Set 115

1.3
2.4
3.2
4.2
5.4

SET 115

My take:

1) I ___ him because of his ___ behaviour.

detest...supercilious

2) While the world was ___ to the happenings in Washington and New York, America's political class was ___ by the attacks.

glued... devastated

3) The one thing kept the ___ in good spirits at the otherwise disappointing Agra summit was the special bar for the ___ at the Mughal Sheraton.

scribes...media

4) The two countries must ____ resolve to walk the path of dialogue and peace sidelining the extremist elements who have a vested interest in ____ fires between India and Pakistan.

establish...raging

5)He ____ on his racing wheels and heads out smartly, self consciously, with ___ in each stroke.

pivots...determination

Set 114
1. b...referring to women hence plural form of verb
2. b...as honest politicians is plural, so the verb is plural

set 115

1) 3.

2) 4.

3) 3.

4) 2.

5) 2.
................

set 115

1) 3
2) 4
3) 1
4) 4
5) 4

SET 115

1) I ___ him because of his ___ behaviour.

1. congratulate....gory 2.admit...stupid 3. detest...supercilious
4. adore...obnoxious

2) While the world was ___ to the happenings in Washington and New York, America's political class was ___ by the attacks.

1. watching...worried 2. alert...concerned 3. averse... excited
4. glued... devastated

3) The one thing kept the ___ in good spirits at the otherwise disappointing Agra summit was the special bar for the ___ at the Mughal Sheraton.

1. press...people 2. scribes...media 3. journalists...commoners

4) The two countries must ____ resolve to walk the path of dialogue and peace sidelining the extremist elements who have a vested interest in ____ fires between India and Pakistan.

1. declare...burning 2. demonstrate...stoking 3. influence...igniting
4. establish...raging

5)He ____ on his racing wheels and heads out smartly, self consciously, with ___ in each stroke.

1. circles...decision 2. twists...resolution 3. turns...condemnation
4. pivots...determination

SET 114

1. She is one of those women who (a-believes, b-believe) that husbands should share in doing housework and taking care of the children.

2.What we need in this country(a-is, b-are) honest politicians.

P.S.: plz xplain ur ans....

My Take on SET 114
she - believes
country - needs honest politicians , so is

SET 113

Easy one puys..

1.The -----------(abstruse/obscure) directions were impossible to follow; crucial steps were assumed.
2.The epidemic was -----------(exacerbate/exasperate) by a scarcity of vaccine.
3.Job wanted to know why God ------(inflicted/afflicted) pain and sorrow on him.
4.Some viewers found the AIDS education video --------(invidious/insidious), so a less explicit film was substituted.
5.Many sightings of mysterious flying objects remain ---------(unexplained,inexplicable).
6.He ------------(parlay/parley) a small inheritance into a fortune by investing in IBM in its early days.
7.The cry of a loon is ----------(plaintive/plaintiff) to human ears .
8.Georgia O'Keefe drew inspiration from the ----------(picturesque,picaresque) landscape of the Southwest.
9.The man was charged with ------(petit,petite) larceny.
10.The United States wishes to -----------(perpetuate,perpetrate) democracy and capitalism.
11.The school board will -------(allot,allocate) funds for the baseball team.
12.Communication between the hostile countries ----------(attenuate/extenuate) as tensions grew.

OA for SET 113

1.obscure
2.exacerbate
3.inflicted
4.invidious
5.unexplained
6.parlayed
7.plaintive
8.picturesque
9.petit
10.perpetuate
11.allocate
12.attenuate

Why allocate and not allot ? Plz enlighten me

SET 114

1. She is one of those women who (a-believes, b-believe) that husbands should share in doing housework and taking care of the children.

2.What we need in this country(a-is, b-are) honest politicians.

P.S.: plz xplain ur ans....

1> believes; because here we imply to a single woman out of a total lot.
2>is; because country is always taken as a singular entity

SET 114

1. She is one of those women who (a-believes, b-believe) that husbands should share in doing housework and taking care of the children.

