1 |
He congratulated his friend _________ the latter's success. |
About
For
On
Against
With
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2 |
So many servants attended _____________ him during his illness. |
At
Upon
On
With
About
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3 |
The event came ____________ as he had predicted it. |
By
About
Off
Up
On
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4 |
Fate smiled _________ him in all his ventures. |
At
With
On
Above
Over
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5 |
They had some difficulty ___________ all the employees, especially the smaller ones to confirm __________ the adopted scale of wages. |
To get, With
Getting, To
In getting, Upon
To getting, Over
To be getting, Up to
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6 |
He __________ sometimes force himself to work on till late in the night only to find himself unable to do anything the next day. |
Could
Used to
Would
Would be
Should
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7 |
You should __________ this paragraph in order to make the essay more __________. |
Enlarge, Prognant
Revise, Abstruse
Delete, Succinct
Excise, Expansive
Expunge, Witty
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8 |
In his attempt to __________ the condition of poor people in the slums, he found that he needed the aid of wealthy benefactors. |
Delineate
Assay
Evaluate
Ameliorate
Extricate
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9 |
The princes and rulers in the Sub-Continent seldom thought in terms of the country as a whole and ___________ their time and energy in __________ warfare. |
Exhausted, Common
Dissipated, Mutual
Depreciated, Expensive
Dessicated, Isolationist
Wasted, Reciprocal
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10 |
Patriotism, like so many other objects of this imperfect world, is a _________ web of good and evil. |
Complicated
Intricated
Entrapped
Entangled
Tangled
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11 |
Even when Wasim's reputation was in ____________ almost everyone was willing to admit that he was genius. |
Peregrination
Accumulation
Eclipse
Rebuttal
Failure
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12 |
His moral decadence was marked by his ___________ from the ways of integrity and honesty. |
Declivity
Obsession
Opprobrium
Departure
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13 |
In the Twentieth Century, physicists have made their greatest discoveries about the characteristics of __________ objects like the atom and its parts. |
Infinitesimal
Infinite
Microscopic
Kaledoscopic
Intangible
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14 |
Modern architecture has discarded the __________ trimming on buildings and emphasises simplicity of life. |
Gaudy
Gaunt
Flabbergasting
Flamboyant
flagrant
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15 |
A legislation was passed to punish brokers who ------------- their clients funds. |
Devastate
Devour
Embezzle
Defalcate
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16 |
In the ----------- areas of the rail road terminal, thousands of travellers lingered while waiting for their train. |
Commodious
Accomodious
Capricious
Extensive
Capacious
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17 |
His monotonous voice acted like ------------ and his audience was soon asleep. |
A sedative
An anaesthetic
An emetic
A purgative
A cathartic
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18 |
We never believed that he would resort to ------------- in order to achieve his end, we always regarded him as an honest man. |
Subterfuge
Logic
Diplomacy
Charm
Cunning
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19 |
The --------------- man treated everyone in a --------------- manner. |
Superficial, thorough
Defiant, Belligerent
Supercilious, Depreciatory
Corrupt, ubiquitous
Suspicious, ingenuous
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20 |
Laila failed in the examination because none of here answer was ---------- to the questions asked. |
Referential
Revealing
Pertinent
Allusivc
Impeccable
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21 |
Through a ------------ circumstance, they unexpectedly found themselves on the same bus with Uncle Adnan. |
Fortuitous
Elusive
Referential
Lambent
Firiable
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22 |
His persuasive tone was able to tackle the boy whom other professors had found -----------------. |
Peripatetic
Dissolutic
Tenacious
Squeamish
Obdurate
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23 |
You will have to catch the morning flight, so you ----------- better get ready. |
May
Had
Should
Would
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24 |
I decided to sell a piece of land when I was offered a more -------- price. |
Exact
Correct
True
Realistic
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25 |
The accused was released on --------------- pending hearing of his case. |
Bale
Bail
Bond
Deposit
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26 |
Although I had pledged not tell anyone of the previous evening's trauma, the compulsive urge to unburden myself became --------------. |
Overwhelming
Irresistible
Impassive
Preponderous
Indomitable
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27 |
If a man keeps his fingers crossed, he --------------. |
Hopes for the best
Suspects everybody
Demonstrates peevishness
Welcomes every danger
Pray for good health
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28 |
Whenever he refers to his favourites he is voluble, but when he talks of his adversaries he is --------------. |
Aggressive
Bitter
Rough
Miserly
Reticent
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29 |
Many young men were ------------ at street corners for the coffee bar to open. |
Hanging about
Hanging on
Hanging together
Hanging back
Hanging out
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30 |
This legend has been ------------ from father to son. |
Handed in
Handed out
Handed over
Handed down
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31 |
The new owners of the paper changed the --------------- completely. |
Outlay
Layout
Outlet
Outlook
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32 |
Since there was adequate grazing area for the herds, the land was ------------ populated. |
Disproportionately
Sparsely
Inadequately
Rustically
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33 |
Progress in a government, science, art, literature, philosophy and religion ----------- great civilisations from mere groups of communities. |
Extol
Describe
Distinguish
Relinquish
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34 |
He said that there was no going back because his decision was----------. |
Peromptory
Permeditated
Parsimonious
Palatable
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35 |
A son who is unable to look his father in the face is -------------. |
Timid
Guilty
Arrogant
Ashamed
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36 |
When Raja heard the news of his selection to the college team, he felt -----------. |
Effervescent
Enamoured
Elated
Embittered
Exasperated
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37 |
Jamil was so good at mathematics that his friends considered him to be a ------------. |
Profligate
Prodigy
Prodigal
Primeval
Protocular
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38 |
The unruly behaviour of the soldiers ------------ their commander. |
Incensed
Aggrieved
Impeached
Tempered
Clashed
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39 |
The enemy paid a large sum as -------------. |
Compensation
Punishment
Redress
Amends
Restitution
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40 |
The task seemed impossible but somehow he --------- very skilfully in the end. |
Pulled it off
Pulled it away
Pulled in out
Pulled it up
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41 |
We felt as if the ground were ------------ beneath our feet. |
Bursting
Sinking
Slipping
Smashing
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42 |
Non-violence is the law of saints as violence is the law of the --------------. |
Brute
Coward
Haughty
Ignorant
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43 |
My finger is still ------------- where I caught it in the door yesterday. |
Bruised
Injured
Sore
Wounded
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44 |
His -------------- in his family's position is great but he does not boast about it. |
Deceit
Presumption
Pride
Status
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45 |
She is much too ------------ to have anything to do with that obnoxious affair. |
Happy
Hasty
Noble
Proud
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