1. |
|
Her telephone
conversation seemed interminable. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
brief |
|
|
|
(B) |
terse |
|
|
|
(C) |
pithy |
|
|
|
(D) |
endless
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2. |
|
An internecine
duel will benefit neither party. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
mutually destructive
|
|
|
|
(B) |
single-handed |
|
|
|
(C) |
insipid |
|
|
|
(D) |
incompatible |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. |
|
Rain intervened
and we postponed the match. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
interposed
|
|
|
|
(B) |
diffused |
|
|
|
(C) |
purged |
|
|
|
(D) |
precluded |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4. |
|
A frown is often an
intimation of disapproval. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
flash |
|
|
|
(B) |
foray |
|
|
|
(C) |
hint
|
|
|
|
(D) |
grimace |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5. |
|
The employee refused to
be intimidated by the manager. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
cajoled |
|
|
|
(B) |
coaxed |
|
|
|
(C) |
wheedled |
|
|
|
(D) |
frightened into submission
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6. |
|
Some people become
intoxicated more easily than others. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
drunk
|
|
|
|
(B) |
sober |
|
|
|
(C) |
disinterested |
|
|
|
(D) |
depressed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7. |
|
That intractable
boy needs some discipline. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
mild |
|
|
|
(B) |
unmanageable
|
|
|
|
(C) |
docile |
|
|
|
(D) |
governable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8. |
|
The soldier was promoted
for his intrepid conduct. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
undaunted
|
|
|
|
(B) |
gutless |
|
|
|
(C) |
fearful |
|
|
|
(D) |
panicky |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9. |
|
Don't make your
directions intricate; make them easy to understand. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
intelligible |
|
|
|
(B) |
comprehensible |
|
|
|
(C) |
complex
|
|
|
|
(D) |
lucid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
10. |
|
The royal family was
filled with intrigue. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(A) |
intuition |
|
|
|
(B) |
amity |
|
|
|
(C) |
goodwill |
|
|
|
(D) |
plot
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Answers 1D
2A 3A 4C 5D 6A
7B 8A 9C 10D |
|