2.What we need in this country(a-is, b-are) honest politicians.

P.S.: plz xplain ur ans....

My take.

1) Believe.
2) Are.

prakash_miku Says

hi, where is the answer key?? :)

Actually i meant the take of question provider, in the prev page

1.obscure
2.exacerbate
3.inflicted
4.invidious
5.inexplicable
6.parlay
7.plaintive
8.picturesque
9.petite
10.perpetuate
11.allocate_Is it not allocate funds for some purpose?
12.extenuate

Just 1 doubt puys, ie. how to improve ability in fill in the blanks questions. Just by solving more problems?And Is it advisable to take guesses?

Red colour indicates the wrong answers as per key provided by question setter!

hi, where is the answer key?? :)

SET 114

1. She is one of those women who believes that husbands should share in doing housework and taking care of the children.

2.What we need in this country is honest politicians.


Explanation
1. She is one indicates that it is singular and hence believes
2. Country singular hence is.

PS: My take based more on intuition than grammar

SET 113

1.obscure
2.exacerbate
3.inflicted
4.invidious
5.inexplicable
6.parlay
7.plaintive
8.picturesque
9.petite
10.perpetuate
11.allocate_Is it not allocate funds for some purpose?
12.extenuate

Just 1 doubt puys, ie. how to improve ability in fill in the blanks questions. Just by solving more problems?And Is it advisable to take guesses?

Red colour indicates the wrong answers as per key provided by question setter!

SET 114

1. She is one of those women who (a-believes, b-believe) that husbands should share in doing housework and taking care of the children.

2.What we need in this country(a-is, b-are) honest politicians.

P.S.: plz xplain ur ans....

SET 113

Easy one puys..

1.The -----------(abstruse/obscure) directions were impossible to follow; crucial steps were assumed.
2.The epidemic was -----------(exacerbate/exasperate) by a scarcity of vaccine.
3.Job wanted to know why God ------(inflicted/afflicted) pain and sorrow on him.
4.Some viewers found the AIDS education video --------(invidious/insidious), so a less explicit film was substituted.
5.Many sightings of mysterious flying objects remain ---------(unexplained,inexplicable).
6.He ------------(parlay/parley) a small inheritance into a fortune by investing in IBM in its early days.
7.The cry of a loon is ----------(plaintive/plaintiff) to human ears .
8.Georgia O'Keefe drew inspiration from the ----------(picturesque,picaresque) landscape of the Southwest.
9.The man was charged with ------(petit,petite) larceny.
10.The United States wishes to -----------(perpetuate,perpetrate) democracy and capitalism.
11.The school board will -------(allot,allocate) funds for the baseball team.
12.Communication between the hostile countries ----------(attenuate/extenuate) as tensions grew.

11th one is bit confusing....but i'll go wit allocate

Set 113
1. obscure
2. exacerbate
3. inflicted
4. invidious
5. unexplained
6. parlay
7. plaintive
8. picturesque
9. petit
10.perpetuate
11.allot
12) attenuate

SET 113
my takes
obscure
exacerbate
inflicted
invidious
unexplained
parlay
plaintive
picturesque
petit
perpetrate
allocate
attenuate

with all due respect for the OA,i still think faltered is correct. something caught in a mire is unable to move steadily and that is a clear hint.

:)

You may be right. I chose festered because of the more negative connotation to it. While faltered is mild when compared.

falter - to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop:
fester - If an argument or bad feeling festers, it continues so that feelings of hate or dissatisfaction increase:

SET 113
.

My Take on SET 113

1> obscure
2> exacerbate
3> inflicted
4> invidious
5> unexplained
6> parlay
7> plaintive
8> picturesque
9> petit
10> perpetuate
11> allot
12> attenuate

SET 113

Easy one puys..

1abstruse
2exacerbate
3inflicted
4insidious
5unexplained
6parlay
7plaintive
8picturesque
9petit
10 perpetrate
11allocate
12 attenuate

SET 113

Easy one puys..

