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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. Talkative and Lively river
- B. Loud and Fast flowing river
- C. Slow and Gently Flowing river
- D. Unhurried and Smoothly flowing river
Explanation: Here “noisy” describes the sound produced by the river, most plausibly because its water is moving rapidly.
Correct answer: Loud and Fast flowing river- A. Badly treated
- B. cheated
- C. having same ancestor
- D. Mistaken
Explanation: Consanguineous means related by blood or descended from the same ancestor.
Correct answer: having same ancestor- A. Frequently Asked Questions
- B. Favourite Asked Questions
- C. Favourite and Answered Questions
- D. Frequently Answered Questions
Explanation: FAQ is the standard abbreviation for “Frequently Asked Questions,” usually a list answering common queries.
Correct answer: Frequently Asked Questions- A. Short prose
- B. A long fictional prose with many characters
- C. A short narrative prose
- D. A literary work on the stage
Explanation: A novel is an extended work of fictional prose, usually involving a developed plot and several characters.
Correct answer: A long fictional prose with many characters- A. A long prose fiction
- B. A story of figurative language
- C. A story of many characters
- D. A short prose fiction
Explanation: A short story is a brief work of prose fiction, normally shorter and less expansive than a novel.
Correct answer: A short prose fiction- A. Controversial
- B. Circumnutating
- C. Abnormal
- D. Irrelevant
Explanation: Controversial questions challenge accepted views and may provoke disagreement, which explains why bold reporters ask them.
Correct answer: Controversial- A. Senses- Stimulated
- B. Doubt- Confirmed
- C. Doubt- Dispelled
- D. Questions- Asked
Explanation: Cogent arguments are clear and convincing, so they can cause doubts to be dispelled, meaning removed or cleared away.
Correct answer: Doubt- Dispelled- A. Implications
- B. Meanings
- C. Denotations
- D. Connotations
Explanation: Connotations are the associated shades of meaning and emotional suggestions carried by words, which are often difficult to preserve in…
Correct answer: Connotations- A. A group of animals
- B. A group of birds
- C. A group of people
- D. None of above
Explanation: A clique is a small, exclusive group of people who spend time together and may exclude outsiders.
Correct answer: A group of people- A. Good
- B. Dull
- C. Beautiful
- D. None
Explanation: Prosaic means ordinary, unimaginative, or dull, especially in style or description. It does not mean beautiful or simply good.
Correct answer: Dull- A. Calm in arm
- B. New
- C. Prominent
- D. To any extent
Explanation: De novo is a Latin phrase meaning anew or from the beginning. New is the closest available option, although it does not express the full…
Correct answer: New- A. oneway direction
- B. On the way
- C. Long distance
- D. None of these
Explanation: En route is a French-derived phrase meaning on the way or while travelling toward a destination.
Correct answer: On the way- A. Brittle
- B. Resilient
- C. Flexible
- D. None of the above
Explanation: Brittle describes something hard but liable to break or shatter easily, such as dry glass or a brittle twig.
Correct answer: Brittle- A. By law
- B. Successful
- C. Illegal
- D. Compromising
Explanation: De jure is Latin for “by law” or “legally,” in contrast with de facto, which means “in fact” or “in practice.”
Correct answer: By law- A. No required
- B. Taken through legal way
- C. Acquired by illegal or unfair means
- D. Very ill
Explanation: Ill-gotten describes something obtained through dishonest, illegal, or unfair means, as in “ill-gotten wealth.” It does not mean…
Correct answer: Acquired by illegal or unfair means- A. William Black
- B. William Shakespeare
- C. William Wordsworth
- D. William Butler Yeats
Explanation: William Wordsworth is widely called the Poet of Nature because his poetry frequently celebrates natural scenery and its effect on human…
Correct answer: William Wordsworth57. I don't see any _____ in arriving early at the theatre if the show doesn't start until 9 o'clock.
- A. aim
- B. reason
- C. cause
- D. point
Explanation: “There is no point in” means that an action has no practical purpose or benefit.
Correct answer: point- A. detraction
- B. distraction
- C. people
- D. sound
- E. contraction
Explanation: Distraction is anything that diverts attention and prevents concentration.
Correct answer: distraction- A. voracious
- B. vacuous
- C. volatile
- D. virtuoso
Explanation: A virtuoso is a highly skilled performer, especially a musician, so virtuoso pianist means an exceptionally accomplished pianist.
Correct answer: virtuoso- A. protracts
- B. subtracts
- C. detracts
- D. attracts
Explanation: The fixed expression “detract from” means to lessen the attractiveness or value of something.
Correct answer: detracts