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Kerala PSC English Grammar Book Study Materials 1 Page 884
Book's First PageCLOZE TEST Passage-I Passage –II Meanings of words/phrases (Q. Nos. 1081–1085) (Q. Nos. 1086–1095) (1) intricate (Adj.) : elaborate When both myths and counter- There is an old story told of a man (2) pernicious (Adj.) : exceedingly myths occur in the narrative field of a who (1086) into a deep sleep, His harmful society, people can (1081) the oppo- friend stayed by him as long as he (3) obliterated (Adj.) : reduced to sitions between them in unique ways. (1087). Being compelled to go and fearing that he might be in want, the nothingness The psychological relevance of stories in the cases of myths and horror films friend hid a (1088) in the old man"s (4) intricacy (N.) : marked by elab- may be in the experiencing of the garment, When the old man (1089), orately complex detail (1082) binary tensions, rather than in not (1090) that his friend had (1091) (5) levity (N.) : a manner lacking the manifest (1083) of the story. The a jewel in his garment, he wandered seriousness tensions in the story is, however, about in (1092), hungry. A long time (6) variability (N.) : the quality of (1084) through the binary contrasts. afterwards, the two men met again. being uneven and lacking uni- The message conveyed is a (1085) The friend told the poor man about formity complex. the jewel and (1093) him to look for (7) Access = the opportunity to use it. Like the old man in the story, peo- something. MEANINGS OF WORDS/PHRASES ple (1094) about in this life, (1095) of what is hidden away in their inner (8) Interoperability = ability to ex- (1) internalize (V.) : to make a feel- nature, pure and untarnished. change information. ing, an attitude, or a belief part of the way you think and be- Meanings of words/phrases 1096.(1) profound have (1) In vain = useless (2) intricate (2) externalize (V.) : to show what (2) Wander (Verb) = to walk aimless- (3) pernicious you are thinking and feeling by ly. (4) harmful what you say/do 1086.(1) fell (2) fall 1097.(1) radical (3) concretize (V.) : become spe- (3) slept (4) fallen cific (2) unavoidable 1087.(1) can (2) could (4) secularize (V.) : make secular (3) operational (3) should (4) will and draw away from a religious (4) provisional 1088.(1) sparkle (2) glimmer orientation. 1098.(1) encroachment (3) jewel (4) treasure (5) overlying (Adv.) : to a degree 1089.(1) wake (2) waken (2) barriers exceeding normal/proper limits (3) discrimination (3) arise (4) awoke (6) comforting (Adj.) : providing (4) tendency 1090.(1) knowing (2) know comfort/so lace 1099.(1) assess (2) assets (3) known (4) knew (7) underlying (Adj.) : important in (3) access (4) right 1091.(1) hiding (2) hidden a situation but not always easi- 1100.(1) assimilated ly noticed/stated clearly (3) conceal (4) hide 1092.(1) vane (2) vein (2) accumulated (8) manifest (Adj.) : clearly re- (3) vain (4) wane (3) obliterated vealed to the mind/the senses/ judgement 1093.(1) propose (2) considered (4) accommodated (9) morality (N.) : right/good conduct (3) suggested (4) advised 1101.(1) insignificant (10) binary (Adj.) : dual - of two 1094.(1) wander (2) wonder (2) massive (11) dissipated (Adj.) : unrestrained (3) direct (4) change (3) peculiar by convention/morality 1095.(1) conscious (4) eventual (12) holistic (Adj.) : considering a (2) unconscious 1102.(1) infrastructure whole thing (3) aware (2) technique (13) prolific (Adj.) : existing in large (4) subconscious (3) originality numbers Passage–III (4) method (14) holistic : considering a whole (Q. Nos.1096–1105) 1103.(1) mobilised thing. In a very short period of time the (2) modernised internet has had a (1096) impact on (3) standardised 1081.(1) internalize (2) externalize the way we live. Since the internet (3) concretize (4) secularize (4) civilised was made (1097), it has lowered the 1082.(1) overlying (2) destructive 1104.(1) interoperability (1098) to creative expression. It has (3) comforting (4) underlying provided (1099) to information on a (2) intricacy 1083.(1) relay (2) education larger scale. It has (1100) innovation (3) levity (3) content (4) morality without (1101) changes to its (1102). (4) variability 1084.(1) dissolved (2) dissipated An open, borderless and (1103) plat- 1105.(1) reassured (3) opposed (4) maintained form means that barriers to entry are (2) pressured 1085.(1) holistic (2) constructive low, (1104) is (1105) and innovation (3) assured (3) difficult (4) prolific is rapid. (4) uncertain SEE–891