1. abstruse
   
2. exacerbate
   
3. inflicted
   
4. invidious
   
5. unexplained
   
6. parlay
   
7. plaintive
   
8. picturesque
   
9. petit
   
10. perpetuate
    
11. allocate
    
12. attenuate
    

:)

OA for SET 112


4. From the passage we know that Islam was
caught up in orthodoxy, which leads to a
degeneration of the religion. Faltered and
Festered both seem likely choices but on
account of the degree, fester which means to
stagnate and rot is the better choice.
Choice (4)

with all due respect for the OA,i still think faltered is correct. something caught in a mire is unable to move steadily and that is a clear hint.

:)

SET 113

1) abstruse.
2) exacerbate.
3) afflicted.
4) invidious.
5) unexplained.
6) parlay.
7) plaintive.
picturesque.
9) petit.
10) perpetrate
11) allot.
12) attenuate.

SET 113

Easy one puys..

1.The -----------(abstruse/obscure) directions were impossible to follow; crucial steps were assumed.
2.The epidemic was -----------(exacerbate/exasperate) by a scarcity of vaccine.
3.Job wanted to know why God ------(inflicted/afflicted) pain and sorrow on him.
4.Some viewers found the AIDS education video --------(invidious/insidious), so a less explicit film was substituted.
5.Many sightings of mysterious flying objects remain ---------(unexplained,inexplicable).
6.He ------------(parlay/parley) a small inheritance into a fortune by investing in IBM in its early days.
7.The cry of a loon is ----------(plaintive/plaintiff) to human ears .
8.Georgia O'Keefe drew inspiration from the ----------(picturesque,picaresque) landscape of the Southwest.
9.The man was charged with ------(petit,petite) larceny.
10.The United States wishes to -----------(perpetuate,perpetrate) democracy and capitalism.
11.The school board will -------(allot,allocate) funds for the baseball team.
12.Communication between the hostile countries ----------(attenuate/extenuate) as tensions grew.

My answers in BOLD

set 113
1)obscure
2)exasperate
3)inflicted
4)insidious
5)unexplained
6)parlay
7)plaintive
picturesque
9)petit
10)perpetuate
11)allot
12)attenuate

SET 113

Easy one puys..

1.The -----------(abstruse/obscure) directions were impossible to follow; crucial steps were assumed.
2.The epidemic was -----------(exacerbate/exasperate) by a scarcity of vaccine.
3.Job wanted to know why God ------(inflicted/afflicted) pain and sorrow on him.
4.Some viewers found the AIDS education video --------(invidious/insidious), so a less explicit film was substituted.
5.Many sightings of mysterious flying objects remain ---------(unexplained,inexplicable).
6.He ------------(parlay/parley) a small inheritance into a fortune by investing in IBM in its early days.
7.The cry of a loon is ----------(plaintive/plaintiff) to human ears .
8.Georgia O'Keefe drew inspiration from the ----------(picturesque,picaresque) landscape of the Southwest.
9.The man was charged with ------(petit,petite) larceny.
10.The United States wishes to -----------(perpetuate,perpetrate) democracy and capitalism.
11.The school board will -------(allot,allocate) funds for the baseball team.
12.Communication between the hostile countries ----------(attenuate/extenuate) as tensions grew.

