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Although he was a hardened criminal, his one ________ feature was his love.
Saving
Redeeming
Recovering
Acquiring
Redeeming / good / positive
hardened / tough
Past is to future as yesterday is to ______
Today
Tomorrow
Day after tomorrow
Day before yesterday
A ______ of ships was kept ready to scour the sea in case of an emergency.
Group
Fleet
Battalion
Pack
scour /clean
Every sensible citizen abides ______ the law of the country.
To
By
For
With
I never miss a football match. I ______ fond of it since my childhood.
Am
Have been
Has been
Will be
His wife died five years ago; since then he has been living as a _________
Divorce
Widower
Misogynist
Celibate
The judge decided to resign when he was ________ for promotion of Chief Justice.
Passed by
Passed over
Passed off
Passed out
Most of the issues discussed here in the morning were trivial and only a few were _______
Interesting
Practical
Significant
Irrelevant
trivial (unimportant / insignificant)
Question will be answered by a ______ of experts.
Staff
Panel
Bunch
Band
According to the weather _______ it is going to be cloudy today.
Announcement
Indication
Prediction
Forecast
The villagers ________ the death of their leader by keeping all the shops closed.
Consoled
Avenged
Mourned
Protested
I had not expected to meet him. It was quite an ____________ meeting.
Organized
Intentional
Accidental
Undesirable
The accountant suggested that I should organize my _______ more carefully.
Regulations
Annuals
Profits
Remainders
Receipts
She was ____ as a child, accepting without question everything she was told.
Obstreperous
Recalcitrant
Credulous
Truculent
Tearful
In an attempt to _______ a strike, the two sides agreed to negotiate through the night.
Arbitrate
Herald
Trigger
Transmute
Avert
Avert / avoid
negotiate /talk/discuss
He swept into the room like a ______ blowing papers and journals off the desk.
Tyrant
Zephyr
Cyclone
Viper
Satyr
Despite all his courtroom experience, the attorney was able to extract very little information out
of the ______ witness.
Cooperative
Recalcitrant
Reactionary
Presumptive
Credulous
Recalcitrant / disobedient
attorney /lawyer
The supervisor prided herself on her _____ , convinced that was more important to be fair than
to be liked by everyone.
Cheerfulness
Reticence
Objectivity
Superiority
Congenially
Objectivity /neutrality/ impartiality
As citizens, we could be ________ if we did not make these facts public.
Derelict
Pejorative
Impersonal
Private
Derogatory
Derelict / neglected /ruined
Her temperament was exceedingly _____ , angry one minute but serene the next.
Mercurial
Steadfast
Derelict / neglected /ruined Distraught
Archetypal
Circumspect l
exceedingly/extremely
serene/calm
Though many thought him a tedious old man, he had a ______ spirit that delighted his friends.
Perverse
Juvenile
Meek
Leaden
youthful
Youthful /childish
tedious/boring/deadly
Muslim appear to behave ________ , actively helping one another to live happily.
mysteriously
warily
aggressively
cooperatively
defensively
Yasmin enjoyed eating both meat and vegetables; she considers herself an _______.
A carnivore
B vegetarian
C gluttonous
D omnivore
E hungry
After a large Friday dinner, Salmas family was _______ .
A satiated
B argumentative
C assiduous
D esurient
Satiated/filled
The factories automated equipment obviated some job functions, and so layoffs are now
_______ .
A unlikely
B illusory
C expected
D theoretical
E facetious
obviate / avert / prevent
layoffs /dismiss/suspend
Your ________ remarks spoil the effect of your speech : try not to stray from your subject.
Derogatory
Digressive
Persistence
Enigmatic
Digressive / go off the points / deviate
stray/ wander
The dispute become so ________ that we were afraid that the adversaries would come to blow.
Ironic
Generalized
Articulate
Acrimonious
Acrimonious /bitter/harsh
adversaries / enemies
Cancer cells are normal cells run riot, growing and multiplying out of ________ .
Spite
Danger
Control
Range
riot/ upr
Even if you do not ________ what I have to say , I will appreciate you listening to me with an
open mind.
Concur with
Anticipate
Reject
Clarity
concur /agree
My father keeps all his ______ papers under lock and key.
Confidential
Confidential /secret/private
Rizwana always win the debate competition because she works _______ to prepare the topic.
