Directions (1-5): In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as you answer.
1.Subsume (a)
(a)Include
(b)Assume something
(c)Imagine
(d)Substantial
2.Ersatz (b)
(a)chirpy
(b)artificial
(c)genial
(d)laceration
3.Parochial (c)
(a)sanguine
(b)exalting
(c)conservative
(d)bounteous
4.Lugubrious (b)
(a)moderate
(b)mournful
(c)lecherous
(d)salubrious
5.Redress (b)
(a)dress up again
(b) Remedy
(c)unsettle
(d)collapse