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Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
ACRONYM
Explanation: An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a group of words, so abbreviation most closely expresses its meaning. Expansion, complete expression and unabbreviated form indicate the opposite idea because they refer to presenting something in its full rather than shortened form.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
CONTUSION
Explanation: A contusion is an injury in which the skin remains unbroken while the underlying tissue is damaged, producing a bruise. Recovery, soundness and wellness describe healthy or restored conditions and therefore do not convey the meaning of contusion.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
TAILOR
Explanation: As a verb, tailor means to modify or adjust something to suit a particular person, purpose or requirement. Customize conveys this meaning precisely. Standardize, generalize and homogenize involve making something more uniform rather than adapting it to an individual need.
Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
WORLDLY
Explanation: A worldly person possesses practical experience and knowledge of how life works. Sophisticated is therefore the closest synonym. Naive, inexperienced and unworldly describe a lack of practical experience and consequently express ideas opposite to worldly.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
TALLY
Explanation: Tally means to agree, correspond or match with something. Contradict expresses the opposite idea because it indicates inconsistency or disagreement. Match, correspond, agree and accord all reinforce rather than oppose the meaning of tally.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
NECESSITATE
Explanation: Necessitate means to make something necessary or unavoidable. Obviate means to remove or avoid the necessity for something and is therefore the most precise opposite. Require, demand, entail and compel all retain the idea of making an action necessary.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
WATERLOGGED
Explanation: Waterlogged describes something completely soaked or saturated with water. Dry expresses the clearest opposite condition. Soaked, saturated, drenched and sodden all indicate the presence of considerable moisture and therefore function as synonyms rather than antonyms.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
HOARSE
Explanation: A hoarse voice is rough, harsh or weak, often because of illness or excessive speaking. A clear voice represents the opposite condition. Husky, raspy, croaky and gruff all indicate qualities associated with roughness of voice and therefore cannot serve as antonyms.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A person, team or competitor who is expected to lose or be less successful than the others.
Explanation: An underdog is a competitor regarded as less likely to succeed or win. Acronym refers to a shortened form made from initial letters, contusion is an injury, worldly describes practical experience and bootleg refers to something made or sold illegally.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A word describing something made, copied or sold illegally, especially without official permission.
Explanation: Bootleg describes something produced, copied or sold illegally or without authorization. Waterlogged refers to saturation with water, hoarse describes a rough voice, worldly indicates practical experience and tailor means to modify something according to a particular requirement.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
An injury in which the skin remains unbroken but the tissue underneath is damaged and bruised.
Explanation: A contusion is precisely an internal injury or bruise in which underlying tissue is damaged without the skin necessarily being broken. The other options refer respectively to a voice quality, saturation with water, a weaker competitor and something produced or sold illegally.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
To agree or correspond with something else.
Explanation: As a verb, tally means to match, correspond or agree with another fact, statement or record. Tailor means to customize, necessitate means to make necessary, bootleg concerns illegal production or sale and acronym refers to a shortened form created from initial letters.
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.
The witness's revised account did not ______ with the evidence recorded during the investigation.
Explanation: Tally fits because the sentence concerns whether two accounts agree or correspond. The revised account did not tally with the evidence. Tailor means modify, necessitate means make necessary, bootleg concerns illegal production and contusion is a type of injury.
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.
After addressing several gatherings continuously, the speaker's previously clear voice became ______.
Explanation: Excessive speaking can make a voice hoarse, meaning rough, harsh or weak. Resonant, melodious, smooth and clear describe qualities contrary to the deterioration indicated by the context. Therefore, hoarse is the only option that logically completes the sentence.
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.
Although the rain had stopped, blocked drainage channels kept the agricultural fields ______ for several days.
