This is the Vocab24 daily quiz of 30 August 2025, the same 30 questions the app served that day, on the day's vocabulary and editorial. One mark for a right answer, minus 0.25 for a wrong one; the explanation opens as soon as you tap.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Resurgent
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Spared
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Ambitious
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
Snatching
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Certain
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Exploration
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Potential
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Ventures
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Increasing again, or becoming popular again.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
To refrain from harming or destroying.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
Possible when the necessary conditions exist.
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
Neither of the paintings ____ sold.
Explanation: Solution: <br> First, let's define the term 'neither.' Neither is a determiner used before singular countable nouns or uncountable nouns to refer to not one of two people, things, or groups. It indicates exclusion of both options. <br> The sentence uses the phrase 'neither of the paintings.' The word 'neither' is singular in its reference, even though it relates to two paintings. It means 'not one' or 'not either one'. The verb must therefore agree with this singular subject. <br> Therefore, the correct verb form is 'was,' which is the singular past tense form of the verb 'to be.' This is because the subject 'neither' acts as a singular subject in this context, and the action of selling happened in the past. <br> Why other options are incorrect: <br> * have been: This is the present perfect tense, implying an action completed at some unspecified time before now, but it's plural. <br> * were: This is the plural past tense form of 'to be,' which doesn't agree with the singular subject 'neither.' <br> * are: This is the plural present tense form of 'to be,' which also doesn't agree with the singular subject 'neither.'
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
It had been ____ since morning?
Explanation: The sentence is in continuous tense as 'had been' is used so 'raining' is the correct word to use.
A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
There was no heir ____ the throne?
Explanation: The correct preposition to use with 'heir' is 'to'. For example - heir to the throne or heir to the property.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
To pick holes
Explanation: To pick holes: to try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
To leave someone in the lurch
Explanation: To leave someone in the lurch: to stop supporting someone in his difficult times.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
To play second fiddle
Explanation: To play second fiddle: to play a supporting or minor role in relation to someone else.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the Correct Spelling.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the Correct Spelling.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the Correct Spelling.
Out of given alternatives select the word which is correctly spelt.
Choose the Correct Spelling.
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
(a) It was him who was/ (b) responsible for/ (c) making all the arrangements for the successful completion of his studies. (d) No error.
Explanation: It was he
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
(a) I wonder/ (b) why is the boy tinkering with the wire/ (c) he might get a shock. (d) No error.
Explanation: why the boy is tinkering
Which of phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark 'd' as the answer.
(a) No sooner he had realised/ (b) his blunder than he began/ (c) to take corrective measure./ (d) No error.
Explanation: No sooner had
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> The wife of the headman of a village died soon after giving birth to a baby boy. The headman was inconsolable but was persuaded by his family and friends to marry again so that the child would have someone to look after him. <br><br> Fortunately, his second wife turned out to be a large-hearted and sensible woman who gave the child all the love and care he would have received from his own mother. In the course of the years she presented the headman with two more sons, but her affection for the oldest never diminished. She treated all three boys alike and the two younger ones never realised they had a step-brother. When the headman passed away, the widow entrusted the responsibilities of the household and the fields to the eldest son and he managed them so well that the family prospered. This made the neighbours envious. One day, one of them told the widow's sons the truth about their eldest brother and advised them to drive him away from the house lest he should deprive them of their share of their father's property. The boys shocked at the revelation and felt frightened by the prospect of losing their share of the property, decided to murder him. When they told their mother about what they planned to do, she said to them - 'Don't dirty your hands, I will get rid of him for you.' <br><br> That night when everybody was asleep, she suddenly jumped out of bed and started shouting; 'Snake! Snake!' 'Where? Where did you see it, mother?' asked the eldest son, getting up from his mat. 'Alas', said the widow. 'I saw it disappearing into your stomach.' The young man turned pale. From that day on, he lost all appetite for food and would lie on his mat the whole day long. Soon he became so weak that he could not even sit up on his mat. The neighbours rejoiced and took advantage of the situation. They built a wall across the widow's courtyard and claimed a part of the house as their own. In the fields they shifted their boundaries to enclose large portions of the widow's lands. <br><br> The younger sons could not deal with the situation and one day they said to their mother; 'If our elder brother was not bedridden, such terrible things would not have happened to us.' The widow kept quiet, but in the dead of the night she again started shouting; 'Snake! Snake!' Everyone woke up. 'Where...... where did you see it mother?' asked the eldest son, weakly. 'Son, I saw it coming out of your stomach', replied the woman'. It disappeared into the darkness. From that day on, the condition of the eldest son started improving. Soon he was able to walk into the courtyard where he saw the new wall. 'Who has built this!' he thundered. The neighbours came running and meekly pulled down the wall. The following week he went to the family fields and seeing the new boundaries shouted; 'Who has done this!'. The neighbours trembled in fear and quickly vacated the land they had grabbed. The widow and her three sons lived in peace and harmony ever after.
Why did the headman marry again?
