Mixed Vocab - I Questions for CAT with Answers PDF

An area marked out for ball games such as tennis or squash

One incredulous of human goodness

A man of unusual habits

Bursar: Our college bursar is very efficient in his work.

Traipse: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.

Parents usually ___(i)____ their children for behaving in a/an ___(ii)____ manner with others and for being a part of any ___(iii)____ as every parent wants his child to develop as a sincere and responsible person. But the solution does not lie in finding faults with the child and behaving rudely with him. This rude behaviour will only make them ___(iv)____. The solution lies in searching the reason behind such aberrant behaviour. One of the major reasons ___(v)___, has been the ___(vi)____ of time spent by the parents with their children nowadays. It is ___(vii)____ for the parents to find the reasons behind the aberrant behaviour of their child and not to have a ___(viii)____ attitude towards their problems. Only then will their endeavour to make their child ___(ix)____ will not prove to be a ___(x)____.

Select the most suitable word from the given options and fill blank (x).

Parents usually ___(i)____ their children for behaving in a/an ___(ii)____ manner with others and for being a part of any ___(iii)____ as every parent wants his child to develop as a sincere and responsible person. But the solution does not lie in finding faults with the child and behaving rudely with him. This rude behaviour will only make them ___(iv)____. The solution lies in searching the reason behind such aberrant behaviour. One of the major reasons ___(v)___, has been the ___(vi)____ of time spent by the parents with their children nowadays. It is ___(vii)____ for the parents to find the reasons behind the aberrant behaviour of their child and not to have a ___(viii)____ attitude towards their problems. Only then will their endeavour to make their child ___(ix)____ will not prove to be a ___(x)____.

Select the most suitable word from the given options and fill blank (viii).

Vicarious enjoyment:

The entire __(i)__ of the party gave a very __(ii)__ look. A very light music was being played at the back and people were dancing with their partners with their masks on their faces to __(iii)__ their identity. There were some at the bar corner who were __(iv)__ away to glory. Sumptuous meal was well laid at one corner of the hall. We actually had __(v)__ food with us. But when it comes to food, I am a big __(vi)__ type. By the time it was 11:30, everybody felt something of an __(vii)__ but it was __(viii)__ towards the end. Everybody’s mood was __(ix)__ by a young man, who narrated a canto from Browning’s ‘My Last Dutches’.

Select the most suitable word from the given options and fill blank (i).