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#60 OWS

A shy person.
a) eccentric
b) introvert
c) cynical
d) moody


B

A thing or a person behind time.
a) lazy
b) sluggish
c) indolent
d) Antiquated

D

A person given to unpredictable changes of mood, especially sudden bouts of gloominess or
sullenness.
a) eccentric
b) introvert
c) cynical
d) moody

D

Concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted standards in order
to achieve them.
a) eccentric
b) introvert
c) cynical
d) moody

C

A person who gives advice in a particular field.
a) advocate
b) pioneer
c) adviser
d) ideologist

C


A person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.
a) advocate
b) pioneer
c) adviser
d) ideologist

B

A person who supports an idea.
a) advocate
b) pioneer
c) adviser
d) ideologist

A

A mercy or lenience.
a) parole
b) forgiveness
c) clemency
d) amnesty

C

A general pardon for political offenders.
a) parole
b) forgiveness
c) clemency
d) amnesty

D

A small boat for recreation or racing, especially an open boat with a mast and sails.
a) dinghy
b) yacht
c) canoe
d) frigate

A


A select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group.
a) highbrow
b) elite
c) intellectual
d) aristocrat

B

A long, narrow ditch in the ground.
a) vale
b) trench
c) furrow
d) trough

B

A person falsely claims to have a special knowledge or skill.
a) charlatan
b) renegade
c) apostle
d) apotheosis

A


A person who forsakes religion.
a) charlatan
b) renegade
c) apostle
d) apotheosis

B

The line which a plough cuts in the ground.
a) vale
b) trench
c) furrow
d) trough

C

A person who is excessively concerned with minor details.
a) puritan
b) teetotaller
c) Samaritan
d) pedant

D

One who totally abstains from alcoholic drinks.
a) puritan
b) teetotaller
c) Samaritan
d) pedant

B

A noble man.
a) highbrow
b) elite
c) intellectual
d) aristocrat

D

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion.
a) fastidious
b) obstinate
c) invincible
d) philatelist

B

A person who is too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
a) fastidious
b) obstinate
c) invincible
d) philatelist

C

A person very hard to please.
a) fastidious
b) obstinate
c) invincible
d) philatelist

A

A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something.
a) antagonist
b) activist
c) terrorist
d) incendiary

A

A person who maliciously destroys by fire.
a) antagonist
b) activist
c) terrorist
d) incendiary

D

A warship with a mixed armament, generally lighter than a destroyer of a kind originally
introduced for convoy escort work.
a) dinghy
b) yacht
c) canoe
d) frigate

D

A light, narrow boat with pointed ends and no keel, propelled with a paddle or paddles.
a) dinghy
b) yacht
c) canoe
d) frigate

C

A light sailing boat built especially for racing.
a) dinghy
b) yacht
c) canoe
d) frigate

B

Atonement for one's sins.
a) redemption
b) repentance
c) salvation
d) expiation

B

A constantly changing pattern or sequence of elements.
a) microscope
b) telescope
c) periscope
d) kaleidoscope

D

Pretend to be someone one is not.
a) signify
b) characterise
c) personify
d) masquerade

D

Be the embodiment or perfect example of.
a) signify
b) characterise
c) personify
d) masquerade

C

The temporary or permanent release of a prisoner before the expiry of a sentence.
a) parole
b) forgiveness
c) clemency
d) amnesty

A

A doctor of medicine.
a) physician
b) operator
c) surgeon
d) physiotherapist

A

The treatment of disease, injury by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment etc. rather
than by medicines or drugs.
a) physician
b) operator
c) surgeon
d) physiotherapist

D

A man who operates on sick people.
a) physician
b) operator
c) surgeon
d) physiotherapist

C

Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
a) ambiguous
b) amphibian
c) amorphous
d) ambivalent

D

Without a clearly defined shape or form.
a) ambiguous
b) amphibian
c) amorphous
d) ambivalent

C

A person who rarely speaks the truth.
a) scoundrel
b) liar
c) dusk
d) eclipse

B

The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or
evasive.
a) circumlocution
b) verbatim
c) ventriloquism
d) pleonasm

A

In exactly the same words as were used originally.
a) circumlocution
b) verbatim
c) ventriloquism
d) pleonasm

B

The use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning.
a) circumlocution
b) verbatim
c) ventriloquism
d) pleonasm
D


An ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into twists, used to edge clothing or
material.
a) horizon
b) fringe
c) zenith
d) plinth

B

A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be
interesting or thoughtful.
a) dialogue
b) platitude
c) epigram
d) statement

B

A pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
a) dialogue
b) platitude
c) epigram
d) statement

C

A young person tending to commit crime.
a) vagabond
b) delinquent
c) schizophrenic
d) truant

B

A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job.
a) vagabond
b) delinquent
c) schizophrenic
d) truant

A

A psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment.
a) vagabond
b) delinquent
c) schizophrenic
d) truant

C

A small piece of potato.
a) chunk
b) chip
c) scrap
d) bit

B

POTATO CHIPS


A person who kills somebody especially for political reasons.
a) criminal
b) murderer
c) assassin
d) hangman