Explanation: Kindly refer to the 2nd sentence of the 1st paragraph.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> The wife of the headman of a village died soon after giving birth to a baby boy. The headman was inconsolable but was persuaded by his family and friends to marry again so that the child would have someone to look after him. <br><br> Fortunately, his second wife turned out to be a large-hearted and sensible woman who gave the child all the love and care he would have received from his own mother. In the course of the years she presented the headman with two more sons, but her affection for the oldest never diminished. She treated all three boys alike and the two younger ones never realised they had a step-brother. When the headman passed away, the widow entrusted the responsibilities of the household and the fields to the eldest son and he managed them so well that the family prospered. This made the neighbours envious. One day, one of them told the widow's sons the truth about their eldest brother and advised them to drive him away from the house lest he should deprive them of their share of their father's property. The boys shocked at the revelation and felt frightened by the prospect of losing their share of the property, decided to murder him. When they told their mother about what they planned to do, she said to them - 'Don't dirty your hands, I will get rid of him for you.' <br><br> That night when everybody was asleep, she suddenly jumped out of bed and started shouting; 'Snake! Snake!' 'Where? Where did you see it, mother?' asked the eldest son, getting up from his mat. 'Alas', said the widow. 'I saw it disappearing into your stomach.' The young man turned pale. From that day on, he lost all appetite for food and would lie on his mat the whole day long. Soon he became so weak that he could not even sit up on his mat. The neighbours rejoiced and took advantage of the situation. They built a wall across the widow's courtyard and claimed a part of the house as their own. In the fields they shifted their boundaries to enclose large portions of the widow's lands. <br><br> The younger sons could not deal with the situation and one day they said to their mother; 'If our elder brother was not bedridden, such terrible things would not have happened to us.' The widow kept quiet, but in the dead of the night she again started shouting; 'Snake! Snake!' Everyone woke up. 'Where...... where did you see it mother?' asked the eldest son, weakly. 'Son, I saw it coming out of your stomach', replied the woman'. It disappeared into the darkness. From that day on, the condition of the eldest son started improving. Soon he was able to walk into the courtyard where he saw the new wall. 'Who has built this!' he thundered. The neighbours came running and meekly pulled down the wall. The following week he went to the family fields and seeing the new boundaries shouted; 'Who has done this!'. The neighbours trembled in fear and quickly vacated the land they had grabbed. The widow and her three sons lived in peace and harmony ever after.
Why were the neighbours envious of the headman's family? <br> I. The family was prospering and doing well. <br> II. The headman left his widow wife with three dutiful sons<br> III. The widow discriminated between her younger sons.
Explanation: The answer can be inferred from the last few words of the 4th sentence of the 2nd paragraph.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> The wife of the headman of a village died soon after giving birth to a baby boy. The headman was inconsolable but was persuaded by his family and friends to marry again so that the child would have someone to look after him. <br><br> Fortunately, his second wife turned out to be a large-hearted and sensible woman who gave the child all the love and care he would have received from his own mother. In the course of the years she presented the headman with two more sons, but her affection for the oldest never diminished. She treated all three boys alike and the two younger ones never realised they had a step-brother. When the headman passed away, the widow entrusted the responsibilities of the household and the fields to the eldest son and he managed them so well that the family prospered. This made the neighbours envious. One day, one of them told the widow's sons the truth about their eldest brother and advised them to drive him away from the house lest he should deprive them of their share of their father's property. The boys shocked at the revelation and felt frightened by the prospect of losing their share of the property, decided to murder him. When they told their mother about what they planned to do, she said to them - 'Don't dirty your hands, I will get rid of him for you.' <br><br> That night when everybody was asleep, she suddenly jumped out of bed and started shouting; 'Snake! Snake!' 'Where? Where did you see it, mother?' asked the eldest son, getting up from his mat. 'Alas', said the widow. 'I saw it disappearing into your stomach.' The young man turned pale. From that day on, he lost all appetite for food and would lie on his mat the whole day long. Soon he became so weak that he could not even sit up on his mat. The neighbours rejoiced and took advantage of the situation. They built a wall across the widow's courtyard and claimed a part of the house as their own. In the fields they shifted their boundaries to enclose large portions of the widow's lands. <br><br> The younger sons could not deal with the situation and one day they said to their mother; 'If our elder brother was not bedridden, such terrible things would not have happened to us.' The widow kept quiet, but in the dead of the night she again started shouting; 'Snake! Snake!' Everyone woke up. 'Where...... where did you see it mother?' asked the eldest son, weakly. 'Son, I saw it coming out of your stomach', replied the woman'. It disappeared into the darkness. From that day on, the condition of the eldest son started improving. Soon he was able to walk into the courtyard where he saw the new wall. 'Who has built this!' he thundered. The neighbours came running and meekly pulled down the wall. The following week he went to the family fields and seeing the new boundaries shouted; 'Who has done this!'. The neighbours trembled in fear and quickly vacated the land they had grabbed. The widow and her three sons lived in peace and harmony ever after.
Which of the following is/are true regarding the widow's sons? <br> I. They thought of murdering their elder brother. <br> II. They were responsible for placing a snake in the house. <br> III. They were envious of their step-brother.
