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Question : 46

Placing different things in order to create an interesting effect

a) sit for a portrait

b) render precisely

c) juxtapose

d) framing

Answer: (c)

juxtapose

juxtapose (V.) : place side by side

Question : 47

Study of cultures

a) eremology

b) etymology

c) ethology

d) ethnology

Answer: (d)

ethnology

ethnology (N.) : the scientific study and comparison of human races

eremology (N.) : the systematic study of desert features and phenomena

etymology (N.) : the study of the origin and history of words and their meanings

ethology (N.) : the branch of zoology that studies the behaviour of animals in their natural habitats

Question : 48

A person speaking many languages

a) conversant

b) polyglot

c) talkative

d) orator

Answer: (b)

polyglot

polyglot (N.) : a person who knows, uses/writes in more than one language c

onversant (Adj.) : knowing about something

orator (N.) : a person who delivers a speech/oration

Question : 49

A lengthy and aggressive speech addressed to a large assembly.

a) hullabaloo

b) cacophony

c) pandemonium

d) harangue

Answer: (d)

harangue

harangue (N.) : a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

hullabaloo (N.) : disturbance usually in protest

cacophony (N.) : loud confusing disagreeable sounds

pandemonium (N.) : a state of extreme confusion and disorder

Question : 50

Liable to be easily broken.

a) translucent

b) brittle

c) unhealthy

d) opaque

Answer: (b)

brittle

brittle (Adj.) : hard but eassily broken

translucent (Adj.) : allowing light to pass through but not transparent

opaque (Adj.) : not clear enough to see through/allow light through

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