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Out of the given alternatives select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of given word.
ATTENUATE
Explanation: Attenuate means to make thinner, weaker or less forceful, so 'weaken' is the closest match. 'Fortify' is its opposite, and 'enlarge' refers only to size, not force.
Out of the given alternatives select the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
CIRCUMSPECT
Explanation: Circumspect means cautious and risk-aware, so its opposite is 'reckless'. 'Watchful' is a near-synonym and therefore a trap.
Out of given alternatives, choose the word which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
A huge destructive fire, or by extension a large spreading conflict
Explanation: A conflagration is a great blaze, often used figuratively for a widening war. 'Confluence' means a flowing together of rivers or ideas.
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.
Repeated postponements and vague assurances only served to ______ the momentum that the reform drive had gathered in its early months.
Explanation: To attenuate is to weaken or reduce in force, which fits a loss of momentum. 'Augment' means to increase, the opposite of what the sentence describes.
Out of given alternatives select the option which best expresses the meaning of given idiom/ phrase.
To play with fire
Explanation: The idiom warns against taking a risk that could end badly. The literal reading about furnaces is the standard distractor.
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