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  • Question 1
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following: 
    Too much official formality
    Solution
    Option A - 'Delayed' means 'happening at a later time than expected'. Thus option A is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Officiousness' means too eager to tell someone what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance. Thus option B is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Formality' means something that has to be done but has no real importance. Thus option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Red tapism' refers to excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules. Thus option D is the correct answer.
    'Too much official formality - Red tapism'
  • Question 2
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
    A person who is always dissatisfied.
    Solution
    Option A - 'Heresy' is the act of having an opinion or belief that is the opposite of or against the official or popular opinion. Thus option A is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Felon' is a person who is guilty of a serious crime. Thus option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Surrogate' means replacing someone else or used instead of something else. Thus option D is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Malcontent' is a person who is never satisfied with the way things are. Thus option B is the correct answer.
    'A person who is always dissatisfied - Malcontent'
  • Question 3
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
    A person who is appointed by two parties to solve a dispute
    Solution
    Option A - 'Judge' is a person who is in charge of trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished. Thus option A is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Advocate' is a lawyer who defends someone in a law court. Thus option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Barrister' is a lawyer who can give special legal advice. Thus option D is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Arbitrator' is a person who has been officially chosen to make a decision between two people or groups having a disagreement. Thus option B is the correct answer.
    'A person who is appointed by two parties to solve a dispute - Arbitrator'
  • Question 4
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
    Words inscribed on a tomb
    Solution
    Option B - 'Memento' is an object that you keep to remember a person. Thus option B is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Lyrics' are words of a song, especially a pop song. Thus option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Honour' is a quality that combines respect, being proud and honestly, or, it is also a way to address a judge in the court of law. Thus option D is incorrect.
    Option A - 'Epitaph' is a short piece of writing or a poem about a dead person, especially one written on their gravestone. Thus option A is the correct answer.
    'Words inscribed on a tomb - Epitaph'
  • Question 5
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
    A person/thing that exists in the same time as another. 
    Solution
    Option A - 'Comrade' is a friend or an associate who you have worked with in the armed forces Thus option A is incorrect.
    Option B - 'Colleague' is one of a group of people who work together. Thus option B is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Pedant' is a person who is interested in formal rules and small details that are not important. Thus option D is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Contemporary' is a person living/existing in the same time as another. Thus option C is the correct answer.
    'A person/thing that exists during the same time as another - Contemporary' 
  • Question 6
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
    Release of a prisoner from jail on certain terms and conditions
    Solution
    Option B - 'Parley' is a discussion between two groups of people, especially one that is intended to end an argument. Thus option B is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Pardon' means to forgive someone for something that they have said or done. This word is often used in polite expressions. Thus option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Acquit' means to decide officially in a law court that someone is not guilty of a particular crime. Thus option D is incorrect.
    Option A - 'Parole' means permission for a prisoner to be released before their period in prison is finished. Thus option A is the correct answer. 
    'Release of a prisoner from jail on certain terms and conditions - Parole'
  • Question 7
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
    One who cuts precious stones
    Solution
    Option A: A lapidist refers to people who are skilled at cutting and polishing precious stones. The given description means the same, hence option A is correct.
    Option B: A philatelist is a person who collects and studies stamps.
    Option C: An oculist is an optician or an ophthalmologist (a doctor who treats eye diseases).
    Option D: A drover is a person who carries cattle and other livestock to the market.
    These words are not related to precious stones, hence options B, C and D are incorrect.
  • Question 8
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    Choose the correct word which matches the meaning of the underlined words below: 

    When I saw him in the morning, he looked like a duck in a thunderstorm.
    Solution
    The given phrase means 'troubled'. 
    Option B is correct. Distressed means 'troubled'. Thus, it has the correct meaning and is the correct answer.
    The other options are incorrect as they do not have the required meaning. 'Entrapped'  means 'framed' or 'trapped', 'Indomitable' means 'unconquerable', 'Peaceful' means 'nonviolent' and 'timid' means 'cowardly'.

  • Question 9
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
    A person who is bad at spelling.
    Solution
    Option B - 'Linguist' is a person who knows or speaks many languages. Thus option B is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Calligraphist' is the person who is skilled in the art of calligraphy. Thus option C is incorrect.
    Option D - 'Pedant' is a person who is too interested in formal rules and small details that are not important. Thus option D is incorrect.
    Option A - 'Cacographic' is a person who is bad at spelling. Thus option A is the correct answer.
    'A person who is bad at spelling - Cacographic'
  • Question 10
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    Identify the correct word from the given options, which means the following:
    A person who is easily ready to believe things
    Solution
    Option B - 'Faithful' means to be loyal. Thus option B is incorrect.
    Option C - 'Client' means a customer or a person who receives services. Thus option C is incorrect.  
    Option D - 'Egoist' is a person who is excessively conceited or self-absorbed; self-seeker. Thus option D is incorrect.
    Option A - 'Credulous' means too willing to believe what you are told and hence easily deceived. Thus option A is the correct answer.
    'A person who is ready to believe things - Credulous'
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