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Sample Paper 23
Thorough Test (Contains 40 questions and each questions contains 4 options)
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insatiable
adj. unable to be satisfied
v. to banish or exile; to withdraw from one's country
v. to check or hinder
n. a. personal peculiarity
anonymous
ad. indicating a happy outcome
n. one who denies that God exists
adj. of unknown authorship
v. to root out, destroy totally
atheist
v. to make clear; to explain
n. a state of happiness; a high ability
v. to smile in a silly or affected way
n. one who denies that God exists
cogent
v. to prevent, dispose of, or make unnecessary by appropriate actions
adj. pertaining to the common people; hence, common or vulgar
adj. having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason
n. approval; praise
apprehensive
adj. fearful
adj. unable to be satisfied
n. working together secretly for an evil purpose
adj. foul-smelling; harmful
compensation
n. payment for services
v. to give a false idea of
v. to draw out
adj. sacrificing moral principles in order to attain power; politically
cunning
countenance
adj. excessive
n. eagerness; cheerful promptness
adj. worthy of belief
n. a face
fictitious
n. amazement; lack of courage caused by fearful prospect
n. a remedy for all ills
adj. unreal; made-up
v. to paralyze with horror, fear, or surprise
archetype
v. to restate in a brief, concise form; to sum up
adj. inclined to quarrel; warlike
n. an original pattern
n. one who proudly shows off his learning or who overrates his knowledge
erudite
adj. acting solely from a consideration of reward or profit
adj. having or containing a lot of specialist knowledge
v. to exclaim or utter suddenly
adj. moderate in the use of food or drink
plagiarism
adj. roomy
v. to yield; to admit as true
n. adopting and reproducing, without acknowledgment, the writings or ideas of
another and passing them off as one's own
v. to exercise self control; to keep from
innuendo
n. an indirect reference or suggestion (frequently derogatory)
adj. festive; gay
adj. having the force to compel, usually by appealing to reason
adj. objectionable
raconteur
n. a little world, or a universe in miniature
n. a skilled storyteller
adj. profuse or generous; given to extravagance
adj. excessive
misanthropic
adj. deserving blame or censure
adj. excessive
adj. often of mistakes, extremely and noticeably bad
adj. hating or distrusting mankind
incisive
v. to be sorry for
adj. cutting, penetrating
adj. inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon
adv. with distrust
onus
n. nearness
adj. gloomy; ill-humored
n. boredom; weariness of mind
n. burden; duty
aesthetic
n. compelling a person by physical force or other means to do something
against his will
n. a branching; sub-division
adj. winding; indirect
adj. pertaining to the beautiful
convivial
adj. secret; stealthy
n. feeling of displeasure or indignation resulting from mistreatment or abuse
adj. swollen, inflated; using big or high-sounding words
adj. festive; gay
dolorous
adj. constantly changing or varying in pattern or scenes
n. an indirect reference or suggestion (frequently derogatory)
adj. sorrowful; mournful
n. a privilege or power attaching to a position
culpable
adj. deserving blame or censure
adj. inclined to believe anything; easily imposed upon
v. to quicken, speed tip
n. eagerness; cheerful promptness
anthology
n. an indirect reference or suggestion (frequently derogatory)
n. payment for services
n. a collection of choice literary works
n. one who dabbles in the fine arts for amusement only and without
concentrated study
promulgate
adj. fearful
adj. of, or pertaining to, the world, as contrasted with the spirit
v. to publish or proclaim; to spread abroad
adj. of low morals; corrupt
crass
adj. rigorously self-denying
adv. with distrust
adj. traveling about; wandering
adj. coarse and stupid
proletariat
n. the wage-earning class
v. to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune
adj. devoted to religious observances
adj. objectionable
sleazy
n. a cliff
n. a distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling
n. one who is at home in all countries
adj. flimsy and cheap
grimace
adj. smooth-spoken, fluent
v. to twist about (usually with pain)
n. a distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling
v. to express sympathy with another in sorrow, pain, or misfortune
exultation
n. faithfulness
adj. positive in expressing an opinion
n. coward
n. great rejoicing
bizarre
adj. pertaining to money
n. an extreme patriot
adj. queer; unusual in appearance
v. display or wave boastfully
ubiquitous
v. to postpone or put off to another time
adj. all-powerful
v. to smile in a silly or affected way
adj. existing everywhere
exotic
adj. strange and foreign
v. to walk about (or talk) aimlessly; to wind about (as a stream)
adj. pretending to be religious
adj. demonstrating originality, skill, or resourcefulness
promontory
adj. trembling
adj. apparent; pretended
n. a cliff
n. to interpret, explain the sense of, or analyze
hyperbole
adj. supreme power and authority; independent of the control of any other
government
adj. ridiculous; producing laughter
n. extravagant exaggeration for effect
n. boredom; weariness of mind
jettison
n. one who proudly shows off his learning or who overrates his knowledge
adj. lacking in self-confidence
v. to throw overboard (as cargo); to throw off (as a burden or something in
the way )
adj. simple and straightforward; concealing nothing
blithe
adj. gay and light-hearted in spirit or mood
adj. sorrowful; mournful
adj. of little worth or importance
adj. well-deserved (applied chiefly to punishment)
benevolent
v. to encourage -or support
adj. kindly; charitable
n. boredom; weariness of mind
adj. genuine
fiasco
adj. deadly
n. a ludicrous and complete failure
adj. queer; unusual in appearance
n. one who is at home in all countries
flaunt
v. display or wave boastfully
adj. gripping and moving the feelings powerfully; piercing, biting, pointed
adj. despotic
n. great rejoicing
writhe
adj. inclined to plunder or rob; preying on, others
v. to twist about (usually with pain)
n. a. personal peculiarity
adj. unrefined in speech or manners
ire
adj. flimsy and cheap
v. to follow or result
n. an assumption made for the sake of argument
n. anger
hypothesis
adj. in an early stage of development
n. an assumption made for the sake of argument
adj. given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun
adj. given to joking or inappropriate gaiety; said in fun
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