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Vocabulary English Precise Paper 2015

Q1(a) - Synonyms

(1) Flagrant . . .

a. Expensive b. Common c. Clerical d. Glaring

(2) Imminent

a. Important b. Historical c. Impending d. Inopportune
(3) Astute
a. Tedious b. Illogical c. Aggressive d. Shrewd
.

(4) Averse


a. Eager b. Reluctant c. Willing d. Unresponsive
(5) Prognosis - a. Offering b. Prediction c. Warning d. Advance
(6) Pungent
a. Sharp b. Disagreeable c. Smoky d. Anesthetizing
(7) Fiduciary . . .


a. Trustee b. Assistant c. Notary d. Attorney
(8) Philandering
a. Spending b. Exaggerating c. Wandering d. None
(9) Poignant


a. Precious b. Tender c. Intense d. Sorrowful
(10) Contingent
a. Conditional b. Questionable c. Argued d. Rejected
Q1(b) - Antonyms
(1) Veteran

a. Novice b. Pious c. Intellectual d. Debutante
(2) Important
a. Trivial b. Clear c. Turning d. Wavy
(3) Irregular
a. Erratic b. Prevailing c. Difficult d. Enticing
(4) Spending .
a. Sober b. Mute c. Revenue d. Spendthrift
(5) Clumsy . .
a. Foolish b. Inept c. Infer d. Dexterous

(6)Lauded

a. Disparage b. Applaud c. Settle d. Hesitate
(7)Cowardly
a. Bravely b. Poor c. Master d. Ignorant

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(8) Praise





a. Censure b. Tickle c. Acclaim d. Skip




(9)Confuse

a. Lucid b. Extraordinary c. Dirty d. Muddle
(10) Neglect .
a. Omit b. Destroy c. Mistake d. Nourish
Answers
Synonyms (1)D, (2)C, (3)D, (4)B, (5)B, (6)A, (7)A, (8)D, (9)C, (10)A
Antonyms (1)A, (2)A, (3)B, (4)C, (5)D, (6)A, (7)A, (8)A, (9)A, (10)D

Solved Idioms 2015 (English Prcis Paper)


1. Itching palm:
A desire for money / In need of a tip.
All the waiters at that restaurant have itchy palms
whenever he sees expensive luggage, the hotel doorman gets an itching palm.
2. The primrose path
the pleasant route through life, of pleasure and dissipation. (If you lead someone down
the primrose path, you encourage that person to live an easy life that is full of pleasure
but bad for them)
Unable to enjoy his newly acquired wealth, he felt he was being led down the primrose
path that leads to destruction.
3. Break ones fall
to lessen the impact of a falling person
the old lady slipped on the ice, but a snowbank broke her fall.
4. Wash ones hands of
to end one's association with someone or something
that car was a real headache. I washed my hands of it long ago.
5. To become reconcile to
to accept a situation or fact although you do not like it
she must reconcile herself to the fact that she must do some work if she wants to pass
her exams.
6. To militate against
To argue against/To make something less likely to happen or succeed
The complexity and costliness of the judicial system militate against justice for the
individual.
7. To be cognizant of
Aware of something / Knowledgeable of something especially through personal
experience
He is cognizant of his duties as a father.

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8. Wages of sin
the results or consequences of evildoing
She ate all of the strawberries and ended up with a terrible stomachachethe wages of
sin, no doubt

Vocabulary English Precise Paper 2016


Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms:
Nabob
)

(

pall
loquacious

vociferous
chimera , ,
Sacrosanct






temerity

Antonyms:

fatuous .



.
Propinquity
irascible



quiescent



Q.5 (a) Analogies:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

SLAPSTIC: LAUGHTER (HORROR:FEAR)


CONVICTION: INCARCERATION (REDUCTION: IMINUTION)
PROFESSOR: ERUDITE (INVENTOR: IMAGINATIVE)
METAPHOR: SYMBOL (ANALOGY: COMPARISON)
SPY: CLANDESTINE (ACCOUNTANT: METICULOUS)
VERVE: ENTHUSIASM (DEVOTION: REVERENCE)
DELTOID: MUSCLE (RADIUS: BONE)
DEPENDABLE: CAPRICIOUS CAPABLE: INEPT

(All analogies were taken from http://www.indiabix.com/logicalreas...alogies/017005)

Q.6 (a)
1. Adverse, averse
Adverse means inauspicious, hostile; averse means disinclined, repelled.
Im very much averse to making a long, arduous journey under such adverse
weather conditions.
2. Altogether, all together
Altogether means wholly; all together means everybody in a group:
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Its altogether too bad that you cant come.


All together, now: Good morning, Sir!
3. Allude, elude
Allude means to refer to; elude means to dodge or escape.
4. Braise, braze
Braise means to cook slowly in liquid (usually meat); braze most commonly
means to solder with an alloy of copper and zinc.
5. Curb, kerb
Curb means to control, as in curb your temper, while kerb is the edge of a
footpath or sidewalk.
6. Faze, phase
the most common error is the use of phase when the writer means faze. To faze
someone is to fluster or confuse them, whereas phase is mostly used in
reference to a stage in someones lifethough it can be a stage in almost
anything else:
Like most children, Dannys going through a phase of refusing to eat his
vegetables.
Nothing fazes my mother, who can produce a meal for unexpected guests at a
moments notice.
7. maybe, may be
Another tricky one, best explained by demonstration:
Maybe you could explain this to us a little clearer.
It may be a good idea to give us a clearer explanation of this.
8. Moat, mote
somebody found this confusion in Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Moat is a deep,
wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort or town. Usually filled with water, it is
intended as a defense against attack. Mote is a tiny piece of substance, as in
motes of dust that can show up in a sunbeam. Apparently Meyer had written
dust moats.
Taken from: http://labarker.com/WritingRelated/words.html

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