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[heading style=”default” size=”31″ align=”center” margin=”30″]Synonyms, Antonyms[/heading]
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Firmly”?
(A) securely
(B) indefinitely
(C) flexibly
(D) moveable
Ans. (A)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Depreciation”?
(A) devaluation
(B) rise
(C) develop
(D) increase
Ans. (A)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Unequivocal”?
(A) ambiguous
(B) unambiguous
(C) unmistakable
(D) indisputable
Ans. (A)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Persists”-
(A) carry on
(B) persevere
(C) continue
(D) abandon
Ans. (D)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Disgruntle ”?
(A) compose
(B) encourage
(C) displease
(D) flatter
Ans. (C)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Machiavellian”?
(A) conspirator
(B) respectable
(C) virtuous
(D) conscientious
Ans. (A)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Rumbling ”?
(A) resonance
(B) reverberation
(C) rumble
(D) calm
Ans. (D)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Wield ”-
(A) command
(B) idle
(C) hold
(D) maintain
Ans. (B)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Condescend”?
(A) humiliate
(B) promote
(C) elevate
(D) improve
Ans. (A)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Tantamount”?
(A) differing
(B) unequal
(C) different
(D) equivalent
Ans. (D)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Beleaguer”?
(A) console
(B) debar
(C) exclude
(D) bother
Ans. (A)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Hubris”-
(A) conceitedness
(B) arrogance
(C) narcissism
(D) conviviality
Ans. (D)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “unwieldy”?
(A) agile
(B) dainty
(C) manageable
(D) bothersome
Ans. (D)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Repugnant”?
(A) nonprovocative
(B) gruesome
(C) humble
(D) unobtrusive
Ans. (B)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Rekindled”?
(A) reanimated
(B) killed
(C) revived
(D) revivified
Ans. (B)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Feudal”-
(A) trendy
(B) contemporary
(C) stylish
(D) outdated
Ans. (D)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Stagger”?
(A) falter
(B) stay
(C) clarify
(D) calm
Ans. (A)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Avalanche”?
(A) dearth
(B) drouth
(C) deficiency
(D) attack,
Ans. (D)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Inure”?
(A) compact
(B) disorder
(C) coagulate
(D) consolidate
Ans. (B)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Indefatigable”-
(A) indurate
(B) pertinacious
(C) inhuman
(D) spiritless
Ans. (D)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Consensus”?
(A) non-consent
(B) minority view
(C) concord
(D) dissidence
Ans. (C)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Prudent”?
(A) imprudent
(B) unwise
(C) incautious
(D) judicious
Ans. (D)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Perished”?
(A) die
(B) alive
(C) perish
(D) go under
Ans. (B)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Daunting”-
(A) formidable
(B) intimidating
(C) disconcerting
(D) heartening
Ans. (D)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Stratified”?
(A) ineffectual
(B) inoperative
(C) unratified
(D) laminated
Ans. (D)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Downbeat”?
(A) cheery
(B) pessimistic
(C) optimistic
(D) positive
Ans. (B)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Emphatically”?
(A) certainly
(B) assuredly
(C) doubtfully
(D) absolutely
Ans. (C)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Undershooting”-
(A) subside
(B) exceedance
(C) decrease
(D) lessen
Ans. (B)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Implicit”?
(A) indirect,
(B) explicit
(C) downright
(D) direct
Ans. (A)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Curb”?
(A) restriction
(B) freedom
(C) inside
(D) encouragement
Ans. (A)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Emphasis”?
(A) ignorance
(B) prominence
(C) importance
(D) significance
Ans. (A)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Humane”-
(A) compassionate
(B) kind
(C) kindly
(D) inhumane
Ans. (D)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Esoteric”?
(A) common
(B) unconventional
(C) intelligible
(D) understandable
Ans. (B)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Exigencies”?
(A) levity
(B) triviality
(C) frivolousness
(D) requirement
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Niche”?
(A) occupied
(B) area
(C) discipline
(D) field
Ans. (A)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Concussion”-
(A) jolt
(B) crash
(C) avoidance
(D) impact
Ans. (C)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Absolve”?
(A) scold
(B) exculpate
(C) rebuke
(D) chide
Ans. (B)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Infinitesimal”?
(A) indiscernible
(B) enormous
(C) astronomic
(D) large
Ans. (A)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Inscrutable”?
(A) baffling
(B) abstruse
(C) ambiguous
(D) accessible
Ans. (D)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Alacrity”-
(A) reluctance
(B) swiftness
(C) rapidity
(D) quickness
Ans. (A)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Quintessential”?
