ONE-WORD SUBSTITUTION
     Directions (794-796) : In the                Directions (803–805) : Out of               (1) sanctify      (2) amnesty
following questions, out of the four        the four alternatives, choose the one             (3) gratuity      (4) red-tapism
alternatives, choose the one which can      which can be substituted for the given       812. A person motivated by irrational
be substituted for the given words/         words/sentences.                                  enthusiasm.
sentences.                                              (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE)         (1) moderate (2) conservative
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)                Exam. 10.09.2016 (Ist sitting)
             Exam. 07.09.2016 (Ist sitting)                                                   (3) fanatic       (4) fan
                                             803. A person’s peculiar habit
 794. A brief or short stay at a place                                                   813. Wide, uninterrupted view
                                                  (1) trait
      (1) solitude     (2) soiree                                                             (1) window view
                                                  (2) idiosyncrasy
      (3) sojourn      (4) solstice                                                           (2) panorama
                                                  (3) idiolect      (4) talent
 795. That which can be believed                                                              (3) macroscopic
                                             804. Speech deli vered without
      (1) miraculous (2) creditable                                                           (4) eagle view
                                                  preparation
      (3) credible     (4) gullible                                                      814. An instrument for measuring
                                                  (1) rhetoric      (2) oration
 796. One who is indifferent to pain or                                                       pressure of gases
                                                  (3) extempore
      pleasure                                                                                (1) barometer (2) anemometer
                                                  (4) maiden speech
      (1) Eccentric (2) Philosopher                                                           (3) micrometer (4) manometer
                                             805. One who will do any job for
      (3) Fatalist     (4) Stoic                  anyone for money                       815. That cannot be expressed in
      Directions (797–799) : In the               (1) mercenary (2) recruit                   words
following questions, out of the four                                                          (1) indelible     (2) ineffable
                                                  (3) hoodlum       (4) merchant
alternatives, choose the one which can                                                        (3) ingrate       (4) inexorable
                                                  Directions (806–808) : Out of
be substituted for the given words/                                                      816. A mixture of dried, naturally
                                            the four alternatives, choose the one
sentences.                                                                                    fragrant plant material, used to
                                            which can be substituted for the given
           (SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE)                                                      provide a gentle natural scent
                                            words/sentences.
             Exam. 08.09.2016 (Ist sitting)                                                   inside buildings, especially in
                                                                (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
797. An abattoir is                                      Exam. 11.09.2016 (Ist sitting)       residential settings.
      (1) a place where animals are          806. An act of travelling from one               (1) potpourri (2) perfume
          slaughtered                             place to another                            (3) scent         (4) aroma
      (2) a place where abbots stay               (1) series       (2) journey           817. Placing different things in order
      (3) a title of respect given to a           (3) sequence (4) programme                  to create an interesting effect
          priest or abbot
                                             807. The thing no longer in use                  (1) sit for a portrait
      (4) a place where animals are
                                                  (1) obstacle     (2) obsolete               (2) render precisely
          worshipped
                                                  (3) obsidian     (4) obstruction            (3) juxtapose
798. A man with abnormal habits
                                             808. Misappropriation of money                   (4) framing
      (1) eccentric     (2) frantic
                                                  (1) embezzlement                       818. Study of cultures
      (3) idiotic       (4) sulky
                                                  (2) robbery                                 (1) eremology (2) etymology
799. Words inscribed on the tomb
                                                  (3) theft                                   (3) ethology      (4) ethnology
      (1) epigraph      (2) epigram
                                                  (4) fraud                              819. A person speaking many
      (3) epitaph       (4) elegy
                                                  Directions (809–820) : In the               languages
     Directions (800–802) : Out of the      following questions, out of the four
four alternatives, choose the one which                                                       (1) conversant (2) polyglot
                                            alternatives, choose the one which can
can be substituted for the given                                                              (3) talkative     (4) orator
                                            be substituted for the given words/
words/sentences.                            sentence.                                    820. A lengthy and aggressive speech
                    (SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE)
                                                               (SSC CGL Tier-II (CBE)
                                                                                              addressed to a large assembly.
             Exam. 09.09.2016 (Ist sitting)                                                   (1) hullabaloo
                                                                   Exam. 30.11.2016)
800. A person who lays too much              809. When something moves in a                   (2) cacophony
      stress on bookish–learning                  straight line                               (3) pandemonium
      (1) pervert       (2) pedant                (1) quadrilineal                            (4) harangue
      (3) philosopher (4) scholar                 (2) octalineal                             Directions (821–831) : In the
801. Postponement or delay permitted              (3) rectilineal                       following questions, out of the four
      in the suffering of a penalty or
                                                  (4) trapilineal                       alternatives, choose the one that can
      the discharge of an obligation.
                                             810. Tending to associate with others      be substituted for the given words/
      (1) respite       (2) spire                                                       sentence.
                                                  of one’s kind
      (3) splurge       (4) scourge                                                                         (SSC CGL Tier-II (CBE)
                                                  (1) grassivorous
802. Deviation from the right course              (2) gregarian                                                Exam. 01.12.2016)
      (1) imagination                             (3) gregarious                         821. One who is not easily pleased by
      (2) amalgamation                            (4) graminivorous                           anything
      (3) illumination                       811. General pardon for offences                 (1) gullible       (2) fastidious
      (4) aberration                              against the state                           (3) innocent       (4) amenable
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