English Word Power Quiz for Competitive Exams - Set 8

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1. A person who hates humanity is known as ?
1. A mieogymist
2. A misogamist
3. An ascetic
4. An internist
5. A misanthrope
2. Mark TRUE or FALSE, as the case may be :
   
1. Most of an oculist's patients are female
2. An oculist specializes in diseases of the mind
3. An oculist prescribes wearing of glasses to correct impaired vision
4. An oculist works only at night
5. An oculist is a misanthrope
3. To be black-hearted is to be
1. Evil
2. Unfeeling
3. Suffering from a heart disease
4. Unemotional
5. Romantic
4. Match the lists :
1. Approaching
2. Spectator
3. Observing
4. Not off side
5. In the direction of the shore
• a. Onlooker
• b. Oncoming
• c. Onside
• d. On shore
• e. Onlooking
5. Another word for appearance is 
1. Dressed
2. Dandy
3. Look
4. Option
5. Liking
6. To look green is to 
1. Be a novice
2. Be inexperienced 
3. Be angry
4. Get lost
5. Look sick
7. What is the meaning of en route ?
1. Destroy
2. On the way
3. Out of the way
4. Confusion
5. Illness
8. Which of the following has been misspelt ?
1. Admonish
2. Anonmous
3. Appraise
4. Affix
5. Affront
9. A man friday is 
1. An uneducated person
2. A male assistant with diverse duties
3. A man acused of a crime
4. A muslim
5. A man about to be hanged on a Friday
10. Choose the correct alternative:
1. Afraid 
1. Scared
2. Cautious
2. Sound
1. Tone
2. Ton
3. Clothes
1. Costume
2. Custom
4. Concur 
1. Agree
2. Negotiate
5. Fearful
1. Frightening
2. Afraid

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