Chinna Jul'15-Dec'15

Question 1

Jauntily

Answer 1

cheerfully

“I will come to party” I said as jauntily as I could manage.

Question 2

Rapture

Answer 2

delight

when I told about his success, his face reflected rapture and joy.

Question 3

Petulantly

Answer 3

grumbling and angrily

she threw the gift petulantly, murmuring, “is this the gift you bring for my birthday?”.

Question 4

Abhor

Answer 4

hate

If you abhor social evils in India such as dowry, female foeticide etc… , you can make a difference.

Question 5

Hapless

Answer 5

unfortunate

a hapless, poor and foolish person ended up with all his lottery money stolen by announcing to everyone that he has 5 lambs with him.

Question 6

Guerdon

Answer 6

reward;gift

every student of this will receive as his or her guerdon a chocolate.

Question 7

Approbation

Answer 7

agreement;appreciation

a murmur of approbation and satisfaction ran through the crowd.

Question 8

Queer

Answer 8

strange

I received a queer look from a girl when I said she and her friend looked like twins.

Question 9

Apartheid

Answer 9

A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.

Almost all the citizens of South Africa protested against the apartheid policy

Question 10

Hitherto

Answer 10

until now or until the point in time under discussion.

Truths, hitherto, unknown to the world were revealed in a scientific research

Question 11

Disillusionment

Answer 11

Disappointment

Marvel had now been jobless for 17 months. Disillusionment had given place to a deepening, poisoning hatred towards the people who are discriminating him

Question 12

Garrulous

Answer 12

talkative

After spending a hours with the company of her I decided that she just another garrulous person I had even destined to meet

Question 13

Bungled

Answer 13

messed up

my room is always bungled on weekends

Question 14

Resolutely

Answer 14

with determination

I moved resolutely to the exam hall to write the exam I dreaded the most

Question 15

Discern

Answer 15

detect

she felt her wrist but could discern no pulse

Question 16

Wistfully

Answer 16

longingly

I was looking wistfully at some girls playing and wondering if I could the nerve to join them.

Question 17

Diabolic

Answer 17

evil

there was a flash of a diabolic tail of a scorpion in the dark room which made him run out of the room

Question 18

Peevish

Answer 18

irritable

every time a few large quantities of earth fell among the pit of snakes it was greeted with peevish hisses.

Question 19

Perpetual

Answer 19

Never ending or changing

the perpetual money worries of the prior family are increasing

Question 20

Brusque

Answer 20

abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

despite her brusque attitude she cares about them a lot

Question 21

Frivolity

Answer 21

lack of seriousness; light-heartedness

her frivolity in studies and many other important issues made her parents worry about her future