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  • Question 1
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    Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
    A person who is made to bear the blame due to others
    Solution
    A scapegoat is a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency. For example, "few things are harder for kids to bear than being scapegoated". Hence, Option B is correct. Among the rest of the options, innocent means not guilty of a crime or offence, ignoramus means an ignorant or stupid person, nincompoop means a foolish or stupid person. These do not express the intended meaning, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 2
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    Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
    Member of a band of robbers
    Solution
    A brigand is a member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains. For example, "And they defeated the genius Napoleon and, suddenly recognizing him as a brigand, sent him to the island of St. Helena". Hence, Option B is correct. Among the rest of the options, dacoit means (in India or Burma (Myanmar)) a member of a band of armed robbers, thief means a person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence, pirate means a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. These options do not express this meaning, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 3
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    Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
    A speech by an actor at the end of a play
    Solution
    An epilogue is a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened. For example, "the meaning of the book's title is revealed in the epilogue".  Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest of the options, monologue means a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme, duologue means a play or part of a play with speaking roles for only two actors, prologue means a separate introductory section of a literary, dramatic, or musical work. These options do not express this meaning, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 4
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    Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
    A funny imitation of a poem
    Solution
    A parody is an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. For example, "the film is a parody of the horror genre". Hence, Option D is correct. Among the rest of the options, counterfeit means a fraudulent imitation of something else, sonnet means a fraudulent imitation of something else, caricature means a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. These options do not express the intended meaning, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 5
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    Out of the given alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
    Wistful longing for something one has known in the past
    Solution
    Nostalgia is a sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past, especially with regards to a person. For example, "I was overcome with acute nostalgia for my days at university." Hence, Option C is correct. Among the rest of the options, hysteria means exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement, megalomania means delusion about one's own power or importance (typically as a symptom of manic or paranoid disorder)., logomania means pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking. These do not express the intended meaning, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 6
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    Choose the most suitable one word for the following phrase.
    A room leading into a large room or hall
    Solution
    An anteroom is an antechamber, typically serving as a waiting room. For example, "He had been patiently waiting in the anteroom for an hour." Hence, Option A is correct. Among the rest of the options, lounge means a public room in a hotel, theatre, or club in which to sit and relax, lobby means a room providing a space out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead, typically one near the entrance of a public building, pantry means a small room or cupboard in which food, crockery, and cutlery are kept. These options do not express the intended meaning, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 7
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    Choose the most suitable 'one word' for the following phrase.
    One who loves books
    Solution
    A bibliophile is a person who collects or has a great love of books. For example, "Hello, my name is Lara Rutherford-Morrison, and I am a bibliophile". Hence, Option C is correct. Among the rest of the options, bibliophobe means a person who hates, fears, or distrusts books, bibliographer means a person who attempts a comprehensive account—sometimes just a list, sometimes a fuller reckoning—of the books written on a particular subject., bibliophagist  means one who loves to read books. These options do not express the intended meaning, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 8
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    Choose the most suitable 'one word' for the following phrase.
    Plain or self-evident truth
    Solution
    A truism is a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting.  For example, "the truism that you get what you pay for". Hence, Option C is correct. Among the rest of the options, proverb means a short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice, precept means a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought, formula means a mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols. These options do not express the intended meaning, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 9
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    Choose the most suitable one word for the following phrase.
    Printed notice of somebody's death
    Solution
    An obituary is a notice of a death, especially in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased person. For example, "his obituary of Samuel Beckett ". Hence, Option C is correct. Among the rest of the options, condolence means an expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of the death of a person's relative or close friend, calumny means the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation, ouija means a board bearing the alphabet and various symbols, with a planchette that is moved by the fingers to spell out messages, an action believed by some people to be under the direction of spirits . These options do not express this meaning, hence incorrect. 
  • Question 10
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    Choose the most suitable 'one word' for the following phrase.
    Parts of a country behind the coast or a river's banks
    Solution
    A hinterland is the remote areas of a country away from the coast or the banks of major rivers. For example, "the hinterland of southern Italy". Hence, Option C is correct. Among the rest of the options, swamps mean an area of low-lying, uncultivated ground where water collects, archipelago means an extensive group of islands, isthmus means a narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land. These options do not express the intended meaning, hence incorrect. 
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