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  • Question 1
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    Choose the option closest in meaning to the capitalized word:
    GRANDIOSE
    Solution
    'Grandiose' means 'impressive and imposing in appearance or style'.
    Option A: 'Imposing' means 'grand and impressive in appearance'. This word is closest in meaning to the capitalized word. Hence option A is correct.
    Option B: 'Unpretentious' means 'not attempting to impress others'. It means the opposite of the given word.
    Option C: 'Boring' means 'not interesting, tedious'.
    Option D: 'Lanky' means 'ungracefully thin and tall'.
    These words do not mean the same as the given word. Hence options B, C and D are wrong.
  • Question 2
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    Find the synonym of the underlined word.
    Deciding that the terrible accident was largely due to his reckless driving, the police revoked his driver's license.
    Solution
    'Revoke' means to officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).
    "the men appealed and the sentence was revoked"
    In this context, "Deciding that the terrible accident was largely due to his reckless driving, the police revoked his driver's license.", 'revoked' means cancelled. Hence, option C is correct and the other options are not because they do not provide the appropriate information.
  • Question 3
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    A contextual sentence is given below for the word in capitals.
    Choose the option that is most inappropriate in the given context:

    PARSIMONIOUS : The evidence was constructed from every parsimonious scrap of information.
    Solution
    We must choose the word that is NOT appropriate in the given context.
    The word 'parsimonious' means 'very unwilling to spend money or use resources'. In this sentence, it means that 'the evidence was constructed using very scarce bits of information'.
    The words 'penurious' and 'thrifty' are closely related to the given word:
    'Penurious' means 'unwilling to spend money, mean', and 'thrifty' means 'using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully. These words are not inappropriate in the given context.
    'Prevalent' means 'widespread or popular'. But, it is not inappropriate to the given sentence. Hence we don't choose options A, B and C.
    The word 'altruistic' refers to 'selflessness'. It is most inappropriate in the given context. Hence we choose option D.
  • Question 4
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    Choose the option closest in meaning to the capitalized word:
    SPRY
    Solution
    'Spry' means 'active and lively'.
    Option B: 'Nimble' means 'quick and light in movement'. This word is closest in meaning to the capitalized word. Hence option B is correct.

    Option A: 'Doubtful' means 'feeling uncertain about something'.
    Option C: 'Prognosticate' means 'foretell or predict'.
    Option D: 'Leave' means 'permission'.
    These words do not mean the same as the given word. Hence options A, C and D are wrong.
  • Question 5
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    Select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word / words.
    The confusion on the interlocutor's face was gratifying.
    Solution
    Option D is the correct answer because an 'interlocutor' is a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
    Options A, B and D are incorrect simply because they are not the correct meanings of the underlined word.
  • Question 6
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    Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
    Direction for questions 76 and 77: Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given below.
    COMMISERATE
    Solution
    Commiserate (Verb) means listen to woes of another.
  • Question 7
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    Identify the figure of speech employed in the sentence:

    Mr. Bose, a pilot, is afraid of heights.
    Solution
    Irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. It's a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. "The irony is that I thought he could help me."
    Alliteration     is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. "Slowly, Silently, now the moon, walks the night in her silver shoon."
    Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. 'bitter endearment'
    Personification is the attribution of human characteristics on inanimate objects. "The flowers are dancing in the breeze."
     It's ironical because airplane pilots spend most of the time at work high up in the air. So, this is an irony. Hence, option C is correct and the other options cancel out.
  • Question 8
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    Identify the figure of speech employed in the sentence:

    My father is distributing sweets because I failed in my exams.
    Solution
    Irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. It's a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. "The irony is that I thought he could help me."
    Alliteration     is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. "Slowly, Silently, now the moon, walks the night in her silver shoon."
    Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. 'bitter endearment'
    Personification is the attribution of human characteristics on inanimate objects. "The flowers are dancing in the breeze."
    In this case, it's obviously ironical that the father is celebrating his son's failure. So, option C is correct and the other options cancel out.
  • Question 9
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    Identify the figure of speech employed in the sentence:

    The teacher fails the test.
    Solution
    Irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. It's a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. "The irony is that I thought he could help me."
    Alliteration     is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. "Slowly, Silently, now the moon, walks the night in her silver shoon."
    Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. 'bitter endearment'
    Personification is the attribution of human characteristics on inanimate objects. "The flowers are dancing in the breeze."
    In this case, it's obviously ironical because the teachers are the ones giving tests and not taking them, so most people assume that they would be expert at passing tests. So, it's an irony. Hence, option A is correct and the other options cancel out.
  • Question 10
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    Identify the figure of speech employed in the sentence:

    The police station gets robbed.
    Solution
    Irony is the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. It's a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result. "The irony is that I thought he could help me."
    Alliteration     is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. "Slowly, Silently, now the moon, walks the night in her silver shoon."
    Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. 'bitter endearment'
    Personification is the attribution of human characteristics on inanimate objects. "The flowers are dancing in the breeze."
    It's ironical that the professional crime fighters can't safeguard their own building.  Hence, option A is correct and the other options cancel out.
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