismal D) Exigent
Sol: Exigent: needing urgent attention.
Dismal: sad and without hope.
Diligent: careful and using a lot of effort.
Exuberant: very energetic.
Ans: D
7. Harish is very affable and pleasant and ............... , and his friends even more so on occasion.
A) squabble B) suave C) sleazy D) sundry
Sol: Sundry: various
Suave: very polite, pleasant, and usually attractive
Sleazy: dirty, cheap, or not socially acceptable
Squabble: an argument over something that is not important.
Ans: B
8. The parachute failed to open and he ................. to the ground.
A) perpetrated B) proliferated C) pertained D) plummeted
Sol: Plummeted: to fall very quickly and suddenly.
Pertained: to be connected with a particular subject.
Proliferated: to increase a lot and suddenly in number, grow
Perpetrated: to commit crime
Ans: D
9. Certainly startup founders' personalities vary widely-some are outgoing and................, others are introverted and reticent.
A) gruff B) enervated C) loquacious D) lupine
Sol: Loquacious: having the habit of talking a lot.
Lupine: a garden plant with a long, pointed flower of various colours.
Enervated: feeling weak
Gruff: low and unfriendly.
Ans: C
10. Thousands of .................. are fleeing from the war-torn area.
A) fugitives B) exorcists C) doyens D) deviants
Sol: Fugitives: a person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation.
Exorcists: someone who forces an evil spirit to leave a person.
Doyens: the oldest, most experienced, and often most respected person of all the people involved in a particular type of work.
Deviants: used to describe a person or behaviour that is not usual.
Ans: A
11. Tarun has a big cat, but he’s really friendly and..........
A) hiatus B) irascible C) docile D) delinquent
Sol: Docile: calm in manner and easy to control
Delinquent: a person, usually young, who behaves in a way that is illegal.
Irascible: made angry easily.
Hiatus: a short pause in which nothing happens.
Ans: C
12. State legislators remain .................... that working conditions and pay improve.
A) permeable B) punitive C) obdurate D) polemic
Sol: Obdurate: extremely determined to act in a particular way and not to change despite what anyone else says.
Permeable: allowing liquids or gases to go through.
Punitive: punishing
Polemic: a piece of writing or a speech in which a person strongly attacks or defends a particular opinion.
Ans: C
13. He cooked the most delicious and ................ roast with locally grown vegetables.
A) droll B) Corpulent C) fervent D) delectable
Sol: Droll: Unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.
Corpulent: fat
Fervent: having or displaying a passionate intensity.
Delectable: delicious
Ans: D
14. The army vehicles were painted green and brown for...............
A) notion B) hasten C) camouflage D) fascinating
Sol: Camouflage: a way of hiding something such as military equipment by painting it or covering it with leaves or branches.
Hasten: to cause (something) to happen more quickly.
Fascinating: Interesting
Notion: Idea
Ans: C
15. Yamini's performance was carefully .............. by her manager.
A) maintained B) Indolent C) Waggish D) scrutinised
Sol: Scrutinised: to examine carefully especially in a critical way.
Waggish: Mischievous
Indolent: Lazy
Maintained: kept
Ans: D
16. The governor has gotten himself into quite a...
A) Dapper B) Predicament C) Diminutive D) Fragment
Sol: Predicament: a difficult or unpleasant situation.
Fragment: Part
Diminutive: Little
Dapper: Neat
Ans: B
17. I would like to take some time to just sit and...
A) contemplate B) Slack C) grasp D) anguish
Sol: Contemplate: to think deeply or carefully about (something).
Anguish: trouble
Grasp: take
Slack: slow
Ans: A
18. My uncle lives in an .............. house.
A) enormous B) depraved C) crooked D) wrathful
Sol: Enormous: very great in size.
Depraved: Bad
Crooked : bent
Wrathful: Awful
Ans: A
19. Ankitha was complaining that the questions were...............
A) enigma B) monotonous C) juncture D) dispassionate
Sol: monotonous: It is used to describe something that is boring because it is always the same.
Dispassionate: Calm
Juncture: an important point in a process or activity.
Enigma: someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain.
Ans: B
20. Rakesh drank too much and started acting like a complete .............
A) Meticulous B) Myriad C) Knead D) imbecile
Sol: Imbecile: A very foolish person.
Knead: to prepare (dough) by pressing a mixture of flour, water.
Meticulous: Excessively careful.
Myriad: Countless.
Ans: D
21. The pot is covered with a bright red.............
A) malice B) freeze C) blink D) glaze
Sol: malice: the desire to harm someone; ill will.
freeze: turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold.
blink: shut and open the eyes quickly.
glaze: overlay or cover (food, fabric, etc.) with a smooth, shiny coating or finish.
Ans: D
22. She issued a flat ................ of the charges made against her.
A) denial B) confirmation C) abundant D) affirm
Sol: denial: the action of denying something.
confirmation: the action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed.
abundant: existing or available in large quantities; plentiful.
affirm: state emphatically or publicly.
Ans: A
23. He believes you can ............. a lot in a relatively short space of time.
A) analyze B) attain C) accomplish D) arrive
Sol: analyze: examine (something) methodically and in detail, typically in order to explain and interpret it.
attain: succeed in achieving (something that one has worked for).
accomplish: achieve or complete successfully.
arrive: reach a place at the end of a journey or a stage in a journey.
Ans: C
24. He said that Congress would make no law ................... freedom of speech.
A) abridging B) shortening C) savage D) tranquil
Sol: abridging: shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense.
shortening: the action or process of making or becoming short.
savage: fierce, violent, and uncontrolled.
tranquil: free from disturbance; calm.
Ans: A
