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Analogies, Synonyms, Antonyms more than 1200 commonly asked words. Do this well.

PART 1: Analogies
Test 1
Directions : Choose the pair of words which have a relationship between themselves similar to the relationship
between the given pair of words.
1. PHYSICIAN : PATIENT
a) nurse : hospital
b) guard : warden
c) informer : agent
d) accountant : client
2. GEYSER : STEAM
a) fountain : coin

b) volcano : lava

c) glacier : iceberg

d) avalanche : trees

3. PERSONNEL : EMPLOYEES
a) congregation : worshippers
b) puppetry : players
c) donation : philanthropists

d) performance : observers

4. PARAGRAPH : PROSE
a) stanza : poetry

b) tenor : harmony

c) signature : letter

d) edition : book

5. ECHO : SOUND
a) outline : image

b) amplifier : speaker

c) reflection : light

d) deflection : blow

6. COLLATERAL : REPAYMENT
a) bail : appearance
b) profit : cost

c) veto : suggestion

d) warranty : security

7. SYCOPHANT : FLATTERY
a) impostor : deference

b) bandit : hypocrisy

c) swindler : fraudulence d) advocate : defamation

b) discharge : civilian

c) ridicule : clown

8. ABYSS : DITCH
a) conflagration : campfire
b) velocity : acceleration
c) umbrella : rain
d) square : rectangle
9. EXPUNGE : RECORD
a) execute : order
10. FALLACY : IDEA
a) implication : accusation
11. CUB : BEAR
a) collie : dog

b) misnomer : name
b) bush : tree

12. SOCCER : TEAMS

a) golf : individuals
b) baseball : bases
13. STORYTELLER : LISTENER
a) accompanist : composer
b) banter : humorist
c) critique : commentator
d) pantomimist : viewer
14. NOD : AGREEMENT
a) smirk : deceit

b) clasp : greed

d) exterminate : life

c) symptom : disease

d) tenet : belief

c) mare : horse

d) child : adult

c) foot ball : spectators

d) coach : players

c) sneeze : allergy

d) shrug : indifference

15. DILAPIDATED : RENOVATION

a) liberated : revelation
b) devastated : collapse
c) extinguished : rekindling
d) appeased : refreshment
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16. VENERATE : IDOL

a) describe : picture
b) determine : experiment
c) relegate : representative
d) blame : scapegoat
17. EXPERT : PROFICIENT
a) enemy : forceful
c) artist : legendary

b) partisan : biased
d) gossip : scrupulous

18. PURITANICAL : FRIVOLITY

a) neurotic : phobia
b) intrepid : courage

c) secretive : ascendancy d) lazy : exertion

19. USURP : POWER

a) hijack : aeroplane

b) borrow : money

c) disconnect : wires

21. CLOTH : MILDEW

a) wood : timber

b) insect : termite

c) flower : mushroom

22. CRITIC : JUDGEMENT

a) satirist : ridicule
c) writer : relaxation

b) doctor : rejection
d) miser : generosity

d) advise : monarch

20. NASCENT : FRUITION

a) prolific : completion
b) latent : characteristic
c) likely : probability
d) embryonic : maturity

23. ZOO : ANIMAL

a) safari : guide

b) river : stream

c) herd : cattle

24. FATHOM : DEPTH

a) mile : hour

b) volume : space

c) porthole : window

d) iron : rust

d) museum : painting
d) knot : speed

25. OFFHAND : FORETHOUGHT

a) furtive : secrecy
b) voluntary : coercion
c) artistic : success
d) ingenious : talent

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Analogies Ex 2
1. OPAQUE : LIGHT
a) dense : weight

b) buoyant : air

c) hot : radiation

d) watertight : dampness

2. AMORPHOUS : SHAPE
a) obvious : evidence
b) humble : belief
c) nondescript : classification
d) momentary : fame
3. SYBARITE : LUXURY
a) student : school

b) hermit : seclusion

c) employee : office

d) official : expectation

4. ANNEX : BUILDING
a) addendum : book

b) scenario : play

c) program : computer

d) duplex : apartment

5. BOAST : SPEAK
a) shout : utter

b) blare : hear

c) stumble : fall

d) swagger : walk

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6. CLOCK : MINUTE
a) ruler : centimetre

b) sundial : shadow

c) arc : ellipse

d) product : shelf life

7. LAWYER : CLIENT
a) doctor : surgeon

b) admiral : sailor

c) judge : defendant

d) tutor : student

8. CHILL : COLD
a) parch : dry

b) crush : soft

c) freeze : white

d) graze : opaque

9. RECUPERATE : HEALTH
a) repent : wickedness

b) respond : medication

c) revenge : assault

10. LEGEND : MAP

a) volume : manual

b) career : biography

c) glossary : text

d) column : article

11. RIFLE : MUNITIONS

a) band : instruments

b) cash : merchandise

c) tool : measurement

d) spatula : utensils

12. CONFLAGRATION : FIRE

a) precaution : danger

b) jubilee : celebration

c) defence : attack

d) challenge : perfection

13. HIATUS : ACTIVITY

a) link : chain

b) day : eternity

c) mesh : net

d) intermission : play

14. LIONISE : CELEBRITY

a) tyrannise : ruler
b) ostracise : outcast
15. CHARISMATIC : IMPRESSIVE
a) crass : sophistication
b) odious : repugnance
c) famous : superiority
d) pessimistic : expectation

c) demoralise : censor

d) revive : consciousness

d) idolise : worshipper

16. INFLATE : BIGGER

a) expel : shorter

b) extend : longer

c) extract : wider

d) expose : softer

17. CHART : NAVIGATOR

a) novel : reader

b) log : captain

c) map : motorist

d) pedigree : dog

18. SIEVE : DRAINING

a) paper : writing

b) oven : cleaning

c) faucet : washing

d) filter : separating

19. POKER : CARDS

a) racetrack : horses

b) lottery : dice

c) roulette : wheel

d) football : points

20. BRUSH : TOUCH

a) glimpse : see

b) study : read

c) chatter : speak

d) dodge : run

21. MARBLE : SCULPTURE

a) canvas : portrait

b) upholstery : sofa

c) glass : goblet

d) glue : collage

22. CLOUDBURST : RAINFALL

a) ashes : fire
b) sunbeam : warmth

c) ripple : wave

23. FOOLHARDY : BOLD

a) cruel : disobedient

c) gullible : trusting

b) discontented : smug

d) gust : wind
d) fearful : heroic

24. UPROARIOUS : FUNNY

a) mysterious : alarming
b) outrageous : improper
c) anxious : serene
d) thunderous : rainy
25. PRESCIENT : FORESIGHT
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a) obstinate : compliance
b) oblivious : awareness
c) assiduous : diligence
d) renounced : preference

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Analogies Ex 3
1. PARACHUTE : AEROPLANE
a) trunk : tree
b) lifeboat : ship

c) knapsack : school

d) elevator : floor

2. PULSE : HEART
a) pitch : music
b) tick : clock

b) nerve : brain
d) motor : engine

3. MOMENT : ETERNITY
a) light : beam

b) darkness : sun

c) space : time

d) point : infinity

4. CATHEDRAL : CHAPEL
a) mortar : bricks

b) landscape : views

c) horizon : sky

d) city : village

5. ANARCHIST : LAWS
a) despot : leadership

b) partisan : allegiance

c) pacifist : war

d) federalist : union

6. CARICATURE : PORTRAIT
a) parody : poem

b) clown : jester

c) medley : symphony

d) episode : tragedy

c) comedian : jokes

d) actor : roles

7. RACONTEUR : ANECDOTES
a) editor : books
b) screenwriter : credits
8. DEADPAN : EMOTION
a) distrustful : alertness
c) mobile : movement

b) lethargic : energy
d) ambivalent : precision

9. INTRACTABLE : OBEY
a) modest : hide

b) forlorn : comfort

c) cynical : sneer

d) steadfast : change

10. SWINDLER : DUPE

a) embezzler : thief

b) robber : cash

c) bully : weakling

d) magician : illusion

11. FOOTSTOOL : FOOT

a) desk : floor

b) table : hand

c) bench : chair

d) pillow : head

12. CANOE : RAPIDS

a) plane : turbulence

b) truck : garage

c) oar : rowboat

d) pond : stream

13. IRON : BLACKSMITH

a) gold : miser

b) clay : potter

c) silver : miner

d) steel : industrialist

14. ACRE : LAND

a) distance : space

b) gallon : liquid

c) degree : thermometer

d) year : birthday

16. COMPATRIOTS : COUNTRY

a) performance : audience b) kinsfolk : family

c) competitors : team

d) transients : home

17. ENTREATY : REQUEST

a) conviction : opinion

b) theory : truth

c) hope : future

18. COVEN : WITCHES

a) tavern : bartenders

b) alter : clergy

c) amulet : vampires

15. CONVENE : ASSEMBLY

a) borrow : library
c) reprove : defiance
c) contrast : shadow
d) compile : collection

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d) debate : compromise
d) choir : singers
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19. STALWART : STRENGTH

a) penniless : wealth
b) portly : girth
20. OPALESCENT : IRIDESCENCE
a) garish : drabs
b) effervescent : stagnation
c) flushed : ruddiness
d) magnetic : repulsion
21. BLUEPRINT : BUILDING
a) trunk : tree

c) persuasive : depth

d) pernicious : health

b) skin : hand

c) watch : time

d) pattern : dress

b) steel : tin

c) hydrogen : water

d) oxygen : gas

b) fang : snake

c) claw : tiger

d) tail : monkey

22. DECISION : JUDGE

a) evidence : jury
b) verdict : defendant
c) election : candidate
d) diagnosis : doctor
23. ALUMINIUM : METAL
a) alloy : element
24. REHEARSAL : PLAY
a) draft : essay
b) manual : process
c) recital : concert
d) applause: performance
25. TALON : HAWK
a) horn : bull

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Analogies Ex 4
1. APOLOGY : RUEFUL
a) confession : inquisitive b) taunt : timid

c) request : grateful

d) boast : proud

2. DEFECTOR : CAUSE
a) critic : book

b) deserter : army

c) advertiser : sale

d) intruder : meeting

b) intelligence : wit

c) mourning : death

d) gluttony : food

3. STUPEFACTION : ALERT
a) vexation : curious
b) contention : grave
c) perplexity : courteous
d) apprehension : optimist
4. CUPIDITY : WEALTH
a) affection : passion

5. TACIT : WORDS
a) visible : scenes
b) inevitable : facts
c) colourful : hues
d) unanimous : disagreements
6. ALBUM : PHOTOGRAPHS
a) trial : briefs

b) board : directors

c) meeting : agendas

d) scrapbook : clippings

7. STOMACH : DIGEST
a) eyes : dilate

b) muscles : cramp

c) arteries : bleed

d) teeth : chew

8. SIGNATURE : CONSENT
a) writing : publication

b) wave : gesture

c) intellect : education

d) nod : agreement

9. DRILL : HOLE
a) air : window

b) axe : tree

c) hammer : nail

d) plough : furrow

10. SEETHE : ANGER

a) smile : shame

b) writhe : nonchalance

c) view : vision

d) glow : happiness

11. MOULT : FEATHERS

a) shear : wool

b) shed : hair

c) lop : branches

d) drop : stitch

12. INDEFATIGABLE : ENERGY

a) hopeful : success
b) steadfast : loyalty

c) courageous : anxiety

d) careless : safety

13. ACCLAIM : ADMIRER

a) imitate : leader

c) censure : denouncer

d) destroy : bungler

b) rehearse : performer

14. GARRULOUS : TALK

a) extravagant : spend
b) ruthless : sympathise
c) loquacious : joke
d) antagonistic : retreat
15. ACTORS : TROUPE
a) criminals : coterie
b) demagogues : junta
c) politicians : clique
d) soldiers : phalanx
16. ICE PACK : SWELLING
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a) funnel : pouring
b) tourniquet : bleeding
c) bulb : illumination
d) magnet : attraction
17. NOVELIST : FICTION
a) detective : crime
c) book : pages

b) carpenter : lumber
d) composer : music

18. ILLOGICAL : CONFUSION

a) profound : laughter
b) revolting : sympathy
c) astounding : amazement
d) obscure : contrast
19. THIMBLE : FINGER
a) apron : clothes

b) ruler : line

c) bracelet : ring

d) saw : wood

20. SHORTHAND : RAPIDITY

a) typing : diligence

b) art : simplicity

c) paper : penmanship

d) code : secrecy

c) waddle : run

d) prattle : talk

21. DOODLE : DRAW

a) coddle : pamper

b) meddle : interfere

22. CLOSEFISTED : SKINFLINT

a) irresolute : spitfire
b) immoral : daredevil
c) impetuous : hothead
d) inane : scapegoat
23. VOLATILE : VAPORISED
a) oily : dried
b) edible : witted

c) concave : curved

d) combustible : ignited

24. CONTRACTION : LETTER

a) period : sentence
b) retraction : complaint
c) explanation : understanding
d) ellipsis : word
25. DELETERIOUS : HARM
a) menacing : tranquility
b) suspicious : guilt
c) voluntary : coercion
d) wearisome : fatigue
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Analogies Ex 5
1. JUDGE : COURTHOUSE
a) physician : hospital

b) farmer : house

c) clergyman : library

d) visitor : hotel

2. MUMBLE : INDISTINCT
a) relent : gentle

b) stumble : graceful

c) enunciate : clear

d) define : difficult

3. COLOURS : SPECTRUM
a) panes : glass b) experiments : laboratory

c) guests : party d) letters : alphabet

4. TADPOLE : FROG
a) stream : river

c) politician : diplomat

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5. ABODE : VAGRANT
a) ship : pirate

b) fort : sentry

c) faith : prophet

d) community : outcast

6. CREDITS : MOVIE
a) selections : album

b) by-lines : newspaper

c) reviews : journal

d) reruns : television

7. AMORPHOUS : SHAPE
a) amorous : trust

b) temporal : patience

c) enticing : guile

d) bland : zest

8. EVIL : MALEFACTOR
a) selfishness : hermit

b) talent : virtuoso

c) benevolence : miser

d) friendliness : thief

9. DIGRESS : SPEECH
a) dissemble : truth

b) meander : travel

c) narrate : climax

d) deter : progress

10. PLAINTIVE : SORROW

a) systematic : brevity

b) elusive : eloquence

c) confident : defeat

d) contemptuous : disdain

11. HEIGHT : MOUNTAIN

a) depth : trench

b) shade : tree

c) weight : age

d) speed : highway

12. CENSUS : POPULATION

a) election : government

b) criterion : judgement

c) inventory : stock

d) drought : thirst

13. POET : WORDS

a) sculptor : stone

b) painter : artistry

c) sailor : ocean

d) physician : care

c) sullenness : fighter

d) hesitation : liar

c) epic : superstition

d) patron : support

14. CONTEMPLATION : THINKER

a) corrosion : chemist
b) construction : builder
15. RIDDLED : HOLES
a) untangled : knots
b) wrinkled : materials
c) flawed : repairs
d) pitted : indentations
16. MUSE : INSPIRATION
a) editor : personality

b) model : criticism

17. VEHEMENT : ENERGY

a) amiable : apathy
b) compassionate : sympathy
c) dauntless : fear
d) domineering : caution
18. FLAGRANT : OBSERVER
a) blaring : listener
b) monotonous : speaker
c) mischievous : prankster
d) temporary : visitor
19. ASTUTE : INSIGHT
a) dutiful : efficiency
b) affable : friendliness
c) gullible : dependence
d) zealous : nobility
20. LABOUR : RESPITE
a) opinion : dissent
b) action : resentment
c) error : erasure
d) debate : lull
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21. HANGAR : AEROPLANE

a) stable : horse b) canal : ship
c) bed : river
d) junkyard : automobile
22. VANE : WIND DIRECTION
a) barometer : heat b) speedometer : pedal

c) hourglass : sand

d) sundial : time

23. ANONYMOUS : NAME

a) colourful : hue
b) enormous : size
c) shapeless : form
d) brief : significance
24. SYMPATHY : EMOTION
a) sorrow : happiness
b) friendship : relationship
c) pride : punishment
d) criticism : guilt
25. HABIT : CUSTOMARY
a) respects : co-ordinated
b) impulse : corrective
c) reflex : involuntary
d) concern : commendatory

