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  1. 4411AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Something that is necessary or crucial

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    Correct option: C — Indispensable

    Indispensable - Something that is necessary Pedantic - concerned with minor details or rules Trivial - something of little value or importance. Auxiliary - providing additional help and support.

  2. 4412AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Persons who are unfairly blamed for something that others have done

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    Correct option: D — Scapegoat

    Scapegoat - Persons who are unfairly blamed for something that others have done Expedition - An organized journey for a particular purpose. Epitome - A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type. Disdain - consider to be unworthy of one's consideration.

  3. 4413AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Extreme physical or mental sufferings

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    Correct option: A — Agony

    Agony - Extreme physical or mental sufferings Autonomy - the right or condition of self-government. Aviary - a large cage, building, or enclosure for keeping birds in. Autocracy - a system of government by one person with absolute power.

  4. 4414AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Beginning to exist; recently formed or developed

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    Correct option: D — Nascent

    Nascent - Beginning to exist; recently formed or developed. Herald - a person or thing viewed as a sign that something is about to happen. Blasphemy - the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God. Knave - an unprincipled, untrustworthy, or dishonest person.

  5. 4415AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Difficult to interpret or understand

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    Correct option: C — Enigmatic

    Enigmatic - Difficult to interpret or understand. Explicable - able to be explained. Emulate - to copy someone's behavior. Endemic - a disease occurring within the same area of community.

  6. 4416AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    Abundant garbage kept at one place.

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    Correct option: D — Heap of garbage

    Heap of garbage - Abundant garbage kept at one place.

  7. 4417AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    A person who easily believes without demanding proof

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    Correct option: B — Credulous

    Credulous - A person who easily believes without demanding proof Cosmopolitan - someone who has experience of many different parts of the world. Streetwise - Someone who knows how to deal with difficult or dangerous situations in big cities. Wary - someone who is not completely trusting or certain about something or someone.

  8. 4418AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    A person appointed by two parties to solve a problem

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    Correct option: C — Arbitrator

    Arbitrator - A person appointed by two parties to solve a problem Advocate - a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. Judge - a person able or qualified to give an opinion on something. Jury - a group of persons sworn to give a verdict on some matter submitted to them.

  9. 4419AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    The editor of a dictionary

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    Correct option: C — Lexicographer

    Lexicographer - The editor of a dictionary Scenographer - the art or job of designing and creating scenery. Stenographer - a person whose job is to transcribe speech in shorthand. Hagiographer - a writer of the lives of the saints.

  10. 4420AIIMSEnglish LanguageEnglish

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    The act of destroying or damaging something

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    Correct option: C — Sabotage

    Sabotage - The act of destroying or damaging something. Vengeance - punishment inflicted in retaliation for an injury or offense. Avenge - inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong on behalf of (oneself or another). Revenge - the action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.

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