Q3 Choose the correct synonym for the underlined word: 85x 1
1. His voice had still a good deal of sprightliness in it.
(a) Bravery (b) cleverness (c) liveliness (d) none of these
2. It was oddly incorrect.
(a) Likely (b) unlikely (c) strangely (d) roughly
3. Cheeky he was to me.
(a) Mischievous (b) ugly (c) bold (d) pert
4. An unguessed epilogue.
(a) End (b) Beginning (c) middle (d) none of these
5. If the weather were mild enough.
(a) Minor (b) hard (c) serene (d) none of these
6. The silk industry had flourished consistently.
(a) Prosper (b) thrive (c) nourish (d) Both a & b
7. I have since been induced to come to the opinion.
(a) Halted (b) tempted (c) vexed (d) crawled
8. Flexible Chinese bamboo curtain was countered by Western curtain of rigid disregard.
(a) Elastic (b) stiff (c) hard (d) soft
9. Flexible Chinese bamboo curtain was countered by Western curtain of rigid disregard.
(a) Elastic (b) stiff (c) hard (d) soft
10 Umayyad dynasty in Damascus was overthrown.
(a) group (b) house (c) family (d) reign
11. To his villa he brought water introduced exotic plants.
(a) Lodge (b) village (c) court (d) foreign
12. To his villa he brought water introduced exotic plants.
(a) Lodge (b) village (c) court (d) foreign
13. They sought to expose my ignorance.
(a) Arouse (b) depict(c) explore (d) none of these
14. Instead of alarming him, the idea aroused in him a keen desire to see this distant place. (a) Disturbing (b) frightening (c) annoying (d) making angry
15. Instead of alarming him, the idea aroused in him a keen desire to see this distant place. (a)hard (b) frightening (c) intense (d) soft
16. They learnt pithy epigram.
(a) Saying (b) diagram (c) huge (d) sketch
17. They learnt pithy epigram.
(a) Saying (b) concise (c) huge (d) witty
18. Its tidal pull had become so powerful.
(a) Haul (b) full (c) repulsion (d) bull




19. My mind was foggy.
(a) upset (b) hazy (c) sharp (d) dull
20. He made the discovery by what he modestly called an accident.
(a) Humbly (b) arrogantly (c) lightly (d) rightly
21. Sanitary condition was not good.
(a) Clean (b) healthy (c) none of these (d) both a & b
22. He continued with uncanny skill
(a) Estrange (b) Strange (c) Short (d) Long
23. Many boys attempt seriously, and really have the native ability to do so
(a) Inborn (b) natal (c) active (d) none
24. As a general thing, the boy wins out in such controversy.
(a) Disagreement (b) agreement (c) unwillingness (d) sadness.
25. I could look forward to a period of permanent felicity.
(a) Cleanliness (b) health (c) happiness (d) both a & b
26 The daily grind of school pressed heavily upon me.
(a) Crush (b) toil (c) harm (d) both a & b
27. She would climb each morning with grim steps upto the attic floor.
(a) Cruel (b) hard (c) harm (d) both a & b
28. Pasteur’s father had won the Cross of Legion of Honour for valour.
(a) Failure (b) brevity (c) bravery (d) fidelity
29. While penicillin was being hailed as a wonder drug,
(a) Considered (b) liked (c) praised (d) thought
30. I could hardly believe that three strenuous school terms had indeed rolled away.
(a) Arduous (b) hard (c) unbelievable (d) long
31. The greatest benefit penicillin has conferred is not to the drug itself
(a) Given (b) made (c) achieved (d) resulted
32. The silk industry had flourished consistently.
(a) Prosper (b) thrive (c) nourish (d) Both a & b
33. I had just been reading a patent liver-pill circular.
(a) Obvious (b) ordinary (c) permanent (d) low
34. Most people are very reluctant to throw away anything that looks like a book.
(a) Unwilling (b) hasty (c) ailment (d) hard.
35. I could hardly believe that three strenuous school terms had indeed rolled away.
(a) Arduous (b) hard (c) unbelievable (d) long
36. In my agony of decision I left the Embankment.
(a) Tyranny (b) hurry (c) anguish (d) nervousness
37. It is difficult to find a scaffold for them.
(a) Platform (b) gallow (c) rattled (d) gallows
38. He may be a peasant.
(a)labourer (b) hard working man (c) farmer (d) all of these
39. Abruptly, she began to smash it.
(a) Anxiously (b) rapidly (c) in agitation (d) corruptly
40. We are here to rescue you.
(a) Misuse (b) set aside (c) set free (d) hue
41. Nor was Mustafa Kamal a lenient master.
(a) Compassionate (b) arrogant (c) hard (d) caring
42. The boy was suffering from fits of furious rage.
(a) Curious (b) mad (c) silly (d) poisons
43. World’s 3rd largest country was brought out of the memory attic, with a loud bang.
(a) Fatal (b) garret (c) nasty (d) creeper
44. Their culture plates were never contaminated.
(a) Affected (b) unhygienic (c) pure (d) Both a & b
45. She made a scoffing sound.
(a) Ridiculous (b) laughing (c) suffocating (d) both a & b





