Verbal For SNAP 2015 - CAT PDF Download

'To catch a tartar' is an idiom which means to encounter with someone that proves more powerful or troublesome.

The correct idiom is a leopard cannot change its spots which means that people cannot change their basic personalities.

A Hyperbole refers to exaggeration
Assonance refers to the resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words like cold, culled etc. 
Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases clauses or sentences. 
Alliteration refers to the repetition of the same letter at the beginning of consecutive words. 
Since 's' is repeated in the beginning of words here, the answer is (d) alliteration.

A rhyme is a correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase denoting one kind of object or action is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them.
Personification is the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Hyperboles are exaggerated statements or claim not meant to be taken literally.

Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. So the buzzing of bees is an onomatopoeia.

The plural form of cactus is known as cacti.

Trousseaux means the clothes, linen, and other belongings a bride collects for her marriage.

The singular form of scarves is scarf.

The thumb pins in American English is know as drawing pins in British English

Aubergine is a French word, and it is how Europeans refer to what Americans would typically call an eggplant.

Baseball is America is referred to as rounders in Britain.

The correct answer is nuclear as we say nuclear weapon and the atomic bomb.

Seminal means strongly influencing later developments so it is related to research.

The correct answer is large, we say huge margin and not huge percentage.

The idiom against the clock means in a great hurry, as fast as possible.

The idiom to buy a lemon means to buy something which is worthless or does not work well.

The correct answer is I am Kedar, and I am from Mumbai.

When we say 2 pm it is already understood that it is afternoon and we dont need to add afternoon in a sentence. Hence the correct sentence is, it is 2'o clock in the afternoon.

The P in parents is in capital letters which is wrong in part 3 it should be I was as the birth was in the past and not in present.

There is no error in any of the parts.

In part 4 it should have been tallest and not more taller.

The author says that "No one can view the world with complete impartiality; however, it is possible to make a continual approach towards impartiality, on the one hand, by knowing things somewhat remote in time or space, and, on the other hand, by giving to such things their due weight in our feelings. It is this approach towards impartiality that constitutes growth in wisdom" so optioc C is correct.

The author says that "I think the essence of wisdom is emancipation, as far as possible, from the tyranny of the here and the now" so the answer is option B.

In the last line of the passage the author states that "The world needs wisdom as it has never needed it before; and if knowledge continues to increase, the world will need wisdom in the future even more than it does now." So the answer is option C.

The author uses the example of modern medicine has succeeded, in enormously lowering the infant death-rate.

In the passage the author has mentioned the following factors which contribute to wisdom are given in option C.

The correct form is He is capable of

The correct form should be My cousin, who lives. With the word cousin, we dont mention brother or sister.

Option C and D cannot be the answer as these are extreme. Option B does not make sense so option A is the answer.

Crashed in means move or cause to move with force, speed, and sudden loud noise.

Synonym of inclement is stormy.

The opposite of taciturn is talkative and garrulous means excessive talkative.

Judicial activism is the exercise of the power of judicial review to set aside government acts.

Propensity and tendency are synonyms of each other and so among the given options, in option C audacity and impudence are synonyms of one another.

Tepid is slightly warm while hot means very warm. Similarly, joy means happiness and ecstasy means extremely happy.

Lampoon means to publicly criticize someone or something by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm.
Satire is the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Ridicule is the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.
The parable is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

Euphemism is a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
Maxim is a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
Aphorism is a pithy observation which contains a general truth.
A dictum is a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.

Force is the strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
Intimidation is the act of intimidating someone or the state of being intimidated.
Shakedown means a thorough search of a person or place.
Bleak means charmless and inhospitable.

The correct form of persistent used should be persistence.

The correct option is B which is better we liked it.