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Q:

Laconic most nearly means

A) Talkative B) Wordy
C) Brief D) Long
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Brief

Explanation:

Laconic means using only few words in his/her speech or while talking.

In the given options, talkative, wordy and long are all opposite to laconic and brief is the only word which is similar in meaning of laconic.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

SOOTHE

A)  QUENCH B) MITIGATE
C)  HEAL D) AGITATE
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) AGITATE

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Q:

Which is the oldest poem in English language?

A) Ozymandias B) Paradise Lost
C) Beowulf D) The Tyger
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Beowulf

Explanation:

Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature.

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Q:

Synonym of Sad?

A) Glad B) Lucky
C) Somber D) Fortunate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Somber

Explanation:

Sad means being unhappy, sorrowful, mournful, wistful,...

 

Hence, Somber means cheerless i.e, unhappy which is synonym of sad. All other options are opposites of Sad.

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Q:

The word photography literally means

A) Light crowning B) Light drawing
C) Light creations D) Light art
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Light drawing

Explanation:

Photography is a word derived from Greek words Photo means light and graphe means drawing.'Hence it literally means light drawing.

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Q:

A Big Draw meaning

A) a lovely spectacle B) a game without any result
C) a huge attraction D) a keen contest
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) a huge attraction

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Q:

A sentence whose meaning is unclear

A) Anonymous B) Ambiguous
C) Unanimous D) Congruent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ambiguous

Explanation:

A sentence whose meaning is unclear is called as Ambiguous.

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Q:

Which of the following is a correctly written compound word?

A) Spur of the moment-decision B) Thirty one
C) Quickly-running D) Self-evident
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Self-evident

Explanation:

Compound word means when two or more words join together to make a single word that gives a new meaning.

 

Here in the options, Self-evident is the compound word.

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