191. SYNOPSIS
(A) Index
(B) Annexure
(C) Summary
(D) Expansion
Answer: (C) Summary
SYNOPSIS: A brief summary or general survey of something.
(A) Index: An alphabetical list of records or pointers.
(B) Annexure: A document attached to a main document.
(C) Summary: A brief statement or account of the main points of something.
(D) Expansion: The action of becoming larger or more extensive.
192. ALTERCATION
(A) Choice
(B) Changes
(C) Dispute
(D) Divine
Answer: (C) Dispute
ALTERCATION: A noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.
(A) Choice: An act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.
(B) Changes: Acts or instances of making or becoming different.
(C) Dispute: A disagreement, argument, or debate.
(D) Divine: Of, from, or like God or a god.
193. INFERNAL
(A) Eternal
(B) Insider
(C) Devilish
(D) Hateful
Answer: (C) Devilish
INFERNAL: Relating to or characteristic of hell or the underworld.
(A) Eternal: Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.
(B) Insider: A person within a group or organization.
(C) Devilish: Of, like, or appropriate to a devil in evil and cruelty.
(D) Hateful: Arousing, deserving of, or filled with hatred.
194. Bestowed
(A) Trusted
(B) Withdrawn
(C) Accommodated
(D) Conferred
Answer: (D) Conferred
Bestowed: Conferred or presented (an honor, right, or gift).
(A) Trusted: Believed in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of.
(B) Withdrawn: Removed or taken away.
(C) Accommodated: Provided lodging or sufficient space for.
(D) Conferred: Granted or bestowed (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
195. Cancel
(A) Allow
(B) Abolish
(C) Approve
(D) Break
Answer: (B) Abolish
Cancel: Decide that an organized event will not happen; annul or revoke.
(A) Allow: Give permission for something.
(B) Abolish: Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).
(C) Approve: Officially agree to or accept as satisfactory.
(D) Break: Separate or cause to separate into pieces.
196. Germinate
(A) Decay
(B) Breed
(C) Produce
(D) Sprout
Answer:(D) Sprout
Germinate: Begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy.
(A) Decay: Rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.
(B) Breed: Mate and then produce offspring.
(C) Produce: Make or manufacture from components or raw materials.
(D) Sprout: Put forth shoots; begin to grow.
197. Paltry
(A) Insignificant
(B) Unfair
(C) Average
(D) Slovenly
Answer: (A) Insignificant
Paltry: (Of an amount) small or meager; petty; trivial.
(A) Insignificant: Too small or unimportant to be worth consideration.
(B) Unfair: Not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice.
(C) Average: Constituting the result obtained by adding together several quantities and then dividing this total by the number of quantities.
(D) Slovenly: Messy and dirty (especially of a person or their appearance).
198. Stupid
(A) Rude
(B) Dull
(C) Illiterate
(D) Obstinate
Answer: (B) Dull
Stupid: Lacking intelligence or common sense.
(A) Rude: Offensively impolite or bad-mannered.
(B) Dull: Lacking interest or excitement; lacking mental quickness.
(C) Illiterate: Unable to read or write.
(D) Obstinate: Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion.
199. Showy
(A) Ugly
(B) Rowdy
(C) Gaudy
(D) Greedy
Answer: (C) Gaudy
Showy: Having a striking appearance, typically by being excessively bright or ostentatious.
(A) Ugly: Unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance.
(B) Rowdy: Noisy and disorderly.
(C) Gaudy: Extravagantly bright or showy.
(D) Greedy: Having or showing an intense and selfish desire for something.
200. Flung
(A) Threw
(B) Caught
(C) Cast
(D) Spat
Answer: (A) Threw
Flung: Threw or hurled forcefully (past tense of fling).
(A) Threw: Propelled something with force through the air.
(B) Caught: Intercepted and held something which had been thrown.
(C) Cast: Threw something forcefully in a specified direction.
(D) Spat: Ejected saliva forcibly from one’s mouth.