[abhay15783]

One of the question types in CAT asks you to choose suitable options between commonly confused words, such as counsellor and councillor, or between superficially similar words such as genuine and sanguine.
So I thought of starting a thread with an aim to tackle such kind of questions.
I will be posting 10 such questions daily and hope it will benefit you all. At the end of each day will be posting the answers for these.

[abhay15783]

Questions-SET-1

• The council was (a) averse/ (b) adverse to expansion plan for the library.
• The after (a) effects/ (b) affects of the bombing are still visible in Japan.
• Please (a) appraise/ (b) apprise me of the happenings at your end.
• Mounting sales (a) augur/ (b) auger a profitable year.
• Critics (a) censored/ (b) censured the new movie.
• The best scene in movie was the (a) climactic / (b) climatic one.
• Judge asked the lawyer to produce some (a) creditable / (b) credible evidences.
• His jail records (a) militated/ (b) mitigated against him.
• Exhibiting (a) perspicuous/ (b) perspicacious judgments.
• A (a) venal/ (b) venial sin

[manas_cat2008]

My take:

1) averse

2)effects

3)apprise..of

4)augur

5)censored

6)climactic

7)credible

militated

9)perspicacious

10)venial

[QUOTE=abhay15783;1671199]The 10 questions for today are as below.

[janvats]

Originally Posted by abhay15783

The 10 questions for today are as below.

gr8 initiative..thanks....

my take on t answers:

1. [a]
2. [a]
3. [b]
4. [a]
5. [a]
6. [a]
7. [b]
8. [a]
9. [b]
10.[b]

[dancingdaisies]

Hey abhay,

Good thread. My answers are below : Red ones am not sure. Green ones am sure

• The council was (a) averse/ (b) adverse to expansion plan for the library.
• The after (a) effects/ (b) affects of the bombing are still visible in Japan.
• Please (a) appraise/ (b) apprise me of the happenings at your end.
• Mounting sales (a) augur/ (b) auger a profitable year.
• Critics (a) censored/ (b) censured the new movie.
• The best scene in movie was the (a) climactic / (b) climatic one.
• Judge asked the lawyer to produce some (a) creditable / (b) credible evidences.
• His jail records (a) militated/ (b) mitigated against him.
• Exhibiting (a) perspicuous/ (b) perspicacious judgments.
• A (a) venal/ (b) venial sin

[abhay15783]

Answers SET-1
1.a
2.a
3.b
4.a
5.b
6.a
7.b
8.a
9.b
10.b


And Explanations

Adverse-Unfavourable

Averse-Strong feeling of opposition

Affect-makes a difference to

Effect-as a result of

Apprise-To inform

Appraise-To assess

Auger-Device for boring something

Augur-Soothsayer / Prophet/a sign

Censure-To criticize in a vehement manner

Censor-supervising the suitability of a person or a product

Climactic-Forming a climax

Climatic-Relating to climate

Credible-Believable

Creditable-Praise worthy

Militate-To have a substantial effect

Mitigate-To make less severe

Perspicuously-Clearly expressed or lucid

Perspicacious-Having keen mental perception and understanding

Venal-Susceptible to bribery

Venial-Excusable,small

[randeepsingh]

great initiative dude.. jst look to it that this thread never dies as few others .

my take :-

1) averse
2) effects
3) apprise
4) augur
5) censured
6) climactic
7) credible
8 ) militated
9) perspicacious
10) venial

[aviator1]

Originally Posted by abhay15783

The 10 questions for today are as below.

• The council was (a) averse/ (b) adverse to expansion plan for the library.
• The after (a) effects/ (b) affects of the bombing are still visible in Japan.
• Please (a) appraise/ (b) apprise me of the happenings at your end.
• Mounting sales (a) augur/ (b) auger a profitable year.
• Critics (a) censored/ (b) censured the new movie.
• The best scene in movie was the (a) climactic / (b) climatic one.
• Judge asked the lawyer to produce some (a) creditable / (b) credible evidences.
• His jail records (a) militated/ (b) mitigated against him.
• Exhibiting (a) perspicuous/ (b) perspicacious judgments.
• A (a) venal/ (b) venial sin

Umm ok lets go

1.averse
2.effects
3.apprise
4.augur
5.censured(i think it came in cat2007,had to guess then)
6.climactic
7.credible
8.militated
9.perspicacious
10.venial

[kris kringle]

@ abhay15783 (Commonly confused Words)

• The council was averse to expansion plan for the library.
• The after effects of the bombing are still visible in Japan.
• Please apprise me of the happenings at your end.
• Mounting sales augur a profitable year.
• Critics censured the new movie.
• The best scene in movie was the climactic one.
• Judge asked the lawyer to produce some credible evidences.
• His jail records militated against him.
• Exhibiting perspicacious judgments.
• A (a) venal sin

[abhay15783]

SET-2


1 He stated that his decision to let 20,000 go was entirely _____. It was simply an economic necessity.

• amoral

• immoral

2. Some people feel that his _____ to the President was unnecessary.

• allusion
• illusion

3. I went to John to seek _____ on my current situation.

• council
• counsel

4. The lawyer would like to ______ a response from his client.

• elicit
• illicit

5. I’d like to _______ from France, but I don't know where to move.

• emigrate
• immigrate

6. Did they win or _____ the game last week?

• loose
• lose

7. His voice made an amazing _____ impression.

• oral
• aural

8. The ______ department is looking for three new employees.

• personal
• personnel

9. Children tend to be rather _____ and need something to keep them occupied.

• restless
• restive

10. This attachment is a ______ that allows you to clean your curtains.

• complement
• compliment