Lazily
Hard
Continually
Spontaneously
Because /cause and effect
Zahid looks a noble person but he always becomes _______ any good deed.
Supporter of
Obstacle for
Switch to do
Promoter for
but /show contrast
Jahania city council representative promised that he would consider all suggestion from down
town residents and that he was willing, not only to discuss his proposal, but also to _______ it .
Change
Vanish
Accept
Disapprove
council /board/meeting
representative /spokesperson
not only but also /for similarity
Just as people of Jahania are doing their best to eradicate the social evils like family marriages,
so the people of khanewal are making efforts ________ the penetration of foreign culture in
their social norms.
To absorb
To accept
To normalize
To stop
eradicate /eliminate / get rid of
penetration /access / diffusion/involvement
norms/ standard/rule.
Sajid appears to behave _______ , actively helping class fellows to have their home assignment
done.
Aggressively
Cooperatively
Rudely
Suspiciously
Mysteriously
Their assurance of good faith were hollow; they _____ on the agreement almost at once:
Conferred
Recapitulated
Reneged
Expiated
Obtruded
Reneged /break a promise
hollow / unfilled / empty
assurance /guarantee
A careful _____ of the house revealed no clue:
Dissemination
Incineration
Autopsy
Dereliction
Examination
clue /hint/sign
reveal /expose
Although her acting was _____, she looked so good on stage that the audience applauded
anyway:
Dynamic
Laudable
Implacable
Execrable
Intrepid
Execrable /terrible/very bad/disgusting
applaud /congratulate
The criminal record of the witness caused the jury to ______ his testimony:
Affirm
Belie
Retract
Acquit
Discredit
Discredit /dishonor/disgrace
testimony / statement/evidence
The building had been _____ ;she could not even be sure exactly where it had stood:
Jettisoned
Debilitated
Mitigated
Berated
Obliterated
Obliterated /demolished/destroyed
After the divorce she returned to the way she had lived before her _____ :
Nuptials
Annulment
Epoch
Progeny
Vocation
Nuptials / marriage, wedding
The retiring teacher was _______ for his tireless efforts on behalf of his students.
Paraphrased
Involved
Appointed
Commended
Directed
Commended / celebrated/highly praised
tireless / industrious
My father ______ me that I should have informed him.
Said
Told
Asked
Tell
He was _____ of all the valuable possessions.
Robbed
Stolen
Pinched
Established
possessions /property /belongings /wealth /goods
Those who feel that war is stupid and unnecessary, think that to die on the battlefield is _____
Courageous
Pretentious
Useless
illegal
If you hear the ____ of a gun, dont worry; its only my car backfiring.
Burst
Report
Retort
Flash
One reunion was completely _____ whod have guessed we would have booked the same fight?
Illogical
Fortuitous
Expected
Abandoned
Fortuitous/accidental/causal
Reunion/ gathering / get-together
The presence of armed guards _____ us from doing anything disruptive.
Defeated
Excited
Irritated
Prevented
Disruptive/ troublesome
_____ the factories had not closed, and those who needed work most were given a chance to
survive during the economic disaster.
Unintentionally
Mercifully
Blithely
Importunately
Stop --- start
Some people ______ themselves into believing that they are indispensable to the organization
they work for.
Keep
Fool
Force
Denigrate
Delude
Delude/ deceive /mislead
indispensable / vital/ important
Kamals friends had nothing to offer him other than _____ in his grief.
Solution
Consolation
Friendship
Kindness
happiness
Consolation / comfort / relief
There is no doubt that one has to keep _____ with the changing time.
Pace
Himself
Aside
Oneself
Tuning
Pace /speed /rapidity
Belying has mothers worries, Amir's behavior throughout the function was _____.
Imaginable
Imperial
Immodest
Impeccable
Impervious
Impeccable / perfect
Belying / contradicting
After reaching New York, Azhar will have to _____ himself to the new surrounding.
Submit
Adapt
Mix
Develop
Acquaint
Dowry is no longer permitted by law even in ____ marriage.
Natural
Bigamous
Love
Conventional
Polygamous
Research has also _______ the illusion that childhood dreams are pure innocence.
Dispelled
Discovered
Accepted
Observed
Established
Dispelled / dismissed
illusion / false impression/ misapprehension
innocence /blamelessness
Everyone should _____ himself against illness since medical care has now become expansive.
Brace
Ensure
Vaccinate
Insure
Inoculate
Insure /cover
How much did it ______ to reach Bombay by car?
Cost
Estimate
Charge
Price
pay
In the departmental inquiry, it was denied that the police had committed any _____ on people
under their custody.
Blunder
Beatings
Injuries
Crime
Excesse
Excesses / overload
The petition before the court prayed for ______ the appointment orders issued by the
management.
Posting
Quashing
Granting
Removing
Dismissing
Quashing /nullifying
pray / beg/ ask
Man power is the ______ means of converting other resources to mankinds use and benefit.
Indivisible
Indispensable
Insuperable
Inimitable
Inequitable
Indispensable /central /vital /essential
I am given to ______ that you are going abroad.
Predict
Understand
Learn
Think
Apprehend
_____ by peoples perception it seems that democracy has succeeded in Pakistan.
Making
Planned
Following
Going
liked
Perception / awareness
The passenger and crew members of the airplane had a ______ escape when it was taking off
from the runway.
Little
Brief
Narrow
Large
Better
He very successfully _____ all the allegations leveled against him.
Retaliated
Rebutted
Extricated
Eradicated
Protected
Rebutted /denied
allegation / accusation
A glue produced by bees to _____ their hives appears to contain antibiotic substances.
Build
Decorate
Collect
Design
Structure
He applied for and was ______ legal aid by the Labor Ministry.
Allowed
Awarded
Offered
Granted
Implemented
The defending champion justified his top ______ by clinging the title.
Technique
Supremacy
Skill
Form
Billing
defending /caring / shielding
clinging /hug
He has _____ people visiting at him at his house because he fears it will cause discomfort to
neighbors.
Stopped
Warned
Curtailed
Requested
Forbidden
There are ______ views on the issue of giving bonus to the employees.
Modest
Adverse
Independent
Divergent
Valuable
Divergent / different / deviating
Freedom is not a ______ but our bright right.
Farce
Illusion
Sin
Gift
Presentation
I am ______ forward to our picnic scheduled in the next month.
Looking
Planning
Seeing
Going
Organizing
Akram is too ________ as far as his food habits are concerned.
Curious
Involved
Enjoyable
Fastidious
Interesting
Fastidious /choosy / picky / particular
Many women in developing countries experience a cycle of poor health that _____ before they
are born and persists through adulthood passing from generation to generation.
Derives
Establishes
Begins
Originates
persists / keep it up /keep on /continue
adult hood / maturity / middle age
He lives in the world of _______.
Conclusions
Delusions
Allusions
illusion
He did not register his _____ to the proposal.
Disfavor
Dissent
Deviation
Divergence
He _______ that he could speak five languages.
Submitted
Suggested
Challenged
Boasted
Though Bonsai, a well known art form, originated in China, it was _______ by the Japanese.
Cultivated
Perfected
Finished
Borrowed
Will you, like the ______ gentleman and solider you are, leave at once before he finds you here?
Chivalrous
Luminous
Barbarous
Ostentatious
A crescendo of metallic thuds arose from the market, where the iron-smiths were ______ the
pieces of metals.
Thrashing
Striking
Hammering
Flattening
The childs earliest words deal with concrete objects, only later he is able to grapple with
_______.
Opinion
Decision
Abstraction
Maximum
He lost the match easily because he had played a _______ five set match in the earlier round.
Wonderful
Controversial
Sensational
Grueling
In these days of inflation, the cost of consumer goods is _______.
Climbing
Raising
Ascending
Soaring
The most important task of the air force is to _____ the country against an air attack by an
enemy.
Defend
Secure
Protect
Save
The committee's appeal to the people for money ______ little response.
Gained
Provided
Evoked
Provoked
The manager tried hard to ______ his men to return to work before declaring a lockout.
Encourage
Permit
Motivate
Persuade
Our fight was ______ from Lahore to Islamabad airport.
Diverted
Reverted
Deflected
Shifted
Once I forgot the piece of paper on which the name of the hotel was written, I was as _______
as lost.
Good
Bad
Much
Sure
He is very _____ on meeting foreigners and befriending them.
Insistent
Keen
Anxious
Fond
Colgate has also set an ambitious aim of ______ an eight percent value share of the tooth paste
market by the end of the first year.