(A) unimportant
(B) immanent
(C) insignificant
(D) ancillary
Ans. (B)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Straddle”?
(A) falter
(B) dive
(C) remain
(D) stay
Ans. (A)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Ribald”?
(A) witty
(B) filthy comical
(C) innocuous
(D) hilarious
Ans. (C)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Juggernaut”-
(A) push
(B) crusade
(C) movement
(D) compunction
Ans. (D)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Unprecedente”?
(A) congenerous
(B) normal
(C) common
(D) unequalled
Ans. (D)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Rampant”?
(A) controlled
(B) unrestrained
(C) acquired
(D) abridged
Ans. (B)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “ Populous”?
(A) congested
(B) crowded
(C) packed
(D) deserted
Ans. (D)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Dismal”-
(A) dingy
(B) cheerful
(C) dark
(D) dim
Ans. (B)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Engulfed”?
(A) Swamp
(B) Overflow
(C) Drown
(D) Flood
Ans. (A)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Panders”?
(A) Annoy
(B) Satisfy
(C) Disturb
(D) Disappoint
Ans. (B)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Wobbly”?
(A) Rickety
(B) Shaky
(C) Confident
(D) Rocky
Ans. (C)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Acrimony”-
(A) Good will
(B) Resentment
(C) Bitterness,
(D) Rancor
Ans. (A)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Mantle”?
(A) capacity,
(B) pastime
(C) entertainment
(D) fun
Ans. (A)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Beset”?
(A) exclude.
(B) clarify
(C) please
(D) trouble
Ans. (D)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Owes”?
(A) be indebted (to)
(B) be in debt (to)
(C) be in arrears
(D) settle up
Ans. (D)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Lingering”-
(A) persisting
(B) surviving
(C) remaining
(D) short-lived
Ans. (D)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Tenet”?
(A) doctrine,
(B) doubt,
(C) disbelief
(D) unbelief.
Ans. (A)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Provincial”?
(A) metropolitan
(B) non-metropolitan
(C) cosmopolitan
(D) national
Ans. (B)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Beheaded”?
(A) decapitate,
(B) cut off the head of
(C) guillotine
(D) recapitate
Ans. (D)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Ethnic”-
(A) race-related
(B) ethnological
(C) genetic
(D) recent
Ans. (D)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Impeached”?
(A) endorse
(B) indorse
(C) reaffirm
(D) challenge
Ans. (D)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Sober”?
(A) emotional
(B) sensational
(C) sensible
(D) frivolous
Ans. (C)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Elusive”?
(A) confronting
(B) stable
(C) definite
(D) difficult to catch
Ans. (D)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Punctilious”-
(A) stilted
(B) assiduous
(C) meticulous
(D) perfunctory
Ans. (D)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Procuring”?
(A) hurt
(B) mishit
(C) concussion
(D) secure
Ans. (D)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Skeptical”?
(A) doubtful
(B) certain
(C) convinced
(D) optimistic
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Persuade”?
(A) prevail
(B) deter
(C) coax
(D) convince
Ans. (B)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Nudged”-
(A) touch,
(B) run into
(C) bump
(D) discourage
Ans. (D)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Fancied”?
(A) neglect
(B) desire
(C) measure
(D) disregard
Ans. (B)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Shepherd”?
(A) deflect
(B) conduct
(C) divert
(D) misguide
Ans. (B)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Akin”?
(A) corresponding
(B) comparable
(C) unlike.
(D) parallel
Ans. (C)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Soothing ”-
(A) disturb
(B) tranquillize
(C) subdue
(D) pacify
Ans. (A)
- What is the most appropriate Synonym for the word “Reliance”?
(A) Mainstay,
(B) Independency
(C) Self-reliance
(D) Independence
Ans (A)
- Choose the most appropriate synonym for the word “Complacency”?
(A) Heartburn
(B) Stagnancy
(C) Dissatisfaction
(D) Complacency
Ans (D)
- Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of the word “Insouciance”?
