[rvinodhini]

1. (A) In the former colonies, they have shaken the accumulated inertia and emerged as a confident, prosperous
community driving the economies and assuming positions of power.
(B) In the Gulf, the hordes of blue-collared workers that flew in after the boom in the ‘70s have today moved up the
ladder and are now a dominant presence in trade and corporate affairs.
(C) Despite the hurdles in their own countries and India’s studied indifference, the past decade has seen them come
into their own.
(D) Move forward they have.
(1) ABCD (2) BADC (3) DCBA (4) DCAB
2. (A) But when anything or anybody Indian gets global endorsement–like Amartya Sen, M.Night Shyamalan or Vinod
Khosla–the level of pride reaches another dimension; here are stories of Indians who have surmounted the
pangs of dislocation and dilemmas of nationhood to become the people the world looks up to–and inspire us in a
manner few locals can.
(B) Democracy, Kakori Kebab, Bollywood ?
(C) What makes Indian proud ?
(D) Sure.
(1) DCBA (2) CBDA (3) CABD (4) CADB
3. (A) L.N.Mittal’s acquisition of US Steel or his presence in economies as diverse as Indonesia, Romania, Algeria,
Germany and Trinidad is a vindication of the enduring quality of Indian enterprise.
(B) Spread across five continents they have consistently proved that Indians can compete with anyone, anywhere
to create wealth.
(C) So is adaptability as symbolised by the Hindujas who conduct business in Teheran, London and Singapore with
equal ease.
(D) They are living testimony to the India that could have been.
(1) DBAC (2) DCBA (3) ABDC (4) ACBD
4. (A) While they have moved out of pop-and -mom corner stores to occupy the highest seats of decision-making–even
heading governments–an increasing number has begun to leave its mark on the frontiers of knowledge.
(B) Simultaneously there has been a flowering of talent in the world of business, the application of technology and
in the creation of respected global brands.
(C) Some of them have earned their places in the hall of fame of social sciences, notably economies, or pure
sciences.
(D) It may have taken some time, but the Indian diaspora has gradually begun to assert itself in every aspect of
social interaction.
(1) DCBA (2) ADCB (3) ABCD (4) DACB
5. (A) Standing by the sea, Biswajit Mohanty finds himself adrift on a sea of despair.
(B) Every wave that crashes against the golden beaches brings lifeless sea turtles ashore in ones and twos.
(C) But their best efforts have yielded little results.
(D) It has been years since he and other turtles conservationists have been trying to impress upon the Orissa
Government the need to stop the wanton killing of the endangered Olive Ridleys that make their ritual trek to
the state’s nesting shores, digs and pits and lay over a million eggs every winter.
(1) DCBA (2) ADCB (3) ABCD (4) BADC
Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
11. CALLOW
(1) youthful (2) holy (3) mild (4) coloured
(5) seated
12. FLAIR
(1) conflagration (2) inspiration (3) bent (4) egregiousness
(5) magnitude
13. ATROPHY
(1) capture (2) waste away (3) govern (4) award prize
(5) defeat
14. DIVULGE
(1) look (2) refuse (3) deride (4) reveal
(5) harm
15. INTRACTABLE
(1) culpable (2) flexible (3) unruly (4) efficient
(5) base
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
16. HEED
(1) ignore (2) hope (3) overtake (4) nurture
(5) depart
17. PAEAN
(1) serf (2) pealing (3) lien (4) lament
(5) folly
18. TUMULT
(1) scarcity (2) defeat (3) coolness (4) density
(5) serenity
19. LACONIC
(1) milky (2) verbose (3) wicked (4) flagrant
(5) derelict
20. OBSTREPEROUS
(1) turbid (2) quiet (3) remote (4) lucid
(5) active
Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.
21. WHISPER : SPEAK
(1) brush : touch (2) skip : walk (3) listen : hear (4) request : ask
(5) whimper : whine
22. CAPTAIN : SHOAL
(1) lawyer : litigation (2) pilot : radar (3) soldier : ambush (4) doctor : hospital
(5) corporal : sergeant
23. SCALES : JUSTICE
(1) weights : measures (2) laws : courts (3) torch : liberty (4) laurel : peace
(5) balance : equity
24. MYTH : LEGENDARY
(1) sermon : lengthy (2) anecdote : witty (3) fable : didactic (4) epic : comic
(5) allegory : obscure
25. DESCRY : DISTANT
(1) mourn : lost (2) whisper : mutant (3) discern : subtle (4) destroy : flagrant
(5) entrap : hostile

