English Questions: Vocabulary test – 50

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Welcome to Online English Section with explanation inAffairsCloud.com. Here we are providing vocabulary test based on the some difficult words from THE HINDU EDITORIALS, which is important for IBPS PO/CLERK/LIC AAO/RRB & SSC CGL EXAM and other competitive exams.

1. The office was__________on him by the monarch of this realm.
   1) bereaved
   2) expropriated
   3) dispossessed
   4) bestowed
   5) denuded
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation : bestowed – confer or present (an honour, right, or gift).
   
   
2. The overcrowded housing conditions were__________and degrading.
   1) strip
   2) sordid
   3) disinherit
   4) disrobe
   5) despoil
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : sordid – involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
   
   
3. He has spent a lifetime__________his local club’s history.
   1) skimming
   2) airtight
   3) impervious
   4) sledding
   5) imbibing
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5)
   Explanation : imbibing – drink (alcohol).
   
   
4. The president accused his opponents of__________with foreigners.
   1) deviating
   2) colluding
   3) dissenting
   4) diverging
   5) divesting
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : colluding – come to a secret understanding; conspire.
   
   
5. An__________mob screamed abuse.
   1) enraged
   2) becalmed
   3) contradicted
   4) appeased
   5) assuaged
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1) 
   Explanation : enraged – very angry; furious.
   
   
6. No excuses were made for the team’s__________performance.
   1) quieten
   2) lacklustre
   3) chirpy
   4) bustling
   5) exciting
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : lacklustre – lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring.
   
   
7. The world’s pre-eminent expert on__________.
   1) stroke
   2) asbestos
   3)  dismantle
   4) buzzing
   5) depart
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : asbestos – a highly heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral that can be woven into fabrics, and is used in brake linings and in fire-resistant and insulating materials.
   
   
8. He went about his illegal business with a__________assurance.
   1) placate
   2) shamefaced
   3) sedate
   4) brazen
   5) meek
   
   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4) 
   Explanation : brazen – bold and without shame.
   
   
9. He had an__________attitude to their money problems.
   1) tranquilize

   2) enthusiastic
   3) insouciant
   4) disquieted
   5) apprehensive
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3)
   Explanation : insouciant – showing a casual lack of concern.
   
   
10. The surging crowds__________for attention.
    1) bugged
    2) nonporous
    3) aghast
    4) antsy
    5) clamoured
    
    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 5)
    Explanation : clamoured – (of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently.