Directions (1-15): The following questions have a blank, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of word for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q1. To some neoclassical economists, the Pareto criterion is the unchallengeable ______________ of welfare economics.
(a) Little
(b) Unclear
(c) Linchpin
(d)Blameworthy
(e)Confine
Q2. But even that argument no longer applies now that Ireland is _______________ with euros, new factories and millionaires.
(a) Awash
(b) Worthy
(c) Opposed
(d) Charmed
(e) Enchanting
Q3. There are city councils and councilpersons who can ___________ up and corrupt the best system ever blueprinted.
(a) Repel
(b) Admire
(c) Glance
(d) Botch
(e) Lucent
Q4. Despite the solitary nature of her profession, she was a ____________ socialiser and partygoer, usually being the last to leave.
(a) Torridness
(b) Examining
(c) Redundant
(d) Opacity
(e) Prodigious
Q5. The house has a tectonic simplicity and an ___________ beauty, being as light in its mass as it is in ambience.
(a) Necessary
(b) Ephemeral
(c) Advancing
(d) Liability
(e) Imminent
Q6. To ignore such an evident flowering of talent and achievement is not only ___________ stupidity but a wasted opportunity.
(a) Crass
(b)Vaguely
(c) Progressive
(d) Retrograde
(e) Impended
Q7. The Society no doubt had to make a reverse calculation in order to determine the ____________ final bonuses.
(a) Illegal
(b) Differential
(c) Authorizing
(d) Disputed
(e) Unjustifiable
Q8. The buoyant force on the cube is the ______________ of the forces exerted on its top and bottom faces by the liquid.
(a)Projection
(b) Maxim
(c) Dingy
(d) Semblance
(e) Resultant
Q9. Many of the suicides in the countryside were triggered by the financial __________ caused by the low rubber prices.
(a) Fortitude
(b) Asunder
(c) Distress
(d) Staid
(e) Beguile
Q10. Some regard his positions as a reckless manoeuvre that will _____________ racial tensions.
(a) Purport
(b) Exacerbate
(c) Deprave
(d) Bequeath
(e) Enigma
Q11. The wireless network does not deserve any less ________ security than the wired network.
(a)Vassal
(b) Assiduous
(c)Quail
(d) Stringent
(e) Swerve
Q12. She turned her face to the voice, to find an expression of _____________ terror on her crewman’s countenance.
(a) Gird
(b) Betrothed
(c) Advert
(d) Stark
(e) Prospective
Q13. The dual sovereignty doctrine has been the subject of _____________ scholarly criticism.
(a) Peremptory
(b)Substantial
(c)Rudiment
(d) Deduced
(e) Halted
Q14. Benjamin is a small blond with a ______________ spirit and a marked tendency toward speaking her mind.
(a)Pallid
(b) Chagrin
(c) Obtrude
(d) Boisterous
(e) Audacious
Q15. The government should give leadership, and not procrastinate and ______________, he said, although he recognised it could take 20 years.
(a) Construe
(b) Ford
(c) Vacillate
(d) Repast
(e) Stint
Solutions
S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. “Linchpin” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
Linchpin: a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.
S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. “Awash” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
Awash: containing large numbers or amounts of someone or something.
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. “Botch” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
Botch: carry out (a task) badly or carelessly.
S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. “Prodigious” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
Prodigious: remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree.
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. “Ephemeral” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Ephemeral: lasting for a very short time.
S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. “Crass” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.
Crass: showing no intelligence or sensitivity.
S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. “Differential” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Differential: of, showing, or depending on a difference; varying according to circumstances or relevant factors.
S8. Ans. (e)
Sol. “Resultant” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.
Resultant: occurring or produced as a result of something.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. “Distress” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
Distress: difficulty caused by lack of money.
-extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
Beguile: influence by slyness
Staid: characterized by dignity and propriety
Asunder:into parts or pieces
Fortitude: strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. “Exacerbate” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Exacerbate: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.
Purports: have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
Deprave: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Bequeath: leave or give, especially by will after one’s death
Enigma: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
S11. Ans. (d)
Sol. “Stringent” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
Stringent:(of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.
Swerve: an erratic turn from an intended course
Quail: draw back, as with fear or pain
Assiduous: marked by care and persistent effort
Vassal: a person holding a fief
S12. Ans. (d)
Sol. “Stark” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
Stark: complete; sheer.
-severe or bare in appearance or outline.
-unpleasantly or sharply clear.
Gird: prepare oneself for action or a confrontation
Betrothed: pledged to be married
S13. Ans. (b)
Sol. “Substantial” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.
Substantial: of considerable importance, size, or worth.
Rudiment: the elementary stage of any subject
Peremptory: not allowing contradiction or refusal
S14. Ans. (d)
Sol. “Boisterous” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.
Boisterous: noisy, energetic, and cheerful.
Audacious: disposed to venture or take risks
Obtrude: thrust oneself in as if by force
Chagrin: strong feelings of embarrassment
Pallid: lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness
S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. “Vacillate” best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.
Vacillate: waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
Stint: an unbroken period of time during which you do something
Repast: the food served and eaten at one time
Construe: make sense of; assign a meaning to
Ford: cross a river where it’s shallow
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