[vibsrathi]

1. (A) In the former colonies, they have shaken the accumulated inertia and emerged as a confident, prosperous
community driving the economies and assuming positions of power.
(B) In the Gulf, the hordes of blue-collared workers that flew in after the boom in the ‘70s have today moved up the
ladder and are now a dominant presence in trade and corporate affairs.
(C) Despite the hurdles in their own countries and India’s studied indifference, the past decade has seen them come
into their own.
(D) Move forward they have.
(1) ABCD (2) BADC (3) DCBA (4) DCAB
2. (A) But when anything or anybody Indian gets global endorsement–like Amartya Sen, M.Night Shyamalan or Vinod
Khosla–the level of pride reaches another dimension; here are stories of Indians who have surmounted the
pangs of dislocation and dilemmas of nationhood to become the people the world looks up to–and inspire us in a
manner few locals can.
(B) Democracy, Kakori Kebab, Bollywood ?
(C) What makes Indian proud ?
(D) Sure.
(1) DCBA (2) CBDA (3) CABD (4) CADB
3. (A) L.N.Mittal’s acquisition of US Steel or his presence in economies as diverse as Indonesia, Romania, Algeria,
Germany and Trinidad is a vindication of the enduring quality of Indian enterprise.
(B) Spread across five continents they have consistently proved that Indians can compete with anyone, anywhere
to create wealth.
(C) So is adaptability as symbolised by the Hindujas who conduct business in Teheran, London and Singapore with
equal ease.
(D) They are living testimony to the India that could have been.
(1) DBAC (2) DCBA (3) ABDC (4) ACBD
4. (A) While they have moved out of pop-and -mom corner stores to occupy the highest seats of decision-making–even
heading governments–an increasing number has begun to leave its mark on the frontiers of knowledge.
(B) Simultaneously there has been a flowering of talent in the world of business, the application of technology and
in the creation of respected global brands.
(C) Some of them have earned their places in the hall of fame of social sciences, notably economies, or pure
sciences.
(D) It may have taken some time, but the Indian diaspora has gradually begun to assert itself in every aspect of
social interaction.
(1) DCBA (2) ADCB (3) ABCD (4) DACB
5. (A) Standing by the sea, Biswajit Mohanty finds himself adrift on a sea of despair.
(B) Every wave that crashes against the golden beaches brings lifeless sea turtles ashore in ones and twos.
(C) But their best efforts have yielded little results.
(D) It has been years since he and other turtles conservationists have been trying to impress upon the Orissa
Government the need to stop the wanton killing of the endangered Olive Ridleys that make their ritual trek to
the state’s nesting shores, digs and pits and lay over a million eggs every winter.
(1) DCBA (2) ADCB (3) ABCD (4) BADC
Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.
6. Many hours of practice are required of a successful musician, so it is often not so much ..... as ..... which distinguishes
the professional from the amateur.
(1) genius, education (2) money, education (3) talent, discipline (4) fortitude, mediocrity
(5) technique, pomposity
7. The sudden death of the world-renowned leader ..... his followers, but it ..... his former opponents.
(1) saddened, devastated (2) shocked, encouraged (3) depressed, tempered (4) satisfied, aided
(5) prostrated, depressed
8. In truth ..... has a cost; for every free person we pay with the ..... of fifty others.
(1) liberty, subjection (2) liberalism, environmentalism
(3) capitalism, punishment (4) independence, individualism
(5) authority, autonomy
9. Human survival is a result of mutual assistance, since people are essentially ..... rather than ..... .
(1) superior, inferior (2) cooperative, competitive
(2) individualistic, gregarious (4) physical, mental
(5) dependent, insensate
10. Even as they ..... their pledges of support, they secretly planned a betrayal; their actions ..... their words.
(1) demonstrated, echoed (2) confirmed, reinforced
(3) compromised, precluded (4) reiterated, belied
(5) submitted, emphasized
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
11. CALLOW
(1) youthful (2) holy (3) mild (4) coloured
(5) seated
12. FLAIR
(1) conflagration (2) inspiration (3) bent (4) egregiousness
(5) magnitude
13. ATROPHY
(1) capture (2) waste away (3) govern (4) award prize
(5) defeat
14. DIVULGE
(1) look (2) refuse (3) deride 4) reveal
(5) harm
15. INTRACTABLE
(1) culpable (2) flexible (3) unruly (4) efficient
(5) base
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
16. HEED
(1) ignore (2) hope (3) overtake (4) nurture
(5) depart
17. PAEAN
(1) serf (2) pealing (3) lien (4) lament
(5) folly