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Analogies Ex 6
1. THREAT : HOSTILITY
a) plea : clemency b) promise : benevolence

c) lampoon : raise d) compliment : admiration

2. MAGNET : IRON
a) tank : fluid

b) hook : net

c) sunlight : plant

d) spray : tree

3. ARDENT : INTERESTED
a) depressed : cheerful

b) bored : curious

c) shy : listless

d) incensed : annoyed

5. HYPERBOLE : LANGUAGE
a) prodigality : spending b) whimsicality : poetry

c) idiom : slang

d) repetition : behaviour

6. STUDIO : ARTIST
a) play : dramatist

b) cathedral : architect

c) quarry : sculptor

d) laboratory : chemist

7. RIPPLE : TIDAL WAVE

a) breeze : hurricane

b) blizzard : avalanche

c) valley : earthquake

d) puddle : downpour

8. EDUCATION : IGNORANCE
a) book : knowledge
b) door : entrance

c) reason : philosophy

d) medicine : disease

9. BOW : VIOLIN
a) music : piano

c) note : flute

d) drumstick : drum

10. DUMBFOUND : ASTONISHMENT

a) exasperate : frustration b) domineer : rebellion

c) ear : punishment

d) repulse : admiration

11. ORBIT : PLANET

a) course : ship

b) rotation : axis

c) destination : plane

d) tail : comet

b) fell : tree

c) adorn : clothing

d) invade : territory

4. VOGUE : ACCEPTED
a) jeopardy : voided
b) transitional : unchanged
c) ferment : coalesced
d) disrepute : shunned

b) brass : trumpet

12. BENEFACTOR : GIFT

a) performer : applause
b) advisor : counsel
c) contestant : regulation
d) enthusiast : objectivity
13. RAZE : BUILDING
a) launch : boat

14. NERVOUS : EQUANIMITY

a) miserly : greediness b) realistic : foresight

c) pious : grace

d) gullible : discernment

15. MILL : PENNY

a) silver : quarter

b) currency : nickel

c) dime : dollar

d) cheque : cash

16. BABBLE : SPEAK

a) mutter : hear

b) scribble : writ

c) jabber : whisper

d) quibble : ask

17. FILAMENT : LIGHT BULB

a) meteor : trajectory

b) ashes : fireplace

c) wick : candle

d) food : body

18. SHIN : KNEE

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a) foot : hip

b) tendon : wrist

c) ear : forehead

d) forearm : elbow

19. ANTIDOTE : POISON

a) fertiliser : irrigation

b) fuel : motion

c) lubricant : friction

d) radar : frequency

20. EMBEZZLER : FUNDS

a) poacher : game

b) traitor : enemy

c) convict : sentence

d) opportunist: luck

21. SAVOURY : TASTE

a) obnoxious : smell
b) slippery : touch
22. COMMISERATE : SYMPATHY
a) free : coercion
b) confide : suspicion
23. DIN : CACOPHONOUS
a) music : staccato

b) silence : continuous

c) blurred : vision
c) discuss : admiration

d) melodious : hearing
d) revere : devotion

c) drone : monotonous d) sound : harmonious

24. MATERIALISM : OBJECTS

a) plagiarism : ideas
b) cynicism : falsehood
c) hedonism : pleasure
d) liberalism: education
25. STUBBORN : VACILLATION
a) poised : embarrassment
b) hopeful : decisiveness
c) subtle : maneuverability
d) doubtful : concern

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Analogies Ex 7
1. ATOM : MOLECULE
a) electron : void

b) portrait : masterpiece

c) nail : hammer

d) element : compound

2. KNIT : EYEBROWS
a) shake : hands

b) purse : lip

c) walk : legs

d) stoop : knees

3. JUDGE : JUSTICE
a) guest : invitation

b) doctor : hospital

c) actor : entertainment

d) chef : recipe

c) line : length

d) sprint : speed

4. MARATHON : ENDURANCE
a) race : track
b) hike : guide

5. CONGRATULATION : SUCCESS
a) diligence : wealth
b) responsibility : burden c) condolence : sorrow

d) envy : fame

6. COFFER : VALUABLE
a) cistern : water

c) lawn : grass

d) pyramid : stone

7. CIRCUMLOCUTORY : SPEECH
a) humorous : joke
b) meandering : path

c) tactless : remark

d) successful : attack

8. STRUT : OSTENTATIOUS
a) vacillate : modest

b) cringe : servile

c) flinch : indolent

d) waiver : arrogant

9. ASCETIC : SELF-DENIAL
a) lunatic : violence

b) miser : frugality

c) hermit : selfhood

d) zealot : participation

10. READ : PERUSE

a) examine : ignore

b) express : denounce

c) free : enclose

d) reprove : condemn

11. INTRODUCTION : CONCLUSION

a) arrival : salutation
b) greeting : farewell

c) birth : marriage

d) announcement : news

12. STRIKE : WORK

a) postpone : cancel

b) censor : learn

c) detour : trespass

d) boycott : purchase

13. SCALPEL : SURGEON

a) razor : barber

b) weed : gardener

c) recipe : chef

d) medicine : patient

14. PREPOSTEROUS : COMMON SENSE

a) illegal : law
b) chronic : pain

c) indelible : error

d) justifiable : logic

15. CLASH : COLOUR

a) intensity : sensation

b) glimpse : vision

c) pebble : texture

d) dissonance : sound

16. FORMIDABLE : FEAR

a) grateful : regret

b) dismal : cheer

c) sickening : disgust

17. BASTION : DEFENCE

a) arsenal : storage

b) ocean : tide

b) citadel : concealment

d) generous : pity

c) anchorage : supply d) asylum : embarkation

18. SAGA : LENGTHY

a) proverb : pithy

b) eulogy : candid

c) poem : humorous

d) play : short-lived

19. BIRDS : AVIARY

a) bees : garden

b) cows : herd

c) apes : jungle

d) sheep : fold

20. LASSITUDE : VIGOUR

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a) dedication : employment
b) greed : possessions
c) indigence : funds
d) rehearsal : performance
21. BIRD : MIGRATION
a) parrot : imitation
b) ranger : conservation
c) bear : hibernation
d) lawyer : accusation
22. RACQUET : TENNIS
a) springboard : diver

b) horse : polo

c) glove : boxing

d) club : golf

c) brief : clarity

d) bulky : strength

23. OIL : LUBRICATE

a) adhesive : bond
b) speedometer : accelerate
c) nail : hammer
d) knife : sharpen
24. DESOLATE : INHABITANTS
a) spacious : expanse
b) barren : vegetation
c) shallow : hazards
d) residential : homes
25. HEAVY : WEIGHT
a) ancient : age

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Analogies Ex 8
1. KERNEL : CORN
a) salt : pepper

b) stem : flower

c) rind : orange

d) grain : rice

2. ANARCHY : ORDER
a) ignorance : enlightenment
b) scepticism : science
c) hierarchy : statue
d) autocracy : leader
3. PRESCRIPTIVE : RULE
a) imaginative : fact

b) narrative : reader

c) symbolic : advice

d) proverbial : adage

4. GIBE : SCORN
a) confess : punishment
b) smile : awe
c) rebuff : friendship
d) chortle : exultation
5. DIGNITARY : AUGUST
a) ingenue : sporting

b) rustic : abject

c) zealot : solitary

d) penitent : contrite

6. DANCER : FEET
a) surgeon : heart

b) juggler : hands

c) drummer : drums

d) conductor : voice

7. RACKET : TENNIS
a) puck : hockey

b) riffle : duck

c) hammer : nail

d) bat : baseball

8. FERTILISER : PLANT
a) pollen : allergy

b) bandage : wound

c) flame : fire

d) food : human

9. LIE : DECEIT
a) wealth : generosity

b) cunning : guilt

c) suspicion : distrust

d) loyalty : treason

10. PAPYRUS : PAPER

a) canoe : kayak

b) scroll : book

c) magazine : rack

d) cave : cavern

11. ISLAND : ARCHIPELAGO

a) castle : moat
b) river : delta

b) star : galaxy
d) bay : peninsula
c) salamander : speed

d) ogre : wisdom

12. PHOENIX : IMMORTALITY

a) unicorn : cowardice
b) sphinx : mystery
13. STIPEND : BONUS
a) performance : encore
c) reward : superiority

b) gift : celebration
d) battle : victory

14. MATRIARCHY : WOMAN

a) legality : lawyer
b) monarchy : sovereign

c) hierarchy : heir

d) feudalism : farmer

15. PERFUNCTORY : ENTHUSIASM

a) hostile : animosity
b) submissive : defiance
c) fragrant : criticism
d) solitary : conviction
16. STABLE : HORSE
a) kennel : dog
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c) flower : bee

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17. DEGREE : TEMPERATURE

a) heat : cold
b) activity : pace

c) bank : currency

d) minute : time

18. BOW : CELLO

a) mute : trumpet

b) pedal : piano

c) string : violin

d) pick : banjo

19. COWER : FEAR

a) pursue : despair

b) wobble : power

c) plod : energy

d) strut : pride

20. CROWD : NUMBER

a) room : well

b) table : leg

c) street : sidewalk

d) treasure : worth

21. BUNGLER : SKILL

a) genius : intelligence

b) critic : error

c) daredevil : caution

d) fool : amusement

22. CONVOKE : ASSEMBLY

a) muster : troops
b) challenge : opponents

c) disband : army

d) veto : legislation

23. ANECDOTE : NARRATIVE

a) dogma : signal
b) vendetta : revenge
c) code : signal
d) snack : meal
24. ASSUAGE : ANGUISH
a) investigate : annoyance
b) assert : hatred
c) alleviate : affection
d) discuss : torment
25. ALCHEMIST : TRANSMUTATION
a) traitor : loyalty
b) proselytiser : conversion
c) scientist : equivocation
d) anarchist : tranquility

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Analogies Ex 9
1. CONCERT : AUDIENCE
a) zoo : keepers

b) restaurant : waiters

c) game : spectators

d) orchestra : musicians

2. WATER : RESERVOIR
a) oil : fuel

b) money : bank

c) lake : ocean

d) parent : family

3. WALK : PROWL
a) cheat : pretend

b) speak : shout

c) smile : grin

d) listen : eavesdrop

4. STAGNANT : MOTION
a) arid : moisture

b) morbid : dread

c) neutral : balance

d) marred : fault

5. RETOUCH : PICTURE
a) design : dress

b) orchestra : song

c) publish : magazine

d) emend : text

6. CAMOUFLAGE : APPEARANCE
a) compensate : payment b) decipher : code

c) invest : chance

d) bluff : intention

7. BIRD : MOULT
a) bear : hibernate

b) snake : slough

c) fish : catch

d) hawk : prey

8. INTROSPECTIVE : SELF
a) pompous : thoughts

b) impetuous : decisions

c) conceited : others

d) scrupulous : principles

9. INCITE : SEDITIONIST
a) parade : heckler

b) assault : victor

c) abdicate : autocrat

d) arbitrate : mediator

10. NOISE : DIN

a) injury : pride

b) voice : speech

c) sincerity : homage

d) emotion : fervour

11. PLUG : SOCKET

a) key : lock

b) chair : desk

c) fan : wind

d) wire : electricity

12. RAGE : ANGER

a) frustration : patience

b) fear : shame

c) delight : pleasure

d) bliss : apathy

13. VERTEX : PYRAMID

a) strand : hair

b) rectangle : box

c) rung : ladder

d) summit : mountain

14. MOVIE : DIRECTOR

a) product : advertiser

b) business : manager

c) competition : athlete

d) book : critic

15. CUTLERY : KNIFE

a) machinery : fuel

b) lumber : saw

c) suitcase : handle

d) furniture : chair

16. ASPIRANT : AMBITION

a) mentor : malice

b) renegade : faith

c) virtuoso : innocence

d) rebel : defiance

17. ANARCHISM : GOVERNMENT

a) capitalism : commerce b) pacifism : war

c) socialism : society

18. STUPIDITY : DUNCE

a) acuity : hypocrite

c) fear : clown

b) flattery : sycophant

d) realism : progress
d) obstinacy : introvert

19. REMISSION : DISEASE

a) recollection : imagination
b) resurgence : determination
c) prescription : diagnosis
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d) quiescence : storm
20. DISCUSSION : ALTERCATION
a) planning : action
b) speech : tirade

c) uncertainty : change

d) group : convention

21. CAPTAIN : CREW

a) student : faculty
b) defendant : jury
c) mascot : team d) chairperson : committee
22. HOMESTRETCH : RACE
a) source : essay
b) gallery : play

c) finale : opera

d) applause : oration

23. ROBBERY : THIEF

a) jewellery : burglar
b) forgery : counterfeiter
c) capture : fugitive
d) hostage : kidnapper
24. MENAGERIE : ANIMALS
a) circus : acrobats
b) gallery : paintings
c) sachet : powders
d) archives : events
25. PILGRIM : PIETY
a) explorer : curiosity