Cornering
Soliciting
Keeping
Distributing
A person who constantly calls attention to his trials and sufferings is in danger of developing a
martyr complex and impressing others that he is ______ seeking sympathy.
Consciously
Willingly
Purposefully
Emphatically
He is working under such ______ conditions that it is difficult to maintain his self-respect.
Inimical
Humiliating
Low
Difficult
The Hubble Space Telescope will search for planets around other stars, a key to the ______ for
extra terrestrial life, and determine interstellar dust and gases out of which stars are born.
Quest
Enquiry
Discovery
Perception
Even as they _____ their pledges of support, they secretly planned a betrayal; their actions
______their words:
Demonstrated --- echoed
Confirmed --- reinforced
Compromised --- precluded
Reiterated --- belied
Submitted --- emphasized
Reiterated / restated/ do again ---
belied / contradicted
pledges / guarantees
betrayal / disloyalty/ unfaithfulness
Traveling by automobile was ___ to him, but he thought nothing of bobsledding, which had
been his ____ for many years.
Tiresome --- profession
Tiring --- outlet
Harrowing --- hobby
A threat --- relief
Exciting --- fun
Harrowing/ disturbing / upsetting ---
Since several offices have been _____ across the street, the old directory is now.
Refurbished --- adequate
Relocated --- obsolete
Deployed --- reserved
Transmuted --- oblivious
Removed --- upgraded
obsolete / outdated
The ____ of the Titanic could have been avoided if more safety _____ had been taken.
Tragedy --- precautions
Embargo --- preservers
Disaster --- reservations
Crew --- measures
Fiasco --- inspectors
She ______ her bag to school everyday.
Will take
Would take
Is taking
Takes
took
When you see him you _____ by the way his health has improved.
Has struck
Will be struck
Had been struck
Was struck
Will have struck
We may pardon him for this mistake by considering it as a momentary ______ :
Inhibition
Damage
Fallacy
Aberration
Aberration / abnormality
momentary / temporary / brief
The old man _____ in the garden:
Strolled
Staggered
Strode
Shoved off
trotted
Stroll / leisurely walk
Interference or conclusion, that does not follow from the facts as stated is known as _____ :
Quips separabit
Resangustadomi
Respice finem
Non- sequiture
I was provoked _____ his remarks:
At
With
By
On
No-word
My uncle was afflicted ________ a serious illness and was almost confined _____ bed _____
more than two months :
By on for
By on since
With to for
To to since
Human senses are designed to _____ specific stimuli, and after a focus is achieved, other
sensory data is ______ .
Look for --- heightened
Respond to --- insulated
Concentrate on --- discounted
Favor --- added up
Create --- born
stimuli / motivation
At night, the inn turned into a theater, not one of actors and actresses, but one of the _____ of
real people.
Sciences
Psychologys
Dramas
Jokes
Novels
Do not discuss _______ :
On this problem
This problem
Over this problem
At this problem
_______ and ______, she left many mourn her generous heart when she died.
Selfless --- altruistic
Thoughtful ---- rarefied
Beloved --- dogmatic
Kind --- ruthless
Political --- gentle
Selfless / self-sacrificing ---
altruistic / humane / unselfish
mourn / grieve / weep
Beauty is to ugliness as adversity is to ______.
Happiness
Prosperity
Misery
Cowrdness
Prosperity / wealth
adversity / misfortune
The foundation of all civilizations and societies is the ability of humans to ______ with each
other.
Unite
Collaborate
Adorn
dispense
Collaborate / work together / team up
With the realization, we have found ourselves left with _____ moral values and little ethical
______
Extreme --- judgment
Fundamental --- scruples
Incidental --- standards
Obsolete --- directions
ethical / fair / decent
The enemy paid a large sum as ______
Compensation
Punishment
Redress
Amends
Restitution
Compensation / payment / return
He is so ______ of his own idea that he will not entertain any suggestion from others
Enamored
Hopeful
Enhancement
jealous
I regard him _______:
The rouge
A rouge
As a rouge
As rouge
Yesterday I saw a garden where ______
I wanted to sit amongst the flowers
I want to sit amongst the flowers
I will be wanting to sit amongst the flowers
I have been wanting to sit amongst the flowers
I will want to sit amongst the flowers
I am disgusted ______ their habits
At
Of
With
From
disgusted / sickened
We should abide ______ the laws of the country.
In
By
To
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