css english composition 2013

ENGLISH COMPOSITION CSS 2013
PART I - COMPULSORY

Q.1 Choose the word that is near most similar in meaning to the Capitalized words. (1 Mark each) (20)

1. BRISTLE:
a) Regulate
b) Flare up
c) Frail
d) Exhilarate
e) None of These

2. DELUGE
a). Immerse
b) Rescue
c) Drown
d) Overflow
e) None of These

3. TIRADE
a) Argument
b) Procession
c) Angry Speech
d) Torture
e) None of These

4. QUASI
a) Secret
b) Improper
c) Seeming
d) Whole
e) None of These

5. VILIFY
a) To Prove
b) Boast
c) Defraud
d) Defame
e) None of These

6. RIGMAROLE
a) Unnecessary
b) Disorder
c) Confused Talk
d) Game
e) None of These

7. DEIGN
a) Condescend
b) Pretend
c) Disparage
d) Refuse
e) None of These

8. PROLETARIAT
a) Trade Agreement
b) Government Secretariat
c) Labouring Class
d) Wealthy Class
e) None of These

9. LUDICROUS
a) Liberal
b) Fearful
c) Comic
d) Praise Worthy
e) None of These

10. MALEFIC
a) Baleful
b) Belonging to a male person
c) Social
d) Fighting by Nature
e) None of These

Choose the word that is nearly most opposite in meaning to the Capitalized words.

11. LANGUID
a) Feeble
b) Dull
c) Vigorous
d) Weak
e) None of these

12. HIGH-STRUNG
a) Nervous
b) Tense
c) Costly
d) Calm
e) None of these

13. METTLE
a) Courage
b) Boldness
c) Cowardice
d) Spirit
e) None of these

14. ABRIDGMENT
a) Epitome
b) Dissect
c) Abstract
d) Synopsis
e) None of these

15. CAJOLE
a) Flaunt
b) Coax
c) Beguile
d) Flatter
e) None of these

16. CELIBACY a ) Virginity
b) Wedlock
c) Chastity
d) Single
e) None of these

17. INCLEMENT
a) Rough
b) Unpleasant
c) Unfavorable
d) Genial
e) None of these

18. IRRESOLUTE
a) Ineffective
b) Without resolution
c) Yielding
d) Sturdy
e) None of these

19. ANNEXATION
a) Supplement
b) Augmentation
c) Appendix
d) Contraction
e) None of these

20. INCUR
a) Shun
b) Run
c)