which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
1. He sat glowering at his opponent.
(a) threatening (b) cheering (c) swearing (d) fixing (Ans : a)
2. Poverty has become chronic in countries like Ethiopia.
(a) persistent
(b) durable
(c) painful
(d) severe
(Ans : a)
3. He is known to be a prolific writer.
(a) versatile
(b) productive
(c) great
(d) powerful
(Ans : b)
4. The Radcliffe line delineated, demarcated, defined and destroyed the
destinies of millions of people.
(a) distribute
(b) divide
(c) paint
(d) depict
(Ans : d)
5. Leaders of some political parties make fiery speeches.
(a) fantastic
(b) bombastic
(c) passionate
(d) eloquent
(Ans : c)
6. He reserved the right to order scrutiny in cases where understatement was
quite blatant.
(a) deliberate
(b) unintentional
(c) deceptive
(d) obvious
(Ans : d)
7. A recalcitrant child in a family is a big problem.
(a) disobedient (b) weak
(c) talkative
(d) dull
(Ans : a)
8. Because of his haughty temperament, he cannot have many friends.
(a) arrogant
(b) ill-natured
(c) violent
(d) impatient
(Ans : a)
9. The difference, if it exists, is extremely tenuous.
(a) slight
(b) artificial
(c) cheap
(d) invisible
(Ans : a)
10. Under no circumstances an accomplice should go unpunished.
(a) adviser
(b) abettor
(c) subordinate
(d) accused
(Ans : b)
11. The honeymoon period for the new government is over.
(a) inexperience
(b) goodwill
(c) confidence
(d) grace
(Ans : b)
12. The disgruntled members of a party are a constant source of tension to the
party leader.
(a) disloyal
(b) dishonest
(c) discontented
(d) dispirited
(Ans : c)
13. His style is quite transparent.
(a) verbose
(b) involved
(c) lucid
(d) witty
(Ans : c)
14. More effective measures should be adopted for the conservation of forests in
India.
(a) protection
(b) cultivation
(c) propagation
(d) supervision
(Ans : a)
15. The placid waters of the lake gave him comfort and consolation.
(a) calm
(b) deep
(c) clear
(d) cold
(Ans : a)
16. I am beginning to find her novels rather passé.
(a) old-fashioned
(b) lengthy
(c) sentimental
(d) obscene
(Ans : a)
17. She gave a terse reply.
(a) polite
(b) offensive
(c) brief
(d) lengthy
(Ans : c)
18. The crisis warrants special measures.
(a) mentions
(b) justifies
(c) propagates
(d) undertakes
(Ans : b)
19. The judge was both a judicious and impartial man.
(a) judicial
(b) wise
(c) intelligent
(d) kind
(Ans : b)
20. Sorry, that was a bit of a goof on my part.
(a) slip
(b) excuse
(c) error
(d) oversight
(Ans : c)
