English Test - 5

The correct answer is 'Counterfeit.'

Key Points

• The meaning of the word 'forgery' is an illegal copy of a document, painting, etc. or the crime of making such illegal copies.
  • Word 'forgery' का अर्थ किसी दस्तावेज़, पेंटिंग आदि की अवैध प्रतिलिपि या ऐसी अवैध प्रतिलिपियाँ बनाने का अपराध है।
• Let us discuss the meanings of the given options:
  • Leading: that tries to make somebody give a particular answer. (एक विशेष उत्तर देने के लिए प्रेरित करने वाला; संकेतक या सूचक)
  • Genuine: real; true. (वास्‍तविक; असली)
  • ​Counterfeit: not genuine, but copied so that it looks like the real thing. (जाली, नक़ली, प्रतिलिपि के रूप में)
  • Enormous: very big or very great. (विशाल या अत्‍यधिक​)
• Therefore, the word which is synonymous with the underlined word is 'counterfeit.'

Additional Information  

• Let us the synonyms of the given words​
  • Fake: Imitation
  • Leading: Main

Key Points 

• let's look at the meaning of the given word and the correct answer.
• Reticent(adjective): unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings. (अपने विचारों या भावनाओं के बारे में बात करने को तैयार नहीं।)
  • ​Example: Most of the students were reticent about answering questions.
• Withdrawn(adjective): shy and quiet and preferring to be alone rather than with other people. (शर्मीला और शांत और अन्य लोगों के बजाय अकेले रहना पसंद करते हैं।)
  • Example: Following her son's death, she became quiet and withdrawn and rarely went out.
     

Hence, the word Withdrawn is the most appropriate synonym for Reticent.
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• Let's explore the meaning of other options:
• Expansive(adjective):  very happy to talk to people in a friendly way. (लोगों से दोस्ताना तरीके से बात करके बहुत खुशी हुई।)
  • Example: He was in an expansive mood on the night of the party.
• Jolly(adjective): happy and smiling. (खुश और मुस्कुराते हुए।)
  • Example: She's a very jolly, upbeat sort of a person.​
• Extrovert: an outgoing, socially confident person.

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• let's look at the meaning of the given word and the correct answer.
• Tormented(noun): great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain. (महान मानसिक पीड़ा और दुख, या महान शारीरिक पीड़ा।)
  • ​Example: The family said they had endured years of torment and abuse at the hands of their neighbours.​
• Distressed(adjective):  upset or worried. (परेशान या चिंतित।)
  • Example: She was deeply distressed by the news of his death.
     

Hence, the word Distressed is the most appropriate synonym for Tormented.
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• Let's explore the meaning of other options:
• Threatened(adjective): in danger, or likely to stop existing. (खतरे में है, या मौजूदा रुकने की संभावना है।)
  • Example: The Congo rainforest is one of the world's most threatened ecosystems.​
• Ignored(verb): to intentionally not listen or give attention to. (जानबूझकर न सुनना या ध्यान न देना।)
  • Example: She can be really irritating but I try to ignore her.
• Cajoled(verb): to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises. (सुखद बातचीत और (कभी-कभी झूठे) वादों से किसी को कुछ ऐसा करने के लिए राजी करना जो वे नहीं करना चाहते।)
  • Example: He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.

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• let's look at the meaning of the given word and the correct answer.
• Smothered (verb): to stop a fire from burning by covering it with something that prevents air from reaching it. (आग को किसी ऐसी चीज से ढककर जलने से रोकना जो हवा को उस तक पहुंचने से रोकती है।)
  • ​Example: I threw a blanket over the stove to smother the flames.​
• Doused(verb):  To douse something is also to end it, esp. to extinguish (= stop) a fire by putting water on it. (किसी चीज को डुबाना भी उसे खत्म करना है, खासकर। आग पर पानी डालकर बुझाना (रोकना)।)
  • Example: Efforts to douse the flames were hampered by high winds.
     

