Meanings of Word MCQs
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The manager's "Laconic" dismissal letter left the fired employees feeling angry and hurt. What is the meaning of the quotation word"laconic"
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B: Concise
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The manager's "Laconic" dismissal letter left the fired employees feeling angry and hurt. What is the meaning of the quotation word"laconic" Correct Answer Concise Laconic means সংক্ষিপ্ত
The meaning of ‘fall on’ is
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A: attack
‘Termination’ means ——.
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B: To end
What is the meaning of the expression “sit on the fence”?
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C: to remain neutral
What is the meaning of 'Herculean task'?
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D: task which needs great strength and determination
"To err is human. To forgive divine'. Here the word 'divine means-
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B: godlike
What is the meaning of the word 'etymology"?
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B: the study of the origin of words
'to pay through the nose' means---------.
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B: To pay a very high price
What is the meaning of the idion 'pour oil on troubled waters' ?
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B: To pacify somebody
The meaning of 'Fall through' is-----
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C: Fail
'Bring to book' means-----.
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B: Punish
'Lion's share' means-
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A: best part
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'Lion's share' means- Correct Answer best part The lion's share is an idiomatic expression which now refers to the major share of something. The phrase derives from the plot of a number of fables ascribed to Aesop and is used here as their generic title.
Choose the word which is similar to the meaning of TRANQUIL.
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D: Calm
What is the meaning of "far and wide"?
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C: Everywhere
What is the meaning of the word "orthodoxy"?
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A: The traditional beliefs and practices of a religion
What is the meaning of "call to mind"?
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B: Remember
The opposite meaning of the word 'Soporific'
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C: Exciting
My father will discipline me for my actions. Here ‘discipline’ means-
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D: punish
What is the meaning of "square meal"?
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B: Full meal
What is the meaning of the word "infamous"?
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A: Infamous is the something considerd bad
Subsistence' means-
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C: Ability to survive
"It just immaterial to this question" what is the meaning to 'immaterial to'
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A: Having no significance
What is the meaning " misogynist "
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B: A man who hates women
The meaning of " cul-de-sac"-
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B: persistent
Fortitude means---
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B: the quality of courage in adverse circumstance
"Paediatrie" means-
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B: children
The word ''Blue-book'' means-
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B: Government Publication
The manager's laconic dismissal letter left the fired employees feeling angry and hurt. What is the meaning of the underlined word 'laconic'?
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B: Concise
'To beg the question' means-
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B: To raise objetions
What is the meaning of 'White Elephant'
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D: a very costly possession
The word 'locks' in the third sentence is closest in meaning to
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D: canal gates
In the 4 th sentenced , ' initiated' is nearest in meaning to
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B: launched
What does 'head to the polls' mean?
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B: Go to the voting centers
In line 3, avoid means _____.
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D: keep away from
In the passage the word 'obsolete' means?
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A: out of date
The word " dutifully" is closest in meaning to_____
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C: faithfully
The word "defying" is closes meaning to _____
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A: disregarding
In the last line of the passage, protect means -
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B: keep danger away us
In line 2,of the passage, 'ordinary' means-
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C: normal and usual
The word ‘BULWARK’ in line 10 is closest in meaning to:
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A: enemy
‘To bury one in books’? means ——.
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D: being engrossed in studies
‘They are like oases in a desert’-What does it mean?
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B: Previous civilizations were confined to a very limited area while barbarians were far larger in number
'Researches' in line I suggest
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D: Detailed studies about the deep sea creatures to discover new information
The word 'eliminate' means
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C: remove
"experts has opined' means -
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C: according to views of experts
which meaning of 'extremely ' is most appropriate here?
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D: severely
In line 3, startling is nearest in meaning to
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A: upsetting
In line 5, anxiety is nearest in meaning to
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C: foreboding
Complex undertaking of modern life means
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B: the Complex tasks of modern life
The word 'stupendous' means
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D: huge