18. TUMULT
(1) scarcity (2) defeat (3) coolness (4) density
(5) serenity
19. LACONIC
(1) milky (2) verbose (3) wicked (4) flagrant
(5) derelict
20. OBSTREPEROUS
(1) turbid (2) quiet (3) remote (4) lucid
(5) active

Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.
21. WHISPER : SPEAK
(1) brush : touch (2) skip : walk (3) listen : hear (4) request : ask
(5) whimper : whine
22. CAPTAIN : SHOAL
(1) lawyer : litigation (2) pilot : radar (3) soldier : ambush (4) doctor : hospital
(5) corporal : sergeant
23. SCALES : JUSTICE
(1) weights : measures (2) laws : courts (3) torch : liberty (4) laurel : peace
(5) balance : equity
24. MYTH : LEGENDARY
(1) sermon : lengthy (2) anecdote : witty (3) fable : didactic (4) epic : comic
(5) allegory : obscure
25. DESCRY : DISTANT
(1) mourn : lost (2) whisper : mutant (3) discern : subtle (4) destroy : flagrant
(5) entrap : hostile


howzzat umpire?

[indraneelbaul]

1)impasse
2)ethereal
3)cursory
4)ambivalent
5)marauder
6)enfeeble
7)exhume
negligence
9)obdurate
10)improvident.


good post .....

[vishal_9feb]

Moi try --

1. (A) In the former colonies, they have shaken the accumulated inertia and emerged as a confident, prosperous
community driving the economies and assuming positions of power.
(B) In the Gulf, the hordes of blue-collared workers that flew in after the boom in the ‘70s have today moved up the
ladder and are now a dominant presence in trade and corporate affairs.
(C) Despite the hurdles in their own countries and India’s studied indifference, the past decade has seen them come
into their own.
(D) Move forward they have.
(1) ABCD (2) BADC (3) DCBA (4) DCAB
2. (A) But when anything or anybody Indian gets global endorsement–like Amartya Sen, M.Night Shyamalan or Vinod
Khosla–the level of pride reaches another dimension; here are stories of Indians who have surmounted the
pangs of dislocation and dilemmas of nationhood to become the people the world looks up to–and inspire us in a
manner few locals can.
(B) Democracy, Kakori Kebab, Bollywood ?
(C) What makes Indian proud ?
(D) Sure.
(1) DCBA (2) CBDA (3) CABD (4) CADB
3. (A) L.N.Mittal’s acquisition of US Steel or his presence in economies as diverse as Indonesia, Romania, Algeria,
Germany and Trinidad is a vindication of the enduring quality of Indian enterprise.
(B) Spread across five continents they have consistently proved that Indians can compete with anyone, anywhere
to create wealth.
(C) So is adaptability as symbolised by the Hindujas who conduct business in Teheran, London and Singapore with
equal ease.
(D) They are living testimony to the India that could have been.
(1) DBAC (2) DCBA (3) ABDC (4) ACBD
4. (A) While they have moved out of pop-and -mom corner stores to occupy the highest seats of decision-making–even
heading governments–an increasing number has begun to leave its mark on the frontiers of knowledge.
(B) Simultaneously there has been a flowering of talent in the world of business, the application of technology and
in the creation of respected global brands.
(C) Some of them have earned their places in the hall of fame of social sciences, notably economies, or pure
sciences.
(D) It may have taken some time, but the Indian diaspora has gradually begun to assert itself in every aspect of
social interaction.
(1) DCBA (2) ADCB (3) ABCD (4) DACB
5. (A) Standing by the sea, Biswajit Mohanty finds himself adrift on a sea of despair.
(B) Every wave that crashes against the golden beaches brings lifeless sea turtles ashore in ones and twos.
(C) But their best efforts have yielded little results.
(D) It has been years since he and other turtles conservationists have been trying to impress upon the Orissa
Government the need to stop the wanton killing of the endangered Olive Ridleys that make their ritual trek to
the state’s nesting shores, digs and pits and lay over a million eggs every winter.
(1) DCBA (2) ADCB (3) ABCD (4) BADC
Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.
6. Many hours of practice are required of a successful musician, so it is often not so much ..... as ..... which distinguishes
the professional from the amateur.
(1) genius, education (2) money, education (3) talent, discipline (4) fortitude, mediocrity
(5) technique, pomposity
7. The sudden death of the world-renowned leader ..... his followers, but it ..... his former opponents.
(1) saddened, devastated (2) shocked, encouraged (3) depressed, tempered (4) satisfied, aided
(5) prostrated, depressed
8. In truth ..... has a cost; for every free person we pay with the ..... of fifty others.
(1) liberty, subjection (2) liberalism, environmentalism
(3) capitalism, punishment (4) independence, individualism
(5) authority, autonomy
9. Human survival is a result of mutual assistance, since people are essentially ..... rather than ..... .
(1) superior, inferior (2) cooperative, competitive
(2) individualistic, gregarious (4) physical, mental
(5) dependent, insensate
10. Even as they ..... their pledges of support, they secretly planned a betrayal; their actions ..... their words.
(1) demonstrated, echoed (2) confirmed, reinforced
(3) compromised, precluded (4) reiterated, belied
(5) submitted, emphasized
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters.
11. CALLOW
(1) youthful (2) holy (3) mild (4) coloured
(5) seated
12. FLAIR
(1) conflagration (2) inspiration (3) bent (4) egregiousness
(5) magnitude
13. ATROPHY
(1) capture (2) waste away (3) govern (4) award prize
(5) defeat
14. DIVULGE
(1) look (2) refuse (3) deride 4) reveal
(5) harm
15. INTRACTABLE
(1) culpable (2) flexible (3) unruly (4) efficient
(5) base
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
16. HEED
(1) ignore (2) hope (3) overtake (4) nurture
(5) depart
17. PAEAN
(1) serf (2) pealing (3) lien (4) lament
(5) folly