Hence, the word Doused is the most appropriate synonym for Smothered.
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• Let's explore the meaning of other options:
• lighted(adjective):  burning or starting to burn. (जलना या जलना शुरू हो जाना।)
  • Example: a lighted fuse.
• Surrounded(verb): to be everywhere around something. (हर जगह किसी चीज के आसपास होना।)
  • Example: Snow-capped mountains surround the city.
• Saw(verb): to cut wood or other hard material using a saw. (आरी का उपयोग करके लकड़ी या अन्य कठोर सामग्री को काटना।)
  • Example: They sawed the door in half.

The correct answer is 'Ungainly.'

Key Points

• The meaning of the word 'gawky' is nervously awkward and ungainly.
  • Word 'gawky' का अर्थ है घबराहट से अजीब और बेहूदा।।
• Let us discuss the meanings of the given options:
  • Refined: elegant and cultured in appearance, manner, or taste. (दिखने, ढंग या स्वाद में सुरुचिपूर्ण और सुसंस्कृत।)
  • Ungainly: moving in a way that is not smooth or elegant. (भोंडा, भद्दा, बेडौल)
  • Graceful: having or showing grace or elegance. (अनुग्रह या लालित्य होना या दिखाना।)
  • Poised: having a composed and self-assured manner. (एक रचना और आत्म-आश्वासन वाला तरीका।)
• Therefore, the word which is synonymous with the underlined word is 'ungainly.'

 
Additional Information 

• Let us the synonyms of the given words​
  • Graceful: Elegant
  • Refined: Purified

Key Points 

• let's look at the meaning of the given word and the correct answer.
• Cooperative(adjective): willing to help or do what people ask. (मदद करने या करने के लिए तैयार जो लोग पूछते हैं।)
  • ​Example: I asked them to turn down their music, but they were not being very cooperative.​
• Complaisant(adjective):  willing to satisfy others by being polite and fitting in with their plans. (अपनी योजनाओं के साथ विनम्र और फिट रहकर दूसरों को संतुष्ट करने के लिए तैयार।)
  • Example: She carried on passionate love affairs with the consent of her complaisant husband.
     

Hence, the word Complaisant is the most appropriate synonym for Cooperative.
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• Let's explore the meaning of other options:
• Covert(adjective):  hidden or secret. (छिपा हुआ या गुप्त।)
  • Example: The government was accused of covert military operations against the regime.
• Complacent(noun): a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder. (अपनी खुद की क्षमताओं या स्थिति से शांत संतुष्टि की भावना जो आपको कठिन प्रयास करने से रोकती है।)
  • Example: What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons. 
• Conniving(adjective): A conniving person deceives others for their own advantage. (धूर्त व्यक्ति अपने फायदे के लिए दूसरों को धोखा देता है।)
  • Example: He's a conniving bastard!

The correct answer is 'maliciousness.'

Key Points

• The meaning of the word 'viciousness' is the quality or fact of being cruel and showing an intention to hurt or upset someone.
  • Word 'viciousness' का अर्थ क्रूर होने और किसी को चोट पहुँचाने या परेशान करने का इरादा दिखाने का गुण या तथ्य है।
• Let us discuss the meanings of the given options:
  • Cruelty: cruel behaviour. (निर्मम आचरण; निर्ममता, क्रूरता)
  • Barbarity: extremely cruel and violent behaviour. (अत्‍यंत क्रूर और उग्र व्‍यवहार, अतिनिर्मम व्‍यवहार)
  • Maliciousness: the quality of intending to harm or upset other people. (अन्य लोगों को नुकसान पहुंचाने या परेशान करने का इरादा रखने का गुण)
  • Bravery: actions that are brave. (वीरता, साहस, साहसी कार्य​)
• Therefore, the word which is synonymous with the underlined word is 'maliciousness.'

Additional Information 

• Let us the synonyms of the given words​:

  Word	Synonym
  Cruelty	Barbarity
  Bravery	Courage

The correct answer is 'Peers.'

