for competitive exam eng

01	SPORADIC rise in his temperature has caused us much worry	irregular
02	Ant is believed to be the most industrious creatures	deligent
03	The tour was cancelled on account of incessant rain	constant
04	I disdain those who tell lies	hate
05	The benevolence of the god of rain has seen very successful monsoon this year	kindness
06	The country’s resources should be judiciously used	reasonable
07	Everyone  tries to avoid his company because he is in the habit of using too many  jibes	taunts
08	The story is too fantastic to  be credible	blievable
09	The government rocked by frequent scandals is an effete set of people with no credibility	exhausted
10	She does not get her work done punctually and proper because she is always dawdling.	loitering
11	The little coy bride was admired by everyone	shy
12	The small boy was able to give a graphic description to the thief.	vivid
13	He was dismissed from service because they found him dishonest.	removed
14	If you waver at the last minute, you shall face failure.	heasitate
15	Reading of poetry is not – congenial to his taste	suited
16	Gandhiji always advocated cause of indigenous industries	native
17	Kamini could not recollect the incident that had happened in his childhood	recall
18	He was warned at the outset of his career.	beginning
19	The bounties of nature are being exploited by man	gifts
20	There is no efficacious remedy to unemployment problem in a country which has no ideological convictions.	effective
21	A bone got stuck in his gullet	throat
22	India is still a virgin land exploring its tourism potential	unexplored
23	The need of the hour is to initiate the renaissance of moral conscience and halt the rampant corruption, for its could even hasten the end of our civilization.	revival
24	I have told him many times not to do that	several
25	Methods of spreading the family planning message have been as fecund as they have been abortive.	fruitful
26	After his graduation, he had to pass through a period of privation	hardship
27	Now the fury of the demonstrators turned against the machines	rage
28	His commands were so peremptory that we felt humiliated.	dictatorial
29	He would have been his close associate had he not been disloyal	colleague
30	Every body laughed at the puerility of his statement.	childishness
31	All the streets looked just the same`	exactly
32	At the Hardy house there was great consternation when Aunt Gertrude saw Joe helping Frank  up the stairs	surprise
33	He is a candid politician	frank
34	The purpose of his speech was to lampoon the leading politicians of the day .	ridicule
35	Sagacity increases with age.	wisdom
36	She has insatiable love for music	unsaisfiable
37	I was shocked to  see my friend lying at the edge of the road	side
38	He is a very discreet while deciding such matters	prudent
39	Science has revealed the mysteries of nature to man.	disclosed
40	It is a scandal that the murderer was declared innocent	Disgraceful action
41	Ever since the death of his mother, my friend is utterly forlorn and wretched.	lonely
42	The raucous shouts of the audience forced the management  to call off the show	harsh
43	He was admonished for the delay	censured
44	What is the ultimate goal of life.	final
45	Everyone who has worked for him hammers home that point because they feel that it is widely unappreciated.	stresses
46	We must eradicate corruption.	uproot
47	During his stay in Canada, he had quite a few frustrating experiences.	disappointing
48	I tried to persuade him to change his mind, but he remained adamant.	stubborn
49	The  weavers have to go monotonous work	repititive
50	There was always an imminent danger of the falling of that damaged roof.	impending

01		She is really a fantastic girl	Wonderful
02		In present day society money plays the only dominant role in almost all transactions	proceedings
03		The old man was fond of giving homilies whenever we went to him with a problem.	Sermons
04		He enjoyed the salubrious climate of the place	healthful
05		The soldiers displayed exceptional courage and saved the major form the enemy’s hand	Unusual
06		The house  cannot accommodate more people.	Hold
07		If you want the quality of your writings to improve, then avoid redundant words	Repetitive
08		Catching snakes can be hazardous for people untrained in the art.	Dangerous
09		In order to tarnish the public image of his opponent, he has got a mendacious story planted in the local newspaper.	false
10		The sentiment expressed by him in the speech were odious	hateful
11		A civilized Roman , banquet was a thing of great richness , style and decorum	Feast
12		The troops were mobilized to take control of the tensed situation	Collected hurriedly
13		He listened to her mellifluous music under genial influence of wine.	Stressed
14		His lascivious habits brought him nothing but bad name	Lustful
15		The fishing boat pulled away from the wharf and chugged smoothly down the bay	Quayth
16		The people attending the carnival looked gay and happy	Revelry
17		The aberration in the Indian economy can be attributed to short-sightedness of its political master	deviation
18		Feeling drowsy may be side effect of too many antibiotics	sluggish
19		India has too often to fulminate against pakistan’s role in aiding and abetting acts of militancy on her soil	protest
20		Everyone was listening to the news of earthquake with mounting anxiety	Uneasiness
21		The accident occurred due to his lapse	Error
22		Courtesy does not cost one anything	civility
23		It was incumbent on him to report the matter at  once	Pressing
24		The intruders strangled the lady to death.	throttled
25		On my neighbor succoured me during my illness	Aided
26		That case is not amenable to ordinary rules	Applicable
27		As they whisepered, I felt awkward in their company	embarrased
28		Lost in his own revery, he forgot that vicissitudes can change the course of man’s life.	Changes if fortune
29		He tried to cojole her , but it was in vain.	coax
30		Pakistan has been vigorously pursuing a clandestine nuclear weapons programme	secretative
31		He was annoyed at his flippant remark	Discourteous
32		Some people are extremely fastidious in their choice of dress	fussy
33		The magazine was embllished with amusing articles	adorned
34		His view on children and their upbringing are indeed outlandish	strange
35		Small neglected to remit the fees in time and therefore had to pay a fine	failed
36		His credulous nature often landed him in trouble	Willing to believe easily.
37		‘To be  or not to be’ was the dilemma of Hamlet	confusion
38		You should have watched that glint in her eyes when speaking of her husband	sadness
39		War always has a baneful effect on the people of a nation	pernicious
40		People refuse to pay obeisance to people whom they do not accept as their leaders	obediance
41		His endeavours proved fruitful	Fruitful
42		The newly found drug on the epidemic was not at all deleterious	noxious
43		The boy was chided for his impertinence	rebuked
44		People of different persuasions have met on the same platform	convictions
45		The problem is tedious to tackle	tiring
46		We were touched by the honesty of the beggar	Impressed
47		The time I spent in the library was the most rewarding one	profitable
48		The food we had to eat was incompatible to our needs	unsuitable
49		The kingdom suffered a constant threat from certain predatory tribes	Plundering
50		He decided to accost a big financier for his new scheme	approach

