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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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CLOUT

A. Fear

B. Claw

C. Joke

D. Power

Correct Answer :

D. Power


Clout means influence or dominance or power in the respective field.

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BONHOMIE

A. Friendliness

B. Wrath

C. Very

D. Greed

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Sporadic

A. Timely

B. Scattered

C. Frequent

D. Irrelevant

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Assess

A. overload

B. measure

C. permit

D. enter

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Insipid

A. Tasty

B. Colourful

C. Colourless

D. Dull

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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) Timid
(B) Conceited
(C) Humane
(D) Modest

A. A - C

B. B - D

C. B - C

D. A - D

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GRADUAL

A. Energetic

B. Dynamic

C. Rapid

D. Enthusiastic

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A commonplace and unoriginal statement

A. witticism

B. preamble

C. prevarication

D. platitude

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FLUCTUATION

A. Increase

B. Change

C. Stability

D. Decrease

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Substantial

A. flimsy

B. hefty

C. actual

D. excess

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Immortal

A. Eternal

B. Permanent

C. Deathly

D. Temporary

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Interested only in money

A. marmoreal

B. mordant

C. mercenary

D. munificent

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

A. disclaim

B. intimate

C. hint

D. suggest

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A poem of fourteen lines.

A. Ballad

B. Psalm

C. Sonnet

D. Carol

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

A. dull

B. gloomy

C. omnipresent

D. boring

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

A. bucolic

B. choleric

C. bilious

D. cantankerous

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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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A method of boiling briefly to cook food slightly

A. steam

B. bake

C. saute

D. parboil

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Accidental solving of a crime

A. investigation

B. detection

C. sixth-sense

D. serendipity

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Veteran

A. Activist

B. Enthusiast

C. Novice

D. Master

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Superfluous

A. Essential

B. Excess

C. Unwanted

D. Necessary

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One who helps people by giving them money or other aid

A. benefactor

B. beneficiary

C. tycoon

D. patriot

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A collection of slaves

A. Coffle

B. Crew

C. Company

D. Cortege

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An act or notion to look back in the past

A. Retrospective

B. Postnatal

C. Retrogressive

D. Primitive

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Not likely to be easily pleased

A. Fastidious

B. Infallible

C. Fatalist

D. Communist

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CYNICAL

A. Trusting

B. Gallant

C. Brazen

D. Tiresome

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LACHRYMOSE

A. Terse

B. Mournful

C. Indecent

D. Lecherous

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Debacle

A. Success

B. Response

C. Acceptance

D. Agreement

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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) Withstand
(B) Climate
(C) Hot
(D) Surrender

A. A - B

B. B - C

C. A - D

D. B - D

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Brutal

A. Adamant

B. Humane

C. Fearless

D. Criminal

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Catastrophe

A. tragedy

B. anger

C. violence

D. hatred