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61
After the acrimonious debate in the Lok Sabha, some memberas walked out.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Bitter : feeling or showing anger, hurt, or resentment because of bad experiences or a sense of unjust treatment.
Lively : full of life and energy; active and outgoing.
Disgusting : arousing revulsion or strong indignation.
Short : measuring a small distance from end to end.
Acrimonious : (typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter.

Synonym of Acrimonious is Bitter
62
Ganpat finds it difficult to rear his family with the present income.
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Answer: Option A
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Support : bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.
Live : remain alive.
Control : the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events.
Supply : make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide.
Rear : bring up and care for (a child) until they are fully grown.

Synonym of Rear is Support
63
He enjoys vicarious authority.
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Answer: Option C
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Tenuous : very weak or slight.
Limited : restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short.
Delegated : send or authorize (someone) to do something as a representative.
Wide : of great or more than average width.
Vicarious : experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.

Synonym of Vicarious is Delegated
64
The man did not relish his nearness to the tigress.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Enjoy : take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion).
Like : having the same characteristics or qualities as; similar to.
Guess : estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct.
Risk : a situation involving exposure to danger.
Relish : great enjoyment.

Synonym of Relish is Enjoy
65
We cherish the tradition of bravery.
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Answer: Option C
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Revive : restore to life or consciousness.
Learn : gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.
Adore : love and respect (someone) deeply.
Imitate : take or follow as a model.
Cherish : protect and care for (someone) lovingly.

Synonym of Cherish is Adore
66
Few teachers have been spared the problem of an obstreperous pupil in the class.
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Answer: Option C
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Awkward : causing difficulty; hard to do or deal with.
Lazy : unwilling to work or use energy.
Unruly : disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.
Sullen : bad-tempered and sulky.
Obstreperous : noisy and difficult to control.

Synonym of Obstreperous is Unruly
67
Persons with abstemious habits can adjust themselves in any social set up.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Rustic : relating to the countryside; rural.
Lavish : sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.
Moderate : average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.
Lucrative : producing a great deal of profit.
Abstemious : indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink.

Synonym of Abstemious is Moderate
68
The earth from here is a grand oasis in the vastness of space.
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Answer: Option C
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Greenland : the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean.
Landscape : all the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.
Waterhole : a depression in which water collects, especially one that is regularly drunk from by animals.
Wetland : land consisting of marshes or swamps; saturated land.
Oasis : a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found.

Synonym of Oasis is Waterhole
69
His conjecture was better than mine.
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Answer: Option A
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Guess : estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct.
Knowledge : facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
Intuition : the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.
Experience : practical contact with and observation of facts or events.
Conjecture : an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Synonym of Conjecture is Guess
70
He could not suppress his resentment against that decision.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Excitement : a feeling of great enthusiasm and eagerness.
Contentment : a state of happiness and satisfaction.
Displeasure : a feeling of annoyance or disapproval.
Happiness : the state of being happy.
Resentment : bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.

Synonym of Resentment is Displeasure