Sentences Test 59

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Question 1
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Choose the word(s) which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
The school or college in which one has been educated

A
Matinee

B
Alma mater

C
Calvin

D
Alumni

Solution

Option B: 'Alma mater' is 'the school, university or college that one formerly attended'.
Hence this word substitutes the given words and option B is correct.
Option A: 'Matinee' is 'an afternoon performance in a theatre or cinema'.
Option C: 'Calvin' is a name of a person.
Option D: 'Alumni' is 'a former student of a particular student, college or university'.
These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.
Question 2
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Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
A person guilty of malicious setting on fire of property, etc.

A
Plagiarist

B
Anarchist

C
Arsonist

D
Sadist

Solution

Option C: 'Arsonist' is 'a person who commits arson, i.e., willfully setting fire to a property'. Hence this word substitutes for the given words and option C is correct.
Option A: 'Plagiarist' is 'a person who steals the writing/ideas of others, publishing it as their own work'.
Option B: 'Anarchist' is 'a person who believes in self-governed societies based on voluntary, cooperative institutions'.
Option D: 'Sadist' is 'a person who derives pleasure from causing harm to others'.
These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.
Question 3
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Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
One who thinks that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest

A
Agnostic

B
Cynic

C
Sceptic

D
Misogynist

Solution

Option B: 'Cynic' is 'a person who believes that people are not selfless, they always have a selfish motive (or see their self-interest) behind their actions'.
Hence this word substitutes for the given words and option B is correct.
Option A: 'Agnostic' is 'a person who believes that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural, is unknown or unknowable'.
Option C: 'Sceptic' is 'a person who doubts the truth or value of an idea or belief'.
Option D: 'Misogynist' is 'a person who dislikes, or is strongly prejudiced against women'.
These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
Hence options A, C and D are wrong.
Question 4
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Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
A style in which a writer makes a display of his excessive knowledge, through minute details and precision.

A
Pedantic

B
Ornate

C
Verbose

D
Pompous

Solution

Option A: 'Pedantic' means 'excessive concern with minute details and rules'. Hence this word substitutes for the given words and option A is correct.
Option B: 'Ornate' means 'elaborately or highly decorated'.
Option C: 'Verbose' means 'using or expressing in more words than needed'.
Option D: 'Pompous' means 'affectedly grand or self-important'.
These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.
Question 5
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Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
A man with prejudiced views against a religion

A
Orthodox

B
Bigot

C
Fanatic

D
Profane

Solution

Option B: 'Bigot' is a person who is intolerant towards other opinions or religions.
Hence this word substitutes the given words and option B is correct.
Option A: 'Orthodox' means 'considered traditional, normal and acceptable by most people'.
Option C: 'Fanatic' is 'a person filled with excessive and single-minded enthusiasm, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.
Option D: 'Profane' means 'treating something sacred with disrespect'.
These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.
Question 6
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Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
The loop of rope with a running knot used to hang a person

A
Noose

B
Cable

C
Cord

D
Chord

Solution

Option A: 'Noose' is 'a loop with a running knot, used to trap animals or hang people'.
Hence this word substitutes the given words and option A is correct.
Option B: 'Cable' is 'a thick rope of wire used for construction or for transmitting electricity'.
Option C: 'Cord' is 'a thin, flexible string or rope'.
Option D: 'Chord' is 'three or more musical notes played at the same time'
These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.
Question 7
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Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
Wicked to a high degree

A
Cruel

B
Hateful

C
Heinous

D
Abominable

Solution

Option C: 'Heinous' means 'utterly odious or wicked'.
This word means the same as the given group of words. Hence it can replace them and option C is correct.
Option A: 'Cruel' means 'willfully causing pain or suffering to others'.
Option B: 'Hateful' means 'filled with hatred'.
Option D: 'Abominable' means 'very bad, terrible'.
These words do not mean the same as the given group of words and hence cannot replace them.
So, options A, B and D are wrong.
Question 8
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Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
Mania for setting fires

A
Pyromania

B
Kleptomania

C
Logomania

D
Nymphomania

Solution

Option A: 'Pyromania' is 'an obsessive desire to set fire to things'.
Hence this word substitutes the given words and option A is correct.
Option B: 'Kleptomania' is 'a recurrent urge to steal'.
Option C: 'Logomania' is 'pathologically excessive talking'.
Option D: 'Nymphomania' is 'an uncontrollable or excessive sexual desire in a woman'.
These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.
Question 9
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Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
A pioneer of a reform movement

A
Renegade

B
Apostle

C
Apotheosis

D
Apothecary

Solution

Option B: 'Apostle' means 'a pioneering advocate or supporter of a particular policy, idea or cause'.
Hence this word can substitute for the given group of words and option B is correct.
Option A: 'Renegade' means 'a person who betrays and deserts an organisation or set of principles'.
Option C: 'Apotheosis' means 'the elevation of someone to divine status'.
Option D: 'Apothecary' means 'a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs'.
These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. Hence they aren't suitable to replace and options A, C and D are wrong.
Question 10
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Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
A person who enters without any invitation

A
Burglar

B
Intruder

C
Thief

D
Vandal

Solution

Option B: 'Intruder' is 'a person who enters a place where he is unwelcome or uninvited'.
This word means the same as the given group of words. Hence it can replace them and option B is correct.
Option A: 'Burglar' is 'a person who illegally enters a building to commit theft'.
option C: 'Thief' is 'a person who steals another person's property'.
Option D: 'Vandal' is 'a person who deliberately destroys or damages someone else's property'.
These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. Hence they are not suitable to replace and options A, C and D are wrong.

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Question 1

Matinee

Alma mater

Calvin

Alumni

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Question 2

Plagiarist

Anarchist

Arsonist

Sadist

Solution

Question 3

Agnostic

Cynic

Sceptic

Misogynist

Solution

Question 4

Pedantic

Ornate

Verbose

Pompous

Solution

Question 5

Orthodox

Bigot

Fanatic

Profane

Solution

Question 6

Noose

Cable

Cord

Chord

Solution

Question 7

Cruel

Hateful

Heinous

Abominable

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Question 8

Pyromania

Kleptomania

Logomania

Nymphomania

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Question 9

Renegade

Apostle

Apotheosis

Apothecary

Solution

Question 10

Burglar

Intruder

Thief

Vandal

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