Vocabulary Test 23

[to duck/hinder] to - progress

to - the attention of audience     

[confidence] to have complete

[pledge] to receive an - of support

[involving great labour or hardship]

[censure]

[to give up voluntarily] to - the throne

[to greet/to address]

[or lighten physical/mental troubles]

[do reduce the virulence of] an - strain

[to enlarge]

[hatred]

[or indirect reference]

[irregularity]      

[severe/strict]

ASCETIC means practicing strict self-denial for moral or spiritual reasons. Option C 'given to self denial' directly matches this definition. Other options are unrelated: 'germ free' refers to hygiene, 'artistic' to creativity, and 'gloomy' to mood.

[spurious]

[express oneself]

ARABLE means land that is fit for or used for growing crops. Option A 'fit to plough' directly captures this agricultural meaning. 'Parched' means dry, 'easily crumbled' refers to texture, and 'likeable' refers to personality.

AMBIGUOUS means open to multiple interpretations or having unclear meaning. Option C 'obscure in meaning' directly corresponds to this definition. 'Skilful' and 'crafty' relate to ability/deception, while 'two fold' refers to quantity.

[to own/acknowledge frankly] to - one's loyalty

[to assign]

[to improve] to - conditions in slums

the - of life

behaviour