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1) ABOMINABLE:
A)
B)
C)
D)
Hateful
Lovable
Stubborn
Talkative
"The uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty"
synonyms:
loathsome, detestable, hateful, odious,
2. BIZARRE:
A) Colourful
B) Comical
C) Exotic
D) Strange
very strange or unusual.
"a bizarre situation"
synonyms:
strange, peculiar, odd, funny, curious
3. DEXTRITY:
A) Cleverness
B) Intelligence
C) Skill
D) Valour
skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
"her dexterity with chopsticks"
synonyms:
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deftness, adeptness, adroitness, agility,
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4) PAWN :
A) Hire
B) Pledge
C) Sponge
D) Scrounge
Something given as security for a loan; a pledge or guaranty
5) VACILLATE :
A) Adhere
B) Delicate
C) Fluctuate
D) Thankful
Waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
"I vacillated between teaching and journalism"
synonyms:
dither, be indecisive, be irresolute, be undecided
6) FILTHY:
A) Destroy
B) Foolish
C) Obscene
D) Smooth
disgustingly dirty.
"a filthy hospital with no sanitation"
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dirty, mucky, grimy, muddy
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7) MINIMUM:
A) Little
B) Lowest
C) Meagre
D) Minimal
The least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like
8) INFERNAL :
A) Damaging
B) Devilish
C) Exciting
D) Hateful
Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld.
"The infernal regions"
synonyms:
of hell, hellish, lower, nether, subterranean
9) PURGE:
A) To empty
B) To merge
C) To search
D) To surge
Remove a group of undesirable people from (an organization or place) in an abrupt or
violent way.
"an opportunity to purge the party of unsatisfactory members"
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rid, clear, cleanse, empty, strip, scour, void
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10) PROSPERITY:
A) Cleverness
B) Fame
C) Opulence
D) Significant
Prosperity is the state of flourishing, thriving, good fortune or successful social status.
Prosperity often encompasses wealth but also includes other factors which can be
independent of wealth to varying degrees, such as happiness and health.
synonyms: wealth, success, profitability, affluence
11) LAMPOON:
A) Aspiration
B) Collapse
C) Ignore
D) Ridicule
publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
"the actor was lampooned by the press"
synonyms:
satirize, mock, ridicule, make fun of, poke fun at
12) SYMBIOSIS:
A) Close Association
B) Similarity
C) Transformation
D) Quality
interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to
the advantage of both
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13) ADMONITION :
A) Amazement
B) Award
C) Pardon
D) Warning
a firm warning or reprimand.
"he received numerous admonitions for his behaviour"
synonyms:
reprimand, rebuke, reproof, remonstrance, reproach
14) FACILITY :
A) Desirability
B) Happiness
C) Means
D) Willingness
a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose.
"cooking facilities"
synonyms:
provision, space, means, solution, potential, prerequisite, equipment More
a special feature of a service or machine, which offers the opportunity to do or benefit from
something.
15) ELUDE:
A) Avoid
B) Dispute
C) Praise
D) Restrain
escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way.
"he tried to elude the security men by sneaking through a back door"
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synonyms:
evade, avoid, get away from, dodge, flee
16) DISPARAGE :
A) Belittle
B) Humorous
C) Quarrelsome
D) Wealthy
regard or represent as being of little worth.
"he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors"
synonyms:
belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, downgrade
17) MAGNANIMOUS:
A) Generous
B) Irritable
C) Miserly
D) Spendthrift
generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person.
"she should be magnanimous in victory"
synonyms:
generous, charitable, benevolent, beneficent, open-handed,
18) INFLECTION:
A) Change
B) Constant
C) Effect
D) Influence
a change in the form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function or
attribute such as tense, mood, person, number, case, and gender.
"a set of word forms differing only in respect of inflections"
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conjugation, declension;
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19) RATHER :
A) But
B) Instead
C) Quite
D) Regular
used to indicate one's preference in a particular matter.
"would you like some wine or would you rather stick to sherry?"
synonyms:
by preference, sooner, preferably, from/by choice,
20) REVERENCE:
A) Astonishment
B) Detail
C) Remembrance
D) Respect
deep respect for someone or something.
