Correct answer:4 The word 'heinous' means highly abominable,hateful, a nefarious act. Whereas 'approbation' 'praise' and ' acclaimed' are words showing approval and commendation. Hence ( 4) is the answer. 

Correct answer:(1) The word 'gregarious' means being sociable, living in clusters or herd. The word 'heinous' means hateful and 'grizzly means greyish. Hence ( 1) is the answer.

Correct answer: (3) A 'hedonist' is a person who is devoted to seeking pleasure and self-gratification.Hence  'pleasure seeking person' is the synonym. Option(2) ' wallow' means to live a luxuriate life , to revel in luxury.Option (4) 'bard' means a poet.

Correct answer :(2) The word 'extravagant' means spending lavishly or excessively, that is ' beyond the limit', ' overdone' , over the top' or ' affected'. Thus, it is the synonym of ' grandiose'. Option (1) 'austere' means strict , stern, option (3) 'immaculate' means being spotlessly clean , whereas option (4) ' tawdry' means cheap, lowly, gaudy.

Correct answer :(3) The word 'hackneyed' means something that is trite, stale, banal, commonplace. Option ( 1 ) and (2) go with the interest level of something but 'hackneyed' is linked with the frequency of the usage of something. Thus (3) is the right answer. 'abysmal' means being extremely or hopelessly bad.

Correct answer :(4) The word 'halcyon' means being calm,peaceful, happy.Option (3) 'agitated' is its opposite. Option (2)'cynosure' means being the centre of attraction or admiration.Option (1) 'rabid' means violent, fanatical, mad. Hence ( 4) is the answer.

 Correct answer :(1) 'rude' is the answer. Option (4) 'pusilimanious' means lacking in courage,timid,coward.Option (3) 'pragmatic' means having a practical point of view.

Correct answer :(1) . The word 'gusto' means enthusiasm. option (2) 'sordid'means ignoble, dirty,filthy.Option (3) 'sombre' means dark, gloomy,dull, joyless.Option (4) 'morbid' means being grim and unpleasant. Hence (1) is the answer

Correct answer :(2) The word 'heresy' means stepping out of line , non conformity. This is the same as 'apostate' which means to denounce belief. Hence (2) is the answer

Correct answer :(2) The word 'impending' means approaching, coming nearer. Option (4) 'pawn' means a subservient person, it is also the smallest piece in chess.

Correct answer:(3) The word 'gullible' means someone who is credulous, innocent,simple,naive. Hence 'easily deceived' is the right answer. option (2) 'astute' means a sagacious person , a person with a wise judgement,a shrewd person.

Correct Answer: (3)  The word 'inept' means without skill or aptitude for a particular work

Correct answer :(1) the word 'infidel' means non-believer , and skeptic also means nonbeliever.

Correct answere:(4) . The rest three options are synonyms to the given word.

 Correct Answer: (4) The word  ‘erring’ means going astray; in error; wrong.

Correct answer :(3) The word 'glib' means being fluent, garrulous, articulate. Option (1), (2) and (4) mean to have fluency in speaking. Hence, (3) is the answer. Stuttering is the opposite of being fluent.

Correct answer :(1) The word means stubborn, rigid, incompliance.

Correct answer :(2) The word 'regicide' can be associated with the word regal which means kingly , majestic. this makes option (2) the right answer .

Correct answer :(4) The word 'inured' means to familiarize, harden, to train, to acclimate. to become used to .Hence (4) is the answer which means not having the habit of .

Correct answer :(2) .The word 'jeopardize' means to put at risk, put in danger, to risk.

Correct answer :(1) The word 'affluent' means having an abundance of wealth, being prosperous, whereas 'indigent' means the needy ,the poor and impoverished. Hence (1) is the answer

Correct answer : (1) the word 'odour' means a strong,unpleasant smell, which is the same as the meaning of 'reek' . Hence they are synonyms. Option (4)'creed' means a doctrine, belief or faith. 

Correct answer : (1) The word 'implode' means to burst inwards. Thus (1) is the answer .Option (3) 'brim' means brink,edge,limit,margin,rim,verge and option(4)'grim' means unpleasant,fierce,joyless.Hence (1) is the answer.

Correct answer :(1) The word 'jocular' means suited to joking. The word 'serious' is ita antonym. Option (3) 'sombre' means dark and shadowing , gloomy , dismal.

Correct answer :(1)The word 'impious' means not pious or religious ,lacking reverance for God, hence (1) is the answer.Option (2)  'congregation' means an assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship. 'Option (3) 'egregious' is extraordinary in some bad ways. Option (4) 'esoteric' means belonging to a select few of special knowledge.