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Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
BEFOG
Explanation: Befog means to make something unclear, confused or difficult to understand. Cloud expresses this sense most precisely. Explain conveys the opposite idea, withdraw means to remove and smooth does not convey the required sense of confusion or obscurity.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
STACCATO
Explanation: Staccato describes sounds or movements that are short, separate and sharply detached. Flowing is its opposite because it suggests smooth and continuous movement or sound. Abrupt, detached and choppy all reinforce rather than oppose the meaning of staccato.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A cable-operated railway system in which cars travel up and down a steep slope.
Explanation: A funicular is specifically a railway system in which cable-operated cars move along a steep slope. A cravat is a decorative neckcloth, a galleon is a large historical sailing ship and a madrigal is a short lyrical composition for several voices.
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.
Rather than simplifying the dispute, the speaker's complicated explanation appeared to ______ the central issue even further.
Explanation: Befog means to make something unclear, confused or difficult to understand, which precisely fits a complicated explanation that worsens confusion. Emboss concerns a raised design, shelter means to protect and intercalate means to insert something into a sequence.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
The phrase to put mental fog around an issue most nearly means:
Explanation: The phrase describes the idea behind befog: placing figurative mental fog around something so that it becomes unclear or difficult to understand. The other options refer to protection, insertion, ornamentation or continuity and therefore do not capture the intended sense.
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