Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word in bold, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer. Acquire: The two ships were acquired by the navy after the war. scatter forfeit procure mislay All are correct Option Acquire = buy or obtain (an asset or object)…
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Mixed English Questions for Mains Exam— Set 125 (IBPS PO Mains Pattern)
Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word in bold, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer. Arrant : I couldn’t believe she was taken in by such arrant deception. cheap contingent stark jejune None of these Option C Explanation: arrant = complete, utter. Advert :…
Read MoreEnglish: Word Usage Questions Set 23
Directions: A word is given followed by its usage in options. Find the option in which there is inappropriate usage of word. Venture Although the venture is going to cost me a lot of money, I can easily recoup my funds in three months if the business is successful. Without venturing to surround the stage, the crazy fans would have…
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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. WORD A) He is a cheat; he always does back on his word B) He has given his words that he is coming to the marriage. C) His secretary has sent word that she won’t come today. D) I…
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Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word in bold, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer. Tenebrous: a tenebrous night with no moon A) alight B) murky C) beaming D) intelligent E) None of these Expurgate: The producer agreed to expurgate some of the R-rated…
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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. Wanton A) Jim’s wanton disregard for others was obvious when he drove home drunk. B) The judge sentenced the teenage boy to two hundred hours of community service for his wanton acts of vandalism. C) Most traditional stories have a wanton…
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Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word in bold, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer. Disparity: The disparity made for a very uneven playing field. A) accordance B) discrepancy C) congruence D) equivalence E) None of these Agony: In agony he mourned. A) rapture…
Read MoreEnglish: Word Usage Questions Set 18
Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word in bold, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer. Lecherous: Lecherous or not, Bill was all over Diane.A) prude B) chaste C) salacious D) modest E) None of these Largesse: When I was in need, I benefited from…
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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. Infiltrate A) After the small child wiped his nose after shaking his friend’s hand, germs would infiltrate his body and make him very sick. B) Cold air would infiltrate the foyer due to a draft caused by a…
Read MoreEnglish: Word Usage Questions Set 16
Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word in bold, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer. Ploy : If the prosecutor’s ploy does not work, a guilty man could go free. A) vitiate B) radar C) expose D) trick E) ahead Boisterous : Your boisterous…
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