181.PLACID
a. fraught
b. unpleasant
c. mawkish
d. rippled
e. congenial
ANS:d
182.Stolidity
a. Posterity
b. Proximity
c. Agility
d. Sobriety
e. Partiality
ANS:c
183.HONOR
a. abandon
b. break
c. respect
d. agree
e. disgrace
ANS:e
184.8. ACCEDE
a. supercede
b. dissent
c. ignore
d. recede
e. precede
ANS:b
185.STRICKEN
a. treat
b. beaten
c. amiable
d. blessed
e. help
ANS:d
Choose the one correct word for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentences as a whole.
186.The fact that the… of confrontation is no longer as popular as it once was … progress in race relations.
a.insidiousness … reiterates
b.practice … inculcates
c.glimmer … foreshadows
d.technique … presages
e.reticence … indicates
ANS:d
187.We never believed that he would resort to … in order to achieve his goal; we always regarded him as a … man.
a.acharm … insincere
b.necromancy … pietistic
c.logic … honorable
d.prestidigitation … articulate
e.subterfuge … honest
ANS:e
188.President Anwar el – Sadat of Egypt, disregarding … criticism in the Alab world and in his own Government, … accepted prime minister Menahem Begin’s invitation to visit Israel in order to address the Israeli parliament.
a.acrimonious … formally
b.blemished … stiffly
c.categorical … previously
d.malignant … plaintively
e.charismatic … meticulously
ANS:a
189.A child should not be … as being either very shy or over – aggressive.
a.categorized
b.instructed
c.intoned
d.distracted
e.refrained
ANS:a
190.In his usual … manner, he had insured himself against this type of loss.
a.pensive
b.providential
c.indifferent
d.circumspect
e.caustic
ANS:d
In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.
191.SAW : CARPENTER
a.Scissors : tailor
b.Wagon : farmer
c.Brush : painter
d.Typewriter : author
e.Trowel : bricklayer
Ans : a
192.NEEDLE : KNIT
abait : fish
b.match : fire
c.loom : weave
d.soap : wash
e.bed : sleep
ANS:c
193.PARQUET : WOOD
acolor : painting
b.mosaic : glass
c.potpourri : medley
d.collage : tapestry
e.linoleum : marble
ANS:b
194.LURK : WAIT
aboost : elevate
b.deplete : drain
c.abscond : depart
d.bilk : cheat
e.topple : stabilize
ANS:c
195.CENSUS : POPULATION
amanifest : debts
b.roster : audience
c.itinerary : journeys
d.inventory : merchandise
e.state : incumbents
ANS:d
196.PARENTHESIS : EXPLANATION
aellipsis : omission
b.asterisk : exaggeration
c.synopsis : affectation
d.apostrophe : annotation
e.synthesis : interpolation
ANS:a
197.CONFIRMED : INVETERATE
aknowledge : supposed
b.financial : bankrupt
c.immature : callow
d.credible : incredible
e.careful: punishing
ANS:b
198.STANZA : POEM
amimicry : pantomime
b.duet : chorus
c.act : opera
d.rhyme : verse
e.pirouette : ballet
ANS:c
199.ANGLE : DEGREE
aarea : square inch
b.milk : quart
c.society : classes
d.letter : alphabet
e.time : minutes
ANS:a
200.EXHORT : SUGGEST
aconspire : plan
b.tamper : adjust
c.crave : accept
d.goad : direct
e.instruct : teach
ANS:d
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