Daily Vocabulary practice test - Oct 25, 2014

Daily Vocabulary practice test – Oct 25, 2014

1. Direction: For each question, select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

DEFUNCT :

Insolvent
Defaulting
Extinct
Discouraged

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2. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

Being ____________ with hygiene, she gets terribly annoyed at seeing the slightest speck on her crockery

Obsessed
Particular
Convinced
Garish

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3. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

MS Dhoni is at the pinnacle of his prowess and seems to be enjoying every moment of his cricket

power
prowess
repository
invincible

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4. Direction: Select the most appropriate words/phrases from among the choices to complete the most meaningful sentence.

US President Barack Obama had earlier said that the companies which provide jobs at home would get bigger tax breaks but those ______________ work would have to pay more.

Legitimating
Outsourcing
Obtaining
None

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5. Direction : Pick out the word in each of the following questions that is different.

Lily, rose, croton, marigold, morning glory

Corton
Lily
Marigold
Morning glory

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6. Direction : Choose the most appropriate word/phrase to complete the given sentence with particular reference to grammar, syntax and style.

He was only ______________ willing to go abroad, and jumped _____________ my suggestion that he should deputise for me at the conference.

very ---- about
so ---- on
not --- at
too --- at

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7. Direction : Select the correct word or phrase to complete a grammatical sentence.

He is a good ____________ and has specialized in painting walls of houses.

Artist
Artisan
Artiste
Artifact

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8. Directions: - Choose the pair of words which have a relationship between themselves similar to the relationship between the given pair of words.

expunge : record

1. execute : order
2. discharge : civilian
3. ridicule : clown
4. exterminate : life
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9. Directions: - Choose the pair of words which have a relationship between themselves similar to the relationship between the given pair of words.

Pulse: heart

1. Pitch: music
2. Nerve: brain
3. Tick: clock
4. Motor: engine
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