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 SET 01: SL. NO 01 TO 26
 SET 02: SL. NO 27 TO 52
    SET 03: SL. NO 53 TO 83  RUNNING
Questions 53: Choose the definition that best reflects the meaning of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS as it is used in the sentence below.Her MELLIFLUOUS voice is perfectly suited to lullabies and never fails to put us all to sleep.
Ans: a. Smoothly Flowing; Sweet-Sounding
b. Dull; Tiresome
c. Cacophonous
   
Questions 54: Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly an antonym of the word below.
MITIGATE
a.     Abate
b.     Conceal
Ans: c.     Intensify
Ans: d.     Allow   

Questions 55: Choose the definition that best reflects the meaning of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS as it is used in the sentence below.
Marilyn conveyed a BLITHE indifference to the troubles that mounted around her.
Ans: a.            Carefree; heedless
Ans: b.            Cruel; heartless
c.            Catastrophic
       
Questions 56: Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below.
adj. Sluggish; apathetic; dull
a. turbid
b. torpid
Ans: c. turgid
Ans: d. tepid

Questions 57: Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below.
adj. Understood by or intended for only a select few or a particular group.
Ans: a. esoteric
Ans: b. eccentric
c. narcissistic
d. languid

Questions 58: Choose the definition that best reflects the meaning of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS as it is used in the sentence below.Running around barefoot in the snow will only EXACERBATE your flu symptoms.
a. Eliminate
Ans: b. Aggravate; Worsen
c. Exhaust; Drain of Strength

Questions 59: Choose the definition that best reflects the meaning of the word in CAPITAL LETTERS as it is used in the sentence below.
The community theater troupe faced one problem after another, so it was no surprise that their season ended in a DEBACLE.
Ans: a.    Conundrum
b.           Spectacle; display
Ans: c.    Complete failure; breaking up

Questions 60: Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below.
v. To issue a vehement verbal attack; to denounce explosively
a. vituperative
b. litigant
Ans: c. fulminate
d. exhume

Questions 61: Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below.
adj. Easily provoked to anger; irritable
Ans: a. sapid
Ans: b. irascible
c. jocund
d. incorrigible

Questions 62: Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below.
adj. Hardhearted; unmoved by pity
a. apologetic
Ans: b. parsimonious
Ans: c. obdurate
d. abdicated

Questions 63: Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly a synonym for the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in the following sentence. It seems we've reached an IMPASSE in our negotiations.
a. Favorable compromise
b. Monetary amount
c. Total agreement
Ans: d. Stalemate

Questions 67: Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly an antonym of the word below.
REFUTE
a.     Expose
Ans: b.    Support
c.       Garbage
d.       Safe place

Questions 68: Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct set of words from the options below.
If you insist on eating more cotton candy _________ a kid at a carnival, __________ don’t come crying to me when you’ve gained a few pounds!
a.            then/than
Ans: b.            than/then
c.            then/then
d.            than/than

Questions 69: Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct set of words from the options below.
Our lawyers have informed us that while the new tax laws will not _____ our business directly, they may have an adverse _____ on the spending power of our customers.
a. effect/affect
b. affect/affect
c. effect/effect
Ans: d. affect/effect

Questions 70: Choose the definition that best reflects the meaning of the word in Capital Letter as it is used in the sentence below.
The publicist was surprised by the INUNDATION of fan letters for her top client.
Ans: a deluge
b. dearth
c. hindrance

Questions 71: Complete Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below.
n. The act or fact of lessening; reduction
Ans:     Diminution

Questions 72: Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below. n. A mass or crowd; multitude
a. Reprieve
b. Malady
Ans: c. Horde
d. Indulgence

Questions 73: Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below.
n. A position that entails little work but provides a salary.
a. quiescence
b. theocracy
c. swindle
Ans: d. sinecure

Questions 74: Choose the definition that best reflects the meaning of the word in Capital Letters as it is used in the sentence below.
The diplomats, who have been accused of DUPLICITY by their respective countries, have been removed from their posts.
a. bad taste
Ans: b. deceitfulness; double-dealing
c. embezzlement

Questions 75: Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below.
n. Flair; style; a flamboyant manner
a.Panache
b.Voracious
Ans: c.Resonance
d.Cosmogony

Questions 76: Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below.
v. To impose with authority; urge strongly
Ans: a. enjoin
b. prevalent
c. dissonance
d. relegate

Questions 77: Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct word from the options below. She launched her new line of handbags________ a fanfare of publicity.
a. between
Ans: b. amid
Ans: c. among

Questions 78: Choose the word that best corresponds with the definition given below.
n. Local or provincial dialect
a.     Invective
Ans: b.     Patois
Ans: c.     Neopaganism
d.     Polyarchy

Questions 79: Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly a synonym for the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in the following sentence.
The coach was absolutely disgusted by his team’s INDOLENCE and nasty attitude.
a.     Violent behavior
Ans: b.     Odorousness
Ans: c.     Laziness
d.     Disappearance

Questions 80: Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly a synonym of the word below.
NONCHALANT
a.     Courageous
b.     Unnerved
Ans: c.     Unperturbed
Ans: d.     Lethargic

Questions 81: Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly a synonym for the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in the following sentence.
Roger might be more AMENABLE to your ideas if you presented them without sneering.
Ans: b. Willing to accept
Ans: d. Unhappy

Questions 82: Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly a synonym for the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in the following sentence.
Agatha RUMINATED for weeks about the consequences of telling Arthur about the affair.
Ans: a.     Pondered
Ans: b.     Worried
c.     Neglected
d.     Laughed    

Questions 83: Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly a synonym for the word in CAPITAL LETTERS in the following sentence.
His son’s group of friends had a DELETERIOUS effect on his schoolwork.
a.    Influential
b.      Positive
c.       Hysterical
Ans: d.    Harmful