Test: Vocabulary - CAT MCQ

The word 'counselor' means a person who provides advice.
'Councilor' means a member of a council.
'Adopted' means legally take another's child and bring it up as one's own.
'Adoptive' means of a child or parent in that relationship by adoption.
'Venal' means showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt.
'Venial' means of a fault or offence slight and pardonable
'Further' is used for metaphorical or figurative distance.
'Farther' is used for physical distance.
So the correct answer is Option (d). ABAAB

'Precedence' means the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance.
'Precedent' means an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar consequences.
'Alternately' means set up or following by turns, one after the other. 'Alternatively' refers to or implies a choice between two things.
'Noticeable' is worthy of note; significant
'Notable' is useful or profitable. "Discrete' means individually separate and distinct.
'Discreet' means careful and prudent in one's speech or actions.
So the right answer is Option (d). ABBAA

In Statement 1, the word 'pull' implies to take something out of or away from a place, especially using physical effort.
In Statement 3, the word 'pull' implies to attract a person or people.
In Statement 4, the word 'pull' implies to remove or stop something because it is found to be offensive or not accurate.
The correct answer is Statement 2, as the usage of word 'pull' here is inappropriate. Since 'pull away' implies to physically move away; however the statement implies metaphorical moving away.

Statement 1 is correct, the word 'shade' here implies a colour, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it.
Statement 2 is also correct; the word 'shady' here implies something/someone of doubtful honesty or legality.
Statement 3 is also correct; the word 'shade' here implies the comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight.
The correct answer is Statement 4 as the word 'shade' here is incorrect as 'fear' is an emotion/feeling, that does not have a shade.

Leech refers to bloodsucking parasites that feed on others while leach means to drain away from soil, ash, or similar material. Gulled means fooled while culled means slaughtered. Abrasion means process of wearing down by friction and aberration means deviation or abnormality. To attenuate means to lessen the intensity of something and to accentuate means to intensify or emphasize. Amorphous means shapeless while amorous means passionate and lustful. The correct answer is AAABB. So option (c) is the correct answer.

Bellow means to roar or shout while billow means to puff, swell or fill with something. Blandish means to coax someone with kind words and brandish means to exhibit something aggressively. Credence means belief in something and cadence means rhythm or beat.
Delirious means to be in a disturbed state of mind while deleterious means harmful. To decry means to denounce or criticize someone while descry means to catch sight of something. The correct answer is AAAAB. So option (d) is the correct answer.

Diffident means lack in g self-confidence while dissident means a rebel or a non-conformist.
Conflagrate means to inflame or incite and conflate means to mix different types of elements together.
Immiseration means economic impoverishment and commiseration means pity or sympathy. Secede means to withdraw or disaffiliate from an organization while cede means to yield or surrender. Beacon means a shining example or a guiding light while beckon refers to a gesture to summon someone. The correct answer is BAABB. So option (b) is the correct answer.

To stick one's neck out means to take a risk. If someone is described as a pain in the neck, it means he/she is an annoyance. If something is an albatross around your neck, it's something that keeps causing you problems.
The correct idiom in option (d) should be 'neck and neck' which is used if two persons are competing very closely. So option (d) is the correct answer.

A bird's eye view means a view from a very high place which allows one to see a large area. Roving eye refers to people who are sexually attracted to persons other than their partner. The idiom 'stars in one's eyes' means to be dazzled or enraptured. Option (a) is incorrect as the correct phrase is 'to cry one's eyes out' not 'to cry one's eyes after'. So option (a) is the correct answer.

Gauche means unsophisticated or socially awkward and blandness means the quality of being boring, plain or insipid. So option (b) is the correct answer.

Divisiveness means creating dissension or discord and nationalist refers to a common thread or a binding force.
So option (a) is the correct answer.

Options (a), (c) and (d) do not fit in the given context and are incorrect. Since the sentence mentions a yearning for the glorious past, the word 'wistful', as given in option (b), which means 'full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy' fits in the blank and makes it meaningful. So option (b) is the correct answer.

A quick review of question indicates that the first blank should be filled with a word similar to society or the population. Similarly, in the second blank, an adjective for the word 'love' is needed. Option (b) is incorrect because 'irrevocable' means irreversible which doesn't fit in the sentence. Option (c) is also incorrect because 'unrequited' means unreturned which does not logically fit in the sentence. Option (d) is incorrect because 'civil obedience' cannot be demanded from the opposition. The words given in option (a) fit perfectly in the blanks; 'populace', meaning the ordinary people of a country, fits in the first blank and 'unquestioning' goes well with obedience. So option (a) is the correct answer.

Except option (b) all oth er options contradict t he thought contained in the given sentence. Option (b) keeps the thought intact that Mahatma Gandhi was respected for his convictions even by his critics. So option (b) is the correct answer.

In option (a) use of the word 'note' is correct. In the given context 'note' refers to explanation/s that the author has provided for reference of the readers. In option (b) the word 'note' has been used to refer a person who is distinguished or famous. In option (d) the word 'note' has been used correctly. The word 'note' is used in this context to refer to grief, condolence or similar emotional qualities. In option (c) there is incorrect use of the word 'note'. The word has been incorrectly used in the expression 'rings a note' in place of the idiom 'rings a bell'. The idiom 'rings a bell' is used to refer to something which evokes memory or recollection. So option (c) is the correct answer.

Let's analyze the usage of the word "hit" in each sentence:

1. In his new book he hits off the American temperament with amazing insight

   • "Hits off" is used here in the sense of describing or capturing something accurately. This is correct.

2. What will happen when the story hits the front page

   • "Hits" is used correctly here to mean "makes it to" or "appears on." This is correct.

3. Critics hit off at the administration’s new energy policy

   • "Hit off at" is incorrect usage. The phrase should be "hit out at" when referring to criticizing someone or something.

4. This course will hit the high spots of ancient history

   • "Hit the high spots" means to cover the most important or significant aspects. This is correct.

The incorrect or inappropriate usage of "hit" is in option 3.

‘Constructive’ means promoting further development or advancement. ‘Advanced’ means further along in progress. Though ‘preliminary’ and ‘advanced’ can be used to describe discussions, they do not fit in the context as the rest of the sentence says that “he remains optimistic that a positive outcome can be achieved”. ‘Reassert’ means to state with assureance or state strongly. The answer is option (b).

‘Exhaustive’ means compreshensive. ‘Secure’ and ‘complete’ do not fit in the context of taking printouts. ‘Manual’ means involving or using human effort and this fits in the context of a contrast with tracking messages on a real-time basis. The answer is option (d).

‘langour ously’ an d ‘quietl y’ would be th e on ly appropriate words for the first blank. The second blank can effectively help at arriving at the answer option as ‘abyss’ would be inappropriate. ‘refrain’ which means ‘a regularly occurring melody or chorus of a song’ would be more appropriate.

It is important to understand the comparison in the two sentences. In the first sentence we are in awe of the pyramids despite being aware of the misery that accompanied their construction. Therefore in the first blank we need a negative word, whereas for the second blank we would need a positive word. ‘smother’ and ‘art’ fit best.