ExplanationColloquial means informal; literary is the formal register of language.
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Select the antonym for CANDOUR.
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ExplanationCandour means openness or honesty; evasiveness is its opposite.
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Select the synonym for REVERIE.
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ExplanationReverie is a daydream or state of pleasant thought.
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Correct the sentence: "Playing a game regularly is better than to read books always."
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ExplanationThe original sentence lacks parallel structure. Option A corrects this by using two gerunds: "Playing" and "reading."
Correct the sentence: It is one of the best speeches that ever been made in the General Assembly."
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Choose the correct usage of Ingenious and Ingenuous.
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ExplanationIngenious means clever or inventive. Ingenuous means innocent or naive.
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Select the synonym for BESPOKE.
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ExplanationBespoke means custom-made
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Translate: "وہ اپنی کامیابیوں پر فخر محسوس کرتی ہے"
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ExplanationThe most natural and idiomatic translation of "فخر محسوس کرتی ہے" is "takes pride in," which is a common English expression.
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Select the synonym for PANACEA.
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ExplanationA panacea is a cure-all
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Select the synonym for HACKNEYED.
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ExplanationHackneyed means overused and unoriginal
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Select the antonym for COLLOQUIAL.
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ExplanationColloquial means informal; literary is the formal register of language.
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Select the synonym for INSCRUTABLE.
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ExplanationInscrutable means impossible to understand or interpret; mysterious.
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Choose the correct usage of Luxuriant and Luxurious.
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ExplanationLuxuriant means rich in growth (abundant). Luxurious means characterized by luxury or opulence.
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Select the antonym for ELAN.
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ExplanationElan means vigorous energy and style; inelegance is the lack of style.
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Correct the sentence: "The amount they receive in wages is greater than twenty years ago."
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ExplanationThe original sentence makes an illogical comparison. Option A correctly compares "the amount they receive now" to "the amount they received twenty years ago."
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Choose the correct usage of Dependant and Dependent.
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ExplanationDependant (noun) is a person who relies on another. Dependent (adjective) means conditional upon something.
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Choose the correct usage of Gamble and Gambol.
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ExplanationGamble means to bet money. Gambol means to skip or playfully frolic.
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Choose the correct usage of Moat and Mote.
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ExplanationA moat is a defensive ditch filled with water. A mote is a tiny speck of dust.
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Select the most appropriate synonym for INSCRUTABLE.
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ExplanationInscrutable means impossible to understand or interpret; mysterious.
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Choose the correct usage of Gamble and Gambol.
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ExplanationGamble means to bet money. Gambol means to skip or playfully frolic.
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Select the synonym for ABJECT.
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ExplanationAbject can mean extremely poor (indigent) or miserable.
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Choose the correct usage of Hoard and Horde.
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ExplanationA hoard is a hidden store of valuables. A horde is a large group of people.
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Choose the correct usage of Moat and Mote.
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ExplanationA moat is a defensive ditch filled with water. A mote is a tiny speck of dust.
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Select the antonym for DOLEFUL.
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ExplanationDoleful means sorrowful; vivacious means lively and cheerful.
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Correct the sentence: It is a fact that I almost drowned
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ExplanationThe original sentence is a run-on. Option C uses a noun clause "The fact that..." as the subject, creating a grammatically correct sentence.
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Select the antonym for BENIGN.
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ExplanationBenign means gentle or harmless; malicious means harmful.
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Translate: "ان کی مہمان نوازی تو قابلِ تعریف ہے مگر وہ ہماری مدد کرنے سے قاصر ہیں"
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ExplanationThe translation should use "admirable" for قابلِ تعریف and the simple phrase "are unable to help us" for مدد کرنے سے قاصر ہیں.
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Select the antonym for CACOPHONY.
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ExplanationCacophony is a harsh mixture of sounds; the opposite is pleasant sounds or stillness.
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Choose the correct usage of Funeral and Funereal.
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ExplanationFuneral (noun) is a ceremony for the dead. Funereal (adjective) means gloomy or suited to a funeral.
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Select the antonym for EUPHORIA.
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ExplanationEuphoria means intense happiness; melancholy means deep sadness.
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Correct the sentence: "When Susan realised that all of her bottles of the nail polish dries out she decides to keep them for decoration."
