1. ADVICE
(1) council
(2) counsel
(3) practice
(4) proposal
Answer
Ans.(2)
Sol. (2) counsel also means ‘legal adviser’.
2. MISERABLE
(1) object
(2) obstruct
(3) abject
(4) abstract
Answer
Ans.(3)
Sol. (3) abject means helpless, miserable, despicable situation,
obstruct means to hinder, abstract is the literal opposite of
concrete, real.
3. QUOTE
(1) sight
(2) sigh
(3) sue
(4) cite
Answer
Ans.(4)
Sol. (4) sight means scene, sue means to file a Suit.
4. HARMONY
(1) cemetery
(2) ceremony
(3) symmetry
(4) hierarchy
Answer
Ans.(3)
Sol. (3) cemetery means graveyards, hierarchy means a system
of society in which people are graded into different classes
according to certain norms, harmony is when many things
work together in the same mode.
5. UNLAWFUL
(1) elicit
(2) draw
(3) illegitimate
(4) illicit
Answer
Ans.(4)
Sol. (4) illicit means not sanctioned by law, elicit means to draw
a response with difficulty, illegitimate means illegal/unlawful.
6. HAUGHTY
(1) imperial
(2) imperious
(3) adamant
(4) empire
Answer
Ans.(2)
Sol. (2) imperial means of an empire or its rulers, adamant means
firmly or stubbornly, determinedly.
7. WISE
(1) momentous
(2) pragmatic
(3) judicious
(4) delay
Answer
Ans.(3)
Sol. (3) judicious means having good sense, momentous
means most important, pragmatic means practical, treating
in a sensible and realistic way.
8. LOQUACIOUS
(1) Victorian
(2) bombastic
(3) verbose
(4) ambiguous
Answer
Ans.(3)
Sol.(3) Verbose means using or containing more words than
are needed, ambiguous means having more than one
meaning.
9. COURAGEOUS
(1) fickle
(2) insipid
(3) timorous
(4) fearless
Answer
Ans.(3)
Sol. (3) fickle means unstable, often changing, not constant,
not faithful, Insipid means tasteless
10. WATCHFULNESS
(1) Supervision
(2) Custody
(3) Superintendence
(4) Vigil
Answer
Ans.(4)
Sol. (4) Vigil