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b) miser : poverty

c) gambler : winner

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Analogies Ex 10
1. DIPLOMA : GRADUATION
a) title : land

b) supplement : will

c) license : hunter

d) deed : purchase

2. FURROW : PLOUGH
a) field : grain

b) wake : vessel

c) arrow : blow

d) bale : twine

3. MICROBE : ORGANISM
a) microcosm : world

b) microscope : cell

c) microfilm : camera

d) animal : vegetable

4. INCESSANT : RESPITE
a) static : progress

b) strategic : crisis

c) inaudible : silence

d) eventual : possibility

5. LAMPOON : RIDICULE
a) dirge : frivolity

b) treatise : diligence

c) diatribe : mediocrity

d) panegyric : praise

6. BOOK : PAGES
a) question : answers

b) lighthouse : ships

c) sentence : words

d) ring : fingers

7. FADE : DISAPPEAR
a) sink : swim
c) decelerate : stop

b) wink : smile
d) scrub : stain

8. IMMEDIATELY : DELAY
a) voluntarily : motive

b) urgently : aid

c) continuously : effort

d) flawlessly : error

9. HORTICULTURE : PLANTS
a) printing : ink

b) geography : plant

c) biology : texts

d) forestry : trees

10. WINCE : PAIN

a) forget : confidence
11. UPSTREAM : SOURCE
a) upwind : vane

b) tremble : fright
b) uphill : peak

c) grovel : embarrassment

d) glower : anguish

c) upright : foot

d) upward : angle

14. SALESPERSON : MERCHANDISE

a) mechanic : garage
b) merchant : bank

c) writer : research

d) broker : stock

15. DICTUM : DOGMATIC

a) mandate : idealistic

c) epigram : candid

d) riddle : cryptic

12. ARABLE : FARMERS

a) habitable : occupants
b) curable : patients
c) legible : writers
d) abominable : consumers
13. HACKNEYED : PHRASE
a) obscure : text
b) unpublished : manuscript
c) frequent : punctuality
d) threadbare : clothing

b) jargon : explicit

16. AUTOBIOGRAPHY : AUTHOR

a) autograph : signature
b) automation : worker c) autopsy : doctor
17. CUMULUS : CLOUD
a) lake : ocean
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b) carnivore : meat

c) glacier : blizzard

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d) evergreen : tree
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18. PATTER : RAIN

a) rainbow : storm
19. SOLITUDE : RECLUSE
a) attention : exhibitionist

b) clank : chain

c) volume : radio

b) courtesy : braggart c) poverty : donor

d) eruption : volcano
d) abuse : official

20. METICULOUS : DETAIL

a) tidy : order
b) wicked : morality
c) memorable : facts
d) uninformed : events
21. FETTER : MOBILITY
a) nourish : appetite
b) enfeeble : strength
c) soothe : composure
d) distract : ignorance
22. INDECIPHERABLE : DECODED
a) enfranchised : voted
b) anarchical : reprimanded
c) irrefutable : disproved
d) prodigal : returned
23. AUTHORITARIAN : DISCIPLINE
a) heckler : sincerity
b) pragmatist : utility
c) glutton : abstinence
d) infiltrator : purity
24. EXHORTATION : ENCOURAGE
a) eulogy : condemn
b) tirade : reproach

c) conversation : debate

d) lecture : ramble

25. DISCERNING : NUANCES

a) hypocritical : motives

b) brave : decisions

c) artless : possessions

d) sensitive : slight

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Analogies Ex 11
1. BARK : TREE
a) skin : fruit

b) dew : grass

c) seed : flower

d) peak : hill

2. EXCERPT : BOOK
a) type : page

b) script : play

c) solo : routine

d) clip : film

3. PIROUETTE : DANCER
a) touchdown : referee

b) motivation : coach

c) somersault : acrobat

d) model : sculptor

4. HARBOUR : SAFETY
a) quicksand : security

b) music : disturbance

c) prison : confinement

d) oasis : thirst

5. BLUEPRINT : BUILDING
a) receipt : money

b) symphony : concert

6. GULLY : EROSION
a) water : inundation

b) mine : excavation

c) map : automobile
c) clot : dispersion

d) agenda : meeting
d) forest : cultivation

7. REPREHENSIBLE : BLAME
a) virtuous : isolation
b) enviable : restriction
c) disrespectful : honour
d) trustworthy : confidence
8. MORTIFY : EMBARRASS
a) unleash : abandon b) overlook : recognise

c) tease : compliment

d) rout : defeat

9. BLUNTNESS : HONING
a) likeness : caulking
b) sloppiness : skipping
c) monotony : rehearsing
d) maturity : developing
10. APOCRYPHAL : AUTHENTICATION
a) ridiculous : familiarity
b) detrimental : intention
c) mystical : intolerance
d) profane : sanctity
11. GRAPE : VINE
a) wire : pole

b) snail : shell

c) cherry : pie

d) apple : tree

12. SUIT : OVERCOAT

a) wig : hairdo

b) finger : glove

c) parasol : sun

d) shoes : galoshes

13. BAT : MAMMAL

a) pine : tree

b) pup : seal

c) butterfly : insect

d) starfish : clam

14. PLAGIARISE : WORDS

a) embezzle : funds

b) imagine : visions

c) renovate : repairs

d) paint : colours

15. ENDURE : SURVIVOR

a) condemn : culprit
b) applaud : performer
c) evade : guardian
d) compete : rival
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16. PROGRAM : DRAMA

a) scale : map

b) agenda : meeting

c) footnote : article

b) profit : contract

c) foundation : edifice

d) ticket : performance

17. VENDETTA : REVENGE

a) exploration : discovery
b) excitement : frenzy
c) investment : deficit
d) mistake : correction
18. PREMISE : ARGUMENT
a) location : filming

d) referee : dispute

19. SUBJUGATE : OBEDIENCE

a) think : intelligence
b) annoy : mistake

c) frighten : apprehension d) describe : event

20. TEMPER : ACTION

a) breathe : air

b) soothe : pleasure

c) soften : blow

d) operate : machine

21. SPILL : POUR

a) lose : find

b) stutter : hear

c) neglect : care

d) stumble : walk

22. INTRUDER : PRIVACY

a) blot : ink

b) ripple : clam

c) noise : clamour

d) animal : forest

23. FADED : COLOUR

a) humid : moisture

b) livid : anger

c) pungent : smell

d) muted : sound

24. PSEUDONYM : NAME

a) disguise : identity

b) motive : purpose

c) talent : stardom

d) mission : dedication

25. EXCLAIM : UTTER

a) suppose : describe

b) conceal : destroy

c) hurl : throw

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Analogies Ex 12
1. FLEDGLING : BIRD
a) sty : pig

b) kitten : cat

c) fodder : cow

d) school : fish

2. OSTENTATIOUS : APPAREL
a) proud : character
b) palatable : food

c) bombastic : language

d) bedecked : flowers

3. INDOLENT : WORK
a) inquisitive : learn

b) judgmental : accuse

c) blithe : laugh

d) modest : boast

5. NEFARIOUS : VIRTUE
a) remorseless : pity

b) ingenuous : youth

c) altruistic : money

d) seductive : motivation

6. GOGGLES : EYES
a) thumbs : fingers

b) noises : ears

c) stilts : legs

d) gloves : hands

7. PARAGRAPH : SENTENCES
a) cover : pages
b) book : chapter

c) grammar : errors

d) directory : graphs

8. PAW : BEAR
a) tail : monkey

b) gill : fish

c) wing : bird

d) hoof : zebra

9. IMPLY : PROFESS
a) propose : negate

b) vacillate : pause

c) hint : announce

d) invite : accept

c) wake : vessel

d) desert : water

4. REPAST : NOURISHES
a) theory : verifies
b) severance : attaches
c) remedy : diagnoses
d) inoculation : immunises

10. CALLOUS : SENSITIVITY

a) bold : timidity
b) faultless : perfection
c) discrimination : brevity
d) melodramatic : agitation
11. FLOE : RICE
a) dune : sand

b) bridge : river

12. AMORPHOUS : SHAPE

a) aimless : purpose

b) ambiguous : obscurity c) infamous : wealth

d) stoic : philosophy

13. SOPORIFIC : SLEEP

a) antidote : disease

b) narcotic : stupor

c) sedative : tension

d) tonic : immunity

14. DABBLE : SUPERFICIAL

a) explain : confused

b) repudiate : angry

c) surmise : impartial

b) bone : membrane

c) nose : scent

d) invent : resourceful

15. JINGOIST : NATION

a) tool : ridicule
b) manager : personnel
c) braggart : self
d) expert : contestant
16. VEIN : BLOOD
a) wire : cord
17. REFEREE : CONTEST
a) judge : trial
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c) member : union

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d) spectator : game
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18. SYNONYM : THESAURUS

a) list : roster
b) definition : dictionary

c) script : playbill

d) date : card catalogue

19. CLASP : HAND

a) shoe : foot

b) blink : eye

c) embrace : arm

d) crutch : leg

20. FIDGET : RESTLESS

a) beckon : busy

b) quibble : content

c) ponder : lazy

d) bustle : hurried

21. HOMING PIGEON : BIRD

a) balloon : rocket
b) boomerang : missile

c) dirigible : kite

22. INKLING : CERTITUDE

a) portent : omen

c) scepticism : dubiety

d) misgiving : dread

c) blatant : voices

d) chimerical : facts

c) oath : laudatory

d) tent : educational

b) hope : despair

23. FLORID : EMBELLISHMENTS

a) candid : ideas
b) verbose : words

d) fledgling : sparrow

24. HOMELESS : DOMICILE

a) childless : orphan
b) impregnable : fortress
c) thirsty : hunger
d) insolvent : money
25. DICTUM : AUTHORITATIVE
a) libel : defamatory
b) proverb : ethical

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Analogies Ex 13
1. STEAM : GEYSER
a) ice : glass

b) waterfall : cliff

c) lava : volcano

d) avalanche : mountain

2. LOGO : COMPANY
a) style : artist
b) inventory : storekeeper
c) trademark : manufacturer
d) cloth : weaver
3. SHOP : MERCHANDISE
a) garden : shrubbery

b) cafeteria : food

c) hospital : medicine

d) street : traffic

4. POLL : OPINION
a) vote : citizen

b) draft : soldier

c) map : geography

d) test : knowledge

5. LETTER : ATHLETE
a) bonus : employee

b) contract : actor

c) applause : performer

d) badge : scout

6. INCUMBENT : OFFICE
a) monarch : throne

b) president : company

c) manager : employee

d) captain : officer

7. RESPLENDENT : BRIGHT
a) imaginative : headstrong
b) ecstatic : melancholy
c) acrobatic : dangerous
d) vociferous : loud
8. INTERLOPER : INTRUDE
a) prospector : explore

b) interrogator : reply

c) instigator : inhibit

d) strategist : attack

9. EDDY : WATER
a) ebb : tide

b) whirlwind : air

c) surge : current

d) fault : earthquake

10. FATUOUS : WISDOM

a) ambitious : success

b) cowardly : danger

c) ominous : anxiety

d) crude : elegance

c) pluck : harp

d) solo : drum

11. LUNGS : RESPIRATORY

a) delicacy : gustatory
b) virus : immunological
c) heart : circulatory
d) dentures : digestive
12. SUNBURN : SUN
a) sand : beach
c) injury : wound

b) moonlight : moon
d) frostbite : cold

13. STRUM : BANJO

a) tune : violin

b) dance : rhythm

14. SYMPTOM : DIAGNOSIS

a) clue : mystery
b) medication : disease

c) money : inflation

d) verdict : evidence

15. FRAUDULENT : DECEIT

a) slipshod : carelessness
b) inflated : value
c) gullible : dishonesty
d) chaotic : discipline
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16. SONG : REPRISE

a) thesis : analysis

b) applause : encore

c) event : recurrence

d) actor : rehearsal

17. PRESENTIMENT : HINDSIGHT

a) anticipation : reminiscence
b) provocation : exasperation
c) congratulation : consultation
d) optimism : despair
18. REDRESS : WRONG
a) swindle : crime

b) cover : defect

c) reprove : error

d) compensate : loss

19. FIRE : CONFLAGRATION

a) river : sea

b) pain : agony

c) colour : profusion

d) seed : flower

20. BUILDING : CHURCH

a) dance : ballet

b) poetry : sonnet

c) museum : relics

d) song : hymn

21. NUTRIENTS : FOOD

a) oxygen : air

b) earth : plants

c) diet : health

d) moon : light

c) restore : painting

d) repeat : sentence

22. LIE : UNTRUTHFUL

a) steal : punished
b) exaggerate : retold
c) pray : kneeling
d) pardon : forgiving
23. SHELL : WALNUT
a) coating : candy
c) icing : cake

b) peel : banana
d) loaf : bread

24. RENOVATE : BUILDING

a) revoke : contract

b) rejuvenate : age

25. APPLAUSE : OVATION

a) sleep : nightmare
b) performance : audience
c) disrespect : homage
d) disturbance : tumult

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Analogies Ex 14
1. ANNUL : MARRIAGE
a) rebuke : criticism

b) hire : application

2. BLUEPRINT : BUILDING
a) score : music
c) chapter : segment

b) letter : alphabet
d) clothes : closet

c) void : check

d) warn : danger

c) sibling : family

d) founder : dynasty

3. NEOPHYTE : EXPERIENCE
a) oppressor : persecution
b) traitor : loyalty
c) genius : intelligence
d) comedian : amusement
4. PROGENITOR : LINEAGE
a) prototype : inventor

b) heir : legacy

5. MAXIM : TERSE
a) proclamation : haughty

b) tirade : calm

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d) clich : trite
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6. HAMMER : CARPENTER
a) stone : mason

b) brush : painter

c) music : violinist

d) suspect : detective

7. EXPEL : SCHOOL
a) deny : entrance

b) banish : country

c) reject : offer

d) extricate : safety

9. PEPPER MILL : GRINDING

a) scale : weighing

b) grease : moving

c) detergent : scrubbing

d) engine : fuelling

10. FACTION : POLITICS

a) geography : history

b) war : peace

c) sect : religion

d) taxes : income

8. SALUTATION : LETTER
a) greeting : conversation
b) goodwill : feeling
c) address : location
d) agreement : debate

11. EGOISM : SELF

a) escapism : daydreamer
b) materialism : possessions
c) capitalism : economics
d) symbolism : artist
12. SPY : WATCH
a) admire : extol

b) hoard : save

c) design : build

d) study : learn

13. ARBORETUM : TREES

a) stadium : spectators

b) teacher : tickets

c) museum : artworks

d) pasture : cows

14. CONFLAGRATION : FIRE

a) misdemeanour : crime b) metropolis : city

c) sedative : sleep

15. FLACCID : FIRMNESS

a) weathered : exposure

b) dreadful : fear

c) amorphous : form

16. GOBBLE : FOOD

a) choke : bone

b) guzzle : drink

c) crumble : cake

b) flower : carnation

c) harvest : seed

b) book : spine

c) lens : shutter

17. FRUIT : PEAR

a) tree : acorn
18. FILM : REEL
a) napkin : table
19. DRIZZLE : DOWNPOUR
a) morass : swamp

b) lightning : tornado

d) controversy : peace
d) stagnant : stillness
d) graze : pasture
d) blossom : bee
d) thread : spool

c) breeze : gale

d) hail : rain

c) anguish : discomfort

d) opinion : dissent

c) solve : quandaries

d) question : motives

20. TREASON : TRAITOR

a) arson : fire fighter
b) safety : police officer
c) anarchy : tyrant
d) burglary : thief
21. LOATHING : DISLIKE
a) faith : disbelief

b) despair : disgrace

22. STIPULATE : CONDITIONS

a) dictate : orders
b) canvass : votes
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23. MISANTHROPE : RANCOUR

a) rebel : authority
b) opportunist : luck

c) snob : taste

d) pessimist : gloom

24. INANE : SENSE

a) hopeless : destitution
b) disparate : similarity
c) artificial : intelligence
d) vocal : articulateness
25. SENTENTIOUS : MORALISE
a) politic : annoy
b) fastidious : corrupt