(A) Anxiety
(B) Nonchalance
(C) Unconcern
(D) Indifference
Ans. (A)
- Choose the correct antonym for the word “Scion”-
(A) Descendant
(B) Offshoot
(C) Agency
(D) Predecessor
Ans. (D)
[heading style=”default” size=”31″ align=”center” margin=”30″]Choose the most relevant one word: -[/heading]
Direction (01-40): –
- Lasting for a very short time-
(A) Ephemeral
(B) Fleeting
(C) Youthful
(D) Juvenile
Ans. (A)
- Release someone from a duty or obligation
(A) Exonerate
(B) Enfranchise
(C) Exempt
(D) Acquit
Ans. (A)
- One who is a centre of attraction-
(A) Cynosure
(B) Ursa Minor
(C) Dogtail
(D) Lesser Bear
Ans. (A)
- A leader or orator who espouses the cause of the common people-
(A) Demagogue
(B) Firebrand
(C) Trouble
(D) Makerincendiary
Ans. (A)
- A large, tall cupboard in which clothes may be hung or stored-
(A) Wardrobe
(B) Cloakroom
(C) Checkroom
(D) Checking room
Ans. (A)
- A room or building for sick children in a boarding school-
(A) Sanatorium
(B) Infirmary
(C) Clinic
(D) Sickbay
Ans. (A)
- A large group of people-
(A) Horde
(B) Team
(C) Group
(D) Boodle
Ans. (A)
- A funeral procession-
(A) Cortege
(B) Pomp
(C) Pageantry
(D) Splurge
Ans. (A)
- The emblems or insignia of royalty-
(A) Regalia
(B) Reward
(C) Prize
(D) Bounty
Ans. (A)
- Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred-
(A) Sacrilege
(B) Distortion
(C) Deformation
(D) Contortion
Ans. (A)
- Interval between two events –
(A) Interlude
(B) Recess
(C) Pause
(D) Respite
Ans. (A)
- Someone who is incapable of being quietened or pacified –
(A) Implacable
(B) Soulless
(C) Charitable
(D) Heartless
Ans. (A)
- Someone who walks in sleep –
(A) Wandering
(B) Nightwalker
(C) Somnambulist
(D) Noctambulant
Ans. (C)
- One who lives in solitude –
(A) Anchorite
(B) Loner
(C) Hermit
(D) Recluse
Ans. (D)
- Of the highest degree –
(A) Superlative
(B) Exaggeration
(C) Hyperbole
(D) Stretcher
Ans. (A)
- A piece of shelter for ships –
(A) Harbour
(B) Refuge
(C) Shelter
(D) Hideaway
Ans. (A)
- A sum paid to a man for a piece of work –
(A) refund
(B) Remuneration
(C) settlement
(D) clearance
Ans. (B)
- The act of violating the sanctity or destroying the property of a sacred place –
(A) consecration
(B) purification
(C) sanctification
(D) Sacrilege
Ans. (D)
Explanation: –
The act of violating the sanctity or destroying the property of a sacred place – Sacrilege
19. One who is all Powerful-
(A) Omnipotent
(B) Totalitarian
(C) Autocratic
(D) Invincible
Ans. (A)
20. Guilty of crime –
(A) Vicious
(B) Culpable
(C) Punishable
(D) Amerciable
Ans. (B)
- Home sickness memories of the past-
(A) Nostalgia
(B) Sadness
(C) Flatness
(D) Melancholy
Ans. (A)
- A short story with a moral-
(A) Illustration
(B) Instance
(C) Exhortation
(D) Parable
Ans. (D)
- A state of emotional or intellectual separation –
(A) Alienation
(B) Disfavor
(C) Dispassion
(D) Impassivity
Ans. (A)
- The ceremony of crowning a sovereign –
(A) Coronation
(B) Consecration
(C) Ablution
(D) Anointment
Ans. (A)
- Choose the most appropriate one word for “A person who is unable to pay debts”-
(A) Criminous
(B) Insolvent
(C) Defaulter
(D) Culprit
Ans (B)
- What is the most appropriate one word for “A short poem or speech addressed to the spectators after the conclusion of drama”
(A) Outcome
(B) Denouement
(C) Epilogue
(D) Postscript
Ans (C)
- A number of submarines-
(A) Pack
(B) Stowage
(C) Load
(D) Burden
Ans. (A)
- One who travels from place to place selling miscellaneous articles-
(A) Peddler
(B) Telltale
(C) Chatterbox
(D) Blabber
Ans. (A)
- The place for housing aero planes
(A) penthouse
(B) shed
(C) sunshade
(D) hangar
Ans. (D)
- The place where rabbits are kept
(A) casserole
(B) platter
(C) hutch
(D) Charger
Ans. ()
- The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence-
(A) Chronology
(B) Seriation
(C) Time sequence
