Verbal Ability – 1 Synonyms, Antonyms, Fill in the Blanks ...

Verbal Ability ? 1

P-1(BS)

Synonyms, Antonyms, Fill in the Blanks, Analogy and Odd Word Out

Answers and Explanations

1 c 2 d 3 c 4 d 5 a 6 c 7 a 8 b 9 c 10 a 11 d 12 b 13 c 14 a 15 c 16 d 17 a 18 a 19 b 20 c 21 a 22 c 23 d 24 d 25 c 26 c 27 c 28 d 29 d 30 c 31 a 32 c 33 b 34 b 35 b 36 b 37 d 38 b 39 d 40 b 41 c 42 a 43 a 44 b 45 c 46 c 47 d 48 b 49 b 50 c 51 a 52 c 53 d 54 a 55 b 56 c 57 b 58 d 59 d 60 a

Practice Questions

1 c 2 d 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 c 7 b 8 c 9 b 10 c 11 b 12 c 13 b 14 c 15 b 16 c 17 c 18 d 19 c 20 d 21 d 22 c 23 c 24 d 25 b 26 d 27 d 28 b 29 b 30 d 31 c 32 d 33 b 34 a 35 d 36 b 37 d 38 c 39 c 40 c 41 c

1. c 'Prim' is an adjective which means to be stiffly formal 8. b `Paradigm' is something that serves as a model or

and proper. Hence, the appropriate synonym would

example. Therefore, option (b) is its perfect synonym.

be 'groomed'.

Option (d), `paranormal', means something which is

beyond the range of normal experience or scientific

2. d To be 'keen' is to be eager or enthusiastic about

explanation.

something. Therefore, the correct answer is option (d).

Option (b), `rogue', refers to someone who is dishonest 9. c `To assuage' is to have a soothing effect; to pacify or

or immoral.

calm. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer. Option

(b), `prohibit', means to prevent someone from doing

3. c `Haughty' is an adjective and is used to describe

something.

someone who is scornfully and condescendingly

proud. Therefore, 'arrogant' is its suitable synonym. 10. a `Innocuous' is something which has little or no adverse

Option (d), `subservient', means too willing to obey

effect. Therefore, option (a), `harmless', would be its

people.

correct synonym.

4. d `Contemptuous' means feeling or showing hatred or 11. d 'Compliant' means willing to do whatever you are asked

disapproval. Its synonym is `disdain', which means a

or ordered to do; ready and willing to comply. 'Yielding'

feeling of disapproval for something you do not feel

means tending to do or willing to do what other people

deserves respect. Hence, option (d) is the correct

want you to do. Hence, option (d) is the correct

answer.

answer.

5. a 'Sympathy' is the feeling that you care about and are 12. b To `abominate' is to abhor or dislike intensely. Hence,

sorry about someone else's trouble, grief misfortune

the appropriate word to replace it would be `detest'.

etc. Hence, the correct answer is option (a),

`compassion'.

13. c To `fabricate' is to fake or concoct. Hence, `forged'

would be suitable to replace it.

6. c `Tenebrous' means shut off from the light; dark.

Therefore, option (c), `gloomy', is its correct synonym. 14. a `Abject' means terrible and without hope. Hence, option

(a) correctly replaces it.

7. a `Morbid' means something unhealthy or characterized

by disease. Hence, option (a), `unwholesome', is its 15. c `Pandemonium' is a state of noisy disorder. Hence, its

appropriate synonym.

suitable synonym would be `commotion'.

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16. d 17. a 18. a 19. b 20. c

An `erudite' person is very knowledgeable. Hence, its antonym would be `ignorant'. 'Uncouth' means rude or socially unacceptable. Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

`Craven' means cowardly. So its antonym is `brave'. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

To be `laconic' is to be very precise and curt, `verbose' is to use too many words. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

`To exculpate' is to free from blame or guilt. So, the opposite would be `incriminate', which means to charge with or show evidence of involvement in a crime. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

`Boost' is to encourage while its opposite is `discourage'. `Bolster' is a long pillow or cushion. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

31. a 32. c 33. b 34. b

`Adept' means skilled; `adapt' means to adjust, `adopt' means to take as your own, and `aloft' means in the air. Hence, option (a) is correct.