C

A thick, solid piece of something.
a) chunk
b) chip
c) scrap
d) bit

A

A woman with uncontrolled sexual desires.
a) crazy
b) monomaniac
c) kleptomaniac
d) nymphomaniac

D

An executioner who hangs condemned people.
a) criminal
b) murderer
c) assassin
d) hangman

D

A very unusual and unexpected event or situation.
a) scholar
b) diligent
c) freak
d) prodigy

C

Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
a) scholar
b) diligent
c) freak
d) prodigy

B

A child with unusual or remarkable talent.
a) scholar
b) diligent
c) freak
d) prodigy

D

Inability to refrain from the urge to steal items.
a) crazy
b) monomaniac
c) kleptomaniac
d) nymphomaniac

C


Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted.
a) unbelief
b) superstition
c) heresy
d) non conformity

C

A person obsessed with exclusively one idea or object.
a) crazy
b) monomaniac
c) kleptomaniac
d) nymphomaniac

B


Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as
lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
a) rhetoric
b) jargon
c) pedantic
d) verbatim

A


Language difficult to understand because of bad language.
a) rhetoric
b) jargon
c) pedantic
d) verbatim

B

Talking in sleep.
a) somniloquism
b) somnambulism
c) obsession
d) hallucination
A


Bitterness or ill feeling.
a) accusation
b) allegation
c) indictment
d) acrimony

D

A formal written charge against a person for some crime.
a) accusation
b) allegation
c) indictment
d) acrimony

C

Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time.
a) stable
b) immortal
c) perpetual
d) perennial

D

One who can not die.
a) stable
b) immortal
c) perpetual
d) perennial

B
As adjectives the difference between perpetual and perennial is that perpetual is lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time while perennial is lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time.
As a noun perennial is a perennial plant; a plant that is active throughout the year or survives for more than two growing seasons compare (annual), (biennial)




The art or practice of garden cultivation and management.
a) horticulture
b) bonsai
c) pruning
d) topiary

A


The art of cutting trees and bushes into ornamental shapes.
a) horticulture
b) bonsai
c) pruning
d) topiary

D

Having no beginning or end to its existence.
a) eternal
b) obscure
c) universal
d) immeasurable

A

Involving or causing a complete or dramatic change.
a) static
b) conservative
c) revolutionary
d) evolutionary

C

A written statement confirmed by oath or affirmation, for use as evidence in court.
a) affidavit
b) armistice
c) agreement
d) amnesty

A

Opposed to great or sudden change.
a) static
b) conservative
c) revolutionary
d) evolutionary

B

A ship sailing in company with another.
a) consort
b) philanderer
c) romeo
d) goon

A

A silly, foolish, or eccentric person.
a) consort
b) philanderer
c) romeo
d) goon

D

A person who makes love without serious intentions.
a) consort
b) philanderer
c) romeo
d) goon

B

Harmony or accordance in opinion or feeling.
a) affidavit
b) armistice
c) agreement
d) amnesty


C

An agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time.
a) affidavit
b) armistice
c) agreement
d) amnesty

B

The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed.
a) affidavit
b) armistice
c) agreement
d) amnesty

B

A funny imitation of a poem.
a) counterfeit
b) sonnet
c) caricature
d) parody

D


Something able to be defended with logic or justification.
a) liable
b) eligible
c) legalised
d) legitimate


D

Responsible according to law.
a) liable
b) eligible
c) legalised
d) legitimate

D

A long, tedious speech by one person during a conversation.
a) epilogue
b) monologue
c) duologue
d) prologue

B

An event or act that leads to another.
a) epilogue
b) monologue
c) duologue
d) prologue

D

A speech by an actor at the end of a play.
a) epilogue
b) monologue
c) duologue
d) prologue

A
Epi= end
Pro= start
Mono=one


A person without manners.
a) rustic
b) naive
c) boorish
d) barbarian

C

Member of a band of robbers.
a) dacoit
b) brigand
c) thief
d) pirate

B


A member of a band of armed robbers.
a) dacoit
b) brigand
c) thief
d) pirate

A

A writer duplicates another writer's language or ideas.
a) plagiarist
b) pragmatist
c) realist
d) fundamentalist

A


A person concerned with practical results and values.
a) plagiarist
b) pragmatist
c) realist
d) fundamentalist

B

A person who manages the financial affairs of a college or school.
a) intellectual
b) pedant
c) scholar
d) bursar

D

A person who is highly educated or has an aptitude for study.
a) intellectual
b) pedant
c) scholar
d) bursar

C

Person holding a scholarship at a university.
a) intellectual
b) pedant
c) scholar
d) bursar

D
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The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.
a) atheism
b) nihilism
c) blasphemy
d) agnosticism

B

A decision held or carried by everyone involved.
a) gullible
b) anonymous
c) unanimous
d) vexation
C

Contempt of God.
a) atheism
b) nihilism
c) blasphemy
d) agnosticism

C


The state of being annoyed or frustrated.
a) gullible
b) anonymous
c) unanimous
d) vexation

D

Of unknown and unadmitted authorship.
a) gullible
b) anonymous
c) unanimous
d) vexation

B


Policy of a political party.
a) manifesto
b) agenda
c) report
d) circular

A

That can not be understood.
a) illegible
b) unintelligible
c) unknown
d) undecipherable

B

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