SYNONYMS
      Directions (378–380) : In the             Directions (389-391) : In the          398. GARRULOUS
following questions, out of the four       following questions, out of the four              (1) talkative     (2) sedative
alternatives, choose the one which best    alternatives, choose the one which best           (3) vocative      (4) positive
expresses the meaning of the given         expresses the meaning of the given          399. TINSEL
word.                                      word as your answer.                              (1) tinkle        (2) decoration
                 (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff                  (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
                                                                                             (3) tin           (4) colourful
      Exam. 17.03.2013, Kolkata Region)                 Exam. 21.04.2013, Ist Sitting)
                                                                                       400. LABYRINTH
 378. DEMISE                                389. INGENUOUS
                                                  (1) innocent       (2) artful              (1) meandering (2) rotating
      (1) death           (2) misfortune
                                                  (3) cunning        (4) clever              (3) pacing        (4) wriggling
      (3) accident        (4) dismissal
                                            390. INNOCUOUS                                  Directions (401-403) : In the fol-
 379. ADVERSITY                                                                        lowing questions, out of the four al-
                                                  (1) careless
      (1) opponent       (2) misfortune                                                ternatives, choose the one which best
                                                  (2) harmless
      (3) adversary      (4) hostility                                                 expresses the meaning of the given
                                                  (3) insufficient
 380. MUNDANE                                                                          word.
                                                  (4) irresponsible
      (1) musical        (2) ordinary                                                                      (SSC Constable (GD)
                                            391. INSOLENT                                          Exam. 12.05.2013, Ist Sitting)
      (3) mortal         (4) mandatory            (1) disrespectful
     Directions (381-383) : In the fol-                                                401. HARD
                                                  (2) insoluble
lowing questions, out of the four al-                                                        (1) difficult     (2) simple
                                                  (3) depreciating
ternatives, choose the one which best                                                        (3) common        (4) easy
                                                  (4) the sole of a shoe
expresses the meaning of the given                                                     402. HUMOROUS
                                                Directions (392-394) : In the
word as your answer.                                                                         (1) witty         (2) innovative
                                           following questions, out of the four
                 (SSC Multi-Tasking Staff  alternatives, choose the one which best           (3) fashionable (4) timid
            Exam. 24.03.2013, Ist Sitting)                                             403. GATHER
                                           expresses the meaning of the given
381. ANTAGONIST                            word.                                             (1) scatter       (2) disperse
     (1) non-believer                                      (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I        (3) congregate (4) separate
     (2) trouble-maker                                Exam. 21.04.2013, IInd Sitting)       Directions (404-406) : In the
     (3) trouble-shooter                   392. PARSIMONY                              following questions, out of the four
     (4) opponent                                (1) expenditure(2) bankruptcy         alternatives, choose the one which
382. SOLITARY                                    (3) bribery      (4) miserliness      best expresses the meaning of the
                                           393. TRIBULATION                            given word.
     (1) solid         (2) solicitous
                                                 (1) palpitation (2) suffering                             (SSC Constable (GD)
     (3) lonely        (4) voluntary
                                                 (3) weakness (4) stimulation                                Exam. 12.05.2013)
383. ENGROSS
                                           394. RAMPART                                404. GREET
     (1) dismiss       (2) oppress                                                           (1) welcome       (2) hostile
                                                 (1) ropeway      (2) staircase
     (3) absorb        (4) endanger                                                          (3) unsociable (4) aloof
                                                 (3) parapet      (4) scaffold
     Directions (384-388) : In the fol-         Directions (395-397): In the           405. HAPPINESS
lowing questions, out of the four al-      following questions, out of the four              (1) grief         (2) sorrow
ternatives, choose the one which best      alternatives, choose the one which best
expresses the meaning of the given                                                           (3) misery        (4) bliss
                                           expresses the meaning of the given          406. CATASTROPHE
word as your answer.                       word.
        (SSC FCI Assistant Grade-III Main                                                    (1) Clumsy        (2) Disease
                                                           (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
                       Exam. 07.04.2013)                                                     (3) Rustic        (4) Calamity
                                                                  Exam. 21.04.2013)
384. ABSOLVE                               395. COLLATE                                      Directions (407-409) : In the
      (1) consume        (2) punish                                                    following questions, out of the four
                                                 (1) describe       (2) narrate
                                                                                       alternatives, choose the one which best
      (3) acquit         (4) withheld            (3) prescribe      (4) assemble
                                                                                       expresses the meaning of the given
385. ASCRIPTION                            396. ADVOCATE                               word.
      (1) description    (2) account             (1) pronounce (2) support                         (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
      (3) attribution    (4) cure                (3) determine      (4) predict                            Exam. 19.05.2013)
386. TOIL                                  397. PREAMBLE                               407. HALLUCINATION
      (1) test           (2) spoil               (1) mediation      (2) conclusion
                                                                                             (1) delusion      (2) habitat
      (3) work hard      (4) tell                (3) introduction (4) definition
                                                                                             (3) dress         (4) deception
                                                 Directions (398-400) : In the
387. MIMIC                                                                             408. SALACIOUS
                                           following questions, out of the four
      (1) tease          (2) refresh                                                         (1) angry         (2) unhappy
                                           alternatives, choose the one which best
      (3) greet          (4) copy          expresses the meaning of the given                (3) satisfied     (4) lustful
388. KIOSK                                 word.                                       409. DERIVE
      (1) store          (2) shop                          (SSC Graduate Level Tier-I        (1) contain       (2) attain
      (3) booth          (4) mall                                 Exam. 21.04.2013)          (3) sustain       (4) obtain
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