`Ensure' means to make sure, `assure' means to guarantee, `insure' means to protect against loss or damage, and `abjure' is to reject formally. Hence, option (c) is correct.

`Boar' is a wild pig, `bore' is a tiresome person, `boor' is a rude or insensitive person, and `burr' is something that is prickly and irregularly spherical. Only option (b) logically fits in the given sentence.

A gang of thieves cannot be respectful. So, options (a) and (c) are negated. `Distinguished' is used for a person who seem important and worth respect. So, option (d) is also incorrect. `Notorious', which means well know for something bad, correctly fills in the blank.

21. a 22. c 23. d

A `doltish' person is a stupid or slow-witted person. So, the correct antonym should be option (a), `clever'.

To `castigate' is to rebuke or criticize in a severe manner. Its opposite is `praise'. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

`Dull' means lacking in force, intensity or sharpness. So, its appropriate antonym is `sharp'. Hence, option (d) is the correct answer. 'Azure' refers to the blue color of the sky.

35. b 36. b

`Meet' means to encounter, `mete' means to measure, `meat' refers to flesh as food, and `meek' means not violent or strong. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

It is clearly hinted in the sentence that the concerned person is feeling bored because of isolation and so it can lead to the development of negative emotions within her. Option (b) is correct because `ennui' means `boredom' and `discontentment' means `dissatisfied' or `not content'.

24. d 25. c

26. c 27. c 28. d 29. d 30. c

To be `pertinent' is to have a clear decisive relevance to the matter at hand. Hence, the opposite should be option (d), `irrelevant'.

`Execrable' is something that is hateful. Hence, its opposite has to be option (c), `admirable', which means something great, marvelous. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

To `ratify' a treaty is to make it legal, whereas to `annul' a treaty is to make it void or to cancel the validity. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

`Adhere' means to stick to, while detach is just the opposite. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

To `refute' an idea is to contradict it and fight, to `endorse' an idea is to support it. Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

The word `delicate' means fragile or breakable. Hence, its correct opposite is option (d), `rugged', which means strongly built or constituted.

`Slender' is to be slim, `stout' is to be heavyset. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

37. d

38. b 39. d 40. b 41. c

Refer to the later part of the sentence which states that the `bite has proved dangerous'. Hence the word which will fit in the first blank is `venomous'. Similarly `The Copperhead' is a singular subject and the correct pronoun which can replace it is `its'. Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

`Plain Jane' refers to someone who is plain. So a `flashy' ring will be no use to him. Similarly the usage of phrases such as `Kangra painting' and `Mithila painting' indicate that the word in the second blank would be `antique'.

Since the sentence talks about speed and understanding, option (d) is the best answer. Moreover, in the later part of the sentence a direct hint is given (comprehending whatever you are reading).

We are looking for a positive word for the first blank. So `toughness' and `well being' both fit. However, for the second blank only `vulnerability' would fit. `Prone' is incorrect as the blank requires a noun while it is an adjective. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

`Fuel' is processed by the `engine' to provide energy for the functioning of automobiles. Similarly `food' is processed by the `stomach' to provide energy for the functioning of the body.

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42. a Just like a `cartographer' makes `maps', an `architect' 59. d Options (a), (b) and (c) refer to something that is short-

makes `designs'.

lived. Option (d) is their opposite.

43. a 44. b

Just like `insecticides' protect crops from `insects', `antiseptic' protects wounds from `germs'.

`Abrogate' and `annul' are synonyms. They mean to end in an official way. Similarly, `abdicate' and `renounce' are synonyms. They mean to formally give up something. `Acerbate' means irritate.

60. a

Option (a) is not related to Geography like the rest of the choices. `Chorography' is the science or art of describing and mapping a region or district and `topography' is the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.

Practice Questions

45. c Just like `tennis' is played in the `court', a `drama' is 1. c performed on a `stage'.

2. d 46. c Just as a `bouquet' is made of `flowers', a `book' is

made of `pages'.

The correct answer is head waiter.

Option (a) and (c) are irrelevant. Option (b) is the meaning of FIDUCIAL. Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

47. d Just as `study of birds', is known as `ornithology', 3. c `study of plants' is known as `botany'.

48. b Just as `plutocracy' is the government by the wealthy, `democracy' is the government by the people. 4. b `Oligarchy' refers to the government or control by a small group of people.

