Direction.
Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.
Ravi was always_______ of the good fortune of others.
miserable
irritable
greedy
envious
Correct Answer :
D. envious
When someone else has good fortune (luck), the general feeling is: Why is he the favoured one? Why not I? This is a feeling of envy.
Related Questions
A growing number of these expert professionals ___________ having to train foreigners as the students end up ___________ the teachers who have to then unhappily content with no jobs at all or new jobs with drastically reduced pay packets
are, supplanting
welcome, assisting
resist, challenging
resent, replacing
His fears were explicitly betrayed by his______ voice.
phonetic
tremulous
tenuous
malodorous
Sam asked me to keep this secret ___________ .
secret
in myself
amongst us
between us
When you want to digitalise a city __________ with millions, you dont bet __________ the odds.
proceeding, into
teeming, against
undergoing, adhere
dangling, for
Few countries can____India in variety, colour and richness of dance-forms.
rival
depict
parallel
fight
The President today______ the committee with the induction of the five new general secretaries in place of those dropped.
reconstituted
reviewed
formed
enlarged
Despite his _____ he had to suffer.
punishment
fault
negligence
innocence
The manners and ___________ of the nouveau riche is a recurrent ___________ in the literature.
style, motif
morals, story
wealth, theme
morals, theme
It is time to ________ ongoing programmes and ______ new horizons.
value, choose
speculate, experiment
reject, consider
assess, seek
When you want to digitalise a city __________ with millions, you dont bet __________ the odds.
proceeding, into
teeming, against
undergoing, adhere
dangling, for
Unpredictable __________ of the child could not lead the consultants to any ___________.
performance, setting
belief, judgment
operation, purpose
behaviour, conclusion
Her uncle died in a car accident. He was quite rich. She suddenly _________ all her uncles money.
succeeded
caught
gave
inherited
She was a devoted wife and looked____ her husband very well.
after
at
for
upon
Is not learning superior ____ wealth ?
than
from
by
to
As navigators, calendar makers, and other _________ of the night sky accumulated evidence to the contrary, ancient astronomers were forced to __________ that certain bodies might move in circles about points, which in turn moved in circles about the earth.
scrutinizers, believe
observers, agree
scrutinizers, suggest
observers, concede
The treasure was hidden ______ a big shore.
on
underneath
toward
off
The organisation ___________ to popularise Indian classical music among the youth which has lost ___________ with its cultural roots.
endeavours, touch
wishes, interest
efforts, experience
exerts, intrigue
_____ between labour and management is inevitable in any industrial society.
co-ordination
competition
friction
association
The Chairman will come here at 5 p.m. to_____ a lecture.
attain
speak
talk
deliver
She had a terrible night caused by a(n)_____ during her sleep.
incubus
debility
obsession
delusion
Political power is just as permanent as todays newspaper. Ten years down the line, ___________, who the most powerful man in any state was today.
who cares
nobody will remember what was written in todays newspaper or
few will know, or care about
when a lot of water will have passed under the bridge, who will care
Satyajitrays films ________ all barriers of caste, creed and religion. They are universal.
transcend
transcends
trancend
transend
His answer was such______ I expected him to give.
that
which
as
like which
The prisoner showed no _________ for his crimes.
hatred
obstinacy
remorse
anger
Can you please __________ my web site just before I publish it ?
find out
go through
set out
look up
I have given her ______ .
a work
some works
a piece of work
many works
Man is still a____in the labour market.
guilt
possibility
endemic
commodity
I had a vague _________ that the lady originally belonged to Scotland.
notion
expression
imagination
theory
He lost confidence and _________ of the deal at the last minute.
backed out
backed on
backed down
backed onto Practice Exercise
I. Usually fund-raising events and charity auctions raise a large amount of money as people from all sections of the society get an opportunity to .......... for a cause.
II. Today, a person needs to .......... very hard for surviving in the corporate race.
work
contribute
effort
donate