Category: Miscellaneous

Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions four words are given in bold. Which of the following words must replace each other so that the sentence becomes contextually correct and meaningful. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose option (e) as your answer.  [WATU 8]

Directions (1-5): Study the information and answer the following questions: Eight family members are sitting in a row, some are facing north while some are facing south direction. There are three generations in the family.   G is grandfather of D and sits fourth to the right of his son. E’s mother sits third to…

1. BAFFLED:  Meaning :  to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something Synonyms : astound, bewilder Antonym : comfort, enlighten Usage: She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour. 2.PROMULGATE:  Meaning : to announce something publicly, especially a new law Synonyms : declare, notify Antonyms : gather, collect Usage: The new law was…

Directions (1-5): Choose, out of the given five options, (in each question) the word which is not the synonym of the given bold word.  [WATU 5]

Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.  [WATU 4]  

[WATU 3]

1. Agile:  Meaning :  able to move quickly and easily. Synonyms : acrobatic, dexterous, deft, Antonym : clumsy, stiff, slow, dull Usage: At 20 years old he was not as agile as he is now. 2.Opulent:  Meaning : ostentatiously costly and luxurious. Synonyms : luxurious, sumptuous, palatial Antonyms : penniless, poor, impoverished, penurious Usage: Most of…

[WATU 2]

1. Quagmire: (noun) Meaning :  a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape Synonyms : bind,corner, dilemma, fix, hole, impasse, jam, mire, pickle, predicament, spot Antonyms: advantage, solution, agreement, contentment Usage: He’s caught in a quagmire of debt. 2. Subtler: (adjective) Meaning : clever at attaining one’s ends by indirect…

1. Humdrum(Adjective) Meaning :  Lacking excitement or variety Synonyms : Dull, boring, monotonous Antonyms: Remarkable, exciting Usage: No matter how humdrum is your life without a job, once you get it things will go fine. 2. Axiomatic(Adjective) Meaning : self-evident or unquestionable. Synonyms : Understood, Given, Granted, self-evident Antonyms : Misunderstood, uncertain Usage: The arithmetic…

1. RETREAT Meaning :  To go away from a place or person in order to escape. Synonyms : yield, surrender Antonyms: invade, access Example: Fire fighters had to retreat from the fierce heat. 2. MOCKED Meaning : to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way Synonyms : insult, scorn…