Options (a), (b) and (d) are irrelevant. Option (c) is the correct answer. The literal meaning of the phrase is end of a cycle.

Options (a), (c) and (d) are irrelevant. Cornucopia means `horn of plenty'. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

49. b Just as a `clue' (plays the role of a helping device) 5. c helps in solving a mystery, a `key'(plays the role of a helping device) helps in opening a lock.

Options (a) and (b) are irrelevant. Option (d) is the commercial name of a bicycle. Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

50. c Just like `hiss' is the sound of a `snake', `trumpet' is the 6. c sound of an `elephant'.

The correct answer is option (c). Other options are all wrong.

51. a Options (b), (c) and (d) are used for identification and 7. b indication of a particular thing. However, 'call' implies

'sound'.

8. c

52. c Options (a), (b) and (d) refer to showing good or outstanding judgment or understanding. However, 9. b option (c) is the antonym of the rest of the words. `Superficial' means `affecting only the surface'.

The correct answer is option (b).

The correct answer is option (c). Often used to describe a young lady.

The correct term for option (a) is `hosier' options (c) and (d) are irrelevant. The correct answer is option (b).

53. d

`Thrilling' is extremely exciting. `Humiliating', `shameful' and `upsetting' are its antonyms, which mean `embarrassing' or `annoying'.

10. c 11. b

The correct answer is option (c). The correct answer is option (b).

54. a Options (b), (c) and (d) refer to a clumsy, stupid person. 12. c The word prelate means a priest, generally of a high

However, option (a) is the antonym of the rest.

rank. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

55. b

56. c 57. b 58. d

Options (a), (c) and (d) refer to enthusiastic approval or acclaim. However, option (b) is the antonym of the rest.

Options (a), (b) and (d) refer to bulky appearance. However, option (c) is the antonym of the rest.

Options (a), (c) and (d) refer to a feeling of anxiety. Option (b) is the antonym of the rest.

Options (a), (b) and (c) refer to rationality in behaviour or decision. However, option (d) is the antonym of the rest.

13. b 14. c

15. b 16. c

The word portend means to indicate in advance future events. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

Options (b) and (d) are irrelevant. One kills if one stabs with a knife. Hence option (a) is incorrect. The correct answer is option (c).

Omen means a sign of events to come. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

A maelstrom is huge whirlpool occurring in an ocean. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

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17. c 18. d 19. c 20. d 21. d 22. c 23. c

24. d 25. b

Dudgeon means resentment. Hence, the opposite is delight.

Options (a) and (b) are synonyms. Option (c) is irrelevant. Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

Options (b) and (d) are almost synonyms of spartan. Option (a) is the literal meaning. Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

Options (a), (b) and (c) are synonyms. The correct answer is option (d).

Options (a) and (b) are synonymous. Option (c) is an old meaning. The correct answer is option (d).

Options (a), (b) and (d) are synonyms. Option (c) is the correct answer.

Laconic means using very few words. Options (a) and (b) mean the same. Option (d) has nothing to do with words. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer which means verbose.

Inveterate means `having a firmly established habit'. Hence, options (a), (b) and (c) are irrelevant. Thus option (d) is the correct answer.

Options (a), (c) and (d) are similar. Option (b) being antonymous is the correct answer.

29. b 30. d 31. c 32. d

33. b 34. a 35. d 36. b 37. d

38. c

Options (a), (c) and (d) are nouns. Only option (b) is verb.

Options (a), (b) and (c) pertain to food grains. Option (d) is the correct answer.

Options (a), (b) and (d) pertain to energy. Option (c) which pertains to life is the correct answer.

Options (a), (b) and (c) are verbs. Option (d) can be used only as an adjective and hence is the correct answer.

Options (a), (c) and (d) are collective nouns. Option (b) is the correct answer.

Options (b), (c) and (d) are adjectives. Option (a) is a noun and hence the correct choice.

The emu is a flightless bird and hence option (d) is the correct choice.

Options (a), (c) and (d) are verbs. Option (b) is a noun and therefore the correct answer.

Options (a), (b) and (c) represent clothing. Option (d) represents a weapon and hence is the correct answer.

Masons, Bricklayers and Joiners work on buildings. Carpenters make furniture. Hence option (c) is the correct answer.

