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In the following questions, each word in capital letters is followed by four words or phrases. Choose the one which is similar in meaning to the word given in the, capital letters.

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CANDOUR

A. Enthusiasm

B. Openness

C. Freedom

D. Intimacy

Correct Answer :

B. Openness


Candour means frankness, Enthusiasm is excitement and Intimate is closeness or nearness.

Related Questions

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Temerity

A. Paucity

B. Verity

C. Audacity

D. Simplicity

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DOCILE

A. Unmanageable

B. Dutiful

C. Submissive

D. Painful

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SCRIMP

A. Lavish

B. Parsimonious

C. Meticulous

D. Polite

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SALVAGE

A. Burn

B. Remove

C. Confuse

D. Lose

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APOLITICAL

A. Antipolitical

B. Terrorist

C. Not interested in politics

D. Subversive

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Apprise :

A. Praise

B. Inform

C. Conceal

D. Assess

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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) Fixed
(B) Stiff
(C) Indelible
(D) Soapy

A. A - B

B. A - D

C. A - C

D. B - C

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The group, especially in the arts, regarded as being the most experimental

A. avant-garde

B. iconoclast

C. revolutionary

D. nerd

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To officially take private property away to seize.

A. offer

B. confiscate

C. annex

D. hijack

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INVIDIOUS

A. Irritable

B. Harsh

C. Sinful

D. Unpopular

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GRAVE

A. Noble

B. Inconsequential

C. Solemn

D. Senile

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Interested only in money

A. marmoreal

B. mordant

C. mercenary

D. munificent

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CYNICAL

A. Trusting

B. Gallant

C. Brazen

D. Tiresome

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PROBOSCIS

A. Search

B. Probe

C. Snout

D. Prove

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Abnormal

A. Unnatural

B. Aggressive

C. Unique

D. Informal

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A poem of fourteen lines.

A. Ballad

B. Psalm

C. Sonnet

D. Carol

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COLLAPSE

A. Rise

B. Failure

C. Rebirth

D. Debt

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Gruesome :

A. Sullen

B. Hideous

C. Exhausting

D. Insulting

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A building in which aircraft are housed

A. Hangar

B. Granary

C. Dockyard

D. Garage

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For the following questions, choose the option which does not belong to the group (ODD-ONE-OUT).

A. nemesis

B. pretense

C. sham

D. deception

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PARLEY

A. Discuss

B. Deliver

C. Sweeten

D. Race

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An allowance made to a wife by her husband, when they are legally separated.

A. Alimony

B. Parsimony

C. Matrimony

D. Honorarium

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Abusive

A. Laudatory

B. Profuse

C. Effusive

D. Noble

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Hurdle

A. Suspicion

B. Throw

C. Opposition

D. Obstacle

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BOISTEROUS

A. Serene

B. Tumultuous

C. Brazen

D. Opaque

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PENURY

A. Destitution

B. Digestive

C. Pension

D. Vigour

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The study of plant life

A. Geology

B. Zoology

C. Botany

D. Geography

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FOMENT

A. Vex

B. Waste

C. Renounce

D. Instigate

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In each of these questions, two of the words are related in some way, i.e. they are similar or opposites. Pick out the option which represents that pair.
(A) focus
(B) trivial
(C) vital
(D) site

A. A-B

B. B-D

C. A-C

D. B-C

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For the following questions, choose the option which does not belong to the group (ODD-ONE-OUT).

A. archenemy

B. archrival

C. archetype

D. duplicity