Directions (1-15): In the following questions a word/phrase is given followed by five alternatives. Select the alternative that conveys the same meaning as the word/phrase given.
Q1. Allegory
(a) truth
(b) falsehood
(c) parable
(d) concoction
(e) nadir
Q2. OBEISANCE
(a) importance
(b) negligence
(c) deference
(d) repetitive
(e) passion
Q3. PAGEANTRY
(a) opulence
(b) hideous
(c) grandeur
(d) flamboyance
(e) canopy
Q4. obdurate
(a) organised
(b) hideout
(c) grandiose
(d) firm
(e) callous
Q5. WRY
(a) illicit
(b) despicable
(c) miserable
(d) unreasonable
(e) ironical
Q6. BENIGNITY
(a) boldness
(b) benevolence
(c) obscurity
(d) passivity
(e) beneficiary
Q7. PROFANITY
(a) abundance
(b) celerity
(c) irreverence
(d) purity
(e) divinity
Q8. PUTREFY
(a) adorn
(b) impede
(c) freshen
(d) baffle
(e) fester
Q9. CARP
(a) fetch
(b) mollify
(c) adulate
(d) nip
(e) cavil
Q10. TEMPESTUOUS
(a) turbulent
(b) ungainly
(c) venomous
(d) onerous
(e) alluring
Q11. CANNY
(a) capacious
(b) shrewd
(c) ribald
(d) hardy
(e) adept
Q12. PHLEGMATIC
(a) redolent
(b) stolid
(c) vigorous
(d) reclusive
(e) contemplative
Q13. SALUBRIOUS
(a) listless
(b) illustrious
(c) sanative
(d) prominent
(e) pious
Q14. ADEPT
(a) devious
(b) wily
(c) clumsy
(d) dexterous
(e) obsessive
Q15. FLEETING
(a) enigmatic
(b) epidural
(c) ephemeral
(d) everlasting
(e) malleable










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