31. One who has a strong sixth sense
(A) psychic
(B) psychotic
(C) hylic
(D) presbyopic
Answer: (A) psychic
Psychic: Relating to or denoting faculties or phenomena that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, especially involving telepathy or clairvoyance.
(A) psychic: Having a sixth sense or extra-sensory abilities.
(B) psychotic: Suffering from a psychosis.
(C) hylic: Of or relating to matter; material.
(D) presbyopic: Farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye.
32. To strengthen or support a claim
(A) assuage
(B) corroborate
(C) vilify
(D) enervate
Answer: (B) corroborate
Corroborate: Confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
(A) assuage: Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
(B) corroborate: Verify or confirm.
(C) vilify: Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
(D) enervate: Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality.
33. Sad and gloomy to a great extent
(A) lugubrious
(B) nefarious
(C) loquacious
(D) panegyric
Answer: (A) lugubrious
Lugubrious: Looking or sounding sad and dismal.
(A) lugubrious: Extremely mournful, sad, or gloomy.
(B) nefarious: (Typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.
(C) loquacious: Tending to talk a great deal; talkative.
(D) panegyric: A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.
34. To struggle helplessly
(A) fumble
(B) fiddle
(C) fickle
(D) flounder
Answer: (D) flounder
Flounder: Struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud, or mentally.
(A) fumble: Use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something.
(B) fiddle: Touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way.
(C) fickle: Changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties.
(D) flounder: To struggle helplessly.
35. A state of great suffering
(A) renegade
(B) boisterous
(C) cannily
(D) tribulation
Answer: (D) tribulation
Tribulation: A cause of great trouble or suffering.
(A) renegade: A person who deserts and betrays an organization, country, or set of principles.
(B) boisterous: (Of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.
(C) cannily: In a way that shows shrewdness and good judgment.
(D) tribulation: A state or cause of great suffering.
36. Allowance due to a wife from her husband on legal separation
(A) debt
(B) alimony
(C) compensation
(D) damages
Answer: (B) alimony
Alimony: Financial support that a person is ordered by a court to give to their spouse during separation or following divorce.
(A) debt: A sum of money that is owed or due.
(B) alimony: Spousal maintenance or financial allowance upon separation.
(C) compensation: Something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering.
(D) damages: A sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or an injury.
37. Those who live in trees are
(A) adhesive
(B) fluvial
(C) arboreal
(D) frill
Answer: (C) arboreal
Arboreal: (Chiefly of animals) living in trees.
(A) adhesive: Able to stick fast to a surface or object; sticky.
(B) fluvial: Of or found in a river.
(C) arboreal: Living in or related to trees.
(D) frill: A strip of gathered or pleated material used as a decoration.
38. Spanish-speaking people living in the U.S.
(A) Hispanic
(B) Spaniards
(C) Afro-American
(D) Portuguese
Answer: (A) Hispanic
Hispanic: Relating to Spain or to Spanish-speaking countries, especially those of Latin America, or people of this descent living in the US.
(A) Hispanic: Spanish-speaking person in the US.
(B) Spaniards: Natives or inhabitants of Spain.
(C) Afro-American: An American of African, and especially of black African, descent.
(D) Portuguese: Relating to Portugal or its people or language.
39. Sleep-walking
(A) hallucination
(B) reverie
(C) somnambulism
(D) incantation
Answer: (C) somnambulism
Somnambulism: The condition of walking or performing other motor acts while asleep; sleepwalking.
(A) hallucination: An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present.
(B) reverie: A state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts; a daydream.
(C) somnambulism: Sleep-walking.
(D) incantation: A series of words said as a magic spell or charm.
40. Using a milder word / phrase instead of a harsh or direct one.
(A) euphemism
(B) metaphor
(C) simile
(D) anecdote
Answer: (A) euphemism
Euphemism: A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
(A) euphemism: A mild substitute word.
(B) metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
(C) simile: A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion).
(D) anecdote: A short, amusing, or interesting story about a real incident.