18. TUMULT
(1) scarcity (2) defeat (3) coolness (4) density
(5) serenity
19. LACONIC
(1) milky (2) verbose (3) wicked (4) flagrant
(5) derelict
20. OBSTREPEROUS
(1) turbid (2) quiet (3) remote (4) lucid
(5) active

Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.
21. WHISPER : SPEAK
(1) brush : touch (2) skip : walk (3) listen : hear (4) request : ask
(5) whimper : whine
22. CAPTAIN : SHOAL
(1) lawyer : litigation (2) pilot : radar (3) soldier : ambush (4) doctor : hospital
(5) corporal : sergeant
23. SCALES : JUSTICE
(1) weights : measures (2) laws : courts (3) torch : liberty (4) laurel : peace
(5) balance : equity
24. MYTH : LEGENDARY
(1) sermon : lengthy (2) anecdote : witty (3) fable : didactic (4) epic : comic
(5) allegory : obscure
25. DESCRY : DISTANT
(1) mourn : lost (2) whisper : mutant (3) discern : subtle (4) destroy : flagrant
(5) entrap : hostile

[krsh.vik]

1.(4) 2.(2) 3.(1) 4.(4) 5.(2) 6.(3) 7.(2) 8.(1) 9.(2) 10.(4)
11.(1) 12.(3) 13.(2) 14.(4) 15.(3) 16.(1) 17.(4) 18.(5) 19.(2) 20.(2)
21.(1) 22.(3) 23.(3) 24.(3) 25.(3)

key for the set posted by me

[zak1984]

Can anyone post wordlist as some files, doc or pdf. I think it will be very useful for everyone..

[heman_kv]

Hi Zak,

I'm attaching the wordlist tht i had wit me in a excel format. Mite be useful for u.

Hemanth

[vyomb]

WORDLIST dowloaded somewhere from net.....
Happy reading:grab:

[vyomb]

Hi Puys,
i got few queries in form of ques.Pour your inputs with explanation.
Indentify the number of sentences each word can go into and mark as your ans the max number of sentences any word can go into.

Q1.
A.He will be working in an advisory________for concern.
B.The fuel tank has a_______of 20 gallons.
C.The cinema theatre was filled to_____.
D.I attended the meeting at the factory which has been working at full_____all through the year.

1.committee 2.Strength 3.capacity 4.ability

Q2.
A.He improved step by _____.
B.Our chairman has decided to ____downin favourof a younger manager.
C.You had been better watch your____or youwill be sacked for incompetence.
D.He feels he is out of____with today's young people.

1.pace 2.speed 3.step 4.slow.

Q3.
AIt is____on her,to have to stay behind when her husband goes to war.
B.We had no money for a hotel so we had to__________it and camp out.
C.I don't like living in the outskirts,but with a nea job you have to take the ______with the smooth.
D.What is____for you may be easy for me.

1.difficult 2.rough 3.save 4.trying.

[Fabio capello]

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