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His attitude to poor people is deplorable.
(a) commendable
(b) miserable
(c) equitable
(d) desirable

The guest made derogatory remarks about the food he was served.
(a) interesting
(b) complimentary
(c) unneccessary
(d) cheerful

He has an aversion to milk.
(a) dear
(b) loving
(c) liking
(d) pet

The paucity of good teachers is the chief reason for the present condition of these schools.
(a) presence
(b) surplus
(c) appointment
(d) retention

Don't you think his account of things was monotonous ?
(a) agreeable
(b) acceptable
(c) varied
(d) indecent

Spurious drugs can prove to be fatal.
(a) Virtuous
(b) Inferior
(c) Genuine
(d) Contemptuous

Whether the rewards are in commensurate with the efforts or not, a society will always have workaholics and the shirk work groups.
(a) disproportionate
(b) equal to
(c) matched
(d) unparalleled

Wars leave behind a large number of emaciated soldiers in the camps of both the victorious and the vanquished.
(a) hefty
(b) thin
(c) disillusioned
(d) determined

There was a mammoth gathering to listen to the leader.
(a) negligible
(b) tiny
(c) poor
(d) large

The audience thoroughly enjoyed the hilarious drama.
(a) amusing
(b) delightful
(c) serious
(d) momentous

The writer’s erudition in science is revealed in every page of the book.
(a) unenlightened
(b) ignorance
(c) intelligence
(d) hollowness

The seminar which Ravi organised proved to be momentous event.
(a) trivial
(b) futile
(c) vain
(d) useless

The question is not whether the court vindicates him with regard to his involvement in the case, but how he feels about it.
(a) reprieves
(b) absolves
(c) indicts
(d) summons

In those days many monarchs enjoyed vast ecclesiastical powers.
(a) permanent
(b) temporal
(c) contemporary
(d) constitutional

It was a mystery as to where the young girl had acquired such a naive belief.
(a) credulous
(b) childlike
(c) wise
(d) innocent

It’s the only treatment suitable for cancer.
(a) insufficient
(b) impertinent
(c) befitting
(d) congenial

Some of the criticisms which they had to put up were very unfair.
(a) scold
(b) scorn
(c) appreciation
(d) censure

I would beg of all friends not to rush to Birla house nor try to dissuade me or be anxious about me.
(a) certain
(b) composed
(c) careless
(d) heedless