"rituals showed honour and reverence for the dead"
synonyms:
high esteem, high regard, great respect, acclaim, admiration
21) VILIFY
A) Cheerful
B) Compromise
C) Defame
D) Fearful
"He has been vilified in the press"
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disparage, denigrate, defame, run down,
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22) PROFOUND
A) Deep
B) External
C) Internal
D) Opaque
"Profound feelings of disquiet"
synonyms:
heartfelt, intense, keen, great
23) DEFY
A) To challenge
B) To criticise
C) To exchange
D) To raise the status of
"A woman who defies convention"
synonyms:
disobey, refuse to obey, go against, rebel against
24) CONGENITAL
A) Crime
B) Inherent
C) Message
D) Reference
"A congenital malformation of the heart"
synonyms:
inborn, inherited, hereditary, in the blood, in the family,
25) MAGNANIMOUS
A) Generous
B) Irritable
C) Miserly
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D) Spendthrift
"She should be magnanimous in victory" synonyms:
beneficent, open-handed
generous,
26) DEAR
A) Close
B) Costly
C) Due
D) Young
"A dear friend"
synonyms:
beloved, loved, much loved, darling,
27) RELEASE
A) Free
B) Make Public
C) Vacate
D) Vent
"The government announced that the prisoners would be released"
synonyms:
free, set free, let go, allow to leave, set/let/turn loose
28) LAMPOON
A) Aspiration
B) Collapse
C) Ignore
D) Ridicule
"The actor was lampooned by the press"
synonyms:
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satirize, mock, ridicule, make fun of, poke fun at,
charitable,
benevolent,
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29) FRITTER
A) Resist
B) Save
C) Waste
D) Weak
"I wish we hadn't frittered the money away so easily"
synonyms:
squander, waste, misuse, misspend, spend unwisely
30) GAMBIT
A) A ploy or trick
B) Cut off
C) Inactive
D) Profuse
"His resignation was a tactical gambit"
synonyms:
stratagem, machination, scheme, plan, tactic,
31) SANGUINE
A) Lament
B) Loathe
C) Optimistic
D) Vigilant
"He is sanguine about prospects for the global economy"
synonyms:
optimistic, bullish, hopeful, buoyant, positive,
32) OBSCENE
A) Condemnable
B) Displeasing
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C) Indecent
D) Objectionable
"Using animals' skins for fur coats is obscene" synonyms:
atrocious, outrageous, heinous,
shocking, scandalous, vile, foul,
33) MYSTIQUE
A) Admirable quality
B) Fame
C) Popularity
D) Reputation
"The mystique surrounding the monarchy"
synonyms:
charisma, glamour, romance, mystery, fascination,
34) ACCESS
A) Abundance
B) Admittance
C) Deficient
D) Extra
"The staircase gives access to the top floor"
synonyms:
entrance, entry, way in, means of entry, ingress
35) PANORAMA
A) Disease
B) Impartiality
C) Scene
D) Secret
"The tower offers a wonderful panorama of Prague"
synonyms:
36) THRIFT
A) Belief
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view, vista, wide view, aerial view, bird's-eye view
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B) Frugality
C) Prudence
D) Restriction
"The values of thrift and self-reliance" synonyms:
carefulness
providence
,
thriftiness,
37) QUELL
A) Abet
B) Provoke
C) Support
D) Suppress
"Extra police were called to quell the disturbance"
synonyms:
put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end, finish, get rid of, crush
38) CREDIBILITY
A) Convincingly
B) Creativity
C) Divisibility
D) Reliability
"The book's anecdotes have scant regard for credibility"
synonyms:
plausibility, believability, acceptability, tenability, probability,
39) WRATH
A) Anger
B) Hatred
C) Jealousy
D) Violence
"He hid his pipe for fear of incurring his father's wrath"
synonyms:
40) PITIABLE
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anger, rage, fury, annoyance, indignation, outrage
canniness,
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A) Emotional
B) Havoc
C) Miserable
D) Poverty
synonyms: pitiful , contemptible , pathetic
41) NEMESIS
A) Adventure
B) Punishment
C) Reward
D) Victory
"Will Harry Potter finally defeat his nemesis, Voldemort?"
synonyms:
arch-enemy, arch-rival, enemy, rival, foe, adversary, opponent,
42) ABRADE
A) Hate
B) Modest
C) Violent
D) Wear Off
“It was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust"
synonyms:
wear away/down, wear, erode, scrape away, corrode,
43) CAPITULATE
A) Liberal
B) Resign
C) Resist
D) Surrender
"The patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces"
synonyms:
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surrender, give in, yield, admit defeat, concede defeat,
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A) Giddy
B) Graceful
C) Joyous
D) Other worldly
"A blithe disregard for the rules of the road" synonyms: heedless,
indifferent, thoughtless
uncaring,
careless,
45) RATHER
A) But
B) Instead
C) Quite
D) Regular
"She's been behaving rather strangely"
synonyms:
quite, a bit, a little, fairly, slightly, somewhat, relatively,
46) DRUDGE
A) Cultivate
B) Dull work
C) ill will
D) Machine for dredging
"She was little more than a drudge round the house"
synonyms:
menial, menial worker, slave, galley slave
47) REVENUE
A) Disaster
B) Income
C) Regain
D) Return
"Traders have lost £10,000 in revenue since the traffic scheme was implemented"
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income, takings, receipts, proceeds, earnings;
casual,
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48) TENTATIVE
A) Current
B) Final
C) Provisional
D) Unreliable
"He eventually tried a few tentative steps round his hospital room" synonyms: hesitant, uncertain,
cautious, unconfident, timid, hesitating,
49) PROWESS
A) Profess
B) Prosper
C) Prow
D) Skill
"The hereditary nobility had no monopoly of skill and prowess in war"
synonyms: courage, bravery, gallantry, valour, heroism,
50) CAVEAT
A) Mission
B) Proud
C) Warning
D) Witness
"There are a number of caveats which concern the validity of the assessment results"
synonyms:
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warning, caution, admonition, monition, red flag