Sample Verbal Questions
December 4th, 2009 Posted in Verbal ability
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Direction for next 3 Verbal Questions: In each of the following Verbal Questions, a capitalized pair of words is given, followed by numbered pairs of words. Identify the numbered pair that exhibits the same relationship as the capitalized pair does and mark its number as your answer or choose E if none of them satisfies.
1. DEMURE: CHURL
(A) Hare-brained: savant
(B) Soothing: emollient
(C) Venal: greenery
(D) Diabolic: hoodoo
(E) None of these
2. PREJUDICIAL: INNOCUOUS
(A) Vertiginous: latitudinal
(B) Sybaritic: ascetic
(C) Diehard: bumptious
(D) Quotidian: quixotic
(E) None of these
3. CHORTLE: CHUCKLE
(A) Emend: corrupt
(B) Enjoin: request
(C) Garnish: cake
(D) Embellish: decorate
(E) None of these
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December 4th, 2009 at 5:31 am
1A
2B
3D
December 4th, 2009 at 7:07 am
a b d
December 6th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
1. A
Explanation: A ‘churl’ (rude and ill-tempered person) is seldom demure (composed or reserved). Similarly, a savant (a learned person) is seldom hare-brained (wild or crazy). Choice (1)
2. B
Explanation: Prejudicial (harmful) and innocuous (harmless) are antonyms. Similarly, sybaritic (self-indulgent) and ascetic are antonyms. However, vertiginous (causing vertigo) and latitudinal (related to the concept of latitude) are not related. Choice (2)
3. D
Explanation: Chortle’ and! Chuckle’ is synonyms and means to ‘laugh in a suppressed manner.’ Similarly, ‘embellish’ and ‘decorate’ are synonyms. However, ‘enjoin’ (to command) and ‘request’ are not synonyms. Choice (4)
December 6th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
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1)a
2)b
3)d