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Sentence, Clause, Phrase Test 61

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  • Question 1
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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.
    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 2
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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
    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 3
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    A man with prejudiced views against a religion
    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 4
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    Wicked to a high degree
    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 5
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
    A man who has the qualities of a woman
    Solution
    Option C: 'Effeminate' means '(of a man) having characteristics regarded as typical of a woman'.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option C is correct.
    Option A: 'Loquacious' means 'talkative'.
    Option B: 'Celibate' means 'staying away from marriage and any such intimate relationship'.
    Option D: 'Epicurean' is a person who indulges in fine food and drink.
    These words do not mean the same as the given group of words. So, they cannot replace them.
    Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.
  • Question 6
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
    Poem in short stanzas narrating a popular story
    Solution
    Option C: 'Ballad' is 'a poem narrating a story in short stanzas'.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option C is correct.
    Option A: 'Ballet' is a form of dance.
    Option B: 'Epic' is 'a long poem, derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds of a heroic figure or the history of a nation'.
    Option D: 'Sonnet' is 'a poem of fourteen lines with a formal rhyme scheme'.
    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 7
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    Mania for setting fires
    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 8
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/sentence:
    A pioneer of a reform movement
    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 9
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
    A person who enters without any invitation
    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. 
  • Question 10
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    Choose the word which can be substituted for the given phrase/sentence:
    Lack of enough blood
    Solution
    Option C: 'Anemia' is a deficiency of red blood cells or haemoglobin in the blood.
    Hence this word substitutes the given words and option C is correct.
    Option A: 'Amnesia' is 'a partial or total loss of memory'.
    Option B: 'Insomnia' is 'a habitual sleeplessness, or the inability to sleep'.
    Option D: 'Allergy' is 'a damaging immune response by the body to any substance, like food, dust, pollen, or fur'.
    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.
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