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In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it.

They told me that they had build a new house.

A) have built B) have build
C) had built D) No improvement
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) had built

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In the question below, there is a word given in bold which is followed by five options. In each of the options, a pair of words is given which is either the pair of synonyms or antonyms or synonym & antonym of the word given in bold. Choose that pair as your answer.

Tremulous

A) Stringent, Garrulous B) Quivery, Steady
C) Conjunctive, Desist D) Abstain, Defer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Quivery, Steady

Explanation:

The meanings of the given words are as follows:
Tremulous: shaking or quivering slightly 

 

Stringent: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting

 

Garrulous: excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
Quivery: shaking or trembling slightly
Steady: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving
Conjunctive: relating to or forming a connection or combination of things
Desist: stop doing something; cease or abstain

 

Abstain: restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something
Defer: put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone
Terse: sparing in the use of words; abrupt
Abrupt: sudden and unexpected
Therefore, it can be observed that option B i.e. ‘quivery, steady’ forms a synonym-antonym pair of ‘tremulous’.

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.

Incumbent

A) Increase B) Redundant
C) Choice D) Required
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Required

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

 

To jump ship

 

A) Climbing the career ladder B) To jump to grab an opportunity
C) To leave an organization D) To renounce great wealth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) To leave an organization

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

 

to resolve a sentence into its component parts and describe their syntactic roles

 

A) to dissect B) to anatomize
C) to parse D) to synthesize
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) to parse

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

 

A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm.

A) moderate B) conservative
C) fanatic D) fan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) fanatic

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 In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.

A) effuzively B) effusively
C) efusively D) efuzively
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) effusively

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word opposite in meaning to the word given.

Rampart

A) Barricade B) Fort
C) Embankment D) Ditch
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ditch

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