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c) prudent : dare

d) volatile : erupt

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Analogies Ex 15
1. SQUEAKY : OILED
a) dull : polished

b) broken : damaged

c) smooth : sanded

d) secure : tightened

2. GALLERY : PICTURES
a) factory : workers

b) bus : passengers

c) street : pedestrians

d) showroom : cars

3. DEPRECIATION : VALUE
a) stimulation : activity

b) mediation : prayer

c) rotation : wheel

d) deterioration : quality

4. HYPOCRITE : SINCERITY
a) zealot : devotion
b) bigot : tolerance
c) guest : manners
d) citizen : patriotism
5. VENTRICLE : HEART
a) noise : ear

b) circumference : centre

c) bruise : skin

d) room : house

6. PIECE : MOSAIC
a) recording : song

b) documentary : novel

c) sculpture : marble

d) entry : log

7. NEWS STORY : BY-LINE

a) book : title

b) writer : pseudonym

c) actor : script

d) painting : signature

8. DEFOLIATE : LEAVES
a) divest : clothing

b) dissolve : liquid

c) amplify : sound

d) infest : vermin

9. DEFAMER : VILIFIES
a) enemy : negotiates

b) rival : vies

c) partner : intrudes

d) judge : accuses

10. REMUNERATION : LABOUR

a) bargain : purchase
b) profit : investment

c) bonus : income

d) extortion : sacrifice

11. HOOT : OWL

a) stable : horse

b) horn : car

c) nest : blue jay

d) bark : dog

12. ACT : STAGE

a) play : concert

b) lecture : program

c) swim : pool

d) watch : solitude

c) diploma : graduate

d) book : librarian

c) beckon : gesture

d) attack : spare

13. DEED : PROPERTY OWNER

a) truce : invader
b) ballot : voter
14. GLANCE : STARE
a) wait : leave
15. TAINT : PURITY
a) malign : accuracy
b) revere : solemnity
c) disrupt : tranquillity
d) balance : equality
16. OVERWHELM : FORCE
a) conquer : victory
17. VENEER : WOOD
a) carve : ivory

b) hesitate : linger

b) relieve : pressure
b) tarnish : silver

c) entrap : deceit
c) weave : tapestry

d) surrender : strength
d) gild : gold

18. DESICCATE : MOISTURE

a) displace : volume
b) engender : originality
c) implicate : logic
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d) dispirit : morale
19. DISAVOW : RENUNCIATION
a) obey : instruction
b) acquit : conviction
c) indict : accusation
d) remove : obstruction
20. CRAVE : PENCHANT
a) steal : possession
21. KISS : AFFECTION
a) moan : yelling

b) blame : guilt
b) grimace : gesture

c) deny : insolence

d) despise : aversion

c) frown : pleasure

d) slap : anger

22. CARDIOLOGIST : HEART

a) researcher : disease
b) neurologist : body
c) ophthalmologist : eyes
d) organist : hands
23. CONTROL : UNGOVERNABLE
a) consume : edible
b) skirt : dangerous
c) hoard : paltry
d) comprehend : unintelligible
24. RECKLESSNESS : DAREDEVIL
a) interest : borrower
b) adolescence : child
c) experience : novice
d) holiness : saint
25. CHOREOGRAPHER : DANCER
a) producer : director
b) sculptor : model
c) biographer : character
d) playwright : actor

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Analogies Ex 16
1. DIVIDENDS : STOCKHOLDERS
a) investment : corporations
b) purchase : customers
c) royalties : authors
d) taxes : workers
2. SAPLING : TREE
a) bud : plant

b) employee : manager

c) petal : flower

d) child : person

3. QUARANTINE : EPIDEMIC
a) curfew : regulation

b) embargo : trade

c) exile : deportation

d) boycott : disapproval

4. REBEL : INSURRECTION
a) cynic : credulity

b) editor : expression

c) sleuth : detection

d) satirist : cajolery

5. REPLETE : DINER
a) exhilarated : runner

b) saturated : sponge

c) dormant : volcano

d) burgeoning : economy

6. COUNTERFEIT : MONEY
a) bluff : gamble
b) complication : stratagem
c) forgery : signature
d) masquerade : costume
7. SALT : MINERAL
a) cocoa : coffee

b) lead : pencil

c) cinnamon : spice

d) sugar : cane

8. PUCKER : LIPS
a) tremble : fear

b) pour : anger

c) pat : back

d) hunch : shoulders

9. CHANT : SPEAK
a) listen : hear

b) wince : avoid

c) pinch : touch

d) march : walk

11. ACRID : TASTE

a) faint : odour

b) numb : touch

c) raucous : sound

d) hazy : sight

12. IMPECCABLE : FAULT

a) immortal : life

b) impoverished : wealth c) insolvent : debt

10. ARCHIVE : DOCUMENTS

a) museum : artifacts
b) orchestra : instruments
c) courthouse : sentences
d) theatre : performances

13. IMPASSE : ESCAPE

a) bastion : defence
c) stalemate : victory
14. BICKER : PETTY
a) banter : playful

d) imperceptible : vision

b) detour : travel
d) handicap : contest
b) smirk : sincere

c) flaunt : open

d) grumble : merry

15. DIMINUTIVE : STATURE

a) dainty : taste
b) juvenile : humour
c) slender : girth
d) shy : disposition
16. SCULPTOR : STATUES
a) cook : spices
b) tailor : clothes

c) jockey : horses

d) detective : crimes

17. BANDAGE : LACERATION

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a) oxygen : shock
b) alcohol : antiseptic
c) cast : fracture
d) transfusion : blood
18. PEDAL : FOOT
a) thimble : finger

b) crutch : leg

c) knob : hand

19. ABBREVIATE : WORD

a) quote : passage

b) condense : book

c) duplicate : copy

20. PILOT : STEER

a) chef : dine
c) lawyer : retain

b) boss : obey
d) guard : protect

d) belt : wise
d) conclude : argument

21. AMORPHOUS : FORM

a) verifiable : proof
b) contagious : disease
c) analogous : parallel
d) anonymous : name
22. RHETORIC : DISCOURSE
a) algebra : symmetry
b) harmony : rhythm
c) astronomy : lenses
d) logic : reasoning
23. DISSEMINATE : INFORMATION
a) disburse : funds
b) disown : family

c) dispute : position

d) dispel : anxieties

24. FALLOW : LAND

a) smooth : surface

c) polluted : water

d) polished : metal

b) idle : machinery

25. MNEMONIC : MEMORY

a) derivative : painting
b) recurrent : dream
c) corporeal : body
d) parochial : open-mindedness

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Synonyms Ex 1
Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word.
1. IMPONDERABLE
2. RETALIATE
3. CEDE
4. VITIATE
5. ACUMEN
6. TEMERITY
7. FABRICATE
8. JUNCTURE
9. CALUMNY
10. VERBIAGE

a) manifest
b) confining
a) to repeat
b) add on
a) to impregnate b) begin
a) to impair
b) reject
a) accuracy
b) shrewdness
a) fear
b) recklessness
a) to stretch
b) concoct
a) beginning
b) obstruction
a) cleverness
b) hardship
a) fecundity
b) precision

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c) incapable of being evaluated

d) meditative
c) repay in kind
d) nullify
c) retreat
d) yield
c) quicken
d) enhance
c) force
d) obtuseness
c) diffidence
d) ruthlessness
c) indulge
d) dazzle
c) critical moment
d) complexity
c) compliment
d) slander
c) wordiness
d) foliage

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11. BLANDISHMENT
12. IGNOBLE
13. COMPASS
14. DAUNT
15. BRAZEN
16. LEGION
17. ARREARS
18. DEPLOYMENT
19. SUBVENTION
20. RESILIENT

a) nonsense
a) aloof
a) passageway
a) intimidate
a) glowing
a) distance
a) disorientation
a) dismissal
a) deception
a) rebounding

b) threat
b) unknown
b) point
b) overwhelm
b) unbreakable
b) rampage
b) throwback
b) spreading out
b) subsidy
b) animated

c) abrasion
c) bizarre
c) scope
c) dare
c) irresponsible
c) multitude
c) holding pattern
c) seizure
c) evasion
c) resourceful

d) flattery
d) dishonourable
d) restriction
d) show off
d) shameless
d) motto
d) unfulfilled obligations
d) judgement
d) descent
d) tenacious

Synonyms Ex 2
21. BROACH
a) to decorate
b) bridge
c) offend
d) introduce
22. CYNOSURE
a) obscurity
b) centre of attention
c) certainty
d) clown
23. VICISSITUDE
a) danger
b) change of fortune
c) complexity
d) doubtful
24. HAZARDOUS
a) unintentional b) unprotected
c) risky
d) doubtful
25. PITHY
a) witty
b) tenacious
c) ribald
d) succinct
26. SCAVENGER
a) minor noble b) junkman
c) burglar
d) counsellor
27. FETID
a) doomed
b) dangerous
c) stinking
d) disease-breeding
28. PUGNACIOUS
a) homely
b) stubborn
c) persistent
d) truculent
29. RANKLE
a) argue nosily b) warp
c) cause continued resentment
d) confuse
30. FELINE
a) clumsy
b) curving
c) loyal
d) catlike
31. CYNICISM
a) grumpiness
b) sneering disbelief
c) benevolence d) cleverness
32. AMBUSH
a) to drive out
b) denounce
c) make a surprise attack d) cut away undergrowth
33. OSCILLATE
a) to kiss
b) swing back and forth c) electrify
d) dissemble
34. CRUCIAL
a) exceptional
b) tragic
c) critical and decisive
d) insistent
35. STODGY
a) sturdy
b) dull
c) blunt
d) obstinate
36. CATAPULT
a) to hurl
b) climb
c) crawl
d) fall
37. TIRADE
a) conciliation b) afterthought c) forceful action
d) angry speech
38. TURGID
a) bloated
b) muddy
c) unruly
d) concealed
39. ALOOF
a) sociable
b) high
c) detached
d) conservative
40. FLEDGLING: a person who is: a) placid
b) overconfident c) enthusiastic d) young and inexperienced

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Synonyms Ex 3

Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word.

1. ROWDY
2. PERSEVERE
3. PROCURE
4. SEAR
5. BOTCH
6. GRAPPLE
7. STRADDLE

a) rough and disorderly

b) kind
c) sedate
d) late
a) to equalize
b) persist
c) quit
d) urge
a) to heal
b) induce
c) obtain
d) hold back
a) to cast a horoscope
b) languish
c) flare up
d) cause to wither or scorch
a) to bungle
b) hit
c) refine
d) prevent
a) to push
b) impress
c) provoke
d) grasp
a) to bring to a halt
b) have one leg on either side of
c) tie up
d) travel aimlessly
8. SEETHE
a) to sigh
b) remain inert
c) be extremely upset
d) run
9. BICKER
a) to bargain
b) offend
c) fret
d) squabble
10. QUICKSILVER
a) unpredictable or mercurial
b) sleazy
c) honourable
d) of questionable integrity
11. BONA FIDE a) secured by a bond
b) comfortably situated
c) in good faith
d) bogus
12. SCRABBLE
a) to be mean
b) mixed in a confused way
c) become cool
d) scrape or scratch at hurriedly
13. COUNTER a) to consider carefully
b) link together c) oppose
d) place on top of one another
14. HOVER
a) to remain in the air above same spot
b) shake or move gently
c) cover carefully
d) submerge
15. DISORIENTED
a) freed from illusion
b) organised
c) excluded from a group
d) having lost a sense of direction
16. SWATH
a) a long, open strip
b) widespread destruction
c) sample piece of cloth
d) type of head-dress
17. ATTRIBUTE
a) to praise or admire
b) study
c) give proof of
d) assign or ascribe to
18. EXECRABLE
a) hard
b) detestable
c) paintful
d) fine
19. NOSTRUM
a) theory
b) quack medicine
c) raised platform
d) animus
20. SLUE
a) to lag behind b) twist or skid
c) pronounce indistinctly
d) drain off

Synonyms Ex 4
Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word.
1. PALTRY
2. DISPARAGE
3. OVERTURE
4. LETHARGY
5. TRACTABLE
6. NURTURE
7. INCHOATE
8. SATIATE
9. OBSESSION
10. APPEASE
11. PROGNOSIS
12. FRENETIC
13. TENABLE
14. APERTURE
15. ECCENTRIC
16. PRECOCIOUS
17. GRAPHIC
18. TERRESTRIAL
19. PAROXYSM
20. EROSION

a) insignificant
a) to scatter
a) disclosure
a) serenity
a) tillable
a) to ripen
a) loose
a) to glut
a) dejection
a) to yield
a) scheme
a) frantic
a) experimental
a) highest point
a) grotesque
a) unusually mature
a) moving
a) widespread
a) spasm
a) aggravation

b) unfair
c) average
d) slovenly
b) discriminate
c) belittle
d) waste
b) apology
c) request
d) proposal
b) listlessness
c) impassivity
d) laxity
b) easily followed
c) understandable
d) docile
b) pamper
c) nourish
d) relieve
b) implicit
c) chaotic
d) incomplete
b) comfort
c) desire
d) water down
b) preoccupation
c) frustration
d) suspicion
b) give pleasure
c) placate
d) compromise
b) forecast
c) preface
d) identification of a disease
b) intense
c) passionate
d) fast
b) long lasting
c) flimsy
d) defensible
b) opening
c) pithy phrase d) arch
b) abnormal
c) unconventional
d) changeable
b) highly prized
c) perceptive
d) scholarly
b) vivid
c) obvious
d) instructive
b) relating to the sky
c) windswept
d) earthly
b) furore
c) paralysis
d) fear
b) shallowness
c) deterioration d) abrasion

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Synonyms Ex 5

Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word.

1. WRANGLER
2. LARIAT
3. ARROYO
4. HACIENDA
5. MANTILLA
6. SIERRA
7. EL DORADO

a) lawman
b) cowboy
c) inventor
d) arbitrator
a) hat band
b) saddle thong
c) leather choker
d) lasso
a) dry gulch
b) spur
c) colourful sash
d) dignity
a) ranch
b) grape arbour
c) grove
d) porch
a) scarf
b) insect
c) jewellery
d) heavy cape
a) mountain range b) monastery
c) sweeping view
d) parched plain
a) Euphoric state
b) place of wealth and opportunity
c) great leader
d) ideal of national glory
8. MACHISMO
a) exaggerated masculinity
b) arrogance
c) good looks
d) pique
9. GUERRILLA
a) jungle animal
b) outcast
c) scoundrel
d) irregular fighter
10. INCOMMUNICADO a) close-mouthed
b) disguised
c) irreconcilable
d) without means of communication
11. JUNTA
a) emergency session
b) political excursion
c) irresistible force d) political clique
12. PECCADILLO
a) musical instrument
b) fussiness
c) bullfighters lance
d) slight fault
13. EMBARGO
a) license
b) freight
c) tax
d) prohibitor
14. FIESTA
a) puzzle
b) joy
c) nap
d) festival
15. PEON
a) food
b) clothing
c) money
d) skilled labourer
16. ARMADA
a) clothes cabinet
b) fleet of warships
c) throng of people d) lush valley
17. LOCO
a) humorous
b) erratic
c) insane
d) thoughtful
18. PRONTO
a) precisely
b) languidly
c) quickly
d) urgently
19. ESCAPADE
a) mischievous prank
b) close call
c) surprise raid d) tall tale
20. BONANZA
a) fish fry
b) windfall
c) blessing
d) dessert

Synonyms Ex 6
1. PEDIGREE
2. APIAN: concerning:
3. PECUNIARY
4. CORNUCOPIA

a) ancestral line
a) an ape
a) money
a) a crown of flowers
d) horn shaped container
5. EXUBERANT
a) passionate
6. BEHEMOTH
a) stinging insect
7. PREEN
a) to stitch
8. CAPER
a) antic
9. LIONISE
a) to devour
10. HARANGUE
a) tirade
11. CANARD
a) false story
12. ZODIACAL: concerning:
a) zoos
13. CONGREGATE
a) to assemble
14. LEVIATHAN: something:
a) thin
15. FERRET
a) to conceal
16. VERMIN
a) welcome guest
17. VULPINE
a) revolting
18. BUGBEAR
a) hoax
19. HALCYON
a) turbulent
20. GADFLY
a) a gossip

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b) warrant
b) a sloth
b) architecture
b) hay stack

c) diploma
d) public record
c) a bee
d) a gazelle
c) warfare
d) indolence
c) carved moulding

b) reckless
c) joyously unrestrained d) grandiose
b) huge beast
c) holiday mood
d) mythological creature
b) tidy oneself up
c) exaggerate
d) strut
b) implement
c) lamp
d) part
b) assess
c) treat as a celebrity
d) neglect
b) poem
b) vessel
d) cactus
b) trite remark
c) proverb
d) small bucket
b) machinery
c) ghosts
d) constellations
b) accumulate
c) summon
d) scatter
b) small
c) gigantic
d) clumsy
b) weigh
c) disperse
d) search
b) fur wraps
c) true accounts
d) objectionable pests
b) lecherous
c) fiery
d) crafty
b) oddment
c) cause of anxiety
d) small animal
b) shimmering c) exhausting
d) clam
b) restless person
c) dullard
d) annoying person

