Directions: (1-15) Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Q1. Serious effects followed by sudden event
(a) Reverberation
(b) Abatement
(c) Sissy
(d) Prescient
Q2. Excessive desire to stay in bed
(a) Melomania
(b) Clinomania
(c) Dinomania
(d) Melanomania
Q3. To make atonement for one’s sins
(a) Expiate
(b) Renounce
(c) Remonstrate
(d) Recant
Q4. Severely abusive writing in journals
(a) Scurrilous
(b) Occidental
(c) Panjandrum
(d) Spoonerism
Q5. A jocular person who is full of amusing anecdotes
(a) Wag
(b) Hedonist
(c) Dyke
(d) Xeroxing
Q6. Not to be considered serious
(a) Draper
(b) Derisory
(c) Harridan
(d) Heifer
Q7. Country under the protection of a more powerful country
(a) Protectorate
(b) Scrimmage
(c) Scurry
(d) Hireling
Q8. Unreasonable enthusiasm for the glorification of one’s country
(a) Communism
(b) Imperialism
(c) Patriarchal
(d) Chauvinism
Q9. A loud talk or speech
(a) Harangue
(b) Magniloquence
(c) Erudition
(d) Malevolence
Q10. Moring prayer in the church
(a) Epilogue
(b) Matins
(c) Vesper
(d) Elegy
Q11. Difficult to handle
(a) Intestate
(b) Intractable
(c) Interdict
(d) Indignation
Q12. Someone who acts as an assistant
(a) Rampart
(b) Aide
(c) Tarry
(d) Noob
Q13. Examine thoroughly and in great depth
(a) Raiment
(b) Tout
(c) Plumb
(d) Canto
Q14. Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering or performing
(a) Parry
(b) Ravel
(c) Surly
(d) Waive
Q15. A person who is not conversant with a particular activity or skill
(a) Bier
(b) Muggle
(c) Cabby
(d) Deism
SOLUTIONS
1.A
2.B
3.A
4.A
5.A
6.B
7.A
8.D
9.A
10.B
11.B
12.B
13.C
14.A
15.B
