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51
State in which the few govern the many
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitution is Oligarchy.



Monarchy: a form of government with a monarch at the head.

Oligarchy: a small group of people having control of a country or organization.

Plutocracy: a state or society governed by the wealthy.

Autocracy: a system of government by one person with absolute power.
52
A style in which a writer makes a display of his knowledge
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitution is Pedantic.

Pedantic: excessively concerned with minor details or rules.
Verbose: using or expressed in more words than are needed.
Pompous: self-important, arrogant.
Ornate: elaborately or highly decorated.
53
List of the business or subjects to be considered at a meeting
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
One word substitution is Agenda.

Schedule: a plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times.
Timetable: a chart showing the departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or aircraft.a chart showing the departure and arrival times of trains, buses, or aircraft.
Agenda: a list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting.
Plan: a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.
54
Leave or remove from a place considered dangerous
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
One word substitution is Evacuate.



Evade: escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.

Evacuate: remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place.

Avoid: keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).

Exterminate: destroy completely.
55
A person pretending to be somebody he is not
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitution is Impostor.



Magician: a person with magical powers.

Rogue: a dishonest or unprincipled man.

Liar: a person who tells lies.

Impostor: a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain.
56
A person who knows many foreign languages
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitution is Linguist.

Linguist: a person skilled in foreign languages.
Grammarian: a person who studies and writes about grammar.
Polyglot: knowing or using several languages.
Bilingual: speaking two languages fluently.
57
One who has little faith in human sincerity and goodness
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitution is Cynic.

Egoist: a self-centered or selfish person
Fatalist: one who accepts all things and events as inevitable.
Stoic: a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
Cynic: a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons.
58
One who possesses many talents
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitution is Versatile.

Versatile: able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities.
Nubile: sexually mature; old enough for marriage.
Exceptional: unusually good; outstanding.
Gifted: having exceptional talent or natural ability.
59
Words inscribed on tomb
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
One word substitution is Epitaph.

Epitome: a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
Epistle: a letter.
Epilogue: a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened.
Epitaph: a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
60
One who eats everything
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
One word substitution is Omnivorous.

Omnivorous: feeding on a variety of food of both plant and animal origin.
Omniscient: knowing everything.
Irresistible: too powerful or convincing to be resisted.
Insolvent: unable to pay debts owed.