Group 5

Question 1

Aloof

Answer 1

Detached, unfriendly

Question 2

Clangor

Answer 2

Repeated loud banging or ringing sound

Question 3

Debunk

Answer 3

Exposing falseness of a belief/idea

Sentence- the physicist debunked the psychic’s claims

Question 4

Diminutive

Answer 4

Extremely small

Mnemonic- diminish sounds like

Question 5

Discernible

Answer 5

Capable of being seen or noticed

Question 6

Zealous

Answer 6

Passionate
Synonym- fervid, ardent

Question 7

Weary

Answer 7

Extremely tired

Question 8

Stigmatize

Answer 8

Great disapproval

Mnemonic- maa ko stick se maara toh society se disapproval milega

Question 9

Sporadic

Answer 9

Recurring in irregular instances/
Infrequent
Mnemonic- opposite of periodic

Question 10

Prosaic

Answer 10

Unoriginal , unromantic

Opposite of mosaic

Question 11

Plodding

Answer 11

Slow and unexciting

Mnemonic- plotting which works slow

Question 12

Panache

Answer 12

Stylish elegance

Movie fashion, all girls from panache

Question 13

Enigmatic

Answer 13

Mysterious, difficult to understand

Question 14

Estranged

Answer 14

No longer close to someone

Question 15

Frivolous

Answer 15

Carefree, no serious purpose

Mnemonic- free, you don’t care about the thing if it’s free, you are carefree

Question 16

Imperious

Answer 16

Arrogant

Mnemonic- emperor will have ghamand and is arrogant

Question 17

Impertinent

Answer 17

Irrelevant, not showing respect

Question 18

Invasive

Answer 18

Spreading very quickly and harmfully inside the body

Question 19

Irresolute

Answer 19

Uncertainty, feeling hesitancy

Mnemonic- Ir(not) knowing how to make resolutions

Question 20

Laudable

Answer 20

Deserving praise, worthy of high praise

Question 21

Lax

Answer 21

Lacking in strictness

Mnemonic- don’t be lax while doing tax