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Questions : Reproducing or memorizing word for word

(a) verbatim

(b) verbose

(c) verbiage

(d) verbalism

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

verbatim

verbatim (Adj.) : exactly as spoken/written ; word for word

verbose (Adj.) : using/containing more words than are needed; long-worded

verbiage (N.) : the use of too many words or of more difficult words than are needed to express an idea

verbalism (N.) : a phrase/sentence having little or no meaning ; the way in which something is said

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Question : 1

That which cannot be captured

a) unbreakable

b) ungrippable

c) impregnable

d) slippery

Answer: (b)

ungrippable

ungrippable (Adj.) : that can’t be captured

impregnable (Adj.) : strong and impossible to defeat/change ; invincible

unbreakable (Adj.) : that can’t be entered by force

slippery (Adj.) : difficult to hold/ stand/move in, because it is smooth wet/polished

Question : 2

One who breaks the law

a) aggressor

b) politician

c) transgressor

d) pedestrian

Answer: (c)

transgressor

transgressor (N.) : someone who violates a law or command

aggressor (N.) : a person, country etc. that attacks first

politician (N.) : a person connected with politics.

pedestrian (N.) : a person who walks on a street rather than use a vehicle.

Question : 3

A child secretly changed for another in infancy

a) nipper

b) changeling

c) tiddler

d) tyke

Answer: (b)

changeling

changeling (N.) : a child who is believed to have been secretly left in exchange for another

tiddler (N.) : a very small fish

tyke (N.) : a small child, one who behaves badly

nipper (N.) : a small child

Question : 4

Careful in the spending of money, time, etc.

a) punctual

b) economical

c) miserly

d) calculative

Answer: (b)

economical

economical (Adj.) : providing good service/value in relation to the amount of time/money spent;

using no more than is necessary;

not spending more money than is necessary, frugal

punctual (Adj.) : not late ; happening or doing at the arranged/ correct time

miserly (Adj.) : hating to spend money

calculative (Adj.) : used of persons– the most calculating and selfish men; shrewd

Question : 5

Study of insects is

a) etymology

b) entomology

c) ecology

d) embryology

Answer: (b)

entomology

entomology (N.) : the scientific study of insects

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

ecology (N.) : the study of the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment

embryology (N.) : the scientific study of the development of embryos - young animals and plants before birth

Question : 6

Failing to discharge one's duty

a) debacle

b) dereliction

c) determination

d) deterrent

Answer: (b)

dereliction

dereliction (N.) : wilful negligence ; the fact of deliberately not doing what you ought to do, especially when it is part of your job

debacle (N.) : an event/a situation that is a complete failure and causes embarrassment

determination (N.) : the quality that makes you continue trying to do something even when this is difficult

deterrent (N.) : a thing that makes somebody less likely to do something

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