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Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who renounces the world and practices self-discipline in order to attain salvation:

a)

Sceptic

b)

ascetic

c)

Devotee

d)

antiquarian

2.

One who abandons his religious faith is

a)

Apostate

b)

prostate

c)

Profane

d)

agnostic

3.

A hater of learning and knowledge is

a)

Bibliophile

b)

philologist

c)

Misogynist

d)

misologist

4.

Commencement of words with the same letter is

a)

Pun

b)

transferred epithet

c)

Oxymoron

d)

alliteration

5.

A person who does not believe in the existence of God.

a)

Theist

b)

heretic

c)

Atheist

d)

fanatic

6.

A lady’s umbrella is

a)

Parasol

b)

granary

c)

Epitaph

d)

Aviary

e)

none

7.

Story of old time gods or heroes is:

a)

Lyric

b)

epic

c)

Legend

d)

Romance

e)

none

8.

A sad song is a:

a)

Ditty

b)

knell

c)

Dirge

d)

lay

e)

none

9.

One who believes in the power of fate is

a)

Fatalist

b)

optimist

c)

pessimist

d)

Parsimonious

e)

pusillanimous

10.

A person who loves everybody is

a)

Altruistic

b)

fratricide

c)

Atheist

d)

aristocrat

11.

One who cannot be easily pleased is

a)

Cosmopolitan

b)

fratricide

c)

Fastidious

d)

feminist

12.

The murder of brother is:

a)

Homicide

b)

fratricide

c)

Dermatologist

d)

regicide

13.

A person who is indifferent to pains and pleasure of life is

a)

Stoic

b)

sadist

c)

Psychiatrist

d)

patricide

14.

Talking to one's own self is

a)

Sinecure

b)

soliloquy

c)

Pessimist

d)

philanthropist

15.

A disease, which spreads by contact

a)

Incurable

b)

infectious disease

c)

Contagious disease

d)

fatal disease

16.

A man who rarely speaks the truth is

a)

Crook

b)

liar

c)

Scoundrel

d)

hypocrite

17.

A remedy for all diseases is

a)

Narcotics

b)

antiseptic

c)

Panacea

d)

tonic

18.

International destruction of racial groups is

a)

Matricide

b)

regicide

c)

Genocide

d)

homicide

19.

Custom of having many wives is

a)

Matrimony

b)

bigamy

c)

Polygamy

d)

monogamy

20.

A pioneer of a reform movement is

a)

Apostle

b)

apothecary

c)

Apotheosis

d)

renegade

21.

A person who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he really has is

a)

Apostle

b)

apotheosis

c)

Renegade

d)

charlatan

22.

A person who forsakes religion is

a)

Apostle

b)

apotheosis

c)

Renegade

d)

theist

23.

One who studies insect life is

a)

Geologist

b)

zoologist

c)

Entomologist

d)

botanist

24.

A person who does not believe in the existence of God is

a)

Atheist

b)

chaperon

c)

Sycophant

d)

parasite

25.

A doctor who treats skin diseases is

a)

Opthalmologist

b)

dermatologis

c)

Paediatrician

d)

cardiologist

26.

A lady who remains unmarried is

a)

Spinster

b)

artist

c)

Lady bachelor

d)

misantrope

27.

One who has a good taste for food and enjoys it is

a)

Gourmet

b)

curator

c)

Parasite

d)

stoic

28.

One who knows two languages is

a)

Bigot

b)

bigame

c)

Bilingual

d)

brittle

29.

Government by the representatives of the people is

a)

Autocracy

b)

democracy

c)

Socialism

d)

diplomacy

30.

A disease that spreads over a large area is

a)

Academic

b)

epidemic

c)

Incorrigible

d)

invincible

31.

That which can never be believed is

a)

Irrevocable

b)

inevitable

c)

Incredible

d)

Irritable

32.

That which can be avoided is

a)

evitable

b)

irreparable

c)

Incomparable

d)

inevitable

33.

One who can use either of his hands with ease is

a)

Amphibious

b)

ambidexterous

c)

Ambivalent

d)

amateur

34.

Government by the rich is

a)

Oligarchy

b)

aristocracy

c)

Plutocracy

d)

pantisocracy

35.

A person chosen by the quarrelling parties to settle their differences is

a)

Arbiter

b)

mediator

c)

Agent provocateur

d)

arbitrator

36.

An animal that is equally at home on land and in water is

a)

Ambidextrous

b)

ambivalent

c)

Ambience

d)

amphibious

37.

A state of perfect balance is

a)

Equity

b)

equanimity

c)

Equilibrium

d)

egalitarianism

38.

A speech delivered without any previous preparation is

a)

Extempore

b)

maiden

c)

Spinster

d)

empiric

39.

A person who goes on horseback is

a)

Equestrian

b)

pedestrian

c)

Epicurean

d)

connoisseur

40.

An office, which has no work but high salary, is

a)

Panacea

b)

gratuitous

c)

Fortuitous

d)

sinecure

41.

