IBPS Clerk Prelims: English Day 15

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1. PHILISTINE
   A. novice
   B. intellectual
   C. pious
   D. debutante
   
   Answer

   B. intellectual
   philistine is used disparagingly to describe a person guided by material rather than intellectual values; an intellectual is a person who engages in creative use of his or her intellect
   
   
2. GERMANE
   A. irrelevant
   B. indifferent
   C. impartial
   D. improvident
   
   Answer

   A. irrelevant
   germane means to be appropriate or relevant, therefore irrelevant is the opposite
   
   
3. IRASCIBLE
   A. determined
   B. placid
   C. reasonable
   D. pliant
   
   Answer

   B. placid
   irascible means easily angered; placid means calm or serene
   
   
4. APPROBATE
   A. ingratitude
   B. condemn
   C. dissatisfaction
   D. master
   
   Answer

   B. condemn
   to approbate means to approve or sanction; to condemn means to declare wrong or to convict
   
   
5. SUPERCILIOUS
   A. unimportant
   B. relevant
   C. serious
   D. meek
   
   Answer

   D. meek
   supercilious means coolly or patronizingly haughty; meek means enduring injury with patience and without resentment
   
   
6. IMPROVIDENT
   A. cautious
   B. fortunate
   C. proven
   D. intelligent
   
   Answer

   A. cautious
   improvident means lacking prudent foresight, or careless; cautious means to be wary or to exercise forethought
   
   
7. DEMUR
   A. embrace
   B. crude
   C. boisterous
   D. falter
   
   Answer

   A. embrace
   to demur means to delay or hesitate; to embrace means to accept readily or gladly; demure means coy
   
   
8. FATUOUS
   A. crafty
   B. frugal
   C. sensible
   D. inane
   
   Answer

   C. sensible
   fatuous means inanely foolish; sensible is its nearest opposite
   
   
9. QUISCENT
   A. lackadaisical
   B. active
   C. dull
   D. prescient
   
   Answer

   B. active
   quiescent means marked by inactivity or repose, therefore active is the opposite
   
   
10. SARTORIAL
    A. cheerful
    B. sincere
    C. inelegant
    D. homespun
    
    Answer

    D. homespun
    sartorial means of or relating to tailored clothes; homespun means homemade