CDS English & Comprehension Vocabulary One Word Substitution Previous Year Questions

Indolent :

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given words from the options provided

Deleterious :

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given words from the options provided

Equivocate :

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given words from the options provided

Ubiquitous :

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given words from the options provided

List I (Word / Expression / Specialised term): A. Pragmatist B. Promethean C. Promontory D. Prolix

List II (Meaning): 1. Using too many words 2. Daringly original and creative 3. A headland that juts into a large water body 4. A person concerned with practical matters

Match the words in List I with their meanings in List II and select the correct code.

Match the words in List I with their meanings in List II.

List I (Word / Expression / Specialised term):
A. Nihilism
B. Fatalism
C. Hedonism
D. Egoism

List II (Meaning):

1. The belief that pleasure is the most important thing in life
2. The fact of accepting that you cannot prevent something from happening
3. The fact of thinking that you are better or more important than anyone else
4. The denial of all reality

Match the words in List I with their meanings in List II.

List I (Word / Expression / Specialised term)
A. Bequeath
B. Mortgage
C. Endowment
D. Lease

List II (Meaning)

1. To pledge property as a security
2. To leave property for beneficiary via a will
3. Agreement for use of property against rent
4. To grant funds for running a socially-beneficial institution

Pachyderm :

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given words from the options provided

Match the words in List I with their meanings in List II.

List I (Word / Expression / Specialised term):
A. Epitaph
B. Epistle
C. Epithet
D. Epigram

List II (Meaning):

1. Words written about a dead person
2. An adjective to describe character or characteristic
3. A short phrase expressing an idea in a clever way
4. A formal letter

For underlined word followed by four choices, Select the most appropriate option that improves / corrects the underlined word in the context of the sentence.

The document was discerned to be a $\underline{postscript}$, where clearly an earlier manuscript had been replaced by a new one.

For underlined word followed by four choices, Select the most appropriate option that improves / corrects the underlined word in the context of the sentence.

He was accused of $\underline{simulism}$ for having copied from someone else without due acknowledgement.

Directions : Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists :

List I (Word/Expression)
A. Ensue
B. Morass
C. Imbroglio
D. Potpourri

List II (Meaning)

1. Muddy ground
2. Complex disputes
3. Collection of different things
4. To happen as a result

List I (Word/Expression)
A. Malversation
B. Conundrum
C. Incessant
D. Mulct

List II (Meaning)

1. Continuing without a break
2. Confusing problem
3. Extracting money in the form of taxes
4. Corrupt behaviour of a public servant