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    VOCABULARY

    Improve Your Word Power


    Indian politicians, dip- around the house with
    1. augury: (a) belief (b) (natural) (b) look (suggesting
    profession (c) sign (d) ill-will) (c) nature (greedy) lomats and journalists realise nothing to do.
    accident. (d) outlook (modern). that the South-East Asian 13. nuzzle: (a) press or
    2. bulldoze: (a) compel 12. mooch: (a) speak country has much more to offer rub gently.
    (b) persuade (c) digest (d) (aimlessly) (b) work India than a mere conman. The horse nuzzled my
    divert. (carelessly) (c) wander 4. dowdy: (d) unfashion- shoulder.
    3. conman: (a) expert (aimlessly) (d) comment able, dull. 14. pontificate: (c)
    ( b ) cheat (c ) painter ( d ) (foolishly). He is generally found express opinion.
    exporter. 13. nuzzle: (a) press dressed in dowdy clothes. Political pundits
    4. dowdy: (a) unfair (b) (gently) (b) help (timely) (c) 5. equestrian: (c) horse- should pontificate on the
    unwell (c) unfit (d) speak (slowly) (d) push riding. decline of the standards of
    unfashionable. (rudely). The gift for the visiting debate in legislatures.
    5. equestrian: (a) horse- 14. pontificate: (a) show dignitary has had shades of 15. rummage: (d) search
    trading (b) horse-sense (c) displeasure (b) show disgust the equestrian. unsystematically.
    horse-riding (d) horse-shoe. (c) express opinion (d) 6. festschrift: (a) He rummaged in the
    6. festschrift: (a) observe silence. collection (of writings). pile and found the finest
    collection (of writings) (b) 15. rummage: (a)
    The stories are more in names in Indian music.
    collection (of art pieces) (c) climb cautiously (b) attack
    the nature of a festschrift. 16. schadenfreude: (b)
    collection (of rags) (d) abruptly (c) defend
    collection (of facts). awkwardly (d) search 7. hubris: (c) excessive pleasure.
    7. hubris: (a) excessive unsystematically. self-confidence. Few things have
    enthusiasm (b) excessive 16. schadenfreude: (a) The leitmotif of her created greater schadenfreude
    indulge (c) excessive self- pain (b ) pleasure (c ) last regime was hubris. than the run-up to the
    confidence (d) excessive competition (d) selection. 8. insidious: (a) harmful. Fashion Shows.
    distrust. 17. therapeutic: (a) ugly By the time the person 17. therapeutic: (b)
    8. insidious: (a) harmful (b) healing (c) alarming (d) realised the insidious nature of healing, good, soothing.
    (b) colourful (c) faithful (d) disturbing. a suspected muscle cramp or The lush green field of
    shameful. 18. vexatious (a) gastric pains, it can be too late. ladys fingers along the rail
    9. jingoism: (a) unruly annoying (b) appealing (c) 9. jingoism: (d) tracks had an almost
    mob (b) unlimited resources amazing (d) shocking. unreasonable/extreme belief. therapeutic effect on him.
    (c) unbearable pain (d) 19. wimpish: (a) Patriotism degene- 18. vexatious: (a)
    unreasonable belief. wholesome (b) wonderful (c)
    rating into open jingoism can annoying, worrisome.
    10. kerfuffle: (a) lazy (d) weak.
    endanger peace. Militancy and
    depression (b) desperation (c) 20. zillion: (a) very rare
    10. kerfuffle: (c) noise, maladministration apart
    noise (d) silence. (b) very frequent (c) very
    11. leer: (a) grace reliable (d) very large. excitement. there is the vexatious question
    What is all this kerfuffle of autonomy for Kashmir.
    ANSWERS about? 19. wimpish: (d) weak,
    coerce.
    11. leer: (b) look timid.
    1. augury: (c) sign, omen. She suffered as the
    (suggesting ill-will). Most of his actions
    Keeping out Ministers Centre invoked its special He has a most betray his wimpish character.
    managing economic affairs powers to bulldoze her unpleasant leer. 20. zillion: (d) very large,
    from Musharrafs delegation friendly Governor into 12. mooch: (c) wander indefinite number.
    was not a good augury. resigning. (aimlessly). She is a zillion times
    2. bulldoze: (a) compel, 3. conman: (b) cheat. She was mooching brainier than I am.

    365 NOVEMBER 2001 THE COMPETITION MASTER

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