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.
She had a terrible night caused by a(n)_____ during her sleep.
incubus
debility
obsession
delusion
Correct Answer :
A. incubus
An incubus is a male devil supposed to have sex with a sleeping woman. Broadly, incubus means a very worrying problem. In literary usages, as in the given sentence, it means a bad dream and is synonymous with incubus.
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density
containment
transportation
congestion
A person who is clean and tidy in how he dresses up commands better_________from those around him than those who have aand unkempt appearance_________
respectful - slovenly
respect - slovenly
respected - untidy
respect - tidy
Sam asked me to keep this secret ___________ .
secret
in myself
amongst us
between us
The valley is known for its ________ growth of vegetation.
luxurious
luxury
luxuriant
luxuriously
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except, loophole
coupled, challenges
armed, benefits
registered, strategies
The members were_____ of the date of the meeting well in advance.
communicated
conveyed
ignorant
inform
His fears were explicitly betrayed by his______ voice.
phonetic
tremulous
tenuous
malodorous
The statue _________ a global symbol of freedom
stands against
stands to
stands for
stands as
We attended a ________ discourse.
spiritual
spirituous
spirituality
spiritually
The President today______ the committee with the induction of the five new general secretaries in place of those dropped.
reconstituted
reviewed
formed
enlarged
By the time he was eighteen years old, Peter _______ to make a living and support his family.
begins
began
started beginning
would begin
The two brothers look so_____ that it is difficult to tell one from the other.
identical
same
similar
resembling
Mr. Murugan has been in this college ________ 2010.
for
since
after
before
A controversial issue was_____ by a member of the Opposition in the Assembly, but there was no time to discuss it.
risen
raised
arose
aroused
There was a major accident. The plane crashed. The pilot _________ did not see the tower.
likely
probably
scarcely
hurriedly
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stupefying, negotiate
plural, alleviate
variegated, annihilate
dreary, exasperate
One of the major critiques of the examination system is that it ___________ to a spirit of ___________ competition among the students.
results, defective
accompanies, adequate
develops, intense
takes, severe
I dont suppose that Pramod will be elected __________ how hard he struggles as he is not completely supported by the committee.
although
seeing as
no matter
however
Science is a sort of news agency comparable ___________ to other news agencies.
principally
in principle
in principal
in spirit and form
The treasure was hidden ______ a big shore.
on
underneath
toward
off
This is a_____ translation of the speech.
literary
literal
verbal
verbatim
The teacher_____the boys comic which he was reading during the Mathematics period.
possessed
procured
abandoned
seized
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is the barometer of public confidence
are the best indicators of public sentiment
are used to trade in expensive shares
are not used to taking stock of all markets
When you want to digitalise a city __________ with millions, you dont bet __________ the odds.
proceeding, into
teeming, against
undergoing, adhere
dangling, for
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territorial
continental
maritime
geo-political
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reconcile, decide
understand, clarify
make out, decide
reconcile, understand
His answer was such______ I expected him to give.
that
which
as
like which
It is not ______________ for a man to be confined to the pursuit of wealth.
healthy
easy
possible
common
He was ______ pertaining his innocence.
stridently
harshly
confidently
quickly
You have no business to _________ pain on a weak and poor person.
inflict
put
direct
force