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In the following question out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses that the meaning of the given words.

Question : 6

PERILOUS

a) hazardous

b) rigorous

c) resilient

d) requisite

Answer: (a)

 hazardous (Adjective) : involoving risk or danger to somebody’s health or safety

perilous (Adjective) : very dangerous; hazardous

rigorous (Adjective) : done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail; thorough; strict

resilient (Adjective) : able to feel better quickly after something unpleasant has happened

requisite (Adjective) : necessary for a particular purpose

Question : 7 [SSC MTS 2013]

HURDLE

a) throw

b) opposition

c) obstacle

d) suspicion

Answer: (c) 

obstacle (Noun) : a situation, an event, etc. that makes it difficult for you to do or achieve something

hurdle (Noun) : each of a series of upright frames that a person or horse jumps over in a race; a problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve something

throw (Noun) : the act of throwing something

 opposition (Noun) : the act of strongly disagreeing with somebody or something, with the aim of preventing something from happening

suspicion (Noun) : a feeling that somebody has done something wrong, illegal or dishonest, even though you have no proof; a feeling that something is true or you cannot trust somebody or something

Question : 8 [SSC const. 2013]

GREET

a) welcome

b) hostile

c) unsociable

d) aloof

Answer: (a)

 welcome (Verb) : to say hello to somebody in a friendly way when he arrives somewhere

greet (Verb) : to say hello to somebody or to welcome him

hostile (Adjective) : very unfriendly or aggressive and ready to argue or fight

unsociable (Adjective) : not enjoying the company of other people

aloof (Adjective) : not friendly or interested in other people

Question : 9

ADVOCATE

a) pronounce

b) support

c) determine

d) predict

Answer: (b) 

support (Verb) : to help or encourage somebody or something by saying or showing that you agree with him/ or to it; back

 advocate (Verb) : to support something publicly

pronounce (Verb) : to say or give something formally

determine (Verb) : to discover the facts about something; to calculate something exactly; establish

predict (Verb) : forecast; to say that something will happen in future

Question : 10

TEMERITY

a) verity

b) audacity

c) simplicity

d) paucity

Answer: (b)

 audacity (Noun) : brave but rude and shocking behaviour

temerity (Noun) : extremely confident behaviour that people are likely to consider rude; audacity

verity (Noun) : truth

simplicity (Noun) : an aspect of something that is easy, natural or plain

paucity (Noun) : a small amount of something

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