Directions
(1-15): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose
the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
Q1. One who speaks too much about himself.
(a) emancipation
(b) egotist
(c) agnostic
(d) atheist
(a) astronaut
(b) recipient
(c) mystic
(d) patriot
Q3. One who lives alone and avoids others.
(a) recluse
(b) saint
(c) hermit
(d) alien
Q4. One who doubts the soundness of inferences.
(a) ascetic
(b) hermit
(c) aesthetic
(d) sceptic
Q5. Fluent speaker of many languages.
(a) emissary
(b) polyglot
(c) curator
(d) cannibal
Q6. Incapable of being wounded or damaged.
(a) invulnerable
(b) insolvable
(c) invisible
(d) indefatigable
Q7. That cannot be touched or felt.
(a) impracticable
(b) improper
(c) imperceptible
(d) inaudible
Q8. Killing of a king.
(a) genocide
(b) regicide
(c) patricide
(d) homicide
Q9. Lover of women.
(a) philogynist
(b) philogamist
(c) philomuse
(d) misogynist
Q10. One who totally abstains from alcoholic drink.
(a) interlocutor
(b) tetotaller
(c) analogy
(d) fossil
Q11. One who is unable to pay his debt.
(a) insolvent
(b) poor
(c) destitute
(d) pauper
Q12. Person kept as a prisoner.
(a) critic
(b) captor
(c) captive
(d) protector
Q13. Person pretending to be he is not.
(a) imposter
(b) liar
(c) wicked
(d) artificial
Q14. One who lives and works for the welfare of others.
(a) altruist
(b) saint
(c) recluse
(d) anarchist
Q15. One who loves and collects books.
(a) bibliophile
(b) beneficiary
(c) recipient
(d) philatelist
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. egotist-a person who is excessively conceited or absorbed in themselves; self-seeker.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. astronaut-a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.
S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. recluse-a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. sceptic-not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. polyglot-knowing or using several languages.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. invulnerable-impossible to harm or damage.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. imperceptible-so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. regicide-the action of killing a king.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. philogynist-a person who likes or admires women.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. teetotaller-a person who never drinks alcohol.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. insolvent-unable to pay debts owed.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. captive-a person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined.
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. imposter-a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain.
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Altruist-Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. bibliophile-a person who collects or has a great love of books.
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