Explanation: The reference to blocked drainage indicates that water remained trapped in the fields, making waterlogged the appropriate word. Dry, arid, parched and dehydrated all indicate a shortage or absence of water and therefore contradict the situation described.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
UNDER THE TABLE
Explanation: In the relevant sense, under the table indicates something done secretly or illegally rather than through officially authorized channels. Options a and c express the opposite idea of legal authorization, while complete agreement has no connection with the phrase.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
TOP DOG
Explanation: Top dog represents the competitor or person regarded as being in the strongest or most favored position and therefore contrasts with an underdog. Outsider, long shot and weaker competitor all correspond more closely to underdog status rather than dominance.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
TAILOR-MADE
Explanation: Tailor-made reflects the meaning of tailor as adapting or modifying something for a specific person, purpose or need. Standardized and general suggest uniformity rather than customization, while illegal or unauthorized belongs to the meaning of bootleg.
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.
The unexpected rise in costs last month necessitate a revision of the departmental budget.
Explanation: The time expression last month places the action in the past, so the past-tense form necessitated is required. Necessitating would need a different grammatical structure, while necessity is a noun and cannot function as the main verb here.
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.
The statements given by the two witnesses tallies with the documentary evidence presented before the court.
Explanation: The subject statements is plural and therefore requires the plural verb tally, not tallies. The correct expression is tally with, meaning correspond or agree with something. The alternatives using to do not preserve the required expression in this context.
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.
The training module was tailored to suit the requirements of candidates with different levels of preparation.
Explanation: The expression was tailored to suit is grammatically correct. Was appropriately takes the past participle tailored, while to suit correctly expresses purpose. The alternatives either use the wrong verb form or produce an awkward and grammatically inferior construction.
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br><br> After three days of heavy rain, several fields surrounding a district training centre became <strong> waterlogged </strong>. A small civic group, regarded as the <strong> underdog </strong> in a competition for a public-improvement grant, proposed a plan carefully tailored to local drainage needs. Its <strong> worldly </strong> coordinator anticipated difficult questions from the review panel but insisted that every claim made by the group must <strong> tally </strong> with official inspection records. <br><br> During scrutiny, the panel discovered <strong> bootleg </strong> copies of two old permits circulating among some contractors. The discovery necessitated a fresh verification process rather than the immediate rejection of the group's proposal. At a lengthy public hearing, the group's spokesperson, who was still recovering from a minor contusion, spoke for so long that his voice became <strong>hoarse</strong>. <br><br> Despite these difficulties, the panel observed that the central proposal continued to be supported by original records. The group also used a short project name formed from the initial letters of its longer title. The resulting acronym made the proposal easier to identify during subsequent discussions. The panel ultimately focused on verifying the questionable copies while separately assessing the merits of the original proposal.
In the context of the passage, the word tally most nearly means:
Explanation: The coordinator required every claim to tally with official records, meaning that each claim should correspond or agree with them. Contradict expresses the opposite relationship, necessitate means make necessary and customize relates to modifying something for a particular purpose.
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br><br> After three days of heavy rain, several fields surrounding a district training centre became <strong> waterlogged </strong>. A small civic group, regarded as the <strong> underdog </strong> in a competition for a public-improvement grant, proposed a plan carefully tailored to local drainage needs. Its <strong> worldly </strong> coordinator anticipated difficult questions from the review panel but insisted that every claim made by the group must <strong> tally </strong> with official inspection records. <br><br> During scrutiny, the panel discovered <strong> bootleg </strong> copies of two old permits circulating among some contractors. The discovery necessitated a fresh verification process rather than the immediate rejection of the group's proposal. At a lengthy public hearing, the group's spokesperson, who was still recovering from a minor contusion, spoke for so long that his voice became <strong>hoarse</strong>. <br><br> Despite these difficulties, the panel observed that the central proposal continued to be supported by original records. The group also used a short project name formed from the initial letters of its longer title. The resulting acronym made the proposal easier to identify during subsequent discussions. The panel ultimately focused on verifying the questionable copies while separately assessing the merits of the original proposal.
Which of the following can most reasonably be inferred from the panel's response to the bootleg permits?
Explanation: The passage states that discovery of the bootleg copies led to fresh verification rather than immediate rejection and that the main proposal remained supported by original records. This shows that the panel separated the questionable copies from the merits of the underlying proposal.
