Vocabulary Test 25

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Question 1
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A synonym of EXEMPT is:

A
Duty

B
Provide

C
Relieve

D
Forgive

Solution

Exempt means a person who is excused from something. Relieve means release (someone) from duty by taking their place. Hence, the correct option is C) Relieve.
Question 2
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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Dog in the manger

A
A person who is not liked by others

B
A person who is hounders

C
A person who puts himself in a difficulty on account of other people

D
A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself

Solution

'Dog in the manger' is used for the person who keeps something that he/she does not want in order to prevent someone else from getting it. E.g. She felt that she would be a dog in the manger to keep the place in her own possession. Seeing all the options, option D is the correct answer. Rest of the options are incorrect.
Question 3
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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To bury the hatchet

A
to dispute over small things

B
to destroy

C
to end a quarrel

D
to repair a costly furniture

Solution

'To bury the hatchet' means to end a quarrel, make piece and become friends again. E.g. India and Pakistan are being often advised by world bodies to bury the hatchet for their own growth. Thus, option C is the correct answer. Rest of the options are incorrect.
Question 4
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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Wear one's heart on one's sleeve

A
Lure passionately

B
Do the right thing

C
Show one's feelings

D
Be intimate

Solution

Wear one's heart on one's sleeve means to openly show feelings or emotions rather than hiding them; to be transparent in feelings. E.g. Saniya always has her heart on her sleeve that is why people hurt her feelings easily. Thus, option C is the correct meaning of the given idiom. Rest of the options are not correct.
Question 5
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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To have the gift of the gab

A
A talent for speaking

B
To do exactly the right thing

C
To be cheerful

D
To get lots of gifts

Solution

'To have the gift of the gab' means the ability to speak easily and confidently; ability to persuade people verbally. E.g. She should go into politics as she has the gift of the gab. Thus, option A is the correct answer. Rest of the options are not correct.
Question 6
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Choose the correct meaning of the italicized idiom/phrase.

Mr Gupta, who is one of the trustees of a big charity, is suspected of feathering his own nest.

A
being lazy in doing his work

B
being too generous

C
neglecting his job

D
making money unfairly

Solution

'Feathering his own nest' means to make yourself rich, especially in a way that is unfair or dishonest. E.g. The director was supposed to distribute the money to various charities, instead, he used it to feather his own nest. Thus, option D is the correct answer. Rest of the options are wrong.
Question 7
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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

No axe to grind

A
a bad situation

B
to rebuke

C
to act selflessly

D
to confuse others

Solution

'No axe to grind' means to have a selfless reason for saying or doing something. E.g. He genuinely has no axe to grind for joining the politics. Thus, option C is the correct answer. Rest of the options are incorrect.
Question 8
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
The master dispensed _______ the services of his servant.

A
up

B
with

C
from

D
through

Solution

The correct answer here is 'with' - making Option B) the correct answer. This is because when you dispense of/with someone's services, you are willingly letting them go, which is what is happening in this sentence. You do not dispose up, from or through someone's service. The other options are inappropriate.
Question 9
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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

To eat an humble pie

A
to eat cheap food

B
to eat slowly

C
to swallow one's pride and apologise for doing something wrong

D
to defy authority

Solution

'To eat an humble pie' means to admit that you are wrong; forced to apologize humbly. E.g. He had to eat humble pie and publicly admit his error. Thus, option C is the correct answer. Rest of the options are not the correct fit.
Question 10
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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Stick to one's guns

A
Maintain one's stand under attack

B
Suspect something

C
Make something fail

D
Be satisfied

Solution

'Stick to one's guns' means sticking to one's beliefs or actions; refuse to change thoughts or actions. E.g. Her parents were not in support of making her an actress but she stuck to her guns. Thus, option A is the correct answer. Rest of the options are incorrect.

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Question 1

Duty

Provide

Relieve

Forgive

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Question 2

A person who is not liked by others

A person who is hounders

A person who puts himself in a difficulty on account of other people

A person who prevents others from enjoying something useless to himself

Solution

Question 3

to dispute over small things

to destroy

to end a quarrel

to repair a costly furniture

Solution

Question 4

Lure passionately

Do the right thing

Show one's feelings

Be intimate

Solution

Question 5

A talent for speaking

To do exactly the right thing

To be cheerful

To get lots of gifts

Solution

Question 6

being lazy in doing his work

being too generous

neglecting his job

making money unfairly

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Question 7

a bad situation

to rebuke

to act selflessly

to confuse others

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Question 8

up

with

from

through

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Question 9

to eat cheap food

to eat slowly

to swallow one's pride and apologise for doing something wrong

to defy authority

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Question 10

Maintain one's stand under attack

Suspect something

Make something fail

Be satisfied

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