SYNONYMS
80. AUDACITY                                 94. HURDLE                                   108. INVARIABLE
     (1) strength       (2) boldness              (1) obstacle       (2) ban                   (1) usual         (2) universal
     (3) asperity       (4) fear                  (3) hedge          (4) relay                 (3) constant      (4) similar
81. DECREPITUDE                              95. RARE                                     109. INDICTMENT
     (1) disease        (2) coolness              (1) common         (2) usual                 (1) revelation (2) acquittal
     (3) crowd          (4) feebleness            (3) scarce         (4) few                   (3) refusal       (4) accusation
82. TRANSITION                                    Directions (96-100) : In the            110. DULCET
     (1) position       (2) translation      following questions, out of the four              (1) sweet         (2) dull
     (3) change         (4) movement         alternatives. choose the one which best
                                                                                               (3) hard          (4) sour
                                             expresses the meaning of the given
83. ACCUSED                                                                                   Directions (111-115) : In the
                                             word.
     (1) indicated      (2) indicted                                                     following questions, out of the four
                                               (SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit)
     (3) induced        (4) instigated                                                   alternatives, choose the one which
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84. BECKONED                                                                             expreses the right meaning of the given
                                             96. APPOSITE                                word.
     (1) accused        (2) called                (1) contrary       (2) bitter                       (SSC Section Officer (Audit)
     (3) sent           (4) acquitted             (3) appropriate (4) misleading                               Exam.10.12.2006)
85. GENUINE                                  97. SCORN                                    111. DUBIOUS
     (1) generous       (2) healthy               (1) ridicule       (2) laugh                 (1) doubtful      (2) disputable
     (3) natural        (4) original              (3) condemn        (4) criticize             (3) duplicate     (4) dangerous
     Directions (86-90) : Out of the         98. IMPIOUS                                  112. FLABBERGASTED
four alternatives, choose the one which           (1) holy           (2) mischievous           (1) scared
expresses the right meaning of the                (3) shrewd         (4) irreverent            (2) embarrassed
given word.                                                                                    (3) dumbfounded
                                             99. FREELANCE
  (SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit)                                                      (4) humiliated
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                                                  (1) self-betrayed (2) self-centred
                                                  (3) self-employed (4) self-driven       113. ETERNAL
                              (IInd Sitting)
                                             100. SLITHER                                      (1) innumerable
86. SOMBRE                                                                                     (2) unmeasurable
     (1) gloomy         (2) quiet                   (1) slide           (2) move
                                                    (3) shake           (4) slip               (3) prolonged
     (3) serious        (4) sleepy                                                             (4) perpetual
87. REGRESS                                       Directions (101-110) : In the
                                             following questions out of the four          114. GENUINE
     (1) deteriorate (2) Degenerate                                                            (1) authentic     (2) legitimate
                                             alternatives, choose the one which best
     (3) backslide      (4) lapse            expresses the meaning of the given                (3) reliable      (4) pure
88. TOXIC                                    word.                                        115. OBSCENE
     (1) bitter      (2) foul-smelling                      (SSC Tax Assistant (Income         (1) indecent      (2) incorrigible
     (3) remedia (4) poisonous                                    Tax & Central Excise)        (3) ridiculous (4) intolerable
89. YARDSTICK                                                        Exam. 25.11.2007)        Directions (116–120) : In the
     (1) summation (2) size                   101. ACCOUTREMENTS                         following questions, out of the four
     (3) statistics     (4) standard              (1) relatives        (2) companions    alternatives, choose the one which
                                                  (3) calculations (4) equipment         expresses the right meaning of the
90. LITTLE
                                              102. VERACITY                              given word.
     (1) trivial        (2) petty
                                                    (1) freedom         (2) truth                     (SSC Section Officer (Audit)
     (3) sample         (4) simple                                                                             Exam.30.11.2008)
                                                    (3) wisdom          (4) loyalty
     Directions (91–95) : In the                                                          116. INDIGNATION
                                              103. INCESSANTLY
following questions, out of the four                                                           (1) hatred        (2) anger
alternatives, choose the one which                  (1) continuously (2) inevitably
                                                                                               (3) disapproval (4) contempt
expresses the right meaning of the                  (3) regularly       (4) indiscreetly
                                                                                          117. ACRONYM
given word.                                   104. HERALDED                                    (1) A word with two or more
               (SSC Section Officer (Audit)         (1) clapped         (2) proclaimed             meanings
                        Exam.10.12.2006)            (3) protested       (4) rewarded           (2) A word of new coinage
91. AVARICE                                   105. DETRIMENTAL                                 (3) A word formed by the initial
     (1) generosity     (2) envy                    (1) deplorable (2) fundamental                 letters of words
     (3) greed          (4) hatred                  (3) harmful       (4) disgraceful          (4) A word of picturesque effect
92. AUGUST                                    106. COLOSSAL                               118. METICULOUS
     (1) majestic       (2) important               (1) gigantic        (2) colourful          (1) interfere     (2) courage
     (3) difficult      (4) huge                    (3) beautiful       (4) fantastic          (3) agreement (4) careful
93. DECIMATED                                 107. STUBBORN                               119. RESCIND
     (1) denounced      (2) destroyed               (1) timid           (2) arrogant           (1) change        (2) revoke
     (2) successful     (4) depressed               (3) adamant         (4) angry              (3) repeat        (4) reconsider
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