SET 112

In the twelfth century, orthodoxy was ---------------(a) by the Arab cleric Imam Al Ghazali. Science and Mathematics were --------------(b) as anti-Islam because they were --------------(c) of the mind and weakened faith. Ghazali patronized revelation over reason, pre-destination over rational thinking. Mired in orthodoxy Islam ---------------(d). Interaction between Jewish and Christian scholars ---------(e) out and intolerance of faith crept in and Islam became -------------(f). The last great Muslim thinker of world renown lived in the fourteenth century!

a. (1) rekindled (2) rejuvenated (3) relaxed (4) relapsed
b. (1) pronounced (2) denounced (3) denoted (4) deputed
c. (1) intuitions (2) inundations (3) introspection (4) intoxicants
d. (1) fainted (2) felicitated (3) faltered (4) festered
e. (1) persisted (2) petered (3) percolated (4) perished
f. (1) insubstantial (2) integrated (3) insular (4) intellectual

OA for SET 112

1. The keyword here is orthodoxy and the word
that best fits would be 'rekindled' which means
to arouse or ignite.
Choice (1)

2. The clue word orthodoxy points to the fact that
a negative word should qualify Science and
Mathematics as they are considered to be anti
Islam. The word that fits here is 'denounced'
which means to condemn.
Choice (2)

3. Science and Mathematics were condemned
because they had an influence on the mind and
thereby weakened the faith. The best word to
describe the influence is 'intoxicants'.
Choice (4)

4. faltered

5. The keyword here is 'out' and the only word
that goes with it would be 'petered' which
means diminished.
Choice (2)

6. As intolerance crept into Islam it became
isolated as its interactions with other faiths
decreased. The word that best expresses this
meaning is insular.
Choice (3)

Correct answer for 4th blank is faltered. Here is the link http://www1.christiansofiraq.com/index.html. Thanks prakash for this.

SET 112:

rejuvenated
denounced
inundations
faltered
perished
insular

]SET 112
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 1
e. 4
f. 3

SET 112

In the twelfth century, orthodoxy was ---------------(a) by the Arab cleric Imam Al Ghazali. Science and Mathematics were --------------(b) as anti-Islam because they were --------------(c) of the mind and weakened faith. Ghazali patronized revelation over reason, pre-destination over rational thinking. Mired in orthodoxy Islam ---------------(d). Interaction between Jewish and Christian scholars ---------(e) out and intolerance of faith crept in and Islam became -------------(f). The last great Muslim thinker of world renown lived in the fourteenth century!

a. (1) rekindled (2) rejuvenated (3) relaxed (4) relapsed
b. (1) pronounced (2) denounced (3) denoted (4) deputed
c. (1) intuitions (2) inundations (3) introspection (4) intoxicants
d. (1) fainted (2) felicitated (3) faltered (4) festered
e. (1) persisted (2) petered (3) percolated (4) perished
f. (1) insubstantial (2) integrated (3) insular (4) intellectual

My take in bold

SET 112

In the twelfth century, orthodoxy was ---------------(a) by the Arab cleric Imam Al Ghazali. Science and Mathematics were --------------(b) as anti-Islam because they were --------------(c) of the mind and weakened faith. Ghazali patronized revelation over reason, pre-destination over rational thinking. Mired in orthodoxy Islam ---------------(d). Interaction between Jewish and Christian scholars ---------(e) out and intolerance of faith crept in and Islam became -------------(f). The last great Muslim thinker of world renown lived in the fourteenth century!

a. (1) rekindled
b. (2) denounced
c. (4) intoxicants
d. (3) faltered
e. (2) petered
f. (3) insular

:)

SET 112 : My take-

a. 1
b. 1
c. 4
d. 4:|
e. 2
f. 3

PS:good set

Originally Posted by amresh_maverick
SET 112

a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 3
e) 2
f) 3
:|

SET 112

In the twelfth century, orthodoxy was ---------------(a) by the Arab cleric Imam Al Ghazali. Science and Mathematics were --------------(b) as anti-Islam because they were --------------(c) of the mind and weakened faith. Ghazali patronized revelation over reason, pre-destination over rational thinking. Mired in orthodoxy Islam ---------------(d). Interaction between Jewish and Christian scholars ---------(e) out and intolerance of faith crept in and Islam became -------------(f). The last great Muslim thinker of world renown lived in the fourteenth century!

