Choose the one which expresses the opposite of the italicised bold part of the sentence.
The new officer is a brash young man.
polite
arrogant
kind
handsome
The sudden appearance of the stranger in the cottage despite all doors being closed is questionable.
casual
surprising
dubious
certain
Four statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by four alternatives. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the maximum number of times.
A. I have had a small power of ...........................
B. Down with a very high fever, he suffers from frequents fits of ....................
C. They are now bitter enemies - all because of a small.....................
D. Her ........................ is the most creative thing she has ever possessed.
illusion
imagination
hallucination
misunderstanding
Directions: For the word given at the top of each table, match the dictionary definitions on the left (A, B, C, D) with their corrosponding usage on the right (E, F, G, H). Out of the four possibilities given in the boxes below the table, select the one that has all the definitions and their usages correctly matched.
Turn
Fill in the blanks with appropriate word from given below. Choose the correct one.
After a recent mild paralytic attack his movements are ....................... restricted; otherwise he is still very active.
entirely
slightly
nowhere
frequently
In the following question, a part / two of a sentence has been left blank. You are to select from among the four options given below the question, the one which would best fill in the blanks. In case of more than one blanks, the first word in the pair, given in the choices, should fill the first gap.
Education is central because electronic networks and software-driven technologies are beginning to ..................... the economic barriers between nations.
break down
break
crumble
dismantle
Fill in the blanks with appropriate word given below. Choose the correct one.
Women should be paid the same as men when they do the same job, for surely, what is sauce for the ................... is sauce for the ..............
goose, gander
cock, hen
fox, vixen
buck, doe
They have not been eating nourishing food.
heavy
undercooked
unhealthy
poor
His most striking ...................... is the enthusiasm which he brings to every thing he does.
factor
attitude
characteristic
character
The plantation workers were on a collision course before the labour officer intervened.
circuitous
retaliatory
conciliatory
perfunctory