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ExplanationThe original sentence has incorrect tense and uses an unnecessary article. Option A corrects this by using past perfect "had dried" and past tense "decided."
Correct the sentence: It was late in night and a boy rode his bike along the path when suddenly he stopped in shock as his head lamp was not working anymore."
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Select the antonym for DOLEFUL.
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ExplanationDoleful means sorrowful; vivacious means lively and cheerful.
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Select the antonym for OBLIVIOUS.
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ExplanationOblivious means unaware; conscious means aware.
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Choose the correct usage of Hoard and Horde.
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ExplanationA hoard is a hidden store of valuables. A horde is a large group of people.
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Translate: "دشمن کی فوج نے میدان جنگ میں مورچے بنا لیے"
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ExplanationThe word "مورچے" translates to fortifications or defenses, with "set up" being the most idiomatic verb.
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Translate: "وہ اپنی تقریر میں اس موضوع کو چھو گئے"
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ExplanationThe idiomatic expression "چھو گئے" is best translated as "touched upon" which means to mention briefly.
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Select the synonym for SUMPTUOUS.
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ExplanationSumptuous means magnificent and splendid; it is also a synonym for luxurious and gorgeous.
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Select the most appropriate synonym for ABJECT.
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ExplanationAbject can mean extremely poor (indigent) or miserable.
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Select the antonym for AMELIORATE.
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ExplanationAmeliorate means to improve; impair means to make worse.
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Choose the correct usage of Fain and Feign.
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ExplanationFain is an adverb meaning willingly. Feign is a verb meaning to pretend.
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Correct the sentence: "The girl told the conductor that she lost her train ticket and knew not how she would get home."
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ExplanationOption A correctly uses the past perfect tense ("had lost") to show an action completed before another action in the past, and corrects the archaic structure of "knew not" to "did not know."
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Choose the correct usage of Fain and Feign.
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ExplanationFain is an adverb meaning willingly. Feign is a verb meaning to pretend.
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Translate: "انہوں نے ایک دوسرے کے خلاف سازش کی"
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ExplanationThe phrase "سازش کی" is most idiomatically translated as "conspired," and "ایک دوسرے" as "against each other."
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Select the antonym for AMELIORATE.
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ExplanationAmeliorate means to improve; impair means to make worse.
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Select the antonym for SURROGATE.
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ExplanationA surrogate is a substitute; the opposite is real or genuine.
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Select the synonym for ENIGMA.
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ExplanationEnigma means a mystery or puzzle; a conundrum is a confusing problem or riddle.
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Choose the correct usage of Dependant and Dependent.
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ExplanationDependant (noun) is a person who relies on another. Dependent (adjective) means conditional upon something.
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Select the synonym for APPALL.
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ExplanationAppall means to cause great dismay or horror.
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Select the synonym for BESPOKE.
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ExplanationBespoke means custom-made
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Choose the correct usage of Funeral and Funereal.
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ExplanationFuneral (noun) is a ceremony for the dead. Funereal (adjective) means gloomy or suited to a funeral.
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Select the synonym for CAJOLE.
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ExplanationCajole means to persuade with flattery; lure means to attract or tempt.
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Translate: "یہ امر واقع ہے کہ مسلم دنیا قدرت کے ودیعت کردہ وسائل کا ناجائز فائدہ اٹھا رہی ہے"
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ExplanationThis translation uses "unjustly" for ناجائز فائدہ and "granted by God" for قدرت کے ودیعت کردہ, conveying the correct meaning.
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Select the most appropriate synonym for HACKNEYED.
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ExplanationHackneyed means overused and unoriginal
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Select the antonym for CANDOUR.
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ExplanationCandour means openness or honesty; evasiveness is its opposite.
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Correct the sentence: "Ever since they had heard about the burglaries in neighbourhood they kept on the light all the time and close all the doors and the windows very carefully."
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ExplanationOption C corrects the tense and adds the missing article before "neighbourhood."
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Choose the correct usage of Ingenious and Ingenuous.
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ExplanationIngenious means clever or inventive. Ingenuous means innocent or naive.
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Choose the correct usage of Luxuriant and Luxurious.
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ExplanationLuxuriant means rich in growth (abundant). Luxurious means characterized by luxury or opulence.
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Select the antonym for EUPHORIA.
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ExplanationEuphoria means intense happiness; melancholy means deep sadness.