Meanings of Word MCQs
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What is the meaning of the words ‘red letter day’?
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B: memorable day
Which of the words means ‘a cure for all diseases’ –––
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C: Panacea
‘Birds eye view’ means-
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D: A rough idea
Select a word having the similar meaning of Placid' –
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C: serene
Select a word having the opposite meaning of 'Trivial”-
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A long speech was made by an immense member-here “immense” means-
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A: powerful
'He hardly works.' Here hardly means -
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D: Rarely
'Dead and buried ' mean -
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A: Complete stop
The closest meaning of "Blessing in disguise" is:
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C: turning fate success
The closest meaning of "cut and dried" is:
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D: forever
The closest meaning of "carry the day" is:
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C: to win avictory
The closest meaning of "sit on the fence" is:
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A: to be importial
In English grammar, which one deals with the meaning of words and sentences ?
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D: Semantics
"Dawn" in this passage means
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C: Beginning
I never drink tea. (change it into interrogative without changing the meaning)
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B: Do I ever drink tea?
which one of the following words is distant in meaning?
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B: charity
What is the meaning of "have eyes at the back of you head"?
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B: see everything
Here 'walking away' of the audience means their-----
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C: lack of interest
'Home is where the heart is. 'What is the meaning of home' here?
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C: an atmosphere of domestic tranquility
'Jack ran into Rose on board a ship.' What is the meaning of 'run into' in this sentence?
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C: meet by accident
What does nom de plume mean?
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B: A pen name
'To lose heart' means:
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B: To lose courage
Which is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence 'We have a lot of seasoned diplomats'>
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B: experienced
Judged in economic---------, a country is either developed or developing.-------, that does not mean that literature of a developed country is better.
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B: terms, However
What does 'for' mean here?
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A: thuse
What does ;drawn upon' means?
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B: used
Here 'spirit' means-
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C: mind
Here catching the sun means--------task.
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D: an adventurous
Here singing means------.
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A: commending
Here going genlle means-------.
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B: surrendering
Children love to listen to stories at nights about their elder when they were children. The underlined words refers to.
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C: elders
The man passed away. Means that he.
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C: died
Her painting can inspire a pensive mood. The meaning of the underlined part is-----.
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C: thoughtful
'Youth, I do adore thee'---------what is the meaning the word 'thee' in this line.
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A: you
The word Subjectivity often means------.
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A: Individuality
The first language means------language.
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C: natural
To read between lines means------.
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D: to read carefully to find out any hidden meaning
'A bull market' means that share prices are:
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D: rising
'Dog day' means:
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D: hot weather
What is the meaning of the word 'vice versa'?
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D: the terms being exchanged
What is the meaning of 'be in a fix'?
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B: in a difficult situation
What is the meaning of the group word 'impute to'?
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A: ascribe
'Harp on' means:
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D: talk about the same subject
'In the right' means:
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B: rightly served
The word 'imbibe' means:
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C: to drink
'Out and out' means:
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B: Thoroughly
You must allocate funds for the poverty alleviate immediately. Which word keep the best meaning of underlined word :
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B: distribute
First language means :
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C: natural
'Maiden speech' means-----.
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A: First speech
'Fall into line' means-----.
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A: Agree