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Vocabulary in Context - 2 (Listening)

Description: C1 Week 2 day - 4 (Mod-1)
Number of Questions: 15
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Directions: In the following question out of the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized word in the sentence.

Now the fury of the demonstrators turned against the machines.

  1. asperity

  2. passion

  3. rage

  4. acrimony


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fury means 'anger' or 'rage'.

Directions: In the following question out of the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized word in the sentence.

He was warned at the outset of his career.

  1. end

  2. beginning

  3. middle

  4. entrance


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Outset means beginning.

Directions: In the following question out of the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized word in the sentence.

The bounties of nature are being exploited by man.

  1. gifts

  2. products

  3. rules

  4. ecological balances


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Here bounties means 'the gifts of nature'.

Directions: In the following question out of the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the italicized word in the sentence.

A bone got stuck in his gullet.

  1. stomach

  2. molars

  3. chest

  4. throat


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gullet is the food pipe, and the closest word to it is throat.

Directions: In the following question some alternatives are given or suggested for the idiom/phrase in italics in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase in italics.

He resigned the post of his own accord.

  1. according to his judgement

  2. which he liked

  3. voluntarily and willingly

  4. according to his convenience


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Of one's  own accord means to do something out of  one's own will.

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the sentence below.

In spite of a number of problems, he maintained his equanimity.

  1. presence of mind

  2. self-confidence

  3. sense of humour

  4. calmness of mind


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the sentence below.

He lives in an obscure part of the world.

  1. well known

  2. affluent

  3. relatively unknown

  4. respectable


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the sentence below.

We have carefully studied your explanation and it sounds plausible.

  1. incoherent

  2. convincing

  3. understandable

  4. impertinent


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the sentence below.

We were curious as to why the young man was looking so morose.

  1. healthy

  2. gloomy

  3. haggard

  4. cheerful


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the sentence below.

He is a valiant young man.

  1. sluggish

  2. lazy

  3. daring

  4. cowardly


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the underlined word/phrase in the sentence below.

In the olden days, the prisoners were kept in dark and dank cells.

  1. small

  2. old

  3. damp

  4. dingy


Correct Option: C

Directions: Select the option which best expresses the meaning of the underlined part of the sentence below.

He made a conciliatory speech.

  1. meaningful

  2. lengthy

  3. pacifying

  4. hard-hitting


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Conciliate means to 'win over some hostility or reconcile'. Pacifying means the same. 

Directions: Select the option which best expresses the meaning of the underlined part of the sentence below.

It is not for naive readers to evaluate a great poet.

  1. expert

  2. leaned

  3. idle

  4. amateur


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Here 'naive' means 'amateur' or 'inexperienced'.

Directions: Select the option which best expresses the meaning of the underlined part of the sentence below.

He remained aloof while all the rest conversed.

  1. silent

  2. angry

  3. shy

  4. apart


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Aloof means to be 'at a distance' especially in feeling or interest.

Directions: Select the option which best expresses the meaning of the underlined part of the sentence below.

He threatened to divulge the secret.

  1. reveal

  2. deny

  3. stormy

  4. confess


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 To disclose or reveal something that is hidden or secret.

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