1. A place where bees are kept.
A) Stable B) Apiary C) Aviary D) Sty
Ans: B
2. A person's peculiar habit.
A) Idiosyncrasy B) Honorary C) Ethnology D) Etymology
Ans: A
3. One who cuts precious stones.
A) Polyglot B) Drover C) Lapidist D) Stevedore
Ans: C
4. One who sells sweets and pastries.
A) Epicure B) Heretic C) Cannibal D) Confectioner
Ans: D
5. One who is a habitual drinker.
A) Sottoper B) Hypocrite C) Parasite D) Bunting
Ans: A
6. Able to do many different things.
A) Felony B) Versatile C) Acronym D) Cess
Ans: B
7. An ability to express oneself well in speech.
A) Multi-tasking B) Sabotage C) Oracy D) Exposition
Ans: C
8. An act of identifying a disease, illness or a problem.
A) Dexterity B) Interment C) Surveillance D) Diagnosis
Ans: D
9. An act of going or travelling to a place along a way that is different from the usual or planned way.
A) Detour B) Reconciliation C) Resilient D) Acumen
Ans: A
10. A person who is pure and clean.
A) Voyage B) Immaculate C) Brewery D) Sheath
Ans: B
11. Severely abusive writing in journals.
A) Obsolete B) Insolvent C) Scurrilous D) Epilogue
Ans: C
12. Dramatic performance with dumb show.
A) Pantomime B) Panacea C) Pauper D) Oviparous
Ans: A
13. To turn out of society.
A) Pacifist B) Ostracize C) Orator D) Optimist
Ans: B
14. A lady's umbrella.
A) Paramount B) Parasol C) Peninsula D) Peculation
Ans: B
15. Inherited from father or male ancestor.
A) Patronymic B) Patrimony C) Pedantic D) Peroration
Ans: B
16. The state of being unmarried.
A) Cosummation B) Polygamy C) Cellibacy D) Indefatigable
Ans: C
17. Agreement by belligerents to stop fighting.
A) Biped B) Ephemeral C) Transient D) Armistice
Ans: D
18. Agent who has power of attorney.
A) Procurator B) Ransom C) Palatable D) Felony
Ans: A
19. Care taker of a public building.
A) Hoard B) Custodian C) Punctilious D) Intercept
Ans: B
20. Centre of attraction.
A) Viable B) Versatile C) Cynosure D) Vulnerable
Ans: C
Explanations
1. Apiary: A location where bees are kept is called an apiary or "bee yard".
Aviary: Aviary is a place for keeping birds confined.
Stable: A building where horses are kept.
Sty: A place where pigs live.
2. Idiosyncrasy: A person's peculiar habit.
Honorary: A post held without receiving salary.
Ethnology: A study of races.
Etymology: A study of derivation of words.
3. Polyglot: A person who knows or uses several languages.
Drover: One who drives cattle or sheep.
Lapidist: A person whose business is to cut, polish, set, or deal in precious stones.
Stevedore: A person employed at a dock to load and unload ships.
4. Epicure: a person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
Heretic: A person believing in or practising religious heresy.
Cannibal: A person who eats the flesh of other human beings.
Confectioner: One who sells sweets and pastries.
5. Sottoper: One who is a habitual drinker.
Hypocrite: One who pretends to be what he is not.
Parasite: One who lives on others.
Bunting: A collection of flags.
6. Felony: The act of committing a serious crime such as murder.
Versatile: Able to do many different things.
Acronym: A short word that is made from the first letters of a group of words.
Cess: A tax or levy.
7. Multi-tasking: An ability to do several things at the same time.
Sabotage: An act of destroying deliberately so that it doesn't work correctly.
Oracy: An ability to express oneself well in speech.
Exposition: An act of explaining something.
8. Dexterity: Skill at doing things, especially with your hands.
Interment: The burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites.
Surveillance: The careful watching of somebody who may have done something wrong.
Diagnosis: The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
9. Detour: An act of going or travelling to a place along a way that is different from the usual or planned way.
Reconciliation: The restoration of friendly relations.
Resilient: Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
Acumen: The ability to make good judgements and make quick decisions.
10. Voyage: A long journey involving travel by sea or in space.
Immaculate: A person who is pure and clean.
Brewery: A place where beer is made commercially.
Sheath: A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife or sword.
11. Obsolete: No longer produced or used; out of date.
Insolvent: Unable to pay debts owed.
Scurrilous: Severely abusive writing in journals.
Epilogue: A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.
12. Pantomime: Dramatic performance with dumb show.
Panacea: A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases.
Pauper: A very poor person.
Oviparous: Producing young by means of eggs which are hatched after they have been laid by the parent, as in birds.
13. Pacifist: A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable.
Ostracize: To turn out of society.
Orator: A public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled.
Optimist: A person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something.
14. Paramount: More important than anything else; supreme.
Parasol: A lady's umbrella.
Peninsula: A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
Peculation: Misappropriation especially of public funds.
15. Patronymic: A name derived from the name of a father or ancestor.
Patrimony: Inherited from father or male ancestor.
Pedantic: Excessively concerned with minor details or rules.
Peroration: The concluding part of a speech, typically intended to inspire enthusiasm in the audience.
16. Cosummation: The action of bringing into completion.
Polygamy: The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.
Cellibacy: The state of being unmarried.
Indefatigable: Persisting tirelessly.
17. Biped: An animal that uses two legs for walking.
Ephemeral: Having a very short life cycle.
Transient: Lasting only for a short time.
Armistice: Agreement by belligerents to stop fighting.
18. Procurator: Agent who has power of attorney.
Ransom: A sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive.
Palatable: Pleasant to taste.
Felony: The deliberate concealment of one's knowledge of a treasonable act.
19. Hoard: Accumulate and hide or store away.
Custodian: Caretaker of a public building.
Punctilious: Showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.
Intercept: Obstruct so as to prevent them from continuing to a destination.
20. Viable: Capable of working successfully.
Versatile: Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
Cynosure: Centre of attraction.
Vulnerable: Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
Some more..
* Art of map making.
A) Cartography B) Calligraphy C) Cacography D) Telegraphy
Ans: A
* Detailed plan for a journey.
A) Anomaly B) Itinerary C) Prohibitory D) Mosaic
Ans: B
* A person who is slow to learn.
A) Altruist B) Epitaph C) Dunce D) Mercenary
Ans: C
* One who is recovering from illness.
A) Gullible B) Infallible C) Anarchist D) Convalescent
Ans: D
* A place for ammunition and weapons.
A) Arsenal B) Archives C) Amateur D) Amputate
Ans: A
* A person who is fond of fighting.
A) Credulous B) Bellicose C) Bigot D) Bureaucrat
Ans: B
* Medicine which lessens pain.
A) Anecdote B) Anodyne C) Adamant D) Ambiguous
Ans: B
* A government run by least qualified citizens.
A) Plutocracy B) Gynecocracy C) Kakistrocracy D) Autocracy
Ans: C
* A place for the collection of dried plants.
A) Oculist B) Dowar C) Brewery D) Herbarium
Ans: D
* One who is fond of sensuous pleasures.
A) Ilegible B) Epicure C) Heretic D) Etymology
Ans: B
* One who always thinks himself to be ill.
A) Carcass B) Valetudinarian C) Chromatics D) Sottoper
Ans: B
* One not concerned with right or wrong.
A) Epitaph B) Invocation C) Veteran D) Amoral
Ans: D
* Able to walk after bedridden.
A) Customary B) Monotony C) Ambulatory D) Haphazard
Ans: C