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Synonyms Ex 7

Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word. Words from newspapers.
1. HEGEMONY

a) government by the few

b) mass migration
c) self-government state
d) dominance
2. IMPERIALISM
a) empire-building
b) arrogance
c) aristocratic rule
d) tyranny
3. PLEBISCITE
a) militant youth
b) common people
c) minority representation
d) direct popular vote
4. RECLAMATION
a) official announcement b) restoration
c) demand
d) proposal
5. ABDICATE
a) to abolish
b) plead for
c) censure
d) renounce
6. BONDAGE
a) security
b) debt
c) slavery
d) contract
7. LEGATION
a) law suit
b) diplomatic mission
c) orderly process
d) lawmaking
8. REPATRIATE
a) to return home
b) colonise
c) brainwash
d) repay
9. DTENTE
a) collusion
b) stalemate
c) easing
d) delay
10. DECELERATE
a) to destroy
b) slow
c) isolate
d) free
11. CALIPH
a) guide
b) secret group c) Muslim leader
d) prophet
12. CONDITIONAL
a) practical
b) plausible
c) special
d) contingent
13. IMPOSE
a) to force upon
b) shock
c) influence
d) upset
14. OPTION
a) substitute
b) choice
c) consent
d) wish
15. ANNEX
a) to take control of
b) subordinate c) align
d) overrun
16. OLIGARCHY
a) dictatorship
b) rule by many c) chaos
d) government by a few
17. COMMINGLE
a) to confuse
b) adulterate
c) combine
d) make whole
18. CONSTITUTIONAL a) elective
b) lawful
c) supreme
d) ancient
19. MEDIA
a) average
b) marketing
c) consensus
d) means of dispensing information
20. CHRONIC
a) continuous
b) acute
c) wide spread d) cranky

Synonyms Ex 8
One word, two meanings. Very Important for CAT
1. ADDRESS
2. ADDRESS
3. DISPENSE
4. DISPENSE
5. SUBMIT
6. SUBMIT
7. ACCESS
8. ACCESS
9. ASSUME
10. ASSUME
11. RETAINER
12. RETAINER
13. PRONE
14. PRONE
15. REGARD
16. REGARD
17. EXPEDITION
18. EXPEDITION
19. MAINTAIN
20. MAINTAIN

a) to make amends
b) soothe
a) to challenge
b) advise
a) to scatter
b) deal out
a) to do without
b) denote
a) to consider
b) evade
a) to expose
b) offer
a) improvement
b) aid
a) outburst
b) acceptance
a) to state with authority b) gather
a) to bind or limit
b) adopt
a) delay
b) secret
a) servant
b) adviser
a) relaxed
b) included
a) haughty
b) exhausted
a) to thank
b) worry
a) to respect
b) be sorry for
a) adventure
b) experience
d) journey for a specific purpose
a) accuracy
b) intelligence
a) to keep in condition
b) cure
a) to master
b) affirm

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d) bring out
c) confront
d) apply ones effort to
c) reject
d) disregard
c) lose
d) dishonour
c) yield
d) agree
c) rebel
d) incite
c) admittance or passage d) summons
c) hope
d) vanity
c) assist
d) take for granted
c) ensure
d) strive
c) detention in custody
d) fee
c) bill
d) deputy
c) quick
d) humble
c) ashamed
d) prostrate
c) look at
d) compliment
c) doubt
d) flatter
c) disbursement
c) speed
c) furnish
c) defeat

d) grace
d) raise
d) respect

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Synonyms Ex 9

Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word. Words from newspapers.
1. DISSOLVE
2. ENDOW
3. OBSTRUCT
4. PRUDENCE
5. DISPOSED
6. INVARIABLE
7. MULTITUDE
8. CONSTRAIN
9. TYRANNY
10. CANDID
11. ARBITRARY
12. RELINQUISH
13. INESTIMABLE
14. COMPLIANCE
15. ENDEAVOUR
16. USURPATION
17. MAGNANIMITY
18. RECTITUDE
19. INSURRECTION
20. REDRESS

a) to mix
b) cloud
c) terminate
a) to approve
b) immobilise
c) embark
a) to facilitate
b) close
c) block
a) high-mindedness
b) excessive primness
c) lewdness
a) inclined toward
b) deprived of
c) spread out
a) similar
b) constant
c) universal
a) immeasurability
b) paucity
c) a great many
a) to relax
b) overdo
c) moderate
a) tolerance
b) supra-national government
d) oppressive government
a) quick
b) hidden
c) impartial
a) humble
b) based on ones own notions
c) persistent to a harmful degree
d) selfish
a) to give up
b) enjoy
c) circumscribe
a) beyond calculation
d) inexpensive
a) yielding to a demand
a) to ignore
d) bring about
a) revolution
a) nobility of spirit
a) austerity
a) discontent
a) overcoat
d) reparation of wrong

d) abandon
d) provide
d) handicap
d) sound judgment
d) tolerated
d) usual
d) diversity
d) compel
c) predominance
d) harsh
d) take pleasure in

b) obvious

c) not to be endured

b) self satisfaction
b) intend

c) firm enforcement
c) attempt earnestly

b) utilisation
b) exaggeration
b) pride
b) objection
b) reprieve

c) disputation
c) enormous size
c) honesty
c) revolt
c) reclamation

d) belief

d) unlawful seizure
d) optimism
d) inflexibility
d) disobedience

Synonyms Ex 10
Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word.
1. INVESTITURE
2. SANCTUARY
3. ACCOUTREMENTS
4. ORDNANCE
5. CITADEL
6. RAMPART
7. ESQUIRE
8. CHURLISH
9. ALMS
10. PAVILION
11. JOUST
12. PAGAN
13. ACCOLADE
14. DUB
15. QUEST
16. LACKEY
17. CRENELATE
18. VIGIL
19. GAUNTLET
20. PALADIN

a) trust
a) statue
a) romantic song
a) basic system
d) state treasury
a) mountain
a) tall tower
a) knights attendant
a) brave
a) charity
a) balcony
a) oath
a) joyful song
a) courtesy
a) to replace
a) search
a) flunky
a) to notch
a) long journey
d) watchful wakefulness
a) sleeve
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b) money
b) market
b) accessories
b) military equipment

c) ceremony
d) denial
c) ruin
d) place of refuge
c) compliments d) compromises
c) authoritative decree

b) conduit
b) heavy gate
b) nobleman
b) foolish
b) gratuity
b) terrace
b) personal combat
b) bigot
b) affront
b) name
b) foolishness
b) beggar
b) ruffle
b) young nun

c) palace
c) bridge
c) palace guard
c) boorish
c) prayer
c) tent
c) heavy beam
c) foreigner
c) honour
c) bungle
c) spirituality
c) dullard
c) taper
c) celebration

d) fortress
d) bulwark
d) administrator
d) shy
d) stipend
d) walled garden
d) jest
d) unbeliever
d) awareness
d) restrain
d) purity
d) buffoon
d) dress

b) defiance
b) legendary champion

c) glove
c) felon

d) small hawk
d) armoured horse

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Synonyms Ex 11

Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word..

1. TACT

a) implication
b) graceful sensitivity
c) relevance
d) direction of a sailing boat
2. ATTAIN
a) to achieve
b) approach
c) enclose
d) select
3. ENTIRETY
a) completeness
b) entailment
c) infinity
d) duration
4. TAINTED
a) dyed
b) unresponsive
c) blamed
d) contaminated
5. CONTINGENCY
a) expectation
b) improvisation
c) possible occurrence
d) continuation
6. TACTILE-pertaining to a) sense of touch
b) strategy
c) firmness
d) stickiness
7. INTEGRITY
a) good judgement
b) benevolence
c) honesty
d) fearlessness
8. SURTAX
a) tax relief
b) penalty
c) extra tax
d) partial payment
9. CONTIGUOUS
a) proximate
b) distant
c) emergent
d) disparate
10. TASTEFUL
a) winsome
b) fulsome
c) zesty
d) attractive
11. PROPITIATE
a) to evict
b) assist
c) praise
d) appease
12. INTEGER
a) differentiation
b) a whole
c) rectitude
d) period of time between events
13. TANGO
a) tropic fruit
b) outburst
c) desperate situation
d) a dance
14. INTEGRAL
a) essential
b) in combination with
c) complicated d) simple
15. TAX
a) to harass
b) burden
c) penalise
d) treat unfairly
16. INTEGRATE
a) to question
b) involve
c) systematise
d) unify
17. INTANGIBLE
a) non-existent
b) having a religious meaning
c) irregular
d) without physical substance
18. CONTAGION
a) concealment
b) an infecting contact
c) worrisome question
d) lack of concern
19. INTACT
a) removed
b) entire
c) permanent
d) innermost
20. TASKMASTER
a) rigorous supervisor
b) surrogate
c) pacesetter
d) dictator

Synonyms Ex 12
1. REVERIE
a) daydream
b) adoration
c) awakening call
d) meeting
2. INEBRIATE: one who is: a) a beginner
b) intoxicated
c) a specialist
d) puffed up
3. ECSTATIC
a) clairvoyant
b) bewildered
c) spellbound
d) fitful
4. GENTEEL
a) shy
b) well-bred
c) supercilious d) smiling
5. OBVIATE
a) to point out
b) make unnecessary
c) clarify
d) improve
6. BOG
a) covered hole
b) sandbar
c) narrow valley d) small marsh
7. NONCHALANT
a) calm and casual
b) listless
c) apprehensive d) negligent
8. AMETHYST
a) blue
b) yellow
c) purple or violet d) puce
9. DISSEMBLING
a) weakening
b) pretending
c) taking apart d) scattering
*10. PROSAIC
a) wordy
b) terse
c) efficient
d) unimaginative
11. COMELY
a) harmonious
b) peaceful
c) friendly
d) attractive
*12. PHLEGMATIC
a) sick
b) ignorant
c) sluggish
d) bloated
13. PALPITATE
a) to flutter or beat rapidly
b) be aware of by touching
c) grow soft
d) twist back and forth
14. INFERENCE
a) reasoned deduction
b) secret
c) reservation
d) idea
*15. INTERDICT
a) accusation of wrongdoing
b) whatever is temporary
c) decree forbidding something
d) appeal
*16. PRECARIOUS
a) harsh
b) wary
c) ill
d) risky
17. ILLUSION
a) daze
b) reference
c) diagram
d) deception
*18. ABSTEMIOUS
a) moderate
b) fussy
c) indulgent
d) delicate
19. POSTHUMOUS
a) causing laughter
b) slow in processing
c) organic d) happening after death
20. UNIMPEACHABLE a) without hope
b) out of danger
c) above suspicion d) not acceptable
* marked words were asked in FMS, 2002.
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Synonyms Ex 13

Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word..

1. AWE
2. FLINCH
3. SERE
4. HORDE
5. PACT
6. EBB
7. CASTE
8. NORM
9. KNOLL
10. HEW
11. CHURN
12. DAFT
13. SHARD
14. BLEAK
15. LAUD
16. SPAWN
17. CULT
18. BRUNT
19. SCOPE
20. BRASH

a) wonder and fear

a) to grimace
a) dried up
a) a gathering
a) offer
a) ripple
a) mould
a) a constant
a) a fairy-tale monster
a) to obey
a) to stir vigorously
a) breezy
a) agricultural tool
a) plain and simple
a) a decry
a) to respond
a) snobbery
a) full impact
a) epoch
a) impetuous

b) extreme bewilderment
b) recoil
b) wise
b) hidden supplies
b) cargo
b) decline
b) exclusive class
b) survey
b) ornament
b) chop
b) twist and turn
b) awkward
b) blunt instrument
b) dreary
b) praise
b) stimulate
b) tastefulness
b) abrupt manner
b) range of thoughts
b) boastful

c) shyness
c) squint
c) charred
c) sparseness
c) agreement
c dispersion
c) troupe
c) standard
c) clamour
c) cry out
c) go in circles
c) silly
c) covering
c) festive
c) encourage
c) reject
c) sect
c) surfeit
c) surmise
c) sarcastic

d) surprise
d) tighten or stiffen
d) thin
d) large crowd
d) evasion
d) advance
d) angling tactic
d) parasite
d) hillock
d) tinge
d) vacillate
d) nimble
d) residue
d) feeble
d) criticise
d) produce
d) yearling
d) rumour
d) agenda
d) noisy

Synonyms Ex 14
1. PROWESS
a) beauty
b) pride
c) outstanding ability
d) determination
2. FIDELITY
a) health
b) playfulness
c) delicacy
d) loyalty
3. STRIPLING
a) curtailment
b) a youth
c) exposure
d) a veteran
4. SYCOPHANT
a) coward
b) fool
c) flatterer
d) beggar
5. ANTHROPOMORPHIC reflecting a feeling that animals are:
a) are threatening
b) have a human characteristic c) influence history d) are good luck
6. SINEWY
a) tricky
b) rowdy
c) strong
d) hungry
7. ENTICE
a) to crave
b) complicate
c) bind
d) tempt
8. RECANT
a) to retract
b) obey
c) fetch
d) repeat
9. PROVOCATION
a) complete attention
b) natural tendency
c) something that angers
d) test of strength
10. BULWARK
a) firmness
b) compartment c) design
d) safeguard
11. AUDACIOUS
a) full of energy
b) showing skill
c) pertaining to hearing
d) recklessly bold
12. ALLIANCE
a) condition of quiet
b) association or union
c) equality
d) devotion to cause
13. MANGY
a) sleek
b) long-limbed
c) shabby
d) voracious
14. ENVIRONS
a) immediate neighbourhood
b) particular type
c) having many parts
d) something that restricts
15. REFRACTORY
a) primitive
b) unbreakable
c) trembling
d) stubborn
16. TRANSIENT
a) thoughtful
b) fleeting
c) superficial
d) quiet
17. SUPPLIANT
a) learning with ease
b) able to move quickly
c) filling a need
d) asking humbly and earnestly
18. PIQUE
a) to defeat
b) irritate
c) sharpen
d) snicker
19. PALPABLE
a) throbbing
b) spreading
c) obvious
d) friendly
20. IRASCIBLE
a) hot tempered
b) nervous
c) intense
d) sullen

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Synonyms Ex 15

Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word..

