12 CLASS Choose the suitable word

Choose the word which, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of sentence.

1. Some officers have ________ their previous statements denying any involvement on their part with the contra aid network.
(A) Recanted
(B) Protracted
(C) Justified
(D) Repeated

2. As the market becomes _______ competitive, some companies will make larger profits.
(A) Well
(B) More
(C) Less
(D) Fully

3. Although, the conditions in which Riaz choose to live suggest that he is miserly contributions to worthwhile charities show that he is _________.
(A) Intolerant
(B) Stingy
(C) Generous
(D) Thrifty

4. He suggests that the meeting ________ postponed.
(A) Be
(B) Is
(C) Must
(D) Would be

5. Modern architecture has discarded the __________ trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of life.
(A) Flamboyant
(B) Flabbergasting
(C) Gaudy
(D) Gaunt

6. Can he see his wife again? No, he _______
(A) Could
(B) Can
(C) Will not
(D) Cannot

7. A man is one of those blessed artists who combine profundity and _________.
(A) Fun
(B) Education
(C) Depth
(D) Wisdom

8. The accused was released on _________ pending hearing of his case.
(A) Bond
(B) Bale
(C) Bail
(D) Deposit

9. Sadiq’s __________ in his family’s position is great but he does not boast about it.
(A) Status
(B) Proud
(C) Pride
(D) Presumption

10. There are many dialects of English with radically different pronunciations of the same word, but the spelling of these words is __________.
(A) Shortened
(B) Inconstant
(C) Contemplated
(D) Uniform

11. New concerns about growing religious tension in Kashmir were ________ this week between Hindus and Muslim.
(A) Dispersed
(B) Fueled
(C) Invalidated
(D) Restrained

12. Wasim was so good at Mathematics that his friends considered him to be a _______.
(A) Prodigy
(B) Prodigal
(C) Primeval
(D) Profligate

13. The majority report issued by the committee was completely ________, extolling in great detail the plan’s strengths but failing to mention at all its shortcomings.
(A) Skewed
(B) Unbiased
(C) One-sided
(D) Comprehensive

14. I decided to sell a piece of land when I was offered a more _______ price.
(A) True
(B) Realistic
(C) Exact
(D) Correct

15. The enemy paid a large sum as _________.
(A) Punishment
(B) Reward
(C) Restitution
(D) Compensation

16. Despite the mixture’s _________ nature, we found that by lowering its laboratory we could reduce its tendency to vaporize.
(A) Homogenous
(B) Resilient
(C) Volatile
(D) Acerbic

17. Many boys were _________ at street corners for the coffee bar to open.
(A) Hanging upon
(B) Hanging about
(C) Hanging back
(D) Hanging on

18. His monotonous voice acted like ______ and his audience was soon asleep.
(A) An emetic
(B) An anesthetic
(C) A sedative
(D) A purgative

19. My finger is still ________ where I caught it in the door yesterday.
(A) Sore
(B) Wounded
(C) Injured
(D) Bruised

20. The flood water pushed against the river wall and _______ from a sudden break made by it.
(A) Ran out
(B) Serged up
(C) Gushed
(D) Flowed

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