English - 4 (PUNSUP)

Genteel means affectedly polite or refined, often with an air of superiority or aristocratic pretensions - it can suggest artificial or exaggerated refinement. Gentle is mild/temperate, garble means to distort, gorge means to stuff or eat greedily.

A glitch is a minor malfunction, mishap, or technical problem - a sudden, usually temporary, fault or irregularity. Gape is to stare, gnarled means twisted/rough, gauntlet can refer to a glove or ordeal.

"The artist has a flair for painting."
By saying that the artist has a 'flair', we are saying that the artist has a natural ability. Hence, 'flair' is correct.

A 'hazardous' means involving or exposing to danger or risk. A 'hazard' is a potential source of danger or harm, so 'hazardous' perfectly describes something that is a likely cause of danger or harm.

 Conjecture means an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information. It is synonymous to "guess".

'Hypothesis' means 'a tentative explanation for an observation'. 'Assumption' means 'a proposition that is accepted as true'.
Hence, synonym of 'hypothesis' is 'assumption'.

Belie means to disguise or contradict. Justify is a suitable antonym in this context, as it means to show something to be right or reasonable, effectively supporting rather than contradicting it.

The correct preposition to use with 'devotee' is 'of'. One is a devotee of a person or deity.

The phrase 'laden with' is the standard idiomatic expression used to describe something that is heavily loaded or filled with something else.

The phrase 'feel shy' is the grammatically and idiomatically correct way to express the emotion of shyness. 'Shameful' is an adjective describing something that causes shame, not the feeling itself.

The idiom 'shedding crocodile tears' is the standard phrase used to describe insincere expressions of grief.

The correct way to express hunger is 'I have an appetite'. The other options use incorrect verb structures or word forms.

The correct usage is 'a girl ran into the room', as there is an inward motion of the girl. 

Village is an enclosed region, hence 'in' is used.

Whenever we want to show the complete time taken to accomplish a task, we use 'in' for the time period.