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Etymology - 3 (Others)

Description: Etymology - Others (Mod-2)
Number of Questions: 15
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Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Suo motto

  1. biased

  2. in soft voice

  3. on his own

  4. enough and to spare


Correct Option: C

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Kitsch

  1. kiosk bars

  2. creative artisans

  3. artefacts of low quality

  4. famous tourist spots


Correct Option: C

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Sotto voce

  1. slow voice

  2. oral interview

  3. over hearing

  4. under the breath


Correct Option: D

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Catharsis

  1. authority

  2. purification

  3. hiding place

  4. brevity


Correct Option: B

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Rendezvous

  1. twist

  2. tryst

  3. toast

  4. toe


Correct Option: B

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Platonic

  1. mundane

  2. philosophical

  3. celestial

  4. practical


Correct Option: C

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Faux pas

  1. social blunder

  2. entirely yours

  3. entry point

  4. wilful cheating


Correct Option: A

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Joie de vivre

  1. happiness in solitude

  2. joy of sharing

  3. joy in giving birth

  4. joy in living


Correct Option: D

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Hoi polloi

  1. hither thither

  2. the common man

  3. the masses

  4. hue and cry


Correct Option: C

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Gauche

  1. couch potato

  2. clumsy

  3. rebellious

  4. cranky


Correct Option: B

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Piece de resistance

  1. intolerable person or taste

  2. distasteful dish or manner

  3. main dish or event

  4. the last on the list of menu or event


Correct Option: C

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Agent provocateur

  1. professional lawyer

  2. professional agitator

  3. provost office bearer

  4. frustrating idea


Correct Option: B

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Coup de grace

  1. by the Grace of God

  2. a merciful finishing blow

  3. accomplishment of a task

  4. combating your enemy


Correct Option: B

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

De rigueur

  1. obligatory

  2. rigorous exercise

  3. daily routine

  4. in good shape


Correct Option: A

Direction: Select the most appropriate meaning of the given foreign expression.

Nom de plume

  1. name of a fruit

  2. family name

  3. pen name

  4. letterhead


Correct Option: C
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