(D) Olderliness
Ans. (A)
- A vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change
(A) Crusade
(B) Press
(C) Strive
(D) Struggle
Ans. ()
- The practice of submitting a proposal to popular vote –
(A) Referendum
(B) Plebiscite
(C) Referendary
(D) Sociality
Ans. (A)
Direction (05-06): – Choose the most relevant one word: –
- To renounce a high position of authority or control –
(A) Relinquish
(B) Abdicate
(C) Forsake
(D) Reject
Ans. (B)
- A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place
(A) Cache
(B) supply
(C) collection
(D) accumulation
Ans. (A)
- A self-governing country or region-
(A) Autonomy
(B) Sovereignty
(C) lordship
(D) predominance
Ans. (A)
- Who are notorious for doing undue favors to their relative-
(A) Sodality
(B) Nepotism
(C) Partiality
(D) Partiship
Ans. (B)
Direction (05-06): – Choose the most relevant one word: –
- A person who helps even a stranger in difficulty –
(A) Tenacious
(B) Samaritan
(C) Trusty
(D) Steadfast
Ans. (B)
[heading style=”default” size=”31″ align=”center” margin=”30″]Choose the correctly spelt word: -[/heading]
Direction (01-40):
- (A) Coronology
(B) Chrronology
(C) Chronollogy
(D) Chronology
Ans. (D)
- (A) Grigarious
(B) Gregerious
(C) Gregariess
(D) Gregarious
Ans. (D)
- (A) Consummer
(B) Consumerr
(C) Cunsumer
(D) Consumer
Ans. (D)
- (A) Democretic
(B) Democritic
(C) Democreatic
(D) Democratic
Ans. (D)
- (A) Supossition
(B) Suppossion
(C) Supossionn
(D) Supposition
Ans. (D)
- (A) Prisumption
(B) Preasmption
(C) Presamption
(D) Presumption
Ans. (D)
- (A) Ressidence
(B) Residance
(C) Residense
(D) Residence
Ans. (D)
- (A) Ediffice
(B) Edifice
(C) Edifisee
(D) Edificce
Ans. (B)
- (A) Cohessive
(B) Cohesive
(C) Cuohesive
(D) Cohessive
Ans. (B)
- (A) Cemanting
(B) Cementing
(C) Cimenting
(D) Ceminting
Ans. (B)
- (A) Installation
(B) Installationn
(C) Insttalation
(D) Insttallation
Ans. (A)
- (A) Parbiol
(B) Parboill
(C) Pareboil
(D) Parboil
Ans. (D)
- (A) Heliotherapy
(B) Heliotharapy
(C) Hileotherapy
(D) Heliotharepy
Ans. (A)
- (A) Lexecographer
(B) Lexicographer
(C) Lexicographar
(D) Lexicogrepher
Ans. (B)
- (A) Overwelming
(B) Overwhilming
(C) Overewhelming
(D) Overwhelming
Ans. (D)
- (A) Pridetermined
(B) Predetremined
(C) Preadetermined
(D) Predetermined
Ans. (D)
- (A) xaenophobia
(B) xeinophobia
(C) xenophobia
(D) xienophobia
Ans. (C)
- (A) identicalness
(B) identicallness
(C) identicalnes
(D) identicallnes
Ans. (A)
19. (A) Enourmus
(B) Enormuss
(C) Enurmous
(D) Enormous
Ans. (D)
20. (A) Infinitisimal
(B)Infinitesimal
(C) Infinitesimle
(D) Infinitisimal
Ans. (B)
- (A) Disscouragement
(B) Discouregement
(C) Discouragment
(D) Discouragement
Ans. (D)
- (A) Pennitence
(B) Penitence
(C) Penitencce
(D) Penitince
Ans. (B)
- (A) Spiritualisation
(B) Sppiritualization
(C) Spirritualization
(D) Spiritualization
Ans. (D)
- (A) Ilustriousness
(B) Illustriuosness
(C) Illustriousness
(D) Illustrioussness
Ans. (C)
- (A) Posible
(B) Possible
(C) Possiblle
(D) Posibale
Ans. (B)
Direction (07-08): Choose the correctly spelt word: –
- (A) Giudence
(B) Giudance
(C) Guidance
(D) Guidence
Ans. (C)
- (A) Chirropodist
(B) Chiropodist
(C) Chiropoudist
(D) Chiropudist
Ans. (B)
- (A) Corespondent
(B) Correspendent
(C) Correspindent
(D) Correspondent
Ans. ()
- (A) Intenssified
(B) Intencified
(C) entensified
(D) Intensified
Ans. (D)
- (A) Discquiet
(B) Discuiet
(C) Disquite
(D) Disquiet
Ans. (D)
- (A) Dessirable
(B) Desireble
(C) Desirable
(D) Desirablle
Ans. (C)
- (A) Landsllide
(B) Landsslide
(C) Landslid
(D) Landslide
Ans. (D)
- 33. (A) Mispelled
(B) Misspeled
(C) Misespeled
(D) Misspelled
Ans. (D)
Direction (07-08): Choose the correctly spelt word: –
- (A) Posessive
(B) Possesive
(C) Possessive
(D) Posassive
Ans. (C)
- (A) Concentretion
(B) Concuntration
(C) Concentration
(D) Concentrition
Ans. (C)
