A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

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In the following questions out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.

A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army

A. Mercenary

B. Liquidator

C. Venal

D. Hireling

A mercenary is a hired professional soldier who fights for any state or nation without regard to political principles.

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Petition

A. Rotation

B. Administration

C. Appeal

D. Vocation

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CLOUT

A. Fear

B. Claw

C. Joke

D. Power

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ASSAY

A. Attack

B. Accept

C. Case

D. Evaluate

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TALISMAN

A. Fiction

B. Charm

C. Aptitude

D. Strength

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In each of the following questions four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning.
(A) Handy
(B) Sparse
(C) Redundant
(D) Exhausted

A. A - C

B. B - C

C. B - D

D. C - D

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Venal

A. Corrupt

B. Comprehensible

C. Legible

D. Forgivable

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ELAN

A. Brashness

B. Dignity

C. Composure

D. Nervousness

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In each of the following questions four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning.
(A) Surreptitious
(B) Taciturn
(C) Exaggerate
(D) Covert

A. A - D

B. A - B

C. A - C

D. B - D

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In each of the following questions four words are given, of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination.
(A) superficial
(B) superfluous
(C) enlightened
(D) surplus

A. A-C

B. A-B

C. B-C

D. B-D

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In each of the following questions four words are given, of which two words are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in meaning and indicate the number of the correct letter combination.
(A) imprison
(B) torture
(C) excruciate
(D) extract

A. B-D

B. B-C

C. A-B

D. C-D

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PENCHANT

A. Disinclination

B. Lone

C. Directness

D. Lack of skill

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Insipid

A. Tasty

B. Colourful

C. Colourless

D. Dull

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FOMENT

A. Instigate

B. Shield

C. Frustrate

D. Waver

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CANDOUR

A. Enthusiasm

B. Openness

C. Freedom

D. Intimacy

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DELECTABLE

A. Agonising

B. Appetising

C. Distasteful

D. Laborious

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Abjure

A. renounce

B. announce

C. pronounce

D. denounce

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The study of plant life

A. Geology

B. Zoology

C. Botany

D. Geography

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A cluster of flowers on a branch

A. bouquet

B. inflorescence

C. wreath

D. incandescence

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Adulteration

A. Purification

B. Normalization

C. Rejuvenation

D. Consternation

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Someone having many skills:

A. versatile

B. projectile

C. cyclostyle

D. anglophile

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WAIVE

A. Restrict

B. Relax

C. Permit

D. Admit

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A person in the habit of pointing out others faults

A. interloper

B. officious

C. gossamer

D. gadfly

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A very light and thin material

A. gossamer

B. gazelle

C. coterie

D. poultice

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A place where bees are kept

A. aviary

B. artifice

C. diadem

D. apiary

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LACHRYMOSE

A. Terse

B. Mournful

C. Indecent

D. Lecherous

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Abnormal

A. Unnatural

B. Aggressive

C. Unique

D. Informal

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REVULSION

A. Apathy

B. Violence

C. Disgust

D. Avenge

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Idiosyncrasies

A. demands

B. needs

C. ideologies

D. eccentricities

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PARTITION

A. Maintain

B. Enjoin

C. Unify

D. Break

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Fair

A. untrue

B. unjust

C. coarse

D. harsh

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A. Mercenary

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