Verbal Ability (Mixed)

The sentence means that the evil always remains evil. And no amount of sincerity can 'purify' the evil. So, word 'condone' fits the sense of the sentence as it means 'to overlook' or 'to forgive'.

The word 'gore' in the sentence means blood. Incarnadine means blood-coloured. So, the sentence implies that the vast seas will be coloured into blood colour with the blood of the enemies.

We know that sheep are animals that like to live in company or in flocks. Word 'gregarious' means the same. And hence, it is the right answer.

Case of proper prepositional usage. 'Reclaiming a place in history' is a prepositional phrase, which means 'to be acclaimed or appreciated for something'.

The sentence speeks about the feeling 'of' nationalism that one feels while holding the national flag. Word 'frenzy' means 'wild or frantic outburst of a feeling or an action'.
 

At the root' is an idiomatic usage that implies the fundamental principles of something.   

'Stall over' is a phrasal usage that implies 'being hampered by or disturbed by something'.

The word 'persist' in the sentence gives the clue that they don't give up and keep on trying to turn the unusual into usual or 'suitable to the circumstances' by their efforts. Thus, the word 'expedient' is the right choice.

In this sentence, two extremely classes are discussed. And for the latter class, the words 'the professional blackeners' have been used, which makes it easy to identify the right option i.e. 'denigrators'.

Soigne' means 'well cared for or attended to; neat; tidy; well-groomed'. On contrary, 'rustic' means 'lacking refinement, elegance, polish, or sophistication; simple, plain'.

Recreant means 'a coward person that cries for mercy'. On contrary, valiant means 'a person characterized by full of valor or courage'.
 

Word distaff means 'woman's work or concerns'. On contrary, masculine is related to man and his concerns.
 

Word adventituous means 'something added from outside; or not inherent'. On contrary, word integral means 'something that is already a part of the main thing or that which derives from within'.
 

Word grimace means 'twisting or distortion of the face, as in expressing pain, contempt, disgust, etc'. To its contrary stands the smiling face.
 

Word dapper means 'something that is small and active and smart in dress or appearance'. So, the word 'smart' is the right choice.
 

Deign means 'to condescend to do something thought to be slightly beneath one's dignity'. So, word 'condescend' is the right answer.

Dappled means 'marked or variegated with spots'. Word 'mottled' means the same.

Guttural means 'something that is related to throat or loosely produced in the throat'. So, 'throaty' is the right answer.

Limpid means 'perfectly clear; transparent; not cloudy or turbid'. So, 'transparent' is the right answer.

As per the British English, some words like 'every', 'everybody', 'somebody', etc always take singular pronoun and singular verb with them.

This is the case of parallelism, which says that all the parts of a sentence must follow a single-similar pattern of speech. Thus, 'having gone' is to be followed by 'having analysed'.

This is a comparative sentence where two different subjects i.e. the non-native students and the would-be spelling bee champs are compared. In comparisons, we use 'as much as'.

Here, the main subject is 'deafening sound of the machines', and should be used in this pattern only.

Option 1 i.e., the original usage of the sentence is correct and needs no improvement.