- (A) Distraction
(B) Distrection
(C) Disstraction
(D) Distracssion
Ans. (A)
- (A) Developement
(B) Development
(C) Developmant
(D) Develupment
Ans. (B)
- (A) Successful
(B) Succesffull
(C) Successful
(D) Succeessful
Ans. (C)
[heading style=”default” size=”31″ align=”center” margin=”30″]Choose the most appropriate Idioms: -[/heading]
Direction (01-40):
- I practiced hard at the dance sessions but the __________will come when the master will assess our solo performances
(A) acid test
(B) acidcum search
(C) acid touchstone
(D) acidcum test
Ans. (A)
- When team India hit more than 350 runs in the ODI, they______________.
(A) cutting the ground from under the opponent’s feet
(B) cut the ground from upon the opponent’s feet
(C) cutting the ground from on the opponent’s feet
(D) cut the ground from under the opponent’s feet
Ans. (D)
- I know, it’s been way too long since we got together and_____________.
(A) dished the dirt
(B) dishes the squalor
(C) dished the garbage
(D) dishes the mephitis
Ans. (A)
- I remember when I felt like the ______________and I was free to do anything.
(A) world was my oyster
(B) world was my nacre
(C) world was my shell
(D) world was my pearl
Ans. (A)
5. I know, it’s been way too long since we got together and_____________.
(A) dished the dirt
(B) dishes the squalor
(C) dished the garbage
(D) dishes the mephitis
Ans. (A)
6. I remember when I felt like the ______________and I was free to do anything.
(A) world was my oyster
(B) world was my nacre
(C) world was my shell
(D) world was my pearl
Ans. (A)
- I have to be ____________at this event tonight—a lot of important people will be there.
(A) dressed to kill
(B) dress to murder
(C) dressed to killing
(D) dress to assassination
Ans. (A)
- The traffic jam made my ____________twice as long as normal.
(A) drive home
(B) drive the door
(C) drive the mansion
(D) driving home
Ans. (A)
- Your mother will need you _______________to help as she makes the big dinner.
(A) close at hands
(B) close at hand
(C) near to hands
(D) close to hands
Ans. (B)
Explanation: –
- Close at hand:
Meaning: If something is close at hand, it is nearby or conveniently located.
Example: Your mother will need you close at hand to help as she makes the big dinner.
- The little girl who came to visit the elderly woman every weekend was very______________.
(A) close to her heart
(B) close to her courage
(C) near to her soul
(D) near to her heart
Ans. (A)
Explanation: –
- Close to your heart:
Meaning: If something is close to your heart, you care a lot about it. (‘Dear to your heart’ is an alternative.)
Example: The little girl who came to visit the elderly woman every weekend was very close to her heart.
- After spending years in an emotionally abusive relationship, Patrick finally decided to make a _______and leave his girlfriend.
(A) clean break
(B) clean broken
(C) fresh break
(D) spotless broken
Ans. (A)
- When I questioned Wendy about her recent tardiness, she gave me some ____________about how her train took the wrong track and she had to hitchhike to work from the station across town.
(A) cock-and-tall story
(B) cock-and-bull story
(C) roster-and-bull story
(D) hen-and-bull story
Ans. (B)
13. After spending years in an emotionally abusive relationship, Patrick finally decided to make a _______and leave his girlfriend.
(A) clean break
(B) clean broken
(C) fresh break
(D) spotless broken
Ans. (A)
14. When I questioned Wendy about her recent tardiness, she gave me some ____________about how her train took the wrong track and she had to hitchhike to work from the station across town.
(A) cock-and-tall story
(B) cock-and-bull story
(C) roster-and-bull story
(D) hen-and-bull story
Ans. (B)
- Samantha always affects this demure, ___________________________whenever she wants something from you.
