Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay Solutions for Chapter: Fill in the Blanks, Exercise 20: Vocabulary

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Questions from Arun Sharma and Meenakshi Upadhyay Solutions for Chapter: Fill in the Blanks, Exercise 20: Vocabulary with Hints & Solutions

EASY
IPMAT: Rohtak
IMPORTANT

Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

Dilate: Contract:

EASY
IPMAT: Rohtak
IMPORTANT

Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalised pair:

Serene: Agitated

EASY
IPMAT: Rohtak
IMPORTANT

Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair:

  Pertinacious: Astute:

EASY
IPMAT: Rohtak
IMPORTANT

Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalised pair:

Savage: Barbaric:

EASY
IPMAT: Rohtak
IMPORTANT

Solve the question and mark the appropriate answer. Match each word in the left-hand column with the description in the right-hand column which best de- scribes its meaning/synonym

(a) Schism (i) Mollifying; Placating; Placebo; Sop

(b) Torsion (ii) A soft gentle wind

(c) Zephyr (iii) Twisting or turning something especially one end of something while the other end is held fixed

(d) Palliative (iv) Courageous; Fearless; Bold; Valiant

(e) Intrepid (v) Split; Division; Faction

EASY
IPMAT: Rohtak
IMPORTANT

Choose the appropriate idiom/phrase from the options.

Ante meridiem:

EASY
IPMAT: Rohtak
IMPORTANT

Choose the appropriate idiom/phrase from the options.

To flog a dead horse:

EASY
IPMAT: Rohtak
IMPORTANT

Choose the appropriate idiom/phrase from the options. A pipe dream: