Sunday, August 9, 2009

Improve your word power:


I. Choose the word NEAREST to meaning of:

1. FARRAGO

A. mixture B. information C. description D. flight E. None of these

Ans. A. mixture, also meaning confused collection.

--What the turn-coat politician was trying to spell out on the controversy was nothing but a farrago of falsehood.

2. LUCRATIVE

A. notorious B. gentle C. gainful D. optional E. None of these

Ans. gainful, profitable, productive

--Instead of running after white-collar jobs, the educated youth should show their merit in some lucrative enterprise.

3. TRILL

A. appear with a bang B. end with a whimper C. act with caution D. sing with vibrating song E. perform stunts

Ans. sing with vibrating song

—The canary was trilling in its cage.

4. NON-CHALANT

A. serious B. lively C. casual D. colourful E. None of these

Ans. casual, indifferent

--The people of the State have taken a strong exception to the Centre government's non-chalant attitude towards the drought situation.

5. DIATRIBE

A. introduction B. departure C. welcome D. denunciation E. None of these

Ans. denunciation, also meaning criticism

--The press launched a scathing diatribe against the high-handed behaviour of the police.

6. FIDGETY

A. nervous B. naughty C. confident D. confused E. None of these

Ans. nervous, impatient

--He is fidgety in relationships because of mood swings.

7. LASSO

A. catch with rope B. hang with rope C. beat with stick

D. receive with gratitude E. circle around

Ans. catch with rope

--They lassoed the statue's head with a yellow rope and the crowd on the ground gave it a tug.

8. PIQUE

A. hurt B. modesty C. operation D. promise E. honesty

Ans. hurt, annoyance

--When he realized nobody was listening to him, he left the room in a fit of pique.

9. PROPHYLACTIC

A. expensive treatment B. boring journey C. preventive course

D. silly joke E. scary situation

Ans. preventive course

—Astrology provides a prophylactic to all those who are prone to despair, distress and desperation.

10. IFFY

A. careful B. habitual C. doubtful D. colourful E. crushed

Ans. doubtful

—Despite the fact that reporting of sexual harassment cases in the university campus has gone up action is iffy if the offenders are university staff.

11. RIPOSTE

A. dull response B. clever reply C. slow movement D. dirty trick E. None of these

Ans. clever reply

--Cross-border terrorism thrives without any effective riposte from India

12. CORNUCOPIA

A. abundance B. scarcity C. poverty D. greed E. fear

Ans. abundance

—Nearly a century after Einstein first proposed it the General Theory of Relativity remains a cornucopia of subtle possibilities.

13. FIESTA

A. celebration B. separation C. ritual D. tradition E. None of these

Ans. celebration, also festival, holiday

--The tourism department conducted a five-day fiesta of fun and frolic in the shape of a beach festival at Puri.

14. ONUS

A. slavery B. duty C. expression D. impression E. None of these

Ans. duty

--The onus is on Pakistan to demonstrate that it is willing to do something about India's legitimate concerns from terrorist activity arising from Pakistan's soil.

15. MORPH

A.change smoothly B.deliver quickly C.suffer silently D.rain heavily E.receive happily

Ans. change smoothly

—The Saddam story, another one of revolutionary conceit morphing into absolute terror, was waiting for such a finale.

16. AMELIORATE

A. annoy B. repeat C. improve D. worsen E. None of these

Ans. improve

--The emphasis of economic planning is to ameliorate the living conditions of the poor.

17. WINCH

A. push B. construct C. compel D. compensate E. pull

Ans. pull

—The helicopter winched the drowning man to safety.

18. GAMBIT

A. prayer meeting B. open move C. deception D. revolution E. gamble

Ans. open move

—Despite fiscal stress the Finance Minister's daring gambit to bet on growth was praised.

19. FIZZ

A. slavery B. excitement C. evolution D. revolution E. drink

Ans. excitement

—The book would at one reading seem less attractive, less full of fizz and glamour.

20. PIQUE

A. resentment B. enjoyment C. forgiveness D. conquest E. None of these

Ans. resentment, also meaning irritation

--In India the policy of pique is more in practice.

21. TURPITUDE

A. achievement B. struggle C. wickedness D. blessing E. None of these

Ans. wickedness, depravity

--All those found guilty of moral turpitude should be debarred from contesting in elections.

22. ROIL

A. disturb B. distribute C. dedicate D. dictate E. flexible

Ans. disturb

—The victorious forces tried their best to bring order on the streets of liberated capital that was still roiling with violence.

23. EMBEDDED

A. glorious B. crushed C. flexible D. questioned E. incorporated

Ans. incorporated

—The purported humanitarian mission of the Iraq invasion was embedded in so many paradoxes.

24. DRAGOON

A. agree B. convince C. convert D. compel E. None of these

Ans. compel or force

--Much against our wishes, we were dragooned into watching the opera.

25. OSTENTATIOUS

A. modest B. showy C. shy D. foolish E. brave

Ans. showy, pompous, display of wealth

—She was dressed in a very ostentatious manner.

26. PREVARICATE

A. pollute B. permit C. condemn D. act evasively E. None of these

Ans. act evasively, or avoiding direct answer

--Pakistan continued to prevaricate on the dossier India had given to her on Mumbai attack.

27. HOMILY

A. at home B. sermon C. examination D. operation E. devotion

Ans. sermon

—The priest was invited to deliver a homily to the convicts.

28. KNICK-KNACK

A. keen competition B. back door entry C. worthless object D. excellent performance

E. None of these

Ans. worthless object (especially an ornament)

--In the museum, the pot-bellied laughing Buddha was the favourite of tourists shopping for knick-knacks

II. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE to:

1. RETROGRADE

A. progressive B. stubborn C. punitive D. aggressive E. None of these

Ans. progressive

2. ABHOR

A. applaud B. appreciate C. respect D. admire E. None of these

Ans. appreciate

3. EXHAUSTED

A. consumed B. drained C. restless D. desirous E. energetic

Ans. energetic

4. DOMINANCE

A. ggression B. submission C. assertion D. ignorance E. lethargy

Ans. submission

5. WHOLESOME

A. urative B. healthy C. noxious D. safe E. earnest

Ans. noxious

6. OPTIMALLY

A. iscretionary B. undesirable C. incompatible D. offensively E. inappropriately

Ans. inappropriately

7. ADVERSE

A. friendly B. inimical C. positive D. divine E. fortune

Ans. positive

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