Directions: A word is given followed by its usage in options. Find the option in which there is an inappropriate usage of word. CONTEMPORANEOUS The dancers have practiced for months to get their movements in sync and contemporaneous. If our arrivals are not contemporaneous, we won’t be able to make our dinner reservation because the staff won’t hold a table…
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English: Word Usage Questions Set 41
Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer. CYNIC: After being dumped by his girlfriend, Jack was cynical about dating other women. adherent disciple skeptic advocate All are Correct Option C CYNIC (NOUN): (निंदक) nonbeliever Synonyms: doubter, skeptic Antonyms:…
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Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer. SWAMP: This area is full of swamp so it smells fouls all the time. highland lowland plateau height All are Correct Option B SWAMP (NOUN): (कीचड़) quagmire Synonyms: marshland, lowland Antonyms:…
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Directions: A word is given followed by its usage in options. Find the option in which there is an inappropriate usage of word. MERETRICIOUS Buying that flashy sports car was just his meretricious way of showing his ex-wife that he was doing fine without her. This writer usually writes with such a meretricious style that his books are only published…
Read MoreMixed English Questions for Mains Exam— Set 134
Direction (1-5): In the following questions choose the grammatically correct sentence from the given sentences. Mahatma Gandhi was a great man, isn’t it? Mahatma Gandhi was a great man, was he? Mahatma Gandhi was a great man, wasn’t he? Mahatma Gandhi was a great man, has he? All are Correct Option C I only eat when I am hungry.…
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Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer. CONTINENCE : Shivali hoped her continence would allow her to resist temptation. abstinence revelry debauchery gluttony All are Correct Option A CONTINENCE (NOUN): self-restraint Synonyms: abstinence, chastity Antonyms: wildness, intemperance …
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Directions: A word is given followed by its usage in options. Find the option in which there is an inappropriate usage of word. Whim The police officer acted on a whim, not thinking before he violently slammed the suspect to the ground. When asked why he decided to run, the criminal replied by saying he had done it on a…
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Directions: A word is given followed by its usage in options. Find the option in which there is inappropriate usage of word. Incipient Because the incipient plan has no backup measure, there is no chance it will succeed. The children were told that they couldn’t sit at the adult table until they were incipient. The best way to stop the…
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Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer. OVERRIDE : The president has decided to override his advisors’ decision. assume overrule mandate acquiesce All are Correct Option B OVERRIDE (VERB): abrogate Synonyms: annul, nullify Antonyms: sanction, validate INVIOLABILITY…
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Directions: A word is given followed by its usage in options. Find the option in which there is inappropriate usage of word. Cleanse A lack of laundry detergent made it hard to cleanse the clothing inside the washing machine. Illegal drug use would cleanse the athlete’s career causing people to have no faith in the young man. Gagging from the…
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