521.
Privy
Answer: C
It is secretive.
Privy means sharing in the knowledge of something secret - privy to the plan. Revealed and unconcealed are its opposites.
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Direction for [ Question No: 521 To 530 ] :
In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
522.
Perspicacious
Answer: B
It is shrewd.
Perspicacious means having keen insight, from the Latin for seeing through. It is not the same as perspicuous, which means clearly expressed - the observer is perspicacious, the writing perspicuous.
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523.
Incentive
Answer: B
It is stimulation.
An incentive is something that encourages an action. Deterrent and prevention are its opposites, and an objective is the goal rather than the spur.
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524.
Helm
Answer: C
It is head.
The helm is the steering position of a ship, so to be at the helm is to be in charge - head is the nearest of the four. Handle is the tiller rather than the position.
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525.
Foment
Answer: B
It is provoke.
To foment is to stir up trouble - to foment unrest. The word literally means to apply warmth to, from the Latin for a warm poultice. Extirpate, to root out, is its opposite.
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526.
Prohibit
Answer: C
It is forbid.
To prohibit is to forbid by authority. Prescribe is its near-opposite - laying down what must be done rather than what must not.
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527.
Contain
Answer: C
It is hold.
To contain is to have within, from the Latin for holding together. Limit and control belong to the word's other sense, of keeping something in check.
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528.
Yob
Answer: A
It is lout.
A yob is a rude and aggressive young man. The word is back slang - boy spelt backwards - which is why it has no other meaning.
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529.
Pass
Answer: C
It is cross.
To pass is to go by or through, and cross is the nearest of the four. Qualify and die are the word's other senses, and elongated is an adjective.
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530.
Utility
Answer: B
It is usefulness.
Utility is the quality of being useful, from the Latin utilis. Benefit and advantage are what usefulness produces, and profitability is a narrower financial measure.
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- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Double Synonyms
- Homonyms
- One Word Substitution
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Theme Detection
- Deriving Conclusions from Passages
- Sentence Completion
- Passage Completion
- Fill in the Blanks
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement
- Passage Correction
- Choose the Correct - Incorrect Sentence
- Reconstruction of Sentence
- Sentences Rearrangement
- Reconstruction of Paragraphs
- Rearrangement of Jumbled Parts
- Word Formation
- Idioms and Phrases
- Active-Passive voice
- Direct-Indirect Speech
- Transformation of Sentences
- Spelling Test
- Phrasal Verbs
- Parts of Speech
- Tenses
- Articles and Determiners
- Prepositions
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Figures of Speech and Poetic Devices