All Free English MCQs with Answers
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6611. Select the nearest correct meaning of the given word:ARCANE
- A. Mysterious
- B. Furious
- C. Arid
- D. Clear
Explanation: Arcane means secret / hidden so option A correct as mysterious can be a synonym for secretsynonyms of arcane are esoteric, impenetrable, cabalistic, mysterious, mystic, and occult.synonyms of furious are desperate, enraged, fierce, frantic, frenetic, and frenziedsynonyms of arid are interesting, involving, intriguing, engaging, engrossing, synonyms of clear are clean · cleanse · erase · purify · refine · tidy · tidy up · wipe.
Correct answer: Mysterious6612. Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word:DISDAIN
- A. Vice
- B. Dislike
- C. Contempt
- D. Ignorance
Explanation: "The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect." is called disdain, the same as what is meant by contempt.
Correct answer: Contempt6613. Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word:SAGACITY
- A. Suspicious
- B. Cruelty
- C. Wisdom
- D. Foolishness
Explanation: SAGACITY means the quality of being intelligent which is synonymous with "WISDOM".
Correct answer: Wisdom6614. Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word:FLAUNT
- A. Snipe
- B. Dance
- C. Show off
- D. Preserve
Explanation: FLAUNT means to "display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envyor admiration or to show defiance" which is what is meant by "show off".
Correct answer: Show off6615. Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word:URBANE
- A. Suave
- B. Rough
- C. Bad
- D. Dishonest
Explanation: URBANE means a person who is courteous and refined in a manner which is exactly what is meant by suave.
Correct answer: Suave6616. Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word:DIASPORA
- A. Gathering
- B. Dispersion
- C. Alliance
- D. Animosity
Explanation: Diaspora means the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland. "The diaspora of boat people from Asia". People who have spread or been dispersed from their homeland. "The Latin American diaspora has spread across the United States". The dispersion of the Jewish people beyond Israel. "A secular interpretation of Jewish history in antiquity and during the Diaspora".
Correct answer: Dispersion6617. Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word:IMPETUOUS
- A. Honest
- B. Impulsive
- C. Lazy
- D. Liar
Explanation: Impetuous suggests eagerness, violence, and rashness. Impulsivity is the tendency to act without thinking. Being impulsive leads to being impetuous. These two words are most closely related to the given options, hence impulsive is our answer.
Correct answer: Impulsive6618. Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word:VOCIFEROUS
- A. Hidden
- B. Loud
- C. Strong
- D. Weak
Explanation: VOCIFEROUS is characterized by being "loud and forceful."
Correct answer: Loud6619. Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word:TRANSIENT
- A. Permanent
- B. Temporary
- C. Long
- D. Good
Explanation: Transient means something that ends after a certain time/fades away, which is synonymous with "temporary".
Correct answer: Temporary6620. Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word:PROWESS
- A. Hindrance
- B. Skill
- C. Reservation
- D. Bad name
Explanation: PROWESS means "a skill or expertise in a particular activity or field", hence the answer is B.
Correct answer: Skill