for competitive exam- 1

01	The façade of our school building got a face-lift recently	front
02	The stratospheric ozone layer plays an important protective role for life on earth and its disruption is obviously fraught with dangerous consequences	Involving
03	There is not a single word that is redundant in the report	Not needed
04	In the company of smart and crafty fellows, a gaby finds himself out of place.	Simpleton
05	Being a member of this club, he has certain rights	Privileges
06	How I envy the main who can always produce his reading glasses at a moment’s notice	begrudge
07	The munificence of the businessman was great	Generosity
08	The next day she pacified the teacher explaining her the reason for the previous day’s leave.	Questioned
09	He could not suppress his resentment against the decision.	displeasure
10	We did not expect such a judicious remark from him	sagacious
11	Despite a full one hour meeting, they could not arrive at any consensus	agreement
12	During his meeting with the woners of the company he made a number of overtures	Offers
13	You cannot befool your mother by these pretences.	Excuses
14	The eyewitness testimony was incontrovertible	Unquestionable.
15	I realised they wanted to do alone together, so I felt very awkward -	Emarassed
16	He was punished to rigorous imprisonment for larceny	Stealing
17	The drug were innocuous and had no side effect	Harmless
18	He is being treated for his somnolence	Sleepiness
19	The pupil was asked to rectify the mistake	correct
20	I used to skate quite well but I have lost the knack now	Skill
21	The criterion of judgment would be fixed soon	Standard
22	He did not hesitate to pester the sleeping mother when he wanted money	Disturb
23	In spite of their efforts , the team of scientists could not make much headway to solve the problem.	Progress
24	The speech he made on the occasion was exhilarating	lively
25	After that tiresome long journey , he felt drowsy	Sluggish
26	The terminus of his progress would be reached when he accomplishes that honour	Last point
27	Several ancillary units were patronized by that large store.	subordinate
28	I don’t see why he should be so obsequious to his brother just because the latter is rich	Excessively respectful
29	An issue of the highest sensitivity, which required the greatest finesse and delicacy, was handled in the most slapdash manner.	Tact
30	Corruption stalks every sphere of national life.	Pervades
31	The militant was nabbed at the airport	caught
32	I am afraid I cannot relate the details now	recount
33	Both young sleuths felt sure there was a link between the two	Detectives
34	He did not succeed in his endeavour	effort
35	Five year plans have been put into operation to mitigate the suffering of the poor	lessen
36	The recent development seem to be quite adverse to our interests	Opposed
37	He gave such   a vivid description of the house weanted to rent that we did not have to look at it.	Clear
38	If you don’t care for the blemishes of his style, you will find that the writer has a powerful message to convey.	Faults
39	He gave an expeditious reply	Promt
40	He does not know how to husband his resources	manage
41	Brevity pays in debate	Conciseness
42	The border security force intercepted yesterday a truck carrying arms and ammunition	Stopped
43	His style is quite transparent	Lucid
44	Your present statement has allayed my fears	Relieved
45	Because of of family feud , he never spoke to his wife’s parent	Quarrel
46	The speaker drew examples copiously from various books	Plentifully
47	The attitude of the western countries towards the third world countries is rather callous to say the least	Unfeeling
48	Hearing the news , the workers were in a state of euphoria,	Pleasant excitement
49	He kindled the spirit of revenge in him and used it to his advantage.	Provoked
50	He was the only reckless worker in the entire staff	rash