Explanation: Kindly refer to the 2nd last sentence of the 2nd paragraph.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> The wife of the headman of a village died soon after giving birth to a baby boy. The headman was inconsolable but was persuaded by his family and friends to marry again so that the child would have someone to look after him. <br><br> Fortunately, his second wife turned out to be a large-hearted and sensible woman who gave the child all the love and care he would have received from his own mother. In the course of the years she presented the headman with two more sons, but her affection for the oldest never diminished. She treated all three boys alike and the two younger ones never realised they had a step-brother. When the headman passed away, the widow entrusted the responsibilities of the household and the fields to the eldest son and he managed them so well that the family prospered. This made the neighbours envious. One day, one of them told the widow's sons the truth about their eldest brother and advised them to drive him away from the house lest he should deprive them of their share of their father's property. The boys shocked at the revelation and felt frightened by the prospect of losing their share of the property, decided to murder him. When they told their mother about what they planned to do, she said to them - 'Don't dirty your hands, I will get rid of him for you.' <br><br> That night when everybody was asleep, she suddenly jumped out of bed and started shouting; 'Snake! Snake!' 'Where? Where did you see it, mother?' asked the eldest son, getting up from his mat. 'Alas', said the widow. 'I saw it disappearing into your stomach.' The young man turned pale. From that day on, he lost all appetite for food and would lie on his mat the whole day long. Soon he became so weak that he could not even sit up on his mat. The neighbours rejoiced and took advantage of the situation. They built a wall across the widow's courtyard and claimed a part of the house as their own. In the fields they shifted their boundaries to enclose large portions of the widow's lands. <br><br> The younger sons could not deal with the situation and one day they said to their mother; 'If our elder brother was not bedridden, such terrible things would not have happened to us.' The widow kept quiet, but in the dead of the night she again started shouting; 'Snake! Snake!' Everyone woke up. 'Where...... where did you see it mother?' asked the eldest son, weakly. 'Son, I saw it coming out of your stomach', replied the woman'. It disappeared into the darkness. From that day on, the condition of the eldest son started improving. Soon he was able to walk into the courtyard where he saw the new wall. 'Who has built this!' he thundered. The neighbours came running and meekly pulled down the wall. The following week he went to the family fields and seeing the new boundaries shouted; 'Who has done this!'. The neighbours trembled in fear and quickly vacated the land they had grabbed. The widow and her three sons lived in peace and harmony ever after.
What does the phrase 'don't dirty your hands' refer to in context with the passage?
Explanation: As it's clearly evident from the last two sentences of the 2nd paragraph that the lady didn't want her two sons to get involved in murdering their elder brother. <br><br> The correct answer, hence, is D.
Directions: Read the following passage to answer the given questions based on it. Some words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br> The wife of the headman of a village died soon after giving birth to a baby boy. The headman was inconsolable but was persuaded by his family and friends to marry again so that the child would have someone to look after him. <br><br> Fortunately, his second wife turned out to be a large-hearted and sensible woman who gave the child all the love and care he would have received from his own mother. In the course of the years she presented the headman with two more sons, but her affection for the oldest never diminished. She treated all three boys alike and the two younger ones never realised they had a step-brother. When the headman passed away, the widow entrusted the responsibilities of the household and the fields to the eldest son and he managed them so well that the family prospered. This made the neighbours envious. One day, one of them told the widow's sons the truth about their eldest brother and advised them to drive him away from the house lest he should deprive them of their share of their father's property. The boys shocked at the revelation and felt frightened by the prospect of losing their share of the property, decided to murder him. When they told their mother about what they planned to do, she said to them - 'Don't dirty your hands, I will get rid of him for you.' <br><br> That night when everybody was asleep, she suddenly jumped out of bed and started shouting; 'Snake! Snake!' 'Where? Where did you see it, mother?' asked the eldest son, getting up from his mat. 'Alas', said the widow. 'I saw it disappearing into your stomach.' The young man turned pale. From that day on, he lost all appetite for food and would lie on his mat the whole day long. Soon he became so weak that he could not even sit up on his mat. The neighbours rejoiced and took advantage of the situation. They built a wall across the widow's courtyard and claimed a part of the house as their own. In the fields they shifted their boundaries to enclose large portions of the widow's lands. <br><br> The younger sons could not deal with the situation and one day they said to their mother; 'If our elder brother was not bedridden, such terrible things would not have happened to us.' The widow kept quiet, but in the dead of the night she again started shouting; 'Snake! Snake!' Everyone woke up. 'Where...... where did you see it mother?' asked the eldest son, weakly. 'Son, I saw it coming out of your stomach', replied the woman'. It disappeared into the darkness. From that day on, the condition of the eldest son started improving. Soon he was able to walk into the courtyard where he saw the new wall. 'Who has built this!' he thundered. The neighbours came running and meekly pulled down the wall. The following week he went to the family fields and seeing the new boundaries shouted; 'Who has done this!'. The neighbours trembled in fear and quickly vacated the land they had grabbed. The widow and her three sons lived in peace and harmony ever after.
How did the neighbours take advantage of the widow?
Explanation: Kindly refer to the last 3 sentences of the 3rd paragraph.
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