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Find the meaning of the underlined/BOLD word in the following sentence.
- His men became involved in a violent affray with a band of archers.
1) let up
2) cessation
3) trail
4) fight
5) truce
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 4)
Explanation : affray – an instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace. - The letter assuaged the fears of most members.
1) distress
2) agitate
3) amity
4) exacerbate
5) soothe
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 5)
Explanation : Assuge – make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense. - They wore amulets to ward off the plague.
1) prevailing
2) talisman
3) natal
4) prevailing
5) innate
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation : amulet – an ornament or small piece of jewellery thought to give protection against evil, danger, or disease. - It behooves the House to assure itself that there is no conceivable alternative.
1) celebration
2) miscalculation
3) be expected of
4) relied on
5) thunderclap
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation : behoove – it is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something. - The moorland is devoid of interest except to grazing sheep.
1) sinker
2) replete
3) lacking
4) outright
5) plenary
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation : devoid – entirely lacking or free from. - This zoogeographical realm includes Africa south of the Atlas Mountains.
1) province
2) alfresco
3) cognigent
4) farthest
5) extramural
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1)
Explanation : realm – a kingdom. - The inhabitants of the country had been decimated, their land ravaged.
1) devastate
2) insulate
3) shatter
4) bulwark
5) chaperon
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1)
Explanation : ravaged – cause severe and extensive damage to. - She has silenced the carping critics with a successful debut tour.
1) turn on
2) object
3) amuse
4) enchant
5) gladden
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2)
Explanation : carping – difficult to please; critical. - They cavilled at the cost.
1) discuss
2) fess up
3) moan
4) ditto
5) concede
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3)
Explanation : cavil – make petty or unnecessary objections. - Misuse of drugs can have dire consequences.
1) immaterial
2) flimsy
3) frivolous
4) trivial
5) grim
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 5)
Explanation : dire – extremely serious or urgent.
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