46. This rare event took place.
(a) Seldom (b) often (c) not often (d) both a & c
47. Food can be preserved by canning.
(a) Getting food tinned (b) keeping food good by salt (c) pickling (d) all of these.
48. Sanitary condition was not good.
(a) Clean (b) healthy (c) none of these (d) both a & b
49. The people wore charm.
(a) Magic (b) attraction (c) harm (d) both a & b
50. There was a cold nip in the air.
(a) Sip (b) hip (c) bud (d) both a & b
51. His eyes gained sparkle.
(a) Hope (b) optimism (c) twinkle (d) dazzle
52. He had been afflicted with the desire to depreciate himself and his attainments.
(a) Upraise (b) upgrade (c) deflate (d) none of these
53. So clearly it lingered, that time of dizzy happiness
(a) Wobbly (b) ugly (c) clear (d) fuzzy
54. He was not very articulate.
(a) Communicative (b) of hindrance (c) manipulate (d) none of these
55. He showed discernment in judging my general ability.
(a) Understanding (b) test (c) taste (d) Both a & c
56. But she had left him with calmness and a poise.
(a) Composure (b) peace (c) position (d) brightness
57. The head, standing with them, was rather aghast.
(a) Exhaust (b) appalled (c) worried (d) pleased
58. He was aware of himself, fixing the multitude with a cold presaging severity.
(a) Threatening (b) boring (c) calm (d) terrifying
59. He himself stayed at his desk in a cold continuing trance.
(a) Silence (b) stupor (c) abandonment (d) none of these
60. A gaze half rapt, half quizzical.
(a) Perplexed (b) humorous (c) serious (d) naughty
61. At last Chips had something tangible that he could tackle.
(a) Substantial (b) Difficult (c) Hard (d) Unreal
62. He did not afterwards conceal the fact.
(a) Steal (b) mention (c) neglect (d) hide
63. Towards the close of that catastrophic July, Chatteris talked to Chips
(a) Calamitous (b) ballistic (c) Obstinate (d) cruel
64. All the hectic, rotten- ripeness of the age
(a) Frenzied (b) excited (c) confused (d) chaotic
65. He took up isolated words out of that extraordinary indictment.
(a) Comment (b) condemnation (c) appreciation (d) none of these
66. The yarn was passed on.(a) Wool (b) fiber (c) story (d) all of these
67. He was absurdly gratified by the success it achieved.
(a) Farcically (b) greatly (c) neglectly (d) none of these
68. The exhausted germs died.
(a) Virulent (b) weakened (c) frustrated (d) wasted
69. The letter was heavily censored
(a) Concealed (b) excited (c) confused (d) burdened
70. They might have despised anyone else for the weakness.
(a) Commented (b) detested (c) appreciated (d) displeased
71. The whole pageant of it swung before him.
(a) Spectacle (b) era (c) past (d) experience
72. It was absurd because all things are forgetten in the end.
(a) Clear (b) vague (c) silly (d) tragic
73. Chips began a faint and palpitating chuckle.
(a) Throbbing (b) lurking (c) weak (d) amazing




74. The post-war decade swept through with a clatter of change and maladjustments.
(a) Battle (b) dazzle (c) noise (d) rattle
He looked upon it all with a deep and sumptuous tranquility.
(a) Mentality (b) joy (c) calm (d) sadness
75. Many countries are aware of the absurdity of the past oblivion.
(a) Fidelity (b) silliness (c) lacking (d) both a & c
76. I came from a rival agency.
(a) Competitor (b) other (c) foreign (d) detective
77. Political control over the masses stops the exodus.
(a) Emigration (b) lotus (c) focus (d) hibernation
78. One is the rigid world of figures.
(a) Soft (b) stiff (c) legend (d) cruel
79. The accession was signalized by a ruthless extermination.
(a) Total destruction (b) Cruel (c) Extinction (d) Distinction
80. Corn is scarce and food is lacking.
(a) Scant (b) bad (c) not available (d) large
81. Many countries have carried out massive programmes to free their country of yaws
(a) Great (b) Well known (c) colossal (d) authentic
82. He had consolidated realm
(a) United (b) divided (c) Eradicated (d) disciplined
83. The conditions were agonizing
(a) Painful (b) frenzied (c) crouching (d) None of these
84. Mehmet tried to regain the throne by subtlety.
(a) Intricacy (b) intelligence (c) cruelty (d) None of these
85. The local Turks vowed that death was preferable to rule by Greeks.
Swore (b) determined (c) decided (d) agreed



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