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651.

His views on children and their upbringing are indeed outlandish.

A. ealistic
B. unny
C. trange
D. ffensive
Answer» D. ffensive
652.

Some people are extremely fastidious in their choice of dress.

A. ompous
B. ussy
C. iscriminating
D. areless
Answer» C. iscriminating
653.

Feeling drowsy may be a side effect of too many antibiotics.

A. izzy
B. nergetic
C. rritable
D. luggish
Answer» E.
654.

He is deluding himself with false hopes.

A. atisfying
B. ntertaining
C. isleading
D. ssuring
Answer» D. ssuring
655.

His lascivious habits brought him nothing but bad name.

A. reacherous
B. rotic
C. ustful
D. icious
Answer» D. icious
656.

The thieves left her tied up with rope but she wriggled herself free.

A. hook
B. scaped
C. ade
D. llowed
Answer» B. scaped
657.

The meeting was called to ruminate on recent events in the subcontinent.

A. onder
B. xamine
C. rgue
D. iscuss
Answer» B. xamine
658.

I had a terrible dream last night and I was very much scared.

A. rightened
B. xcited
C. njured
D. nhappy
Answer» B. xcited
659.

The artists worked with tremendous felicity in expressive poetic language.

A. eal
B. xcitement
C. appiness
D. xpertise
Answer» D. xpertise
660.

Whenever I go by that shop, the diamond necklace in the window tantalises me.

A. umiliates
B. xcites
C. eases
D. mplifies
Answer» D. mplifies
661.

He had to curtail his leave as a lot of work was pending in his office.

A. ancel
B. xtend
C. horten
D. ostpone
Answer» D. ostpone
662.

The slump in business made Ratanlal bankrupt.

A. oss
B. xtortion
C. all
D. ailure
Answer» D. ailure
663.

The workers struck work asking for interim relief.

A. mmediate
B. xtra
C. rgent
D. rovisional
Answer» E.
664.

The collection of poems, in a slim volume, is gleaned from several anthologies of ancient Indian poetry.

A. athered
B. xtracted
C. ompiled
D. opied
Answer» B. xtracted
665.

Tax evasion amounts to larcenous accumulation of public money by some unscrupulous individuals.

A. iserly
B. xtravagant
C. heft
D. hrewd
Answer» D. hrewd
666.

In order to tarnish the public image of his opponent, he has got a mendacious story planted in the local newspaper.

A. alse
B. abricated
C. maginary
D. orrible
Answer» B. abricated
667.

Man has to encounter many hardships in life

A. olve
B. ace
C. ear
D. vercome
Answer» C. ear
668.

Methods of spreading the family planning message have been as fecund as they have been abortive.

A. ruitful
B. ailing
C. eculiar
D. alse
Answer» B. ailing
669.

The people attending the carnival looked gay and happy.

A. ccasion
B. air
C. unction
D. evelry
Answer» E.
670.

You cannot befool your mother by these pretences.

A. ccusations
B. xcuses
C. tatements
D. romises
Answer» C. tatements
671.

The weavers have to do monotonous work.

A. epetitive
B. xhausting
C. rksome
D. utonomous
Answer» B. xhausting
672.

For want of adequate funds, non-plan expenditure has been further pruned on this year's budget.

A. rolonged
B. xpanded
C. educed
D. ncluded
Answer» D. ncluded
673.

The purpose of his speech was to lampoon the leading politicians of the day.

A. raise
B. xpose
C. idicule
D. efame
Answer» D. efame
674.

The patient began to rave incoherently in a fit of high fever.

A. abble
B. nger
C. eekly
D. orcefully
Answer» B. nger
675.

Her hazel eyes are really attractive.

A. lue
B. reenish-blue
C. reen
D. eddish-brown
Answer» E.
676.

Since he promised to do so, I presume he will come.

A. hink
B. uess
C. uppose
D. elieve
Answer» D. elieve
677.

It was his practice to go for a walk every morning.

A. onvention
B. abit
C. ashion
D. ule
Answer» C. ashion
678.

His trite remarks failed to cut any ice with the audience.

A. llogical
B. ackneyed
C. itter
D. harp
Answer» C. itter
679.

I am quite content to stay here.

A. ager
B. appy
C. rightened
D. etermined
Answer» C. rightened
680.

My philosophy lecturer is unfailingly bombastic.

A. ompous
B. mpressive
C. mpressionistic
D. ensitive
Answer» B. mpressive
681.

His grand parents had grown feeble and helpless.

A. eak
B. ncapacitated
C. imid
D. umiliated
Answer» B. ncapacitated
682.

There was nothing casual about my father's interests.

A. rdinary
B. ncidental
C. unny
D. ccidental
Answer» B. ncidental
683.

For quick promotion, he hit on a plan to propitiate the Manager.

A. vict
B. ncite
C. raise
D. onciliate
Answer» E.
684.

We heard him asseverate his good intentions but his actions belied his words.

A. ffirm
B. ncite
C. efy
D. ancel
Answer» B. ncite
685.

When youngsters do not have good role-models to emulate they start searching for them among sportsmen or filmstars.

A. nhabit
B. mitate
C. ollify
D. odify
Answer» C. ollify
686.

War was not the only inevitable means to decide that dispute.

A. ndefinite
B. mminent
C. navoidable
D. mprobable
Answer» D. mprobable
687.

There was always an imminent danger of the falling of that damaged roof.

A. onstant
B. mpending
C. emote
D. avourable
Answer» C. emote
688.

He took a momentous decision in this case.

A. ransient
B. mportant
C. rong
D. opeless
Answer» C. rong
689.

Ritu asked Rashmi not to meddle in her affairs.

A. ntercede
B. mpose
C. ross
D. nterfere
Answer» E.
690.

I realised they wanted to be alone together, so I felt very awkward.

A. umbersome
B. nwieldy
C. mbarrassed
D. lumsy
Answer» D. lumsy
691.

Peace keeping for the United Nations is, at best of times and arduous task.

A. aborious
B. nconvenient
C. ifficult
D. elicate
Answer» D. elicate
692.

The quiz game comprises three rounds.

A. ontinue
B. ncorporates
C. etains
D. aintain
Answer» C. etains
693.

The value of some shares has appreciated considerably after the last budget.

A. hanged
B. ncreased
C. ecreased
D. rashed
Answer» C. ecreased
694.

His impertinence and his salacious remarks spoke voliably of his degradation.

A. ude
B. ndecent
C. istraught
D. oor
Answer» C. istraught
695.

The demand for an autonomous state is responsible for insurgence of terrorism in Punjab.

A. eparate
B. ndependent
C. ecluded
D. elf-governed
Answer» E.
696.

These recent developments seem to be quite adverse to our interests.

A. avourable
B. ndifferent
C. nfortunate
D. pposed
Answer» E.
697.

AIDS is a chronic disease.

A. ncurable
B. nfectious
C. ontagious
D. ersistent
Answer» E.
698.

He kept his eyes peeled and his ears pricked for some important clue.

A. int
B. otable
C. emarkable
D. ensational
Answer» B. otable
699.

In the company of smart and crafty fellows, a gaby finds himself out of place.

A. alkative
B. nnocent
C. onest
D. unning
Answer» B. nnocent
700.

Dr.S.Radhakrishnan has written an erudite commentary on the Bhagwad Gita.

A. cholarly
B. nspiring
C. ffective
D. erfect
Answer» B. nspiring