Key Points

• Let us see the meaning of Contemporaries:
  • Contemporaries: persons who live or do something at the same time as somebody else (समकालीन व्‍यक्ति)
    • Example: The language you use with your contemporaries may not be appropriate in the classroom.​
• Let us see the meanings of the given options:
  • Competitors: persons or organizations that are competing against others. (प्रतिस्‍पर्धी; प्रतियोगी व्‍यक्ति या संस्‍था)
  • Peers: persons who are of the same age or position in society as you. (व्‍यक्ति जो समाज में समान स्‍थान पर या आयु का हो; समकक्ष व्‍यक्ति)
  • Companions: persons or animals with whom you spend a lot of time or go somewhere. (साथी, सखा, सहचर (मनुष्‍य या पशु))
  • Crowd: a large number of people in one place. (भीड़, जनसमूह)
• From the meanings of the given words, we can say that the word 'Peers' is similar in meaning to the underlined word 'contemporaries'.

Additional Information   

• Let us see the synonyms of the given options:
  • Competitors: Contenders
  • Companions: Associates 

Key Points 
 

• let's look at the meaning of the given word and the correct answer.
• collate(verb): to collect and arrange the sheets of a report, book, etc., in the correct order. (सही क्रम में एक रिपोर्ट, किताब, आदि की शीटों को इकट्ठा करने और व्यवस्थित करने के लिए।)
  • ​Example: The photocopier will collate the documents for you.​
• Compile(verb): to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list. (विभिन्न स्थानों से जानकारी एकत्र करना और उसे किसी पुस्तक, रिपोर्ट या सूची में व्यवस्थित करना।)
  • Example: We're compiling some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject.
     

Hence, the word Compile is the most appropriate synonym for collate.Additional Information  
 
 

• Let's explore the meaning of other options:
• Scatter(verb): to (cause to) move far apart in different directions. ((कारण) अलग-अलग दिशाओं में बहुत दूर जाना।)
  • Example: The protesters scattered at the sound of gunshots.
• Disband(verb): to stop being a group. (एक समूह होने से रोकने के लिए।)
  • Example: She formed a political group which disbanded a year later.​ 
• Sever(verb): to break or separate, especially by cutting. (तोड़ना या अलग करना, विशेष रूप से काटकर।)
  • Example: The knife severed an artery and he bled to death.

Key Points

• ​​​The word ‘infirm’(adjective) means- "physically or mentally weak, esp. because of old age or illness". (शारीरिक या मानसिक रूप से कमजोर, विशेष रूप से बुढ़ापे या बीमारी के कारण)
  • E.g: He was over eighty years of age, infirm, and totally blind.
• ​Let’s have a look at the meaning of the words that are given in the options:
  • implicit(adjective)- “not expressed in a direct way but understood by the people involved”. (जो स्‍पष्‍ट रूप से नहीं कहा गया परंतु संबंधित लोगों ने समझ लिया; अंतर्निहित, विवक्षित)
  • weak(adjective)- “used about the body having little strength or energy; not strong”. (शरीर दुर्बल, कमज़ोर, निर्बल; अशक्त)
  • obdurate(adjective)- “refusing to change your mind to do what people want you to do”. (लोगों की इच्छानुसार अपना विचार बदलने से मना करना; हठधर्मी, ज़िद्दी)
  • profligate(adjective)- “wasting money, time, etc. or using it in a careless way”. (समय, धन आदि का व्यय या उनका बेपरवाही से प्रयोग करनेवाला; अपव्ययी; फ़िज़ूलख़र्च)
• Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that ‘weak’ is the correct synonym of the given bold word.

Additional Information

• The synonyms of the given word 'infirm' are-  'weak', 'frail', 'feeble', 'sick', 'ill', etc.
• The antonyms of the given word 'infirm' are- 'healthy', 'strong', 'firm', 'robust', etc.
• Example of 'infirm' in a sentence: 
  • She's old and infirm and has to keep to the house.