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Test Number 35/42

Q: Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : WAIF
A. surrender
B. breeze
C. soldier
D. urchin
Solution: The correct answer is:
urchin
Q: Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : PHLEGMATIC
A. calm
B. salivary
C. practical
D. dishonest
Solution: PHLEGMATIC means: (of a person) having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition.

The correct answer is:
calm
Q: The following three sentences can be revised into one better sentence. Choose the sentence that is the best revision:

I was at the fair. I got lost. I got scared
A. I am lost the fair so i am too scared
B.  I am scared after I am lost at the fair
C. I went to the fair and got scared as i was lost
D. I got lost at the fair and was scared
Solution: The correct answer is:
I got lost at the fair and was scared
Q: Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. : MUSTY
A. indifferent
B. necessary
C. stale
D. nonchalant
Solution: MUSTY Meaning: having a stale, mouldy, or damp smell.

The correct answer is:
stale
Q: Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word: EXTROVERT
A. hero
B. introvert
C. ectomorph
D. neurotic
Solution: EXTROVERT Means: an outgoing, socially confident person.



The correct answer is:
introvert
Q: Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate set of words from the options given below.

What did the painter do ______________ himself from falling? When he felt the ladder __________ he grabbed the gutter to save himself from falling.
A.  To save / began slipping
B. To save / begin to slip
C. For saving / began to slip
D. To save / beginning to slip
Solution: The correct answer is:
For saving / began to slip
Q: Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word. : NIGGARDLY
A. Generous
B. Frugal
C. Stingy
D. Thrifty
Solution: NIGGARDLY Means: ungenerous with money, time, etc.; mean.

The correct answer is:
Generous
Q: The final report on the project was _________ into three parts
A. Broken up
B. Broke away
C. Broken out
D. Broken off
Solution: The correct answer is:
Broken up
Q: They have decided to meet the Prime Minister in order to have their _____ heard.
A. apathy
B. woes
C. agony
D. sufferings
Solution: Sufferings: The state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship.

The correct answer is:
sufferings
Q: Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word. : IMPASSE
A. Continuation
B. Combination
C. Resurgence
D. Breakthrough
Solution: IMPASSE Means a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a deadlock.

The correct answer is:
Breakthrough

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