1. COURSE
2. RAMIFICATION
3. MEDIUM
4. ANCILLARY
5. INDISCRIMINATE
6. RETROGRESSIVE
7. SUPPLANT
8. EQUITY
9. LACKLUSTRE
10. BENCHMARK
11. SPECULATE
12. RETROSPECT
13. HOST
14. ASSESS
15. CONCESSION
16. REITERATE
17. QUANTUM
18. MAGNATE
19. SURFEIT
20. FISCAL

a) to search
a) problem
a) means
a) important
a) careful
a) moving backward
a) to bury
a) credit
a) dull
a) exhibition
a) to falsify
a) recollection
a) rivalry
a) to compare
a) yielding
a) to repeat
a) formula
a) judiciary
a) excess
a) relating to insurance

b) scold
c) move onward
b) combination c) reinforcement
b) mediocrity
c) normality
b) near
c) similar
b) random
c) partial
b) harmful
c) retarded
b) stand by
c) displace
b) average
c) example
b) fitful
c) steady
b) reference point
c) label
b) flounder
c) seek
b) caution
c) secret
b) unity
c) helping hand
b) evaluate
c) contrast
b) readjustment c) prerequisite
b) expound
c) force
b) quantity
c) Indian money
b) person of rank c) guiding star
b) trifle
c) waste
b) semi-annual c) financial

d) direct
d) consequence
d) function
d) auxiliary
d) discourteous
d) turning about
d) work under
d) value
d) obscure
d) report
d) take a risk
d) esteem
d) multitude
d) relieve
d) limitation
d) return
d) space
d) impostor
d) haste
d) medical

Synonyms Ex 16
1. ADORN
2. BARRAGE
3. ENSEMBLE
4. SERENE
5. PSEUDONYMOUS

a) to cherish
a) quarters for troops
a) attendants
a) musical
a) pleasantly smooth
d) bearing a false name
6. CUISINE
a) overall atmosphere
7. ELAN
a) grace
8. BOURGEOISIE: people who are: a) fashionable
9. LAMBENT
a) spontaneous
10. AVIAN
a) cave like
d) pertaining to the jungle
11. ENSUE
a) to change subtly
d) accuse
12. LIAISON
a) common goal
d) isolation
13. SUFFUSE
a) to spread over
14. LANGUISH
a) to procrastinate
15. REPARTEE
a) insulting remark
d) witty retort
16. LUMINOUS
a) clairvoyant
17. REPERTOIRE
a) anthology of stories
18. TENUOUS
a) insubstantial
19. SUPERFLUOUS
a) flowing
20. BIZARRE
a) odd

b) decorate
b) dispute
b) reception
b) patient
b)contradictory

c) perfect
d) worship
c) bombardment
d) large boat
c) deception
d) complete costume
c) happy
d) calm
c) deceptively similar

b) table setting
b) verve
b) elitist
c) clear
b) airy

c) style of cooking
c) diffidence
c) of the middle class
c) curving
c) characteristic of birds

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b) give up ones right to

b) treaty

d) light luggage
d) arrogance
d) thrifty
d) flickering

c) follow as a consequence

c) connection between groups

b) bewilder
c) take away
d) distinguish
b) waste time
c) relax
d) become weak
b) tedious repetition
c) gracious acknowledgement
b) shining
b) wardrobe
b) tight
b) disdainful
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c) pale
c) range of skills
c) indecisive
c) ornate
c) humorous

d) having a fragile beauty

d) good conversation
d) cautious
d) unnecessary
d) colourful

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Synonyms Ex 17

Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word..

1. ASCRIBE
2. IMPERIL
3. AVER
4. IMPLEMENT
5. ABSCOND
6. IMMOLATE
7. ABRADE
8. IMPAIR
9. ABATE
10. IMPROVISE
11. ABOUND
12. IMPEDE
13. AFFIX
14. IMPART
15. ABET
16. IMPUGN
17. ACCORD
18. IMPALE
19. ADDUCE
20. IMPEACH

a) to engrave
a) to threaten
a) to balk at
a) to displace
a) to depart secretly
a) to surround
a) to twist
a) to weaken
a) to tease
a) to plan
a) to be plentiful
a) to encourage
a) to complete
a) to bribe
a) to wager
a) to attribute
a) to address
a) to terrify
a) to cite
a) to accuse

b) attribute
b) endanger
b) declare
b) entangle
b) yield
b) baptise
b) unravel
b) mend
b) lessen
b) impose
b) tie up
b) hinder
b) withstand
b) separate
b) reduce in volume
b) attack verbally
b) grant
b) entrap
b) solve
b) remove from office

c) sing
d) write
c) undermine
d) frighten
c) turn away
d) postpone
c) carry out
d) guide
c) abdicate
d) resign
c) vandalise
d) sacrifice
c) scold
d) wear away
c) entreat
d) corrupt
c) suppress
d) give way
c) perfect
d) prepare hastily
c) bounce
d) spread out
c) spend up
d) stutter
c) fasten to
d) repair
c) disclose
d) be fair
c) encourage
d) haggle
c) press
d) hold back by force
c) take note of d) respect
c) transfix d) summon for jury duty
c) persuade
d) compute
c) jail
d) slander

Synonyms Ex 18
1. MERE
2. INTERPOLATE
3. UNEQUIVOCAL
4. DOMESTIC
5. MESH

a) humble
b) incomplete
c) only
d) inferior
a) to flee
b) explain
c) reverse
d) insert
a) fearless
b) unmistakable
c) incomparable d) variable
a) exclusive
b) native
c) inactive
d) exotic
a) to combine harmoniously
b) squeeze or crush
c) include
d) mix haphazardly
6. BOLSTER
a) to brag
b) rest on
c) support
d) straddle
7. DAMASK
a) a costume
b) disguise
c) screen
d) fabric
8. GARRULOUS
a) affable
b) noisy
c) quarrelsome d) talkative
9. DESULTORY
a) disconnected
b) thoughtless
c) slanderous
d) concentrated
10. PLENARY
a) timely
b) combined
c) florid
d) dull
11. DITHER
a) concern
b) exasperation
a) calm scrutiny
d) flustered excitement
12. CAPARISON
a) to adorn
b) leap out
c) contrast
d) strengthen
13. COVENANT
a) prayer
b) garden
c) agreement
d) debate
14. DECLAIM
a) to denounce
b) clarify
c) refuse to acknowledge
d) speak rhetorically and dramatically
15. OMNIPRESENT
a) all-knowing
b) ubiquitous
c) threatening
d) hovering
16. DISTAFF: relating to: a) aides
b) separation
c) women
d) a flower
17. SEDATE
a) shy
b) impressive
c) calm
d) melancholy
18. UNOBTRUSIVE
a) clumsy
b) self-evident
c) skillful
d) discreet
19. ENTOURAGE
a) attendants
b) adversaries
c) decorators
d) gatekeepers
20. BUOYANCY
a) sadness
b) durability
c) cheerfulness d) simplicity

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Synonyms Ex 19

Choose the alternative which is closest in meaning to the given word..

1. GREEN BACK
a) money
2. ZAP
a) to jump
3. HOMOGENISE
a) to adapt
4. LOUVER
a) pulley
5. IRREPARABLE: which cannot be: a) avoided
6. MAXIMISE
a) to exaggerate
7. PROFLIGATE
a) expansive
8. EVANESCENT
a) sparkling
9. RETALIATION: act of: a) repaying like for like
10. DEBASE
a) to anoint
11. RETROACTIVE: relating to: a) rocketry
12. TEMPO
a) brevity
13. IRONCLAD
a) pliable
14. MANIFEST
a) to earmark
15. ELEGIAC
a) happy
16. EGREGIOUS
a) varied
17. ARCHETYPAL
a) saintly
18. JUXTAPOSITION
a) necessity
d) outward projection
19. CONDONE
a) to deplore
20. INVETERATE
a) clever

b) immigrant
b) confirm
b) consume
b) kettle
b) blamed
b) intensify
b) abundant
b) durable
b) impeaching
b) strip
b) quietude
b) time pattern
b) unalterable
b) reveal
b) mournful
b) selfish
b) typical
b) placing side by side

c) novice
d) scenery
c) strike
d) argue
c) separate
d) blend
c) lothario
d) slatted opening
c) resisted
d) repaired
c) moralise
d) transport
c) parsimonious d) wasteful
c) fleeting
d) colourful
c) summarising d) withdrawing
c) cheapen
d) disqualify
c) anticipation d) past matters
c) osculation
d) haste
c) uncaring
d) untrustworthy
c) insinuate
d) conceal
c) exaggerated d) sympathetic
c) extraordinary d) social
c) powerful
d) unconventional
c) outmaneuvering

b) counsel
b) shameless

c) trust
c) habitual

d) overlook
d) slapdash

Synonyms Ex 20
1. UNDULY
2. FOSSIL

6. MEDIAN
7. REGRESS
8. DOGGEREL
9. LINCHPIN
10. SOPHOMORIC
11. APOCALYPSE
12. FORFEIT
13. SQUIB
14. PONDER
15. NUMISMATICS
16. RESTITUTION
17. EPOCH
18. NOMENCLATURE
19. GLOBULE
20. PRATTLE

a) loosely
b) excessively
c) prematurely d) willfully
a) bit of pottery
b) sea urchin
c) cave pointing
d) prehistoric remnant of animal or plant
a) forced smile
b) snarl
c) disapproving look
d) sullen expression
a) festival
b) lucky stroke
c) failure
d) misgiving
a) militantly fanatic
b) extremely cosmopolitan
c) hating religion
d) fearful of strangers
a) conciliatory
b) tolerable
c) middle
d) thoughtful
a) to exit
b) revert
c) apologize
d) reconsider
a) evasion
b) confused speech
c) satire
d) inferior poetry
a) gallows
b) lapel jewellery
c) axle part
d) launching device
a) frivolous
b) sophisticated
c) obtuse
d) immature
a) revenge
b) prophetic disclosure
c) unreasonable rage
d) reversal
a) to defend
b) waste
c) lose
d) agitate
a) short news story
b) type of fish
c) quick effort d) young bird
a) to postpone
b)mourn
c) consider
d) fret
a) auras
b) church rites
c) mathematics d) science of coins
a) cancellation
b) sanatorium
c) repayment
d) healing
a) narrative poem
b) era
c) interlude
d) disaster
a) terminology
b) pseudonym
c) claque
d) title
a) universal concept
b) foam
c) droplet
d) tinge
a) to interfere
b) waddle
c) shake
d) babble

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3. GRIMACE
4. FIASCO
5. XENOPHOBIC

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MASTERMIND VOCab exercises

Antonyms Ex 1

Choose the alternative which is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word..
1. EXHAUST
2. CALCULATION
3. GRIM
4. DECOMPOSITION
5. ENUNCIATE
6. CANDID
7. PRESCRIBE
8. CONSPICUOUS
9. FESTER
10. CONCILIATE
11. MYOPIC
12. FALLOW
13. AMBIVALENT
14. MITIGATE
15. PROCLIVITY
16. ROUTINE
17. CONTAMINANT
18. PRACTICAL

a) emphasise
a) wild guess
a) clean
a) combustion
a) detach
a) defiant
a) attempt
a) veiled
a) mourn
a) estrange
a) legendary
a) prompt
a) antisocial
a) prefer
a) efficiency
a) unsparing
a) deodorant
a) difficult to learn
d) having little usefulness
19. CONFIDE
a) judge carefully
d) decide promptly
20. CORROBORATION a) attraction
d) enthusiastic response

b) strengthen
b) bad habit
b) relaxing
b) infiltration
b) slur
b) stingy
b) recount
b) incorrect
b) shine
b) replace
b) identical
b) active
b) learned
b) intensify
b) reduction
b) counterfeit
b) decongestant
b) inferior in quality

c) revere
d) diffuse
c) acceptance
d) aspiration
c) abundant
d) jolly
c) equalisation d) reconstitution
c) disfigure
d) cloister
c) reserved
d) dejected
c) diminish
d) prohibit
c) vexed
d) considerable
c) heal
d) leave alone
c) inform
d) expose
c) perceptive
d) tantalising
c) deep
d) secondary
c) nervous
d) firmly convinced
c) reveal
d) protect
c) authenticity d) disinclination
c) unusual
d) official
c) deterrent
d) disinfectant
c) providing great support

b) announce publicly

c) infer correctly

b) refutation

c) legal activity

Antonyms Ex 2
1. DURABLE
2. SLUMP
3. DISPUTE
4. PROFANE
5. RETROGRADE
6. DEBILITATE
7. BALM
8. DEPLORE
9. PROPENSITY
10. DAUNT
11. DISMANTLE
12. HIDEOUS a)
13. COMPLEX a)
14. ABUSIVENESS
15. INOPPORTUNE
16. EMBED
a)
17. CORRUGATED
18. MORBIDITY
19. ILLUSTRIOUS
20. VOLUMINOUS

a) outlandish
a) upsurge
a) alleviate
a) happy
a) insolvent
a) abbreviate
a) residue
a) celebrate
a) punctuality
a) debate
a)
b)
b)
a)
a)
b)
a)
a)
a)
a)

5. BULGE

a) continuity
c) compliance

b) solidity
d) indentation

6. ANGULAR

a) hollow
c) rotund

b) shallow
d) motionless

7. MONOTONY a) authenticity
c) opposition
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b) easily destroyed
b) unification
b) affirm
b) guarded
b) cautious
b) isolate
b) irritant
b) disclose
b) aversion
b) express carefully
b)
c)
c)
b)
b)
c)
b)
b)
b)
b)

c) impudent
d) conclusive
c) clear view
d) desolate area
c) enervate
d) answer caustically
c) future
d) holy
c) spinning
d) moving forward
c) invigorate
d) infuriate
c) tinge
d) proper dose
c) intervene
d) accumulate
c) ability to guess d) lack of courage
c) hearten
d) plead
c)
d)
d)
d)
c)
d)
c)
d)
d)
c)
d)
c)
d)
c)
d)
c)
d)

b) resiliency
d) diversity
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8. CONVICTION
a) doubt
b) simplicity
c) decline
d) reflection
9. INDEFATIGABLE a) distinctive
b) faithful
c) partial
d) easily tried
10. BEGUILE

a) surmise
c) remonstrate

b) ratify
d) enlighten

11. STYMIE

a) exhibit
c) evade

b) assist
d) brighten

12. CONFOUND a) distinguish between

b) dislodge from
c) dominate
d) terminate
13. DISSOLUTION
a) integration
b) triviality
c) receptivity
d) weariness
14. VOLUBLE

a) tedious
c) taciturn

b) pertinent
d) voracious

15. NOISOME

a) tranquil

b) frugal

16. FERTILE

a) tiresome
c) methodical

b) unsettled
d) unproductive

c) profuse

d) wholesome

17. APPREHEND
a) apply for
b) turn lose
c) perform
d) obstruct
18. ZEAL

a) loss of virtue b) respect for others

d) lack of enthusiasm

19. ERRATIC

a) compact
c) consistent

20. ADORN

a) dislike
b) distrust
c) move away
d) make unattractive

c) appreciation for beauty

b) irresistible
d) clearly heard

Test - 44
1. SURPLUS

a) shortage
b) criticism
c) head argument d) sudden victory

2. VAGUE

a) abundant
c) definite

b) correct
d) stable

3. COLLABORATE
a) pay attention b) issue orders
c) become simpler d) work alone
4. NON-COMBATANT a) forerunner
b) inhabitant
c) eccentric
d) warrior
5. POROUS

a) inclement
c) concentrated

b) impermeable
d) perishable

6. EXTRADITE a) under-emphasize b) become specialised

c) stimulate

d) grant asylum to

7. SOPHOMORIC
a) charitable
b) profound
c) accidental
d) histrionic
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8. DEBILITATE a) reveal
c) sustain

b) decorate
d) put forth

9. PRODIGAL

b) successor
d) thrifty individual

a) antagonist
c) grouch

10. PRECOCIOUS
a) elusive
b) isolated
c) proven
d) backward
11. RESTRAINT

a) accuracy
b) secrecy
c) efficiency
d) freedom

12. MUSTY

a) fragrant
c) irregular

13. IRRITATE

a) completely deny

14. SUBTLE

a) valuable
c) spacious

b) mobile
d) optional
b) apply fluid

c) strongly affect

d) calm down

b) mellow
d) obvious

15. INCENTIVE a) excuse

b) failure

c) discouragement

d) advice

16. FOCUSED

b) muddled

c) occasional

d) incomplete

c) enrich in content

d) deny

a) distant

17. VIRTUOSO a) unprincipled schemer

b) unskilled beginner
c) idealistic reformer
d) staunch supporter
18. SERPENTINE
a) serious
b) periodic
c) harsh
d) straight
19. CHASTEN

a) communicate b) reward
c) accompany
d) misjudge

20. ORNATE

a) nameless
c) fragile

b) austere
d) marred

Test 45
1. SWELL

a) diminish in size

2. VIGOUR

a) misfortune

3. WHIM

a) good deed
b) serious purpose
c) brief announcement
d) crude expression

b) forbid

b) defeat

c) weakness

d) sentiment

c) deceive

d) embrace

4. WARRANTED
a) unbelievable b) undermined
c) unjustified
d) undigested
5. ADHERENT a) liar
c) judge

b) dissenter
d) informer

6. INTERMINABLE
a) rudely interrupted
b) sparsely settled
c) swift and skilful
d) short and limited
7. REBUFF

a) hasten

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8. ABSTEMIOUS
a) silent
b) intelligent
c) disturbed
d) gluttonous
9. ESOTERIC

a) theoretical

b) exotic

c) sane

d) obvious

10. ASSIDUOUS a) idle and inattentive

b) furtive & stealthy
c) insolent & unpopular
d) solitary & laconic
11. SUMMON

a) subtract
c) remain calm

12. HARMONY a) injustice

c) weakness

b) send away
d) promote
b) conflict
d) deception

13. TRIVIA

a) actual values b) original sources

d) important matters

14. FUSE

a) destroy
b) burn
c) preserve
d) divide

15. HEFTY

a) wise
c) cheerful

16. OPPORTUNE
incredible
17. FLUID

b) slight
d) co-operative

a) inappropriately timed

a) dull

c) expected results

b) indefinite

b) ruddy

c) illegally transported
c) jerky

d) drowsy

c) mannerly

d) spiritual

c) aspire

d) encourage

d)

