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