(A) butter-wouldn’t-melt expression on her mouth
(B) butter-wouldn’t-melt expression on her face
(C) butter-can’t-melt expression on her face
(D) butter-will not-melt expression on her mouth
Ans. (B)
- The surgeons have a strict protocol to avoid_______________, so to speak.
(A) burying the hatchet
(B) bury the adze
(C) burying the poleaxe
(D) buried the chopper
Ans. (A)
- The local weather bureau _______________ on predicting a storm.
(A) jump the weapon
(B) jumped the weapon
(C) jumped the gun
(D) jump the gun
Ans. (C)
- I’m always looking for a great book to __________ into.
(A) sink my tongue
(B) drop my tongue
(C) sink my teeth
(D) drop my teeth
Ans. (C)
- The ___________bodes poorly for many aquatic species, but there is hope that we can make some changes to save some of them.
(A) handwriting on the enclosure
(B) handwriting on the parapet
(C) handwriting on the ring fence
(D) handwriting on the wall
Ans. (A)
- He must have gotten hold of the ___________about something when I was talking to him earlier, because he has started acting really odd whenever I see him now.
(A) wrong end of the Keep
(B) wrong end of the timber
(C) wrong end of the stick
(D) wrong end of the lumber
Ans. (C)
- I know it’s hard to believe, but anyone you admire surely has ___________
(A) feet of clay
(B) feet of flesh
(C) feet of foulness
(D) feet of glebe
Ans. (A)
- The president’s ___________on his re-election campaign will be his hometown.
(A) first port off call
(B) first part of call
(C) first port of call
(D) second port of call
Ans. (B)
- There’s a ______________in work after it came to light that someone has been stealing from the cash registers.
(A) cloud of suspicion
(B) cloud of hesitance
(C) cloud of misgiving
(D) cloud of doubt
Ans. (A)
- It will be a ____________when I let you borrow my car!
(A) cold day in Hell
(B) cold day in inferno
(C) cold day in Abaddon
(D) cold day in Gehenna
Ans. (A)
- If something like a discussion is_____________, it doesn’t stick to the main topic and goes off on tangents.
(A) All over the map
(B) All above the draft
(C) All over the plan
(D) All above the map
Ans. (A)
- Now that we have completed all the legal formalities, let’s_______________.
(A) get the show closer
(B) see the shows from ground
(C) get these shows
(D) get the show on the road
- When Tom started neglecting the customers, he was told to __________
(A) shape up or ship out.
(B) size, up or ship out.
(C) shape up or structure out.
(D) shape up or figure out.
Ans. ()
- This looks like a _______but it has its own bunch of complications.
(A) plum job
(B) turn job
(C) plum task
(D) plum office
Ans. (A)
- Being into the construction business for last 10 years, I know all___________.
(A) Tricks of the trade
(B) Fraud of the trade
(C) Pretext of the trade
(D) Gain of the trade
Ans. (A)
- I had cloves from my sore throat and they__________.
(A) worked like a charm
(B) operate like a charm
(C) transact like a charm
(D) manage like a charm
Ans. (A)
- A good sales man must be able to ____________to close the deal.
(A) think on his feet
(B) peruse on his feet
(C) consider on his feet
(D) think over on his feet
Ans. ()
- The presentation at the national conference was extremely important for the company. We ________it.
(A) sailed through
(B) sailed from
(C) sailed of
(D) sailed by
Ans. (A)
- If a criminal is_____, they have not been found or caught.
(A) At largest
(B) At large
(C) At smallest
(D) At small
Ans. (B)
- If you are _____with someone, you cannot agree with them and argue.
(A) At odds
(B) At distance
(C) At spacing
(D) At difference
Ans. (A)
- I have given my car to a new mechanic for repair, hope he ______________
(A) delivers the goods.
(B) delivers the property
(C) delivers the assets
(D) delivers the wealth
Ans. (A)
- The boss examined my report with a __________before submitting it to the senior management.
(A) fine-tooth comb
(B) fine hairbrush
(C) fine honeycomb
(D) fine tooth crest
Ans. (A)
- If someone is________, they are not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully
(A) Asleep of the switch
(B) Asleep on the switch
(C) Asleep at the switch
(D) Asleep at the shift
Ans. (C)
- If you are in total darkness and can’t see anything at all, you are as_____________
(A) Eyeless as a bat.
(B) Blind as a bats
(C) Sightless as a bat.
(D) Blind as a bat.
Ans. (D)