18. ABBREVIATE
a) foretell
b) protract
c) perfect
d) proceed
19. QUIESCENT a) secretive

b) active

20. DIMINUTION
a) classification b) escalation
c) brightness
d) separation
Test 46
1. CHERISH

a) despise

2. VETO

a) predict
b) discuss
c) approve
d) display

3. EXTINGUISH

a) grave

b) utilise

b) revive

c) correct

d) intrude

4. CEREMONIOUS
a) active
b) enjoyable
c) permanent
d) informal
5. SYMMETRY a) exclusion
c) isolation

b) imbalance
d) immensity

6. DOCUMENT a) edit
c) write for pay

b) withhold
d) leave unsupported

7. HARBOUR

a) enlighten
c) permit

b) burden
d) turn away

8. BREADTH

a) rarity
c) complexity

b) mobility
d) narrowness

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9. NOXIOUS

a) diffuse
c) beneficial

b) unique
d) latent

10. REPREHENSIBLE a) matchless

b) praiseworthy
c) interesting
d) difficult to control
11. SCANTY

a) adept
c) prosaic

b) copious
d) candid

12. ADULATION
a) initiation
b) vilification
c) injustice
d) purification
13. PRODIGIOUS
a) questionable b) approximate
c) ultimate
d) minuscule
14. TENSILE

a) inelastic
c) tough

b) genuine
d) sympathetic

15. A) AMITY a) strife

b) irrelevance
c) realism
d) topicality
16. A) RECALL a) oppose

b) forget

c) injure

d) assist

17. A) INTERCEDE
a) render harmless
b) stand aside
c) protect publicity
d) convene hastily
18. A) GRANDIOSE a) attractive b) bright and shiny
d) small and unimpressive

c) unhealthy

19. UNNERVE a) warn

c) evaluate

b) release

d) strengthen

20. RUFFIANISM
a) gentle behaviour
b) cold disdain
c) false piety
d) ignorant statement
Test 47
1. CALM

a) disable
b) disapprove
c) dishearten
d) disturb

2. AMATEUR

a) spectator
c) genius

b) professional
d) outsider

3. SPIRITUAL

a) effervescent
c) adaptable

b) significant
d) worldly

4. EXERTION

a) innocence
b) inactivity
c) indecisiveness d) incompetence

5. KNOTTY

a) youthful
c) moist

b) newfangled
d) easy to solve

6. LUNGE

a) abort
c) resist

b) intercept
d) recoil

7. NULLIFY

a) use wisely
b) take seriously
c) perform easily d) make effective

8. CHAMPION a) recline
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c) regulate

d) persecute

9. CAPRICIOUS a) tardy
c) predictable

b) vindictive
d) alluring

10. LITHE

a) restrained
c) distraught

b) inflexible
d) complacent

11. ELUCIDATE

a) disconnect
b) avoid
c) confuse
d) appear

12. PERIPHERAL
a) essential
b) fatuous
c) discursive
d) sectarian
13. EXEMPLARY
a) vulnerable
b) uncertain
c) foreign
d) contemptible
14. DISAPPROBATION a) coercion
15. CALLOW

a) barren
c) mature

b) sanction

c) negligence

d) exemption

b) brave
d) strict

16. HARMONIOUS
a) appreciative b) discordant
c) fastidious
d) elementary
17. PROLONG a) remain intact
b) reduce in volume
c) decrease in duration
d) fluctuate in value
18. SUPERB

a) wild
c) impractical

b) insecure
d) grossly inferior

19. CURB

a) demean
c) improve

b) repudiate
d) urge forward

20. DISENTANGLE a) prepare

c) return

b) lengthen
d) enmesh

Test 48
1. SUMMON

a) shorten
c) delight

b) enclose
d) send away

2. TERMINATE a) obey
c) assist

b) begin
d) combine

3. BLAND

a) airy
c) spicy

b) golden
d) quick

4. DEPLETE

a) prefer
c) restore

b) wrinkle
d) allow

5. BIZARRE

a) underhanded
c) sincere

b) commonplace
d) polite

6. DISARRAY

a) friendliness
c) advocation

b) contemplation
d) orderliness

7. RIGOR

a) laxity
c) immensity

b) secrecy
d) tardiness

8. DISTANT

a) cordial

b) graceful

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c) scholarly

d) diligent

9. AUDACITY a) justice
c) silence

b) interior
d) meekness

10. AVARICE

b) generosity
d) hypocrisy

a) intelligence
c) curiosity

11. RESPLENDENT a) brief

c) isolated

b) dim
d) inaudible

12. PROSAIC

b) agreeable
d) successful

a) imaginative
c) committed

13. RUMINATE a) consider fleetingly

b) shout angrily
c) gaze admiringly
d) speak convincingly
14. PARSIMONY
a) plainness
b) cowardice
c) prodigality
d) formality
15. FETID

a) silent
c) solidified

b) refrigerated
d) aromatic

16. IGNITE

a) snuff out

b) balance carefully

c) dig up

d) stretch over

17. ABRUPT

a) useful

b) slow and gentle

c) decisive

d) safe and familiar

18. INCOHERENCE a) flattery

b) clear, orderly expression
c) vigilance
d) permanence
19. CONTEST

a) deflate

b) think positively

20. FLAMBOYANT a) unfamiliar b) unappealing

c) insert

d) accept without dispute

c) plain

d) amusing

Test- 49
1. FRET

a) explain

b) watch

c) relax

d) plan

2. DISHEARTEN

a) enrol

b) mislead

c) distort

d) encourage

3. LUXURIANT a) scanty

b) unskilled

c) reverent

d) shameful

4. HINDRANCE a) expression

b) preference

c) assistance

d) enjoyment

5. INANIMATE a) sober

b) valiant

c) supportive

d) alive

6. ANONYMOUS

a) synonymous

b) signed

7. ATYPICAL

a) favourable

8. CONCEIT

a) self-effacement b) self-sufficiency

9. RANT
10. WOODEN
11. ACQUIESCE
12. ADROIT

b) emotional

a) hold together
a) lucky

b) happen seldom

b) haughty
a) combine

a) impure

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b) harmless
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c) modern

d) proven

c) factual

d) usual

c) ill repute

d) ill humour

c) work diligently
c) trustworthy

d) graceful

c) panic
c) secretive

d) speak softly

d) object
d) inept
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13. MUNIFICENT

a) judicious

b) obedient

c) miserly

d) determined

14. UNDERSTATE

a) placate

b) insinuate

c) embroider

d) dissemble

15. VIRULENT a) sectarian

b) defensible

c) comparable

d) innocuous

16. DETERIORATION a) haste

b) diversity

c) evasion

d) development

17. DRASTIC

b) accidental

c) creative

d) mild and ineffective

a) inconsistent

18. FORMALITY

a) solitude

19. ASTRONOMICAL a) unclouded

20. BUSTLE

b) lack of ceremony

c) insignificance d) lack of emphasis

b) occasional

c) very small

d) outwardly calm

a) forget

b) dawdle

c) protect

d) correct

1. PRESERVE

a) disagree

b) destroy

c) hide

d) distinguish

2. FRUITFUL

a) barren

b) unique

c) native

d) absorbent

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3. COMPLIANCE
4. BYPASS

a) enlarge

5. DETERMINATE
6. ENHANCE

a) vitality

b) sorrow

b) advance

a) fundamental

a) detect

c) inexperience
c) copy

b) luckless

d) rebellion

d) go through
c) inconclusive

d) highly selective

b) misplace

c) conquer

d) impair

7. COHERENT a) boring

b) disorganised

c) hostile

d) unrestrained

8. JOLLITY

a) pallor

b) gravity

c) infamy

d) complexity

9. FOIBLE

a) freedom

b) strong point

c) accident

d) offhand remark

10. EFFACE

a) support

b) attack

c) deny

d) restore

11. PONDEROUS

a) wet

b) shady

12. DEMISE

a) union

b) merit

13. ENIGMATIC

a) relaxed
b) colourful
d) contemptuous of authority

c) lightweight
c) birth

d) mistaken

d) strain
c) clear

14. AMELIORATE

a) agree to

b) make worse

c) disclaim

d) sequester

15. CAPRICIOUS

a) listless

b) impartial

c) steadfast

d) truthful

16. GUSTY

a) warm

b) calm

c) bright

d) young

17. RETREAT

a) wander

b) budge

c) advance

d) travel

18. PREMEDITATED a) independent

b) undeliberated

c) unfathomable d) insubordinate

19. IOTA

b) primary cause

c) unmixed solution

a) termination
d) large quantity

20. ABSTRUSE a) pure

b) colourless

c) lengthy

d) readily understood

Test 51
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1. AGITATION a) originality

b) curiosity

c) serenity

d) intelligence

2. MOBILE

a) fixed

b) perceptive

c) excluded

d) simplified

3. JUNCTURE

a) separation
b) complexity
d) offensive comment

c) assumption

4. DETAIN

a) amuse

b) flatter

c) expedite

d) display clearly

5. STATELY

a) remote

b) final

c) unusual

d) humble

6. SPURN

a) react

b) inform

c) embrace

d) bring order to

c) unauthorised

d) bringing bad luck

7. CONSEQUENTIAL a) repellent b) trivial

8. INSULARITY

a) broadmindedness

9. REND
repeatedly

a) thicken

b) bluntness

b) display

c) courage

d) loss of freedom

c) unify

d) moisten

10. EXIGENT

a) lacking urgency b) without permission

c) unfashionable

11. PRECISE

a) original

b) inexact

c) obsolete

d) unproductive

12. FATIGUE

a) pursue

b) revise

c) diet

d) refresh

13. INQUISITIVE
misinformed

a) undecided

b) incurious

d) inviting interest

c) defective

d)

14. FLOURISH a) wither

b) relax

c) enact

d) recklessly indulge

15. ECSTASY

a) trickery

b) incompetence

c) uncertainty

d) wretchedness

16. LISTLESS

a) energetic

b) unconcerned

c) pathetic

d) hopeful

17. CRASS

a) free

b) large

c) legal

d) delicate

18. REPROOF

a) guidance

b) praise

c) relief

d) understanding

19. INTREPID

a) extroverted

b) exclusive

c) fearful

d) baffling

20. DESIST

a) beg

b) satisfy

c) go on

d) push together

Test 52
Directions: Choose the alternative which most nearly means opposite of the given word.
1. PROHIBIT

a) recognise
c) permit

b) conflict
d) comply with

2. EXTEND

a) begin
c) retract

b) advance
d) ordain

3. SYNTHETIC a) dynamic
c) fruitful

b) authentic
d) open-minded

4. ingratitude

a) initiative
c) sincerity

b) propensity
d) appreciation

5. SPECIFY

a) anticipate
c) return

b) discuss fully
d) generalise

6. PROFUSE

a) ugly

b) tardy

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7. CRAVE

c) meagre

d) unlikely

a) cheer up
c) disdain

b) demand silence
d) cause

8. COAGULATE

a) flow freely

b) disperse quietly

9. SLEEPER

a) obstacle
c) miniature

b) bitter dispute
d) predicted winner

10. INCISIVE

a) habitual
c) overbearing

b) disturbing
d) obtuse

11. RESCIND

a) summarise
c) maximise

b) oppose
d) restore

c) complete

d) protect

12. PRODIGIOUS
a) puny
b) swift
c) distant
d) restless
13. QUALIFIED a) underlying
c) unrestricted

b) disregarded
d) predetermined

14. PIQUE

b) servility
d) delight

a) stability
c) lethargy

15. PULCHRITUDE a) dispassion b) innocence

c) unkindness
d) ugliness
16. BLUNDER a) reveal
c) move gracefully

b) bash
d) change radically

17. DISTINGUISHED a) inaccurate

b) temperamental

c) commonplace d) impulsive

18. SUMMARY a) difficult question

b) extended account
c) elegant style
d) novel though
19. CORRUPTION
a) intervention b) understanding
c) abstention
d) purity
20. TEMPERATE
a) extreme
b) suspect
c) distant
d) independent
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1. MASSIVE

a) simple
c) small

2. UNSTABLE a) inflatable
c) technical

b) quite
d) shallow
b) remarkable
d) fixed

3. IMPROVE

a) denounce

b) ruin

c) assess

d) reject

4. LOITER

a) crowd

b) reveal

c) disdain

d) hasten

b) excavate

c) agitate

d) enclose

5. CONFOUND a) enlighten
6. APATHY

a) vagrancy

b) depravity

c) security

d) enthusiastic devotion

7. EXPENDITURES
a) actions
b) receipts
c) complaints
d) associations
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8. THEATRICAL
a) unaffected
b) disquieting
c) auditory
d) imprecise
9. INEXTRICABLE
a) reasonable
b) durable
c) separable
d) finite
10. CLEMENCY

a) foolishness
b) sadness
c) loudness
d) harshness

11. ADVERSITY

a) prosperity
b) independence
c) availability
d) sanity

12. TABLE

a) trespass

b) consider immediately

c) guess

d) travel separately

c) creep

d) hurl suddenly

c) hopeful

d) unable to cope

c) avoid

d) calm

13. CAPRICIOUS
a) feeble
b) scant
c) constant
d) heavy
14. TRUNCATE a) infer
c) outline

b) vibrate
d) lengthen

15. ACERBIC

b) nearby
d) slow

a) dense
c) kindly

16. SECOND-HAND a) essential b) plain

c) public
d) new
17. FLOURISH a) repeat

b) decay

18. IMMUNITY a) allowance for error

b) change in direction
c) need for supervision
d) lack of resistance
19. RESOURCEFUL a) grateful

b) impressionable

20. FACILITATE
a) intensify
b) mobilise
c) decline
d) complicate
Test 54
1. HEFTY

a) arid
c) shapely

b) smooth
d) lightweight

2. CRUCIAL

a) inaccurate
c) uninspiring

b) unessential
d) preferential

3. RUFFLE

a) enlarge

b) censor

4. CONGLOMERATE a) retract
c) separate
5. MONUMENTAL

a) biased

b) darken
d) reveal
b) vacant

6. BRAWN

a) frailness
c) innocence

b) silence
d) foolishness

7. DISLODGE

a) amass

b) befriend

8. ADVOCACY a) disrepute
c) ascendancy

b) opposition
d) justice

9. COGNATE

b) unrelated
d) inconvenient

a) impartial
c) unlikely

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c) validate

d) mbiguous

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10. QUIXOTIC a) fortunate

c) devoted

b) practical
d) proud

11. WORKDAY a) superficial

b) competitive
c) extraordinary d) confidential
12. DISTENSION
a) proximity
b) regularity
c) pleasure
d) contraction
13. BEMUSE

a) enlighten
c) savoir

b) pervade
d) return promptly

14. PROCLIVITY
a) emptiness
b) recklessness
c) inactivity
d) disinclination
15. IMPECUNIOUS

a) rich

b) strong

16. SINCERE

a) puzzled
c) repetitive

17. ANCHOR

a) release for restraint

b) ease anxiety
c) gauge accurately
d) board carefully

18. QUACK

a) wealthy inventor
b) popular politician
c) qualified physician
d) well-known writer

