Directions: (1-15) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Q1. A small growth of trees without underbrush.
(a) Drove
(b) Grove
(c) Herbs
(d) Bale
Q2. An unconventional style of living.
(a) Bohemian
(b) Ascetic
(c) Amateur
(d) Chauvinism
Q3. An irrational and intense fear of travel.
(a) Gnosiophobia
(b) Podophobia
(c) Hodophobia
(d) Ombrophobia
Q4. Government by the populace
(a) Thearchy
(b) Ochlocracy
(c) Kakistocracy
(d) Oligarchy
Q5. A secret or disguised way of writing.
(a) Compere
(b) Cypher
(c) Posse
(d) Claque
Q6. A harsh-tempered or overbearing woman.
(a) Heretic
(b) Coquette
(c) Sinhalese
(d) Termagant
Q7. A place in a large institution for the care of those who are ill.
(a) Menagerie
(b) Scullery
(c) Sheath
(d) Infirmary
Q8. Something that has grown or accumulated slowly.
(a) Acidulous
(b) Accretion
(c) Blurt
(d) Bog
Q9. Wave or flourish as a threat or in anger or excitement.
(a) Brawn
(b) Brawl
(c) Brim
(d) Brandish
Q10. A group of people attending or surrounding an important person.
(a) Dawdle
(b) Wayward
(c) Entourage
(d) Emissary
Q11. To make gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner.
(a) Gesticulate
(b) Glacial
(c) Gory
(d) Imbecile
Q12. Difficult to handle
(a) Intestate
(b) Intractable
(c) Interdict
(d) Indignation
Q13. A small, exclusive group of people
(a) Detour
(b) Clique
(c) Dodo
(d) Devour
Q14. A silly person
(a) Goose
(b) Glib
(c) Wag
(d) Garrison
Q15. To disown one’s belief.
(a) Revel
(b) Recant
(c) Reveille
(d) Repose
SOLUTIONS
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.B
6.D
7.D
8.B
9.D
10.C
11.A
12.B
13.B
14.A
15.B
