20. One Word Substitution

20. ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION 1. Animals living on land and in water (a) Amorphous ____________________________________________________________ (b) Ambivalent ____________________________________________________________ (c) Ambiguous ____________________________________________________________ (d) Amphibian ____________________________________________________________ 2. A light sailing boat built especially for racing (a) Yacht ____________________________________________________________ (b) Frigate ____________________________________________________________ (c) Dinghy ____________________________________________________________ (d) Canoe ____________________________________________________________ 3. Be t he embod iment o r perfe ct example of (a) Personify ____________________________________________________________ (b) Masquerade ____________________________________________________________ (c) Signify ____________________________________________________________ (d) Characterise ____________________________________________________________ 4. A house for storing grains (a) Godown ____________________________________________________________ (b) Granary ____________________________________________________________ (c) Cellar ____________________________________________________________ (d) Store ____________________________________________________________ 5. A name adopted by an author in his writings (a) Nickname ____________________________________________________________ (b) Pseudonym ____________________________________________________________ (c) Title ____________________________________________________________ (d) Nomenclature ____________________________________________________________ 6. Of u nknow n and unad mitted authorship (a) Unanimous ____________________________________________________________ (b) Vexation ____________________________________________________________ (c) Gullible ____________________________________________________________ (d) Anonymous ____________________________________________________________ 7. Member of a band of robbers (a) Thief ____________________________________________________________ (b) Pirate ____________________________________________________________ (c) Dacoit ____________________________________________________________ (d) Brigand ____________________________________________________________ 8. A person who is made to bear the blame due to others. (a) Ignoramus ____________________________________________________________ (b) Nincompoop ____________________________________________________________ (c) Innocent ____________________________________________________________ (d) Scapegoat ____________________________________________________________ 9. A person who brings goods illegally into the country (a) Smuggler ____________________________________________________________ (b) Imposter ____________________________________________________________ (c) Exporter ____________________________________________________________ (d) Importer ____________________________________________________________ 10. Cutting for stone in the bladder. (a) Vasectomy ____________________________________________________________ (b) Lithotomy ____________________________________________________________ (c) Dichotomy ____________________________________________________________ 206 (d) Tubectomy ____________________________________________________________ 11. Land so surrounded by water as to be almost an island (a) Peninsula ____________________________________________________________ (b) Lagoon ____________________________________________________________ (c) Archipelago ____________________________________________________________ (d) Isthmus ____________________________________________________________ 12. A fixed orbit in space in relation to earth (a) Geocentric ____________________________________________________________ (b) Geo-stationary ____________________________________________________________ (c) Geological ____________________________________________________________ (d) Geo-synchronous ____________________________________________________________ 13. One who possesses many talents (a) Exceptional ____________________________________________________________ (b) Nubile ____________________________________________________________ (c) Versatile ____________________________________________________________ (d) Gifted ____________________________________________________________ 14. Word for word reproduction (a) Verbatim ____________________________________________________________ (b) Photostat ____________________________________________________________ (c) Copying ____________________________________________________________ (d) Mugging ____________________________________________________________ 15. Story told to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth (a) Paragon ____________________________________________________________ (b) Paradigm ____________________________________________________________ (c) Didactic ____________________________________________________________ (d) Parable ____________________________________________________________ 16. One who eats everything (a) Omniscient ____________________________________________________________ (b) Omnivorous ____________________________________________________________ (c) Omnipotent ____________________________________________________________ (d) Insolvent ____________________________________________________________ 17. To move along wit h quick, sho rt twistings (a) Wriggle ____________________________________________________________ (b) Crawl ____________________________________________________________ (c) Swagger ____________________________________________________________ (d) Stumble ____________________________________________________________ 18. That which cannot be done without (a) Indispensable ____________________________________________________________ (b) Impossible ____________________________________________________________ (c) Irrevocable ____________________________________________________________ (d) Impracticable ____________________________________________________________ 19. A cure for all diseases (a) Panacea ____________________________________________________________ (b) Antibiotic ____________________________________________________________ (c) Excorcism ____________________________________________________________ (d) Incantation ____________________________________________________________ 20. One who travels from place to place (a) Journeyman ____________________________________________________________ (b) Tramp ____________________________________________________________ (c) Itinerant ____________________________________________________________ (d) Mendicant ____________________________________________________________ 21. A short walk for pleasure or exercise (a) Gallop ____________________________________________________________ (b) Promenade ____________________________________________________________ (c) Jog ____________________________________________________________ (d) Stroll ____________________________________________________________ 207 22. That which cannot be understood (a) Unknown ____________________________________________________________ (b) Undecipherable ____________________________________________________________ (c) Illegible ____________________________________________________________ (d) Unintelligible ____________________________________________________________ 23. A sea abounding in islands (a) Ocean ____________________________________________________________ (b) Gulf ____________________________________________________________ (c) Strait ____________________________________________________________ (d) Archipelago ____________________________________________________________ 24. The doctrine that human souls pass from one body to another at the time of death (a) Transmigration ____________________________________________________________ (b) Extrapolation ____________________________________________________________ (c) Metamorphosis ____________________________________________________________ (d) Transition ____________________________________________________________ 25. A drawing on transparent paper (a) Negative ____________________________________________________________ (b) Transparency ____________________________________________________________ (c) Red print ____________________________________________________________ (d) Blue print ____________________________________________________________ 26. Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and kin (a) Corruption ____________________________________________________________ (b) Worldliness ____________________________________________________________ (c) Favouritism ____________________________________________________________ (d) Nepotism ____________________________________________________________ 27. One who sacrifices his life for a cause (a) Martyr ____________________________________________________________ (b) Patriot ____________________________________________________________ (c) Soldier ____________________________________________________________ (d) Revolutionary ____________________________________________________________ 28. A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge. (a) Verbose ____________________________________________________________ (b) Pompous ____________________________________________________________ (c) Pedantic ____________________________________________________________ (d) Ornate ____________________________________________________________ 29. One who thinks that human nature is essentially evil (a) Sceptic ____________________________________________________________ (b) Anatomy ____________________________________________________________ (c) Agnostic ____________________________________________________________ (d) Cynic ____________________________________________________________ 30. That which makes it difficult to recognize the presence of real nature of somebody or something (a) Pretence ____________________________________________________________ (b) Camouflage ____________________________________________________________ (c) Cover ____________________________________________________________ (d) Mask ____________________________________________________________ 31. Co de of d ip lomatic etiquette a nd prece dence (a) Protocol ____________________________________________________________ (b) Hierarchy ____________________________________________________________ (c) Formalism ____________________________________________________________ (d) Statesmanship ____________________________________________________________ 32. Of outstanding significance (a) Evident 208 ____________________________________________________________ (b) Monumental ____________________________________________________________ (c) Meaningful ____________________________________________________________ (d) Ominous ____________________________________________________________ 33. A place of good climate for invalids (a) Cemetery ____________________________________________________________ (b) Sanatorium ____________________________________________________________ (c) Asylum ____________________________________________________________ (d) Hospital ____________________________________________________________ 34. Words used in ancient