In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
Affable
Answer: B
It is sociable.
Affable means friendly and easy to talk to, from the Latin for able to be spoken to. Affected, which resembles it, means putting on a manner - nearly the opposite of easy.
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Commence
Answer: B
It is to begin.
To commence is to start, from the Old French. To end and nearing finish are its opposites.
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Detest
Answer: B
It is to hate intensely.
To detest is to dislike intensely, from the Latin for calling the gods to witness against. Love and support are its opposites.
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Rebate
Answer: D
It is discount.
A rebate is a partial refund or reduction in price. Interest and commission are payments made rather than returned.
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Manipulate
Answer: C
It is to handle or manage.
To manipulate is to handle skilfully, from the Latin manus, hand, and by extension to control someone unfairly. Display and mortgage are unrelated.
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Analogy
Answer: A
It is similarity.
An analogy is a comparison based on a likeness between two things. Distinction is its opposite - marking the difference rather than the resemblance.
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Soliloquy
Answer: D
It is monologue.
A soliloquy is a speech made by a character alone on stage, thinking aloud, from the Latin for speaking alone. Hamlet's is the best known.
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Hypothetical
Answer: B
It is theoretical.
Hypothetical means assumed for the sake of argument rather than known to be so. Magical and two-faced are unrelated.
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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word to fill in the blank.
FRAGILE
After the death of her husband, she is emotionally in a ______ state.
DSSSB - 2023,
Answer: B
The synonym of 'fragile' that fits is 'delicate'. Fragile means easily broken or damaged, and delicate carries the same sense, so an emotionally delicate state is a state of being easily hurt after her husband's death. 'Healthy' means the opposite in this setting, and 'rigid' and 'firm' mean stiff or steady, so they are opposites of fragile, not synonyms.
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Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word to fill in the blank.
GULLIBLE
In every tourist place, the shopkeepers sell overpriced souvenirs to ______ the tourists.
DSSSB - 2023,
Answer: A
The synonym of 'gullible' is 'naive'. A gullible person is easily deceived or too ready to believe, and a naive person is trusting and inexperienced, so shopkeepers can sell overpriced souvenirs to naive tourists. 'Perceptive' and 'knowledgeable' describe people who notice things or know much, so they are opposites of gullible, and 'sensitive' means easily affected by feelings, not easily deceived.
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