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English Proficiency - 1 (Vocabulary)

Description: Vocabulary Practice Test - 1
Number of Questions: 40
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Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

OBDURATE

  1. unyielding

  2. comprising

  3. lazy

  4. honourable

  5. unrelenting

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Obdurate means unmoved by persuasion, pity or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

TARNISH:

  1. evade

  2. purify

  3. limit

  4. blemish

  5. scare

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Correct Option: D

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in capitals.

OBLITERATE

  1. write

  2. learned

  3. efface

  4. grimace

  5. dirty

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Efface means to rub out, erase or obliterate (outlines, traces, inscriptions, etc).

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

TORTUOUS:

  1. straight forward

  2. winding

  3. arm-twisting

  4. simple

  5. punishing

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find the correct meaning of the word in capitals.

ULTERIOR

  1. Interior

  2. Beyond what appears

  3. Lying outside

  4. Selfish

  5. Subjudice

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

PARAGON:

  1. ugly

  2. moderate

  3. model of excellence

  4. inexpensive

  5. height of stupidity

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Correct Option: C

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

OBEISANCE

  1. request

  2. prayer

  3. bow

  4. fall

  5. servility

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Obeisance means a gesture expressing deferential respect, such as a bow or curtsy.

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

VACILLATE:

  1. empty

  2. waver

  3. determined

  4. stationary

  5. breathe heavy

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

WARY:

  1. cautious

  2. careless

  3. attentive

  4. lazy

  5. avoiding

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Correct Option: A

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

TOXIN:

  1. honey

  2. venom

  3. nectar

  4. excise

  5. bite

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

XENOPHOBIA:

  1. excessive dislike of animals

  2. excessive dislike of places

  3. excessive dislike of heights

  4. excessive dislike of strangers

  5. excessive dislike of trees

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Correct Option: D

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

REJUVENATE:

  1. freshen

  2. make youthful

  3. brighten

  4. emblazon

  5. make incisive

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

PATHETIC:

  1. blissful

  2. evoking pity

  3. pessimistic

  4. suffering

  5. unfortunate

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

PATRON

  1. chairman

  2. protector

  3. statesman

  4. chauvinist

  5. patriotic

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A person whose support or protection is solicited or acknowledged by the dedication of a book or other work is called a patron.

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

XEROGRAPHY:

  1. writing about foreign trips

  2. process similar to skimming

  3. process similar to photography

  4. process similar to writing

  5. process similar to printing

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Correct Option: C

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

CEREBRATED:

  1. unnoticed

  2. thought out

  3. nameless

  4. detailed

  5. feted

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

ZEST:

  1. discourage

  2. enthusiasm

  3. hope

  4. disappointed

  5. encouragement

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

ZENITH:

  1. point on the earth

  2. highest point

  3. point in the sea

  4. nearest point

  5. farthest point

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

CHAOS:

  1. governance

  2. nature

  3. disorder

  4. quality

  5. crowd

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Correct Option: C

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

INDISPENSABLE:

  1. bearable

  2. useless

  3. foreign

  4. absolutely necessary

  5. highly deplorable

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Correct Option: D

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

INTERLUDE:

  1. pause

  2. end

  3. beginning

  4. primary

  5. interplay

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Correct Option: A

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

INGENUOUS:

  1. undeceiving

  2. clever

  3. smart

  4. lazy

  5. skillful

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Correct Option: A

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

GENIUS:

  1. lazy

  2. clever

  3. duel

  4. foolish

  5. hardworking

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

PUNCTILIOUS:

  1. careless

  2. friend

  3. scrupulous

  4. exacting

  5. timely

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Correct Option: C

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

OBSCENE:

  1. lewd

  2. clean

  3. frank

  4. polished

  5. forbidden

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Correct Option: A

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

REMORSEFUL:

  1. distressful

  2. regretful

  3. deplorable

  4. ill

  5. condemnable

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

JUDICIOUS:

  1. foolish

  2. prudent

  3. notorious

  4. famous

  5. discrete

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

ASSIMILATION:

  1. absorption

  2. fusion

  3. collision

  4. suck

  5. inhalation

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Correct Option: A

Directions: Find out from the given choices the correct meaning of the word in bold capitals.

GENIAL:

  1. genius

  2. ingenuous

  3. sociable

  4. complacent

  5. congenital

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Correct Option: C

Directions: Select the option closest in meaning to the italicized word.

Cavalier treatment

  1. shy

  2. haughty

  3. negligent

  4. affectionate

  5. expensive

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Select the option closest in meaning to the italicized word.

Gregarious person

  1. outwardly calm

  2. very sociable

  3. completely untrustworthy

  4. vicious

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gregarious means 'fond of the company of others; sociable'.

Directions: Select the option closest in meaning to the italicised word.

An anachronous attitude

  1. unexplainable

  2. unreasonable

  3. out of time

  4. out of place

  5. unusual

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Anachronous means misplaced in time.

Directions: Find the correct word to represent the phrase.

Attendant / caretaker:

  1. judas

  2. jugular

  3. janus

  4. janitor

  5. jejune

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Correct Option: D

Directions: Find the correct word to represent the phrase.

A round-about way of speaking

  1. gourmet

  2. flamboyant

  3. eccentric

  4. circumlocution

  5. garrulity

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Correct Option: D

Directions: Find the correct word to represent the phrase.

Animals equally at home on land and sea

  1. dexterous

  2. amphibian

  3. ambidextrous

  4. fauna

  5. bovines

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Correct Option: B

Directions: Find the correct word to represent the phrase.

One incredulous of human goodness

  1. cynic

  2. sceptic

  3. stoic

  4. hedonist

  5. pagan

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Correct Option: A

Directions: Find the correct word to represent the phrase.

A disease peculiar to country

  1. epidemic

  2. contagious

  3. endemic

  4. infectious

  5. pandemic

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Correct Option: C

Directions: From the given choices, find out the correct meaning of the word in capitals.

MONOTONOUS

  1. Jolly

  2. Angry

  3. Tiresome

  4. Attractive

  5. Lively

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Monotonous means tiresome.

Directions: Select the option closest in meaning to the italicised word.

Diaphanous material

  1. strong

  2. see through

  3. colourful

  4. expensive

  5. synthetic

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Diaphanous means almost transparent.

Directions: Select the option closest in meaning to the italicised word.

An anomalous situation

  1. Dangerous

  2. Intriguing

  3. Unusual

  4. Pleasant

  5. Unhappy

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Anomalous means unusual or abnormal.

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