times but no longer in general use now (a) Ancient ____________________________________________________________ (b) Archaic ____________________________________________________________ (c) Extinct ____________________________________________________________ (d) Antiquated ____________________________________________________________ 35. Medical stud y of the skin and its diseases (a) Venereology ____________________________________________________________ (b) Homeopathy ____________________________________________________________ (c) Dermatology ____________________________________________________________ (d) Orthopaedics ____________________________________________________________ 36. To talk without respect of something sacred or holy (a) Rudeness ____________________________________________________________ (b) Vulgarity ____________________________________________________________ (c) Blasphemy ____________________________________________________________ (d) Obscenity ____________________________________________________________ 37. Murder of a king (a) Regicide ____________________________________________________________ (b) Homicide ____________________________________________________________ (c) Matricide ____________________________________________________________ (d) Genocide ____________________________________________________________ 38. A dramatic performance (a) Masque ____________________________________________________________ (b) Mascot ____________________________________________________________ (c) Mask ____________________________________________________________ (d) Mosque ____________________________________________________________ 39. An expression of mild disapproval (a) Warning ____________________________________________________________ (b) Denigration ____________________________________________________________ (c) Reproof ____________________________________________________________ (d) Impertinence ____________________________________________________________ 40. A person interested in reading books and nothing else (a) Scholar ____________________________________________________________ (b) Book-keeper ____________________________________________________________ (c) Student ____________________________________________________________ (d) Book worm ____________________________________________________________ 41. One who is determined to exact full vengeance for wrongs done to him (a) Vindictive ____________________________________________________________ (b) Virulent ____________________________________________________________ (c) Vindicator ____________________________________________________________ (d) Usurer ____________________________________________________________ 42. An office or post with no work but high pay (a) Gratis ____________________________________________________________ (b) Ex-officio ____________________________________________________________ (c) Honorary 209 ____________________________________________________________ (d) Sinecure ____________________________________________________________ 43. Murder of a brother (a) Homicide ____________________________________________________________ (b) Fratricide ____________________________________________________________ (c) Patricide ____________________________________________________________ (d) Regicide ____________________________________________________________ 44. A person livin g permanently in a certain place (a) Domicile ____________________________________________________________ (b) Subject ____________________________________________________________ (c) Native ____________________________________________________________ (d) Resident ____________________________________________________________ 45. To slap with a flat object (a) Chop ____________________________________________________________ (b) Gnaw ____________________________________________________________ (c) Hew ____________________________________________________________ (d) Swat ____________________________________________________________ 46. Regard for others as a principle of action (a) Philanthropy ____________________________________________________________ (b) Altruism ____________________________________________________________ (c) Cynicism ____________________________________________________________ (d) Nepotism ____________________________________________________________ 47. Person who believ es that God is everything and everything is God (a) Pantheist ____________________________________________________________ (b) Pantechnicon ____________________________________________________________ (c) Agnostic ____________________________________________________________ (d) Theist ____________________________________________________________ 48. Simplest and smallest form of plant life, present in air, water and soil; essential to life but may cause disease (a) Bacteria ____________________________________________________________ (b) Toxin ____________________________________________________________ (c) Virus ____________________________________________________________ (d) Amoeba ____________________________________________________________ 49. Relationship by blood or birth (a) Consanguinity ____________________________________________________________ (b) Nepotism ____________________________________________________________ (c) Parentage ____________________________________________________________ (d) Affiliation ____________________________________________________________ 50. Opposed to great or sudden change (a) Conservative ____________________________________________________________ (b) Evolutionary ____________________________________________________________ (c) Static ____________________________________________________________ (d) Revolutionary ____________________________________________________________ 51. Yearly celebration of a date or an event (a) Anniversary ____________________________________________________________ (b) Birthday ____________________________________________________________ (c) Centenary ____________________________________________________________ (d) Jubilee ____________________________________________________________ 52. One who cannot be corrected (a) Incurable ____________________________________________________________ (b) Incorrigible ____________________________________________________________ (c) Invulnerable ____________________________________________________________ (d) Hardened ____________________________________________________________ 53. A word no longer in use (a) Obsolete ____________________________________________________________ (b) Ancient ____________________________________________________________ 210 (c) Exotic ____________________________________________________________ (d) Primitive ____________________________________________________________ 54. A short journey made by a group of persons together (a) Picnic ____________________________________________________________ (b) Stroll ____________________________________________________________ (c) Hike ____________________________________________________________ (d) Excursion ____________________________________________________________ 55. One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige (a) Maverick ____________________________________________________________ (b) Parvenu ____________________________________________________________ (c) Aristocrat ____________________________________________________________ (d) Affluent ____________________________________________________________ 56. Murder of a new-born child (a) Fratricide ____________________________________________________________ (b) Infanticide ____________________________________________________________ (c) Homicide ____________________________________________________________ (d) Regicide ____________________________________________________________ 57. Thing that can be felt or touched (a) Paltry ____________________________________________________________ (b) Panchromatic ____________________________________________________________ (c) Pandemic ____________________________________________________________ (d) Palpable ____________________________________________________________ 58. Extreme old age when a man behaves like a fool (a) Senility ____________________________________________________________ (b) Superannuation ____________________________________________________________ (c) Dotage ____________________________________________________________ (d) Imbecility ____________________________________________________________ 59. A pe rson who is skilled in horsemanship (a) Jockey ____________________________________________________________ (b) Cavalryman ____________________________________________________________ (c) Cavalier ____________________________________________________________ (d) Equestrian ____________________________________________________________ 60. A paper w ritten one’s own handwriting (a) Parchment ____________________________________________________________ (b) Transcript ____________________________________________________________ (c) Manuscript ____________________________________________________________ (d) Scroll ____________________________________________________________ .61. A person who travels to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion (a) Saint ____________________________________________________________ (b) Mendicant ____________________________________________________________ (c) Hermit ____________________________________________________________ (d) Pilgrim ____________________________________________________________ 62. Food which agrees with one’s taste (a) Sensuous ____________________________________________________________ (b) Edible ____________________________________________________________ (c) Pungent ____________________________________________________________ (d) Palatable ____________________________________________________________ 63. One who loves books (a) Bibliophile ____________________________________________________________ (b) Bibliophagist ____________________________________________________________ (c) Bibliophobe ____________________________________________________________ (d) Bibliographer ____________________________________________________________ 211 64. Parts of a country behind the coast or a river’s banks (a) Hinterland ____________________________________________________________ (b) Isthmus ____________________________________________________________ (c) Swamps ____________________________________________________________ (d) Archipelago ____________________________________________________________ .65. A low-area storm with high winds rotatin g about a centre of low atmospheric pressure (a) Typhoon ____________________________________________________________ (b) Hurricane ____________________________________________________________ (c) Cyclone ____________________________________________________________ (d) Tornado ____________________________________________________________ 66. On e who pro motes t he idea off absence of government of any kind, when everyman should be a law unto himself (a) Iconoclast ____________________________________________________________ (b) Agnostic ____________________________________________________________ (c) Anarchist ____________________________________________________________ (d) Belligerent ____________________________________________________________ 