Verbal Ability - Vocabulary and Analogies
XAT,FMS,CAT,MAT,NMAT,SNAP,MHCET BANK PO LEVEL VERBAL ABILITY Test for verbal section preparation
Questions
Directions: Fill in the blank with one of the choices provided below.
____ a business is all about making proper decisions.
- Finishing
- Catching
- Running
- Laundering
Directions: Fill in the blank with one of the choices provided below.
Buying and selling, they might say. But, great businesses ____ another indispensable function.
- comprise
- consist of
- collect
- entail
Directions: Fill in the blank with one of the choices provided below.
Ambani called his company Reliance, since Reliance stood for trust and hence the ____ of success.
- cornerstone
- famous
- preamble
- epitome
Directions: Fill in the blank with one of the choices provided below.
Trust and goodwill takes a lifetime to generate and only one mistake to ____.
- forgets
- squander
- Both (1) and (2)
- vanish
Directions: Fill in the blank with one of the choices provided below.
There might have been many instances of great business empires that have been ____ by bad management.
- ruined
- saved
- created
- toppled
Directions: Fill in the blank with one of the choices provided below.
In the world, no business is without a face. It only matters whether the face is ____ or intimidating.
- intimate
- intimating
- intimation
- None of these
Directions: Fill in the blank with one of the choices provided below.
The best manager's ____ that business is 80 percent relations and 20 percent perspiration.
- compound
- predict
- propound
- None of these
Directions: Fill in the blank with one of the choices provided below.
Establishing relations. Can you or can you not ____ a relation with all the shareholders, is what is critical
- propagate
- motivate
- cultivate
- instigate
Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.
Memorandum: Memoranda: Bacillus: ____
- Stratum
- Insigne
- Alumnus
- Bacilli
Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.
____: Turpitude: Courage: Fortitude
- Depravity
- Turbidity
- Idleness
- Idiocy
Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.
Thor: Thunder: Venus: ____
- Harvest
- Virginity
- Love
- None of these
Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.
Malinger: Illness: Flatter: ____
- Sneer
- Exaggeration
- Appreciation
- Respect
Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.
Olfactory: Nose: ____: Tongue
- Guttural
- Gustatory
- Oral
- Aural
Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.
Implicate: Exculpate: Complicate: ____
- Magnify
- Mystify
- Elucidate
- Simplify
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Incorrigible
- Reformable
- Impossible
- Irrevocable
- Intangible
Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.
Doggerel: Poet: ____: Novelist
- Caricature
- Parody
- Potboiler
- Tragedy
Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.
Carpenter: Auger: Surgeon: ____
- Stethoscope
- Blood
- Scalpel
- Dosage
Directions: Fill in the blank with one of the choices provided below.
Any business deal calls for two ____ functions.
- critical
- rudimentary
- innate
- None of these
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Errant
- Vagabond
- Settled
- Straight
- Arrant
Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.
Needle Eye: Thread: Eyelet: ____
- Binoculars
- Kaleidoscope
- Detergents
- Shoelace
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Comely
- Distantly
- Ugly
- Pretty
- Attractive
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Infirm
- Weak
- Deft
- Potent
- Strong
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Transparent
- Clear
- Opaque
- Turbid
- Open
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Quotidian
- Serious
- Unquotable
- Unusual
- Neutral
Directions: Fill in the blank with one of the choices provided below.
Incidents like Arthur Anderson and WorldCom will ____ the people who have lost their money, property and jobs for the rest of their lives.
- chase
- suffer
- threaten
- haunt
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Kindle
- Believe
- Desire
- Extinguish
- Distinguish
Directions: In the following question, one complete pair of words or phrases and one term of another pair are given. Complete the second pair by choosing the correct term from the given choices.
Outfox: Cunning: Outstrip: ____
- Thought
- Speed
- Bravery
- Wrath
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Nurture
- Flourish
- Nervous
- Future
- Destroy
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Overt
- Undermine
- Implicit
- Secretive
- Covert
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Gawky
- Fragrant
- Nebulous
- Dexterous
- Interesting