26. d 27. d 28. b

Philander means to dangle after women. Hence option (d) which means one who hates women, is the correct answer.

Options (a), (b) and (c) all pertain to men's clothes. Option (d), which means one who provides armour is the correct answer.

Options (a), (c) and (d) are similar. Hence, option (b) is the right answer.

39. c 40. c 41. c

Option (a), (b) and (d) are local winds. Option (c) stands for a cyclone and is the correct answer.

Options (a), (b) and (d) can be used as verbs. Option (c) can be used only as a noun. Hence, the right answer.

Options (a), (b) and (d) refer to opinion. Option (c) refers to a climb. Hence option (c) is the correct answer.

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Verbal Ability ? 2 Cloze Test, One Word Substitution and Spellings

Answers and Explanations

P-1(BS)

1 d 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 b 6 c 7 b 8 c 9 a 10 b 11 c 12 d 13 a 14 a 15 b 16 b 17 c 18 b 19 d 20 d 21 b 22 c 23 a 24 b 25 b 26 a 27 d 28 d 29 b 30 d 31 a 32 c 33 d 34 a 35 d 36 d 37 a 38 b 39 c 40 c 41 b 42 b 43 c 44 c 45 d 46 a 47 c 48 b 49 c 50 d 51 a 52 c 53 a 54 a 55 d

Practice Questions

1 d 2 c 3 c 4 b 5 b 6 c 7 b 8 d 9 c 10 a 11 d 12 c 13 b 14 d 15 b 16 b 17 b 18 a 19 c 20 c 21 d 22 b 23 c 24 d 25 a 26 c 27 d 28 b 29 c 30 a 31 b 32 d 33 a 34 c 35 d 36 b 37 d 38 a 39 c 40 c 41 d 42 b 43 c 44 b 45 c 46 d 47 a 48 c 49 d 50 b 51 d

1. d The purpose of brand ambassadors is to show India 9. a Refer to the later part of the sentence which talks

in the best light. This means that they `project' India in

about a popular poll. Only the word `select' is in sync

the best possible way. Hence, option (d) is the correct

with `poll'. Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

answer.

10. b In the previous sentence, the author talks about a `poll'

2. c Options (a), (b) and (d) can be ruled out since they

for selecting a brand ambassador. Here he goes on to

render an incorrect meaning to the sentence. It is India's

asking a question that if such polls are conducted,

`uniqueness' that it is a cultural-soft superpower.

who will you vote for. Hence, option (a) is the correct

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

answer.

3. b Option (b) is the correct answer. Responsibility can 11. c `Descend' means to be inherited or transmitted, as

be `important'. It cannot be `reluctant' or `hesitant'.

through succeeding generations of a family. Hence, it

`Matured' is incorrect because it is in the past tense.

fits well in the blank.

4. c Only option (c) `power', fits in grammatically. Hence, it 12. d `Breakthrough' refers to a significant advance,

is the correct answer. Options (a), (b) and (d) will

development, achievement in a particular field or

render the sentence incorrect.

situation. In the given sentence it is used for the

advancement in information about the descent of

5. b It is clear from the passage that the Indian icons are

humans.

gaining popularity, and therefore, we can say that

they are becoming global icons. Thus, option (b) is the 13. a The passage talks about the commonality between

correct answer.

sea sponges and humans. So, the blank will take

`connection' to make the sentence grammatically

6. c The sentence gives examples of two well-known

correct.

Indians and hence, option (c), `popular', is the most

appropriate word to fill in the blank.

14. a `Lineage' refers to lineal descent from an ancestor.

Hence, it fits the blank.

7. b

Since the brand ambassadors touched the hearts of the people across continents, the approach has to be `simple' and not `casual', `royal' or `rustic'. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.

15. b

The sentence refers to the line of descent that was beyond the expectations of scientists. Hence, `expected' fits the blank.

8. c

The sentence means that the image the brand ambassadors created for themselves has lived more than the brand ambassadors themselves. Hence, the correct answer is option (c).

16. b

`Pour' is the correct option. `bestow into' is grammatically wrong. `Fell' (to cause to fall by striking; cut or knock down) does not fit in the meaning of the sentence. `Downturn' means `a tendency downward, especially in business or economic activity.'

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