In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
A low area storm with high winds rotating about a centre of low atmospheric pressure.
Answer: A
It is a cyclone.
A cyclone is a system of winds rotating about a centre of low pressure, from the Greek for a coil. A hurricane is a severe cyclone in the Atlantic, a typhoon the same storm in the western Pacific, and a tornado a much smaller and more violent whirl.
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A doctor who specialises in diseases of the nose.
Answer: A
It is a rhinologist.
Rhinology is the study of the nose, from the Greek rhis, rhinos - the same root as rhinoceros. An otologist treats the ear and a podiatrist the feet.
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One who entertains his guests well.
Answer: D
It is hospitable.
Hospitable means welcoming to guests, from the Latin hospes, a guest or host. Parasitic is the opposite - living at another's expense.
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Of unknown authorship.
Answer: C
It is anonymous.
Anonymous means without a name, from the Greek an-onoma. Incognito means travelling under a concealed identity, and pseudonymous means published under a false name, which is not the same as none.
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That which cannot be attacked or taken by force.
Answer: B
It is impregnable.
Impregnable means impossible to take by force, from the Old French prendre, to take. Pregnable is its opposite and is now rarely used.
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A trite, stereotyped expression.
Answer: A
It is a cliche.
A cliche is a phrase worn out by repetition. The word is French for a printing stereotype plate, from the sound of the die striking the metal - the same image as stereotyped in the definition.
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One who travels from place to place.
Answer: A
It is itinerant.
An itinerant moves from place to place, from the Latin iter, a journey. A mendicant begs, a journeyman is a qualified tradesman working for another, and a tramp has no home at all.
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One who is unable to read or write.
Answer: B
It is illiterate.
Illiterate means unable to read or write, from the Latin littera, a letter. A palisade is a fence of stakes and to pulverise is to grind to powder.
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A part of a word that can be pronounced separately.
Answer: C
It is a syllable.
A syllable is a unit of pronunciation with one vowel sound. A letter is a written character, a particle a small function word and a sibilant a hissing sound.
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One who lacks knowledge.
Answer: B
It is ignorant.
Ignorant means lacking knowledge, from the Latin ignorare, not to know. Credulous means too ready to believe, which is a different failing.
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