Wherever Dr Kalam went, the esteemed former president and nuclear scientist was applauded for his contribution to the nation. What does “esteemed” mean?
India's Founding Fathers strongly believed in women's suffrage. In other countries, only men could vote until mid 20th century. What is “suffrage”?
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Direction: In the following questions, Out of four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
One who can think about the future with imagination and wisdom.
Direction: Out of four alternatives,choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
A person coming to a foreign land to settle there
Both sides in the election contest are throwing accusations at each other. The Gore supporters claim that Governor Bush is trying to thwart the will of the people. The Bush supporters say that Mr. Gore is trying to create votes or assign choices to people who did not really cast votes for president. What does “thwart” mean?
Speaking rudely to the judges was rash behavior. You really hurt your chances of winning! In the above context, what does “rash” mean?
The owner of the restaurant wouldn’t allow Samantha to walk through the door. “I’m sorry,” she said, “but you started a food fight the last time you were here. You may not have ingress to my restaurant!” What does “ingress” mean in this selection?
The election could actually end up being decided in the U.S. Congress. Al Gore’s vice presidential running mate, Joe Lieberman, and perhaps Mr. Gore himself, would be able to vote on the matter. Some would argue that they should recuse themselves, but they would probably exercise their right to vote. What does “recuse” mean?
Removing seeds from cotton plants was a slow job until Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. What is a cotton gin?
Fortunately, the dizzy spell was transient. Play was resumed soon after lunch and the match went on uninterrupted thereafter. When you describe an event as “transient,” you are saying that __________
Kathy was looking for a strong but light material to use for making her water jugs. Unfortunately, she chose noodelite. It proved to too porous to hold jelly. A porous material _____
Direction: Out of four alternatives,choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
Succession of rulers belonging to one family.
Direction: In the following questions, Out of four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.
One who studies election trends by means of opinion polls.
No word must ever leak out about this plan! It has to be a clandestine operation in order to succeed. Which word is a synonym of "clandestine"?
Manjesh is really an introvert. When I took her to Abhinav’s party, he sat in a corner without speaking to anyone. All he did was eat most of the snacks. The only reason he hangs out with me is because I never try to force him to be sociable. He would never forgive me if I introduced him to anyone. An introvert is usually _____________?