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Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Correct option: A — Seize
Seize - take hold of forcibly or suddenly Liberate - to allow somebody/something to be free Release - to allow somebody/something to be free Relinquish - to stop having or doing something
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Correct option: C — Endeavour
Endeavour - try hard to do or achieve something Endanger - to cause danger to somebody/something Hardworking - working with effort and energy Indent - to start a line of writing further from the left-hand side of the page than the other lines
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the Bold/Underlined segment in the given sentence.
Correct option: B — callous
Callous - having no sympathy Merciful - feeling or showing mercy Tender - kind and loving Compassionate - feeling or showing sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Correct option: B — Malevolence
Hatred - a very strong feeling of not liking somebody/something Malevolence - the quality of causing or wanting to cause harm or evil Malleable - easily influenced or changed Magnanimous - someone who is kind, generous and forgiving Malapropos - in an inopportune or inappropriate way.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Correct option: C — Bungalow
Bungalow Bungalow - a large single detached house with single or double story. Suite - a set of connected rooms, esp. in a hotel. Apartment - a set of rooms for living in that are part of a larger building and are usually all on one floor. Penthouse - a luxuriously flat on the top floor of a tall building.
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Correct option: A — spokesperson
Spokesperson Spokesperson - one who speaks for others. Orator - a public speaker, especially one who is fluent or skilled. Verbose - one who uses or expresses in more words than are needed. Talkative - one who is fond of talking,
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words
Correct option: B — Cardiologist
Cardiologist Cardiologist - a doctor who specializes in heart diseases. Urologist - a doctor who specializes in function and disorders of the urinary system. Nephrologist - a doctor who specializes in the care of kidneys. Dermatologist - a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treatment of skin disorders.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: C — To face a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage
Bite the bullet - to face a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage. E.g.- I had to bite the bullet and work extra hours to meet the deadline.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — To exert oneself greatly to help someone or achieve something
Bend over backwards - to exert oneself greatly to help someone or achieve something. E.g.- The company bent over backwards to ensure customer satisfaction after the complaint.
Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom/phrase given in Bold/Underline in the following Questions.
Correct option: B — To do something pointless or superfluous
To carry coals to Newcastle - to do something pointless or superfluous. E.g. Asking me to bring extra pens to the stationery shop would be like carrying coals to Newcastle.
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