a. (1) rekindled (2) rejuvenated (3) relaxed (4) relapsed
b. (1) pronounced (2) denounced (3) denoted (4) deputed
c. (1) intuitions (2) inundations (3) introspection (4) intoxicants
d. (1) fainted (2) felicitated (3) faltered (4) festered
e. (1) persisted (2) petered (3) percolated (4) perished
f. (1) insubstantial (2) integrated (3) insular (4) intellectual

My Take:
a. 1
b. 1
c. 2
d. 1
e. 2
f. 1

SET 111
From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion that of the _______ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.


promotion
exploration
surveying
conservation
appropriation

(5). appropriation

SET 112

a. (1)
b. (2)
c. (4)
d. (4)
e. (2)
f. (3)

SET 112

a-1
b-2
c-4
d-4
e-2
f-3

SET 112

My Take

a> 1
b> 1
c> 4
d> 4
e> 2
f> 3

SET 112

In the twelfth century, orthodoxy was ---------------(a) by the Arab cleric Imam Al Ghazali. Science and Mathematics were --------------(b) as anti-Islam because they were --------------(c) of the mind and weakened faith. Ghazali patronized revelation over reason, pre-destination over rational thinking. Mired in orthodoxy Islam ---------------(d). Interaction between Jewish and Christian scholars ---------(e) out and intolerance of faith crept in and Islam became -------------(f). The last great Muslim thinker of world renown lived in the fourteenth century!

a. (1) rekindled (2) rejuvenated (3) relaxed (4) relapsed
b. (1) pronounced (2) denounced (3) denoted (4) deputed
c. (1) intuitions (2) inundations (3) introspection (4) intoxicants
d. (1) fainted (2) felicitated (3) faltered (4) festered
e. (1) persisted (2) petered (3) percolated (4) perished
f. (1) insubstantial (2) integrated (3) insular (4) intellectual

SET 111
From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion that of the _______ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.


promotion
exploration
surveying
conservation
appropriation

appropriation - opposite to freedom of the seas

SET 111
From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion that of the _______ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.


promotion
exploration
surveying
conservation
appropriation

my take in bold

Set 111
appropriation

SET - 111

appropriation

SET 111
My take
appropriation
(in this contest it is exact opposite of freedom deliberate act of taking/acquiring)

SET 111
From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion that of the _______ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.


promotion
exploration
surveying
conservation
appropriation

My take in bold

My Take:
SET 111:

Exploration

SET 111 my take
Surveying
PS> I think I didnt get what it means?

My take in bold

SET 111
From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion that of the _______ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.


promotion
exploration
surveying
conservation
appropriation

SET 111
From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion that of the _______ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.
appropriation

:)

ravzholocaust Says

I guess this would be right..take in bold

Sorry this is also not correct..

SET 111
From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion that of the _______ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.


promotion
exploration
surveying
conservation
appropriation

I guess this would be right..take in bold

ravzholocaust Says

My take in bold...

Not correct

SET 111
From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion that of the _______ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.


promotion
exploration
surveying
conservation
appropriation

My take in bold...

SET 111
From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion that of the _______ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.


promotion
exploration
surveying
conservation
appropriation

OA for SET 110

i agree with answers to 33. & 35. but please explain the answer for 34.
impoverished fits best in first blank, but beguilingly green is followed by 'but' and the reason y it is beguilingly green... 'beguilingly' and 'but' are two negations for 'green'... it has to be either 'beguilingly green - with shrub...' or 'salubriously green - but with shrub...':sneaky:

SET 110

exalted ... anecdotes
impecunious...salubriously
inadvertent...undoubtedly

book: 501 Synonyms and Antonyms. A good collection
:)

set 109
refer attachment

21. (3)
22. (2)
23. (4)

SET 108
Prudery actually draws attention to the vice it is supposed to __________;
the very act that forbids speech or prohibits sight _________ what
is hidden.
a. condemn: distorts
b. monitor: signals
c. repress: dramatizes
d. obviate: fosters
e. divulge: conceals
Please explain what this sentence mean?

c. repress: dramatizes