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br><br> After three days of heavy rain, several fields surrounding a district training centre became <strong> waterlogged </strong>. A small civic group, regarded as the <strong> underdog </strong> in a competition for a public-improvement grant, proposed a plan carefully tailored to local drainage needs. Its <strong> worldly </strong> coordinator anticipated difficult questions from the review panel but insisted that every claim made by the group must <strong> tally </strong> with official inspection records. <br><br> During scrutiny, the panel discovered <strong> bootleg </strong> copies of two old permits circulating among some contractors. The discovery necessitated a fresh verification process rather than the immediate rejection of the group's proposal. At a lengthy public hearing, the group's spokesperson, who was still recovering from a minor contusion, spoke for so long that his voice became <strong>hoarse</strong>. <br><br> Despite these difficulties, the panel observed that the central proposal continued to be supported by original records. The group also used a short project name formed from the initial letters of its longer title. The resulting acronym made the proposal easier to identify during subsequent discussions. The panel ultimately focused on verifying the questionable copies while separately assessing the merits of the original proposal.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
Explanation: The passage explicitly states that the spokesperson spoke for so long during the hearing that his voice became hoarse. The remaining statements contradict the passage: the fields were waterlogged, the group was an underdog and the panel ordered verification rather than immediate rejection.
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br><br> After three days of heavy rain, several fields surrounding a district training centre became <strong> waterlogged </strong>. A small civic group, regarded as the <strong> underdog </strong> in a competition for a public-improvement grant, proposed a plan carefully tailored to local drainage needs. Its <strong> worldly </strong> coordinator anticipated difficult questions from the review panel but insisted that every claim made by the group must <strong> tally </strong> with official inspection records. <br><br> During scrutiny, the panel discovered <strong> bootleg </strong> copies of two old permits circulating among some contractors. The discovery necessitated a fresh verification process rather than the immediate rejection of the group's proposal. At a lengthy public hearing, the group's spokesperson, who was still recovering from a minor contusion, spoke for so long that his voice became <strong>hoarse</strong>. <br><br> Despite these difficulties, the panel observed that the central proposal continued to be supported by original records. The group also used a short project name formed from the initial letters of its longer title. The resulting acronym made the proposal easier to identify during subsequent discussions. The panel ultimately focused on verifying the questionable copies while separately assessing the merits of the original proposal.
Which of the following is the closest synonym of bootleg as used in the passage?
Explanation: In the passage, bootleg describes copies lacking proper official authorization, so illicit is the closest synonym. Licensed, authorized and legal all convey official permission or legitimacy and therefore express ideas opposite to bootleg in this context.
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. <br><br><br> After three days of heavy rain, several fields surrounding a district training centre became <strong> waterlogged </strong>. A small civic group, regarded as the <strong> underdog </strong> in a competition for a public-improvement grant, proposed a plan carefully tailored to local drainage needs. Its <strong> worldly </strong> coordinator anticipated difficult questions from the review panel but insisted that every claim made by the group must <strong> tally </strong> with official inspection records. <br><br> During scrutiny, the panel discovered <strong> bootleg </strong> copies of two old permits circulating among some contractors. The discovery necessitated a fresh verification process rather than the immediate rejection of the group's proposal. At a lengthy public hearing, the group's spokesperson, who was still recovering from a minor contusion, spoke for so long that his voice became <strong>hoarse</strong>. <br><br> Despite these difficulties, the panel observed that the central proposal continued to be supported by original records. The group also used a short project name formed from the initial letters of its longer title. The resulting acronym made the proposal easier to identify during subsequent discussions. The panel ultimately focused on verifying the questionable copies while separately assessing the merits of the original proposal.
Which of the following is the most appropriate antonym of worldly as used to describe the coordinator?
Explanation: The coordinator is described as worldly, indicating practical experience and awareness of real-life situations. Naive conveys the opposite idea of lacking such experience or practical understanding. Experienced, sophisticated, practical and cosmopolitan all support rather than oppose the contextual meaning of worldly.
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