67. Something which is not thorough or profo und (a) Superfluous ____________________________________________________________ (b) Supernatural ____________________________________________________________ (c) Superficial ____________________________________________________________ (d) Superstitious ____________________________________________________________ 68. Indifference to pleasure or pain (a) Patience ____________________________________________________________ (b) Reticene ____________________________________________________________ (c) Docility ____________________________________________________________ (d) Stoicism ____________________________________________________________ 69. Presen t opposing arg uments or evidence (a) Rebuff ____________________________________________________________ (b) Reprimand ____________________________________________________________ (c) Rebut ____________________________________________________________ (d) Criticise ____________________________________________________________ 70. To mediate between two parties in a dispute (a) Interrupt ____________________________________________________________ (b) Intercede ____________________________________________________________ (c) Interfere ____________________________________________________________ (d) Interact ____________________________________________________________ 71. De sign made by pu tting t oge ther coloured pieces of glass or stones (a) Tracery ____________________________________________________________ (b) Relief ____________________________________________________________ (c) Oleograph ____________________________________________________________ (d) Mosaic ____________________________________________________________ 72. One who deserts his religion (a) Fanatic ____________________________________________________________ (b) Apostate ____________________________________________________________ (c) Deserter ____________________________________________________________ (d) Turm-coat ____________________________________________________________ 73. One who uses fear as a weapon of po wer (a) Extremist ____________________________________________________________ (b) Anarchist ____________________________________________________________ (c) Terrorist ____________________________________________________________ (d) Militant ____________________________________________________________ 74. The original inhabitants of a country (a) Natives ____________________________________________________________ 212 (b) Primitive ____________________________________________________________ (c) Aborigines ____________________________________________________________ (d) Citizens ____________________________________________________________ 75. Place where birds are kept (a) Armoury ____________________________________________________________ (b) Aviary ____________________________________________________________ (c) Apiary ____________________________________________________________ (d) Zoo ____________________________________________________________ 76. One who does not care for literature or art (a) Illiterate ____________________________________________________________ (b) Primitive ____________________________________________________________ (c) Barbarian ____________________________________________________________ (d) Philistine ____________________________________________________________ 77. A man of odd habits (a) Introvert ____________________________________________________________ (b) Moody ____________________________________________________________ (c) Eccentric ____________________________________________________________ (d) Cynical ____________________________________________________________ 78. De rivin g ple asure f rom inflicting pain on others (a) Bigotry ____________________________________________________________ (b) Masochism ____________________________________________________________ (c) Sadism ____________________________________________________________ (d) Malevolence ____________________________________________________________ 79. The power of reading the thoughts of others (a) Psychology ____________________________________________________________ (b) Telepathy ____________________________________________________________ (c) Psychopathy ____________________________________________________________ (d) T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n __________________________________________________________ 80. One filled with ex ce ssive a nd mistaken enthusiasm in cause (a) Fanatic ____________________________________________________________ (b) Patriot ____________________________________________________________ (c) Martyr ____________________________________________________________ (d) Pedant ____________________________________________________________ 81. To examine one’s own thoughts and feelings (a) Reflection ____________________________________________________________ (b) Introspection ____________________________________________________________ (c) Meditation ____________________________________________________________ (d) Retrospection ____________________________________________________________ 82. Custom of having many wives (a) Polygamy ____________________________________________________________ (b) Matrimony ____________________________________________________________ (c) Monogamy ____________________________________________________________ (d) Bigamy ____________________________________________________________ 83. To cause troops etc. to spread out in readiness for battle (a) Deploy ____________________________________________________________ (b) Disperse ____________________________________________________________ (c) Align ____________________________________________________________ (d) Collocate ____________________________________________________________ 84. Anything written in a letter after it is signed (a) Postscript ____________________________________________________________ (b) Corrigendum ____________________________________________________________ (c) Posterity 213 ____________________________________________________________ (d) Postdiction ____________________________________________________________ 85. The policy of extending a country’s empire and influence (a) Internationalism ____________________________________________________________ (b) Communism ____________________________________________________________ (c) Imperialism ____________________________________________________________ (d) Capitalism ____________________________________________________________ 86. The custom of having more than one husband at the same time (a) Debauchery ____________________________________________________________ (b) Bigamy ____________________________________________________________ (c) Polygamy ____________________________________________________________ (d) Polyandry ____________________________________________________________ 87. List of headings of the business to be transacted at meeting. (a) Proceedings ____________________________________________________________ (b) Excerpts ____________________________________________________________ (c) Schedule ____________________________________________________________ (d) Agenda ____________________________________________________________ 88. A post without remuneration (a) Honorary ____________________________________________________________ (b) Involuntary ____________________________________________________________ (c) Voluntary ____________________________________________________________ (d) Sinecure ____________________________________________________________ 89. To send an unwanted person out of the country (a) Deport ____________________________________________________________ (b) Expatriate ____________________________________________________________ (c) Exclude ____________________________________________________________ (d) Ostracise ____________________________________________________________ 90. A government run by a dictator (a) Oligarchy ____________________________________________________________ (b) Theocracy ____________________________________________________________ (c) Democracy ____________________________________________________________ (d) Autocracy ____________________________________________________________ 91. One who cannot die (a) Perpetual ____________________________________________________________ (b) Perennial ____________________________________________________________ (c) Stable ____________________________________________________________ (d) Immortal ____________________________________________________________ 92. Belief or opinion to what is generally accepted (a) Non conformity ____________________________________________________________ (b) Heresy ____________________________________________________________ (c) Unbelief ____________________________________________________________ (d) Superstition ____________________________________________________________ 93. One who loves mankind (a) Seismologist ____________________________________________________________ (b) Optometrist ____________________________________________________________ (c) Anthropologist ____________________________________________________________ (d) Philanthropist ____________________________________________________________ 94. A pe rson who rules without consulting the opinion of others (a) Autocrat ____________________________________________________________ (b) Fanatic ____________________________________________________________ (c) Democrat ____________________________________________________________ (d) Bureaucrat ____________________________________________________________ 95. Study of mankind 214 (a) Philology ____________________________________________________________ (b) Anthropology ____________________________________________________________ (c) Pathology ____________________________________________________________ (d) Physiology ____________________________________________________________ 96. Through which light cannot pass (a) Obscure ____________________________________________________________ (b) Opaque ____________________________________________________________ (c) Dull ____________________________________________________________ (d) Dark ____________________________________________________________ 97. Stealing from the writings of others (a) Reproducing ____________________________________________________________ (b) Plagiarism ____________________________________________________________ (c) Copying ____________________________________________________________ (d) Reframing ____________________________________________________________ 98. A short stay at a place (a) Intermission ____________________________________________________________ (b) Sojourn ____________________________________________________________ (c) Halt ____________________________________________________________ (d) Interlude ____________________________________________________________ 99. Constant effort to achieve something (a) Enthusiasm ____________________________________________________________ (b) Vigour ____________________________________________________________ (c) Perseverance ____________________________________________________________ (d) Attempt ____________________________________________________________ 100. A person not sure of the existence of God (a) Agnostic ____________________________________________________________ (b) Cynic ____________________________________________________________ (c) Theist ____________________________________________________________ (d) Atheist ____________________________________________________________ 101. ONE WHO RIDES IN HORSE RACES, ESP. PROFESSIONALLY. (A) knight-errant ________________________ (B) pedestrian ________________________ (C) jockey _________________________ (D) equestrian ________________________ 102. A HEAVY UNNATURAL SLUMBER: (A) insomnia _________________________ (B) coma _________________________ (C) intangible _________________________ (D) stupor _________________________ 103. TO REPEAT WORD FOR WORD: (A) literal _________________________ (B) verbal _________________________ (C) verbatim _________________________ (D) verbose _________________________ 104. AN YTHING THAT DES TROYS THE EFFECTS OF POSION: (A) antidote _________________________ (B) antibiotic _________________________ (C) antiseptic _________________________ (D) antique _________________________ 105. A PERSON WHO TOTALLY ABSTAINS FROM ALCOHOLIC DRINKS: (A) cannibal _________________________ (B) teetotaller _________________________ (C) vegetarian ________________________ (D) hedonist _________________________ 106. A PERS ON IN THE HABI T OF CONTINUOUS TALKING: (A) omnivorous _________________________ (B) graminivorous _______________________ (C) loquacious _________________________ (D) tongue-tied _________________________ 107. A PERSON WHO IS HARD TO PLEASE: (A) taciturn _________________________ (B) stubborn _________________________ (C) fastidious _________________________ (D) epicure _________________________ 108. TO ATONE FOR ONE’S SINS: (A) ingratiate _________________________ (B) propitiate _________________________ (C) apologise _________________________ 215 (D) expiate _________________________ 109. A PERSON WHO CANNOT BE SUBDUED OR CONQUERED: (A) inscrutable _________________________ (B) inflexible _________________________ (C) indomitable ________________________ (D) infallible _________________________ 110. SO METHING THAT CAN NO T BE EXPLAINED: (A) impregnable ________________________ (B) inexplicable ________________________ (C) mysterious ________________________ (D) unthinkable ________________________ 111. A PLACE WHERE YOUNG PLANTS ARE REARED: (A) poultry _________________________ (B) nursery _________________________ (C) kennel _________________________ (D) gymnasium ________________________ 112. A PERSON WHO MENDS SHOES: (A) cobbler _________________________ (B) plumber _________________________ (C) mechanic _________________________ (D) shoeshine _________________________ 113. A MAN WHOSE WIFE IS DEAD: (A) widow _________________________ (B) widower _________________________ (C) henpecked _________________________ (D) orphan _________________________ 114. BO OK , PICTU RE, ETC., PROD UCED MERELY TO BRING IN MONEY: (A) box-office _________________________ (B) mercenary _________________________ (C) pot-boiler _________________________ (D) heady _________________________ 115. FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF A DEAD BODY: (A) diagnosis _________________________ (B) post-mortem ________________________ (C) analysis _________________________ (D) dialysis _________________________ 116. MUSICAL OR LITERARY MEDLEY: (A) musical soiree ________________________ (B) potpourri _________________________ (C) rendezvous _________________________ (D) extravaganza _______________________ 117. A PERSON WHO CHANG ES HIS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS: (A) rebel _________________________ (B) renegade _________________________ (C) iconoclast _________________________ (D) heretic _________________________ 118. A PERSON WHO LOOKS AT THE DARK SIDE OF THINGS : (A) pessimist _________________________ (B) optimist _________________________ (C) morose _________________________ (D) blackguard _________________________ 119. A PLACE OF SHELTER FOR SHIPS: (A) helipad _________________________ (B) port _________________________ (C) harbour _________________________ (D) barrack _________________________ 120. A RAISED PLACE ON WHICH OFFERINGS TO A GOD ARE MADE: (A) church _________________________ (B) altar _________________________ (C) mound _________________________ (D) archives _________________________ 121. A PERSO N WHO SORROWS FOR HIS SINS: (A) penitent _________________________ (B) sadist _________________________ (C) sorrowful _________________________ (D) pious _________________________ 122. PRIN TED N OTI CE O F S OMEBO DY’S DEATH: (A) mourning _________________________ (B) obituary _________________________ (C) condolence ________________________ (D) journey’s end ________________________ 123. THE STUDY AN D TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS: (A) psychology _________________________ (B) neurology _________________________ (C) psychiatry _________________________ (D) cardiology ________________________ 124. WITTY, CLEVER RETORT : (A) broadside _________________________ (B) repartee _________________________ (C) sarcasm _________________________ (D) invective _________________________ 125. PART-SO NG FO R SEVERAL VO ICES WI THOUT I NSTRUMENTAL 216 ACCOMPANIMENT: (A) panegyric _________________________ (B) limerick _________________________ (C) madrigal _________________________ (D) hallad _________________________ 126. THE SCIENCE OF JUDGING A PERSON’S CHARACTER, CAPABILITIES, ETC. FROM AN EXAMINATION OF THE SHAPE OF HIS SKILL: (A) phrenology _________________________ (B) anthropology _______________________ (C) philology _________________________ (D) morphology ________________________ 127. A SHOPK EEPER WHO SELLS FRESH AND GREEN VEGETABLES: (A) vegetarian _________________________ (B) vendor _________________________ (C) grocer _________________________ (D) greengrocer ________________________ 128. LITERATURE OF UNREAL STORIES: (A) fiction _________________________ (B) episode _________________________ (C) fable _________________________ (D) parable _________________________ 129. A SPEECH BY AN ACTOR AT THE ENDS OF A PLAY: (A) duologue _________________________ (B) epilogue _________________________ (C) melodrama _________________________ (D) monologue _________________________ 130. A VERSE LETTER: (A) epitaph _________________________ (B) pantomime ________________________ (C) lay _________________________ (D) epistle _________________________ 131. A ROOM LEADING INTO A LARGE ROOM OR HALL: (A) scullery _________________________ (B) pantry _________________________ (C) anteroom _________________________ (D) lounge _________________________ 132. SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE RUBBED OUT: (A) inflexible _________________________ (B) indelible _________________________ (C) irascible _________________________ (D) irrepressible ________________________ 133. SO METHING THAT CAN NO T BE UNDERSTOOD OR KNOWN: (A) Incredible _________________________ (B) inscrutable _________________________ (C) understandable _____________________ (D) unknown _________________________ 134. UNFRIENDLY OR HARMFUL: (A) congenial _________________________ (B) inimical _________________________ (C) innocuous _________________________ (D) intangible _________________________ 135. THAT WHICH CANNOT BE HEARD: (A) deaf _________________________ (B) unheard-of ________________________ (C) inscrutable _________________________ (D) inaudible _________________________ 136. THE LIFE-HISTO RY OF A PERS ON WRITTEN BY ANOTHER PERSON: (A) biography _________________________ (B) autobiography _________________________ (C) memoir _________________________ (D) audiography ________________________ 137. A FIGURE WITH THREE S TRAIG HT SIDES: (A) angle _________________________ (B) triangle _________________________ (C) trilogy _________________________ (D) tripartite _________________________ 138. THAT WHICH CANNOT BE CONSUMED BY FIRE: (A) incombustible ________________________ (B) inflammable ________________________ (C) invincible _________________________ (D) inexhaustible _________________________ 139. THAT WHICH CANNOT BE CORRECTED. (A) indelible _________________________ (B) incorrigible _________________________ (C) fixed _________________________ (D) fickle _________________________ 140. THE LIFE-HISTO RY OF A PERS ON WRITTEN BY HIMSELF: (A) bibliography ________________________ (B) biography ________________________ (C) audiography ________________________ (D) autobiography ______________________ 141. A PERSON WHO G RO WS OR SELLS FLOWERS: 217 (A) florid _________________________ (B) florist _________________________ (C) flautist _________________________ (D) hoodlum _________________________ 142. JUST PUNISHMENT FOR WRONGDOING: (A) nemesis _________________________ (B) wrath _________________________ (C) catharsis _________________________ (D) purgation _________________________ 143. COINING OR USING OF NEW WORDS: (A) phoneme _________________________ (B) lautology _________________________ (C) neologism _________________________ (D) lingua _________________________ 144. GIVING OF SPECIAL FAVOUR TO ONE’S KITH AND KIN: (A) pantheism _________________________ (B) nepotism _________________________ (C) favouritism _________________________ (D) solecism _________________________ 145. WISTFUL LONGING FOR SOMETHING ONE HAS KNOWN IN THE PAST: (A) megalomania _______________________ (B) logomania _________________________ (C) nostalgia _________________________ (D) hysteria _________________________ 146. WIDE, UNINTERRUPTED VIEW: (A) window-view _________________________ (B) panorama _________________________ (C) scenery _________________________ (D) galaxy _________________________ 147. MENTAL DISORDER MARKED BY FIXED DELUSIONS: (A) hypermania _________________________ (B) monomania ________________________ (C) paranoia _________________________ (D) nostalgia _________________________ 148. VENERABLE OLD MAN: (A) headman _________________________ (B) patriarch _________________________ (C) boss _________________________ (D) Bohemian _________________________ 149. MURDERING ONE’S FATHER: (A) regicide _________________________ (B) patricide _________________________ (C) fratricide _________________________ (D) homicide _________________________ 150. BRANCH OF MEDICINE CONCERNED WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR LLNESS: (A) osteopathy _________________________ (B) pediatrics _________________________ (C) cardiology _________________________ (D) morphology ________________________ 218 Answer 1. 8. 15. 22. 29. 36. 43. 50. 57. 64. 71. 78. 85. 92. 99. 106. 113. 120 127. 134. 141. 148. D D D D D C B A D A D C C B D C B B D B B B 2. A 9. A 16. B 23. D 30. B 37. A 44. A 51. A 58. C 65. C 72. B 79. B 86. D 93. D 100. A 107. C 114. C 121. A 128. A 135. D 142. A 149. B 3. 10. 17. 24. 31. 38. 45. 52. 59. 66. 73. 80. 87. 94. 101. 108. 115. 122. 129. 136. 143. 150. A B A A A A D B D C C A D A C D B B B A C B 4. 11. 18. 25. 32. 39. 46. 53. 60. 67. 74. 81. 88. 95. 102. 109. 116. 123. 130. 137. 144. B A A B B C B A C C C B A B B C B C D B B 5. 12. 19. 26. 33. 40. 47. 54. 61. 68. 75. 82. 89. 96. 103. 110. 117. 124. 131. 138. 145. B B A D B D A D D D B A A B C B B B C A C 6. 13. 20. 27. 34. 41. 48. 55. 62. 69. 76. 83. 90. 97. 104. 111. 118. 125. 132. 139. 146. D C C A B A A B D C D A D B A B A C B B B 7. 14. 21. 28. 35. 42. 49. 56. 63. 70 77. 84. 91. 98. 105. 112. 119. 126. 133. 140. 147. D A D C C D A B A B C A D B B A C A B D C 219