681.
Ensue
Answer: D
It is follow.
To ensue is to happen afterwards as a result. Remain is its opposite in effect; compel and plead are unrelated.
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Synonyms Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 681 To 690 ] :
In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
682.
Rejuvenate
Answer: C
It is renew.
To rejuvenate is to make young again, from the Latin juvenis. Age is its opposite.
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683.
Quack
Answer: D
It is charlatan.
A quack is someone who claims medical skill he has not. The word is short for quacksalver, one who quacks about his salves; a philanthropist is his opposite in intent.
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684.
Intrigue
Answer: C
It is plot.
Intrigue as a noun means a secret scheme, from the Latin for entangling. Request and veto are open acts.
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685.
Heretical
Answer: D
It is unorthodox.
Heretical means holding opinions contrary to accepted doctrine, from the Greek hairesis, a choosing. Heathenish means outside the faith altogether, which is a different charge - heresy is dissent from within.
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686.
Chivalrous
Answer: C
It is gallant.
Chivalrous means courteous and honourable, especially towards women, from the code of the medieval knight - chevalier, horseman. Military names the knight's calling rather than the quality.
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687.
Aura
Answer: D
It is distinctive atmosphere.
An aura is the distinctive quality that seems to surround a person or place, from the Greek for a breeze.
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688.
Turbulence
Answer: C
It is commotion.
Turbulence is violent, disordered movement, from the Latin turba, a crowd. Treachery is a fault of loyalty and merely resembles it in sound.
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689.
Infatuate
Answer: B
It is enamour.
To infatuate is to inspire with an unreasoning passion, from the Latin fatuus, foolish. Manipulate is a cold and deliberate act, where infatuation is neither.
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690.
Comprehend
Answer: D
It is understand.
To comprehend is to grasp with the mind, from the Latin for seizing together. Agree and settle describe what may follow understanding, not the understanding itself.
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- Synonyms
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- One Word Substitution
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- Fill in the Blanks
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement
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- Choose the Correct - Incorrect Sentence
- Reconstruction of Sentence
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- Reconstruction of Paragraphs
- Rearrangement of Jumbled Parts
- Word Formation
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- Active-Passive voice
- Direct-Indirect Speech
- Transformation of Sentences
- Spelling Test
- Phrasal Verbs
- Parts of Speech
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- Articles and Determiners
- Prepositions
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Figures of Speech and Poetic Devices