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Welcome to Online English Section with explanation inAffairsCloud.com. Here we are providing vocabulary test based on the some difficult words from THE HINDU EDITORIALS, which is important for IBPS PO/CLERK/LIC AAO/RRB & SSC CGL EXAM and other competitive exams.
- The office was__________on him by the monarch of this realm.
1) bereaved
2) expropriated
3) dispossessed
4) bestowed
5) denuded
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 4)
Explanation : bestowed – confer or present (an honour, right, or gift). - The overcrowded housing conditions were__________and degrading.
1) strip
2) sordid
3) disinherit
4) disrobe
5) despoil
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation : sordid – involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt. - He has spent a lifetime__________his local club’s history.
1) skimming
2) airtight
3) impervious
4) sledding
5) imbibing
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 5)
Explanation : imbibing – drink (alcohol). - The president accused his opponents of__________with foreigners.
1) deviating
2) colluding
3) dissenting
4) diverging
5) divesting
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation : colluding – come to a secret understanding; conspire. - An__________mob screamed abuse.
1) enraged
2) becalmed
3) contradicted
4) appeased
5) assuaged
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1)
Explanation : enraged – very angry; furious. - No excuses were made for the team’s__________performance.
1) quieten
2) lacklustre
3) chirpy
4) bustling
5) exciting
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation : lacklustre – lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring. - The world’s pre-eminent expert on__________.
1) stroke
2) asbestos
3) dismantle
4) buzzing
5) depart
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation : asbestos – a highly heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral that can be woven into fabrics, and is used in brake linings and in fire-resistant and insulating materials. - He went about his illegal business with a__________assurance.
1) placate
2) shamefaced
3) sedate
4) brazen
5) meek
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 4)
Explanation : brazen – bold and without shame. - He had an__________attitude to their money problems.
1) tranquilize2) enthusiastic
3) insouciant
4) disquieted
5) apprehensive
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation : insouciant – showing a casual lack of concern. - The surging crowds__________for attention.
1) bugged
2) nonporous
3) aghast
4) antsy
5) clamoured
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 5)
Explanation : clamoured – (of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently.
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