That which can be interpreted in any way is

a)

Ambient

b)

ambivalent

c)

Amphibious

d)

ambiguous

42.

A person who is fond of fighting is

a)

Bellicose

b)

belligerent

c)

Centipede

d)

brunette

43.

Of unknown or unedited authorship is

a)

Unanimous

b)

ambiguous

c)

Anonymous

d)

callous

44.

One who is well versed in judging any arts is

a)

Dilettante

b)

bohemian

c)

Connoisseur

d)

eccentric

45.

A person who is very fond of sensuous pleasures is

a)

Epicure

b)

charlatan

c)

Dissenter

d)

misologist

46.

Flowers and insects or anything lasting only for a day

a)

Empiric

b)

ephemeral

c)

Corporal

d)

corporeal

47.

A person with full discretionary powers to act on behalf of a country.

a)

Emissary

b)

envoy

c)

Ambassador

d)

plenipotentiary

48.

One who does not care for art and literature is

a)

Philistine

b)

philipino

c)

Prodigal

d)

mundane

49.

One who talks continuously is

a)

Avaricious

b)

voracious

c)

Loquacious

d)

impecunious

50.

The foolish belief that one is God

a)

Theomania

b)

necromancy

c)

Thearchy

d)

sacrilege

51.

That which is found everywhere.

a)

Iquitous

b)

ubiquitous

c)

Littoral

d)

temporal

52.

Circumstances, which render light the intensity of something

a)

Aggravating

b)

declamatory

c)

Extenuating

d)

extrirpating

53.

Freedom from care;

a)

Unsouciance

b)

indifference

c)

Charlatanism

d)

euphoria

54.

Becoming out of date or passing out of use

a)

Obstreperous

b)

obsolescent
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c)

Debilitating

d)

preposterous

55.

That which can easily be harmed, hurt or wounded

a)

Venerable

b)

somatic

c)

Soporific

d)

vulnerable

56.

Below the surface

a)

Surreptitious

b)

abortive

c)

Subterranean

d)

venial

57.

A person who hates the institution of marriage

a)

Misologist

b)

misogamist

c)

Misogynist

d)

philogynist

58.

A lover of mankind

a)

Philanthropist

b)

misanthropist

c)

Philogynist

d)

misogynist

59.

A decision upon which one cannot go back

a)

Incorrigible

b)

indispensable

c)

Evitable

d)

irrevocable

60.

One who is free from all mistakes and failure

a)

Perfectionist

b)

infallible

c)

Incorruptible

d)

irrefutable

61.

A room where dead bodies are kept for post mortem

a)

Mortuary

b)

matinee

c)

Obituary

d)

matin

62.

A man who amuses himself by lovemaking

a)

Pacifist

b)

bohemian

c)

Epicurean

d)

philander

63.

To turn out of society or fellowship

a)

Cauterize

b)

ostracize

c)

Resuscitate

d)

rusticate

64.

Easy to mould

a)

Pliable

b)

malleable

c)

Prone

d)

tractable

65.

One who is breaker of idols?

a)

Iconoclast

b)

renegade

c)

Escapist

d)

Impostor

66.

A formal written charge against a person for some crime or offence

a)

Conviction

b)

indictment

c)

Exculpation

d)

inculcation

67.

Incapable of being read

a)

Eligible

b)

illegible

c)

Obsolete

d)

obsolescent

68.

A lady's purse

a)

Parasol

b)

pantomine

c)

Reticule

d)

vestibule

69.

A new word coined by an author

a)

Neologism

b)

syllogism

c)

Aberration

d)

deviation

70.

Moving from place to place

a)

Peripatetic

b)

postulating

c)

Hortatory

d)

circumlocution

71.

Commonplace remarks

a)

Erudition

b)

platitudes

c)

Multitudes

d)

pantomime

72.

That which cannot be seen through

a)

Transparent

b)

translucent

c)

Pedantic

d)

opaque

73.

Something, which can be taken for granted

a)

Premise

b)

theory

c)

Postulate

d)

reticule

74.

The practice of borrowing ideas and words from others and using them as one's own.

a)

Pantomime

b)

burlesque

c)

Plagiarism

d)

imitation

75.

One who fully depends on others

a)

Parasite

b)

novice

c)

Precipice

d)

martyr

76.

A fort, which cannot be entered into by the enemy.

a)

Impenetrable

b)

impregnable

c)

Inexorable

d)

inscrutable

77.

That which cannot be understood or known

a)

Inexorable

b)

inscrutable

c)

Impregnable

d)

impenetrable

78.

A person who cannot be easily approached

a)

Indifferent

b)

indomitable

c)

Inaccessible

d)

insensible

79.

Doing harm secretly

a)

Insidious

b)

insipid

c)

Intractable

d)

inviolable

80.

Not suitable to be eaten

a)

Inexorable

b)

inept

c)

Infernal

d)

inedible