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Meaning from context requires inferring an unfamiliar word or phrase from surrounding clues, including definitions, examples, contrasts, cause and effect, tone and grammatical role. The intended meaning may differ from a dictionary’s first meaning, so collocation, connotation and the sentence’s overall idea must be considered together.
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- A. change
- B. Accept
- C. Vanish
- D. Disapprove
Explanation: Change (A) means to modify or alter something, implying that the representative is open to revising his proposal based on residents'…
Correct answer: change- A. to absorb
- B. Normalize
- C. Accept
- D. stop
Explanation: Stop (D) means to prevent or halt something from happening, implying that the people of Burewala are trying to prevent foreign culture…
Correct answer: stop- A. hag
- B. phenomenon
- C. spectacle
- D. Talent
Explanation: The sentence should read: "Beethoven was a musical phenomenon, playing his first professional concert at only seven years old."Here's…
Correct answer: phenomenon- A. lucrative
- B. worthwhile
- C. rewarding
- D. stressful
Explanation: The sentence should read: "Fiaz's parents encourage him to pursue a lucrative career in medicine or law; they want to see him become rich…
Correct answer: lucrative265. With the current wave of crime, travelers on Lahore route are _ to make suretheir wallet is secure.
- A. banned
- B. irreverent
- C. illiterate
- D. urged
Explanation: The sentence should read: "With the current wave of crime, travelers on the Lahore route are urged to make sure their wallet is…
Correct answer: urged- A. continually - simple
- B. meticulously - stupid
- C. hastily - careless
- D. continuously - abnormal
Explanation: The sentence should read: "Working hastily under time pressure, Aqeel didn't notice her careless mistake."Here's why:- "Hastily" means…
Correct answer: hastily - careless- A. imaginative
- B. superior
- C. careless
- D. suspicious
Explanation: The sentence suggests that the candidate's careless manner (lacking attention to detail, sloppy, or indifferent) when addressing the…
Correct answer: careless- A. a scholar - admission
- B. a member - entrance
- C. an organizer - submission
- D. an institution - advice
Explanation: The sentence suggests that as a member of the Sindh supreme selection board, Allah Bachayo had free entrance (access) to all government…
Correct answer: a member - entrance- A. admiring for
- B. enigmatic to
- C. dangerous to
- D. exploited by
Explanation: The sentence suggests that the green supernova remains mysterious or puzzling (enigmatic) to cosmetologists, as it has never been observed…
Correct answer: enigmatic to- A. fallacy
- B. poverty
- C. power
- D. cruelty
Explanation: The sentence suggests that producers of Punjabi films have long complained about the influence (power) of the Lahore movie critics, whose…
Correct answer: power- A. defeated
- B. difficult
- C. unbroken
- D. aggressive
Explanation: The sentence suggests that until its defeat by Ireland, the Pakistani team had a continuous and uninterrupted (unbroken) series of wins in…
Correct answer: unbroken272. The whale shark is found in equatorial deep waters around the world; it is _ encountered by divers.
- A. rarely
- B. successfully
- C. anxiously
Explanation: The sentence suggests that the whale shark is not frequently seen by divers, making encounters with it uncommon or rare.
Correct answer: rarely- A. versatile
- B. old fashioned
- C. sophisticated
- D. solo
Explanation: The sentence suggests that Ali Azmat's ability to create songs for various platforms, such as theaters, classical concerts, and Pakistani…
Correct answer: versatile- A. challenging
- B. exclusive
- C. normal
- D. mutual
Explanation: The sentence suggests that the benefits of the cooperative program are shared by both companies, with each acquiring new production…
Correct answer: mutual- A. week ... sell to
- B. trivial ... boost
- C. stylistic ... irritate
- D. essential ... limit
Explanation: The sentence suggests that the author lists the minor or unimportant points of scientific development in a monotonous way, while leaving…
Correct answer: trivial ... boost- A. edition
- B. volume
- C. fraction
- D. chapter
Explanation: The sentence suggests that only a small part or portion (fraction) of the entire six-volume work, "Love and Cheating", has been published.
Correct answer: fraction- A. placing
- B. melting
- C. coining
- D. transforming
Explanation: Muslim alchemists, like alchemists in general, attempted to convert or transform base metals like copper into gold through chemical…
Correct answer: transforming- A. hoarder
- B. benefactor
- C. promoter
- D. rich
Explanation: A benefactor is a person who gives money or resources to a person or organization, often anonymously, for the purpose of benefiting them.
Correct answer: benefactor279. Misrepresentative graphs and drawings _ the real data and encourage readers to accept arguments.
- A. obscure ... legitimate
- B. distort ... spurious.
- C. illustrate ... controversial
- D. complement ... unresolved
Explanation: The sentence suggests that misrepresentative graphs and drawings distort the real data, presenting a false or misleading picture, and…
Correct answer: distort ... spurious.- A. ancient ... established
- B. false ... reiterated
- C. mythical ... fabricated
- D. accurate ... examined
Explanation: The sentence suggests that those who consider the account to be accurate simply because of its age, without critically evaluating it, may…
Correct answer: accurate ... examined