Directions (1-10): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for given words/sentence.

Q1. Words or lines written on the tomb of a person
(a) Epitaph
(b) Anecdote
(c) Calligraphy
(d) Cenotaph

Q2. Study of the origin and history of words
(a) Etymology
(b) Epistemology
(c) Morphology
(d) Dictionary

Q3. The practice of eating human flesh
(a) Solipsism
(b) Narcissism
(c) Cannibalism
(d) Mysticism

Q4. Someone who works only for personal profit
(a) Materialistic
(b) Mercenary
(c) Greedy
(d) Mercantile

Q5. A heavy unnatural slumber
(a) Nap
(b) Stupor
(c) Insomnia
(d) Somnambulism

Q6. A deep dislike of foreigners
(a) Acrophobia
(b) Xenophobia
(c) Claustrophobia
(d) Hydrophobia

Q7. The cannot be overcome
(a) Irrevocable
(b) Irreparable
(c) legible
(d) Insurmountable

Q8. To walk slowly, wasting time
(a) Static
(b) Strike
(c) Dawdle
(d) Plausible

Q9. One who is appointed to deal with complaints made by common people against banks companies etc.
(a) Jurist
(b) Arbiter
(c) Ombudsman
(d) Magistrate

Q10. The profession of writing dictionaries
(a) Typography
(b) Biography
(c) Cartography
(d) Lexicography

Directions (11-15): In the following questions a word/phrase is given and followed by four alternatives. Select the alternative that conveys the same meaning as the word/phrase given.

Q11. Devout
(a) devoted to religious observances
(b) to beg earnestly
(c) pertaining to public discussion or law courts
(d) a picture or other description of a person which exaggerates ludicrously one or more of his distinctive features

Q12. Abet
(a) to use for one's selfish purpose
(b) to encourage or support
(c) origin
(d) rudely abrupt

Q13. Condole
(a) sociable, courteous, and agreeable in manner
(b) despotic
(c) to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune
(d) inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon

Q14. Affiliate
(a) some auxiliary person or thing
(b) of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university
(c) to recognize (v.); to admit the genuineness or validity of
(d) plentiful

Q15. Heresy
(a) despotic
(b) historical records
(c) an opinion held in opposition to the traditional view
(d) coward

Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. (Epitaph-a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.)

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. (Etymology - an explanation of where a word came from: the history of a word,  the study of word histories)

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. (Cannibalism-the usually ritualistic eating of human flesh by a human being)

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. (Mercenary -primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.)

S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. (Stupor -a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility.)

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. (Xenophobia -dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.)

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. (Insurmountable -too great to be overcome.)

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. (Dawdle -waste time; be slow.)

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. (Ombudsman -an official appointed to investigate individuals' complaints against a company or organization, especially a public authority.)

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. (Lexicography -the activity or occupation of compiling dictionaries.)

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol.  Devout -having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol.  Abet -encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.

S13. Ans.(c)
Sol.  Condole -express sympathy for (someone); grieve with.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol.  Affiliate -officially attach or connect (a subsidiary group or a person) to an organization.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol.  Heresy -belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine.