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  • Question 1
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    A woman trained to help other women in childbirth
    Solution
    Option B: 'Midwife' is 'a person, typically a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth'.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option B is correct.
    Option A: 'Virgin' is 'a person who is naive, innocent, or inexperienced in a particular context'.
    Option C: 'Matron' is 'a woman in charge of domestic or medical arrangements at a boarding school'.
    Option D: 'Nurse' is 'a person trained to care for the sick, especially in a hospital'.
    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 words/sentence:
    A person not sure of the existence of God
    Solution
    Option C: 'Agnostic' is 'a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God'.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option C is correct.
    Option A: 'Theist' is a person who believes in one God/gods as the creator and ruler of the universe.
    Option B: 'Atheist' is a person who denies or disbelieves in the existence of a supreme being or beings.
    Option D: 'Cynic' is a person who does not believe that there is kindness and selflessness in humans.
    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:
    A style in which a writer makes a display of his excessive knowledge, through minute details and precision.
    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 4
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    Design made by putting together coloured pieces of glass or stones
    Solution
    Option B: 'Mosaic' is 'a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc.' Hence this word substitutes for the given words and option B is correct.
    Option A: 'Oleograph' is 'a print textured to resemble oil painting'.
    Option C: 'Tracery' is 'stonework elements that support the glass in a Gothic window'.
    Option D: 'Relief' is 'a sculptural technique where the design stands out from the surface'.
    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 5
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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
    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 6
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    To physically injure or deprive a thing of its holy character
  • Question 7
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    To take one to task
    Solution
    Option D: 'Rebuke' means 'speaking angrily to someone or criticize them because you disapprove of what they've said or done'.
    'Take one to task' is an idiom that means 'to criticize someone severely'.
    The word means the same as the idiom.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option D is correct.

    Option A: 'Disgrace' means 'to bring shame or discredit on'.
    Option B: 'Handle' means 'to manage a situation or problem'.
    Option C: 'Entreat' means 'to ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something'.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
    Hence options A, B and C are incorrect.
  • Question 8
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
    That which makes it difficult to recognize the presence of somebody or something
    Solution
    Option D: 'Camouflage' means 'hide or disguise something, by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings'.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option D is correct.
    Option A: 'Cover' means 'to put something on top of/in front of something else in order to conceal or protect it'.
    Option B: 'Mask' is 'a covering for all of or part of the face'.
    Option C: 'Pretence' is 'a false display of emotions or situations'.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
    Hence options A, B and C are incorrect.
  • Question 9
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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
    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 10
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
    A person who lives by himself
    Solution
    Option D: 'Recluse' is 'a person who lives alone and tends to avoid other people'.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option D is correct.
    Option A: 'Venerable' means 'accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age or wisdom'.
    Option B: 'Sage' means 'profoundly wise'.
    Option C: 'Quietus' means 'death or something that causes death'.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, it cannot replace them.
    Hence options A, B and C are incorrect.
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