19. IRREPARABLE
20. barbarism

c) guilty

d) rude

c) grateful

d) contusing

b) depressed
d) dishonest

a) amiable

b) mendable

a) acceptable diction

b) pious excuse c) liberating action

d) vague definition

b) theoretical

d) incomplete

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1. MEANINGFUL

a) solitary

c) insignificant

2. ADAPTABLE a) selfish

b) unwholesome

c) inflexible

d) irritable

3. DISBAND

b) reverse

c) ascend

d) assemble

4. EVAPORATE a) provide

b) sparkle

c) cleanse

d) condense

5. OBSTINATE a) intermittent

b) yielding

c) uncertain

d) careless

6. COMMUNAL a) merciful

b) partial

c) neutral

d) individual

a) obey

7. AEON
impression

a) short time

b) polite refusal

c) valuable article d) vague

8. LUSH

a) incisive

b) unvarying

c) barren

d) minuscule

9. POLARISATION

a) incineration

b) consolidation

c) eradication

d) regeneration

10. FLAUNT

a) drift

b) devote

c) interrupt

d) hide

11. AFFINITY

a) coarseness

b) limit

c) repulsion

d) angularity

b) receive

c) identify

d) aggravate

12. MITIGATE a) hesitate

13. EVANESCENT

a) descriptive

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14. EXPUNGE

a) degrade

15. HEDONIST a) atheist

b) relieve

c) command

d) record

b) heretic

c) ascetic

d) renegade

16. LICENSED a) unnoticed

b) unwritten
d) not formally authorised

c) unstable

17. PREDICAMENT a) dignified greeting

b) untroubled situation
c) probability
d) unexpected increase
18. SERENE

a) persistent

b) unreliable

c) nervous

d) shrewd

19. ARTICULATE
a) state honestly
b) affect adversely
c) ascribe incorrectly
d) speak indistinctly
20. PERIPHERY a) inner region
b) symmetrical placement
c) loose connection
d) logical arrangement
Test 56
1. HECTIC

a) talented

2. PRECISION

a) ignorance

3. AGILE

b) private

c) submissive d) without confusion

b) loss of speed

a) barren

c) weakness

b) murky
b) inflame

d) lack of accuracy

c) sizeable
c) retract

d) clumsy

4. LEVITATE

a) dilute

5. RASH

a) approved
d) carefully considered

6. RATIFY

a) reduce

b) veto

c) propose

d) amend

7. BECLOUD

a) clarify

b) beckon

c) rescue

d) becalm

b) vigorous

d) cause to all
c) dignified

8. VIVID

a) simple

b) relaxed

c) colourless

d) unknown

9. DISCREPANCY

a) prudence

b) tolerance

c) consistency

d) popularity

10. FAZE

a) create

b) reassure

c) imitate

d) return

c) inflate

d) infuriate

11. OBSTREPEROUS a) quite and docile

b) round and pudgy
c) old and venerable
d) loyal and honest
12. CONJECTURE
a) amicable action
b) irreverent remark
c) failed attempt
d) verified statement
13. MOLLIFY

a) depart

b) eradicate

14. OBFUSCATION a) illumination

15. INIMICAL

a) hospitable

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c) limited

d) minor offence

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16. AMPLIFICATION a) construction

b) completion

c) diversion

d) reduction

17. TOTTERING

a) astute

b) absorbed

c) steady

d) essential

18. INVALIDATE

a) respect

b) confirm

c) speak seriously d) accuse unfairly

19. JUBILEE

a) confrontation b) origin

c) secluded retreat d) season of mourning

20. DISTRAUGHT
a) calm and collected
b) uninterrupted
c) talented capable
d) ethical
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1. DRENCH

a) extend

2. STIMULATE a) record
3. CIVIL
4. RUPTURE

a) immensity

d) dry out

b) suppress

c) criticse

d) assemble

b) inefficient
b) clamour

a) familiar

a) resist firmly

7. OSTENTATIOUS
8. VIGILANT

c) search

a) rude

5. GROUNDLESS
appreciated
6. BUNGLE

b) heat

c) dejection

b) symmetrical

b) behave honestly

a) dutiful

a) unobtrusive

c) shy
d) union

c) well-founded d) deeply
c) endure bravely d) handle competently

b) implausible

b) misleading

d) lazy

c) modest
c) tardy

d) at odds with

d) inattentive

9. CAPITULATION

a) elegance

b) impossibility

c) mediocrity

d) resistance

10. MUTABILITY

a) complexity

b) hardiness

c) constancy

d) contentiousness

11. EXCESS

a) response

12. DETESTABLE

b) modification

a) measurable

c) concealment

b) mature

d) shortage

c) agreeable

d) expensive

13. PREDETERMINED a) undesirable

b) not decide in advance
c) imperfect
d) not essential
14. COINCIDE a) diverge

b) hesitate

c) intend

d) remove

15. VAPORISE a) decrease

b) progress

c) immobilise

d) condense

16. DRAWBACK
17. UNSUNG
18. CONVIVIAL

a) festivity

a) dramatic

b) proposal

b) explicit

a) flexible

19. EFFERVESCENT a) old

c) tabulation
c) concentrated

d) asset

d) celebrated

b) patient

c) perceptive

d) unsociable

b) flat

c) lawful

d) coarse

20. UNEXPURGATED a) delayed b) constructed

c) mishandled

d) censored

Test 58
1. ALIEN

a) inventive

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2. FUSION

a) soreness

b) promotion

c) separation

d) display

3. EMBARK

a) remain

b) behind

c) tabulate

d) impose

4. IMPREGNABLE

a) active

5. PIECEMEAL a) calmly

b) straight forward
b) without difficult

c) imaginary
c) thoughtfully

d) easily conquered

d) all at once

6. INCONTROVERTIBLE
a) questionable
b) acknowledgeable
c) recognisable
d) dispensable
7. RUDIMENTARY

a) routine

b) easily observed

c) fully developed d) durable

8. RENEGE

a) misrepresent

b) stimulate

c) bring together d) keep ones word

9. VEX

a) direct

b) demand attention

c) intensify

10. reproof

a) obstacle

b) promise

11. RETREAT

a) install

b) advance

c) populate

d) increase

12. DISPERSE

a) soften

b) praise

c) collect

d) assent

13. TURMOIL

a) introduction

b) newness

c) endlessness

d) serenity

14. ERRATIC

a) relevant

b) ultimate

c) composite

d) predictable

c) compliment

15. MISCONSTRUE a) gather carefully b) interpret correctly

16. INADVERTENT
17. SOAR

a) fortunate

a) plummet

d) gratify
d) lack of evidence

c) build completely d) fasten tightly

b) temporary

c) symmetrical

d) deliberate

b) migrate

c) bolster

d) evaporate

18. UNKEMPT a) guarded

b) rational

c) neat

d) known

19. INEQUITY a) popularity

b) permanence

c) importance

d) fairness

20. IMPERIOUS a) productive

b) competitive

c) ignorant

d) humble

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1. MOBILE

a) unknown

b) unlimited

c) slovenly

d) stationary

2. IRK

a) dilate

b) inhibit

c) reflect

d) soothe

4. SHODDY

a) compact

b) minute

c) vibrant

d) elegant

b) convergence

c) discharge

d) display

5. RETENTION a) generation
6. NONENTITY a) devotee
7. PREVALENT a) limited

b) scandalmonger
b) confused

c) instructor d) distinguished individual

c) inexact

d) important

8. HAPHAZARD

a) resistant

b) original

c) secure

d) considered

9. MALADROIT

a) healthy

b) conservative

c) adventurous

d) dextrous

10. RUE

a) prolong

b) include

c) refrain from

d) be glad of

11. MONITOR

a) resist

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12. STAMINA

a) lack of skill
b) lack of endurance
c) lack of purpose
d) unwillingness

13. ANCHOR

a) uncover

b) release

c) weaken

d) clean out

14. SHEEPISH

a) confident

b) prejudiced

c) curious

d) envious

15. HEARTFELT

a) unknown

16. AFFIRMATION
a) unrest
d) questionable morality

b) visible

c) disloyal

b) denial

c) forceful attitude

17. INCONGRUITY a) correspondence b) advocacy

18. DEFER

d) insincere

c) abstruseness

d) angularity

a) speak incoherently
b) begin immediately
c) offer generously
d) pay heavily

19. INSUPERABLE
a) easily overcome
b) obviously flawed
c) distinguishable
d) protracted
20. COMMODIOUS a) profound b) dispersed
d) pleasant to behold

c) camped and crowded

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1. RUFFLE

a) begin

b) increase

c) smooth

d) speak clearly

2. FINESSE

a) submission

b) tendency

c) contentment

d) awkwardness

b) subtract from

c) make clear

d) act cautiously

5. DETRIMENT a) recurrence

b) disclosure

c) resemblance

d) enhancement

6. sectarian

a) unethical

b) exhilarating

c) broad-minded

d) modernistic

7. contend

a) divulge

b) confound

c) discourage

d) concede

8. BURNISH

a) destroy

b) reduce gradually

3. FEISTY

a) honest
b) subdued and peaceful
c) thorough
d) knowledgeable

4. GARBLE

a) agree on

9. TEPID
reminiscent

a) passionate

c) make dull

b) grandiose

d) moisten

c) carefree

d) faintly

10. SURFEIT

a) shortage

b) confidence

c) quick temper d) inconsistency

11. ALERT

a) mistaken

b) inattentive

c) aloof

12. EQUILIBRIUM

a) saturation

b) independence

d) insulting
c) isolation

d) imbalance

13. VIBRANCY a) innocence

b) immaturity

c) arrogance

d) lifelessness

14. PRECEDE

b) fail to inform

c) remain loyal

d) move away form

a) come after

15. MINUSCULE

a) gigantic

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16. SUBSIDE

a) extract

17. DEXTROUS a) clumsy

b) divide

c) rise

d) plan

b) large

c) formal

d) menacing

18. BELLIGERENCY a) pain

b) silence

c) homeliness

d) peace

19. PREVALENT

b) superficial

c) simple

d) uncommon

a) inconvenient

20. SANCTION a) prohibit

b) convert

c) divulge

d) allot

Answers:
Test 41
1. b
2. a
7. d
8. a
13. d
14. b
19. b
20. b

3. d
9. c
15. d

4. d
10. a
16. c

5. b
11. c
17. d

6. c
12. b
18. d

Test 42
1. b
2. a
7. b
8. a
13. a
14. d
19. d
20. b

3. b
9. b
15. d

4. d
10. c
16. d

5. d
11. c
17. c

6. c
12. d
18. d

Test 43
1. a
2. b
7. d
8. a
13. a
14. c
19. c
20. d

3. d
9. d
15. d

4. d
10. d
16. d

5. d
11. b
17. b

6. c
12. a
18. d

Test 44
1. a
2. c
7. b
8. c
13. d
14. d
19. b
20. d

3. d
9. d
15. c

4. d
10. d
16. b

5. b
11. d
17. b

6. d
12. a
18. d

Test 45
1. a
2. c
7. d
8. d
13. d
14. d
19. b
20. b

3. b
9. c
15. b

4. c
10. b
16. a

5. b
11. b
17. c

6. d
12. b
18. b

Test 46
1. a
2. c
7. d
8. d
13. d
14. a
19. a
20. a

3. b
9. c
15. a

4. d
10. b
16. b

5. b
11. b
17. b

6. d
12. b
18. d

Test 47
1. d
2. b
7. d
8. d
13. d
14. b
19. d
20. d

3. d
9. c
15. c

4. b
10. b
16. b

5. d
11. c
17. c

6. d
12. a
18. d

Test 48
1. d
2. b
7. d
8. a
13. a
14. c
19. d
20. c

3. c
9. d
15. d

4. c
10. b
16. a

5. b
11. b
17. b

6. d
12. a
18. b

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1. c
7. d
13. c
19. c

2. d
8. a
14. c
20. b

3. a
9. d
15. d

4. c
10. d
16. d

5. d
11. d
17. d

6. b
12. d
18. b

Test 50
1. b
2. a
7. b
8. b
13. c
14. b
19. d
20. d

3. d
9. b
15. c

4. d
10. d
16. b

5. c
11. c
17. c

6. d
12. c
18. b

Test 51
1. c
2. a
7. b
8. a
13. b
14. a
19. c
20. c

3. a
9. c
15. d

4. c
10. a
16. a

5. d
11. b
17. d

6. c
12. d
18. b

Test 52
1. c
2. c
7. c
8. a
13. c
14. d
19. d
20. a

3. b
9. d
15. d

4. d
10. d
16. c

5. d
11. d
17. c

6. c
12. a
18. b

Test 53
1. c
2. d
7. b
8. a
13. c
14. d
19. d
20. d

3. b
9. c
15. c

4. d
10. d
16. d

5. a
1. a
17. b

6. d
12. b
18. d

Test 54
1. d
2. b
7. d
8. b
13. a
14. d
19. b
20. a

3. d
9. b
15. a

4. c
10. b
16. a

5. c
11. c
17. a

6. a
12. d
18. c

Test 55
1. c
2. c
7. a
8. c
13. d
14. d
19. d
20. a

3. d
9. b
15. c

4. d
10. d
16. d

5. b
11. c
17. b

6. d
12. d
18. c

Test 56
1. d
2. d
7. a
8. c
13. d
14. a
19. d
20. a

3. d
9. c
15. a

4. d
10. b
16. d

5. d
11. a
17. c

6. b
12. d
18. b

Test 57
1. d
2. b
7. c
8. d
13. b
14. a
19. b
20. d

3. a
9. d
15. d

4. d
10. c
16. d

5. c
11. d
17 . d

6. d
12. c
18. d

Test 58
1. d
2. c
7. c
8. d
13. d
14. d
19. d
20. d

3. a
9. d
15. b

4. d
10. c
16. d

5. d
11. b
17. a

6. a
12. c
18. c

3. d
9. d
15. d

4. d
10. d
16. b

5. c
11. d
17. a

6. d
12. b
18. b

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1. d
2. d
7. a
8. d
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20. c

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1. c
2. d
7. d
8. c
13. d
14. a
19. d
20. a

3. b
9. a
15. a

4. c
10. a
16. c

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11. b
17. a

6. c
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