Friday, September 17, 2010

EngQuizzitive-CET3 (vocab):SNAP:Answers

This week's Engquizzitive is based on the type of vocab questions asked in SNAP (entrance exam for Symbiosis)

Answers
  1. A person capable of using both hands well [ambi = both + dexter= right hand;ambidextrous]
  2. A person with a generous heart[magna=big + anima = spirit;magnanimous]
  3. Custom of woman having many husbands [poly = many + andros = man ; polyandry]
  4. Something going from bad to worse [deteriorate]
  5. Roundabout way of speaking [circum = around + loqu = speak;circumlocution]
Other words inthe quiz :
  • fanatic means A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm
  • stoic means one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy 
  • polygamy [gamos = marraige] : The condition or practice of having more than one spouse at one time.
  • bigamy : The criminal offense of marrying one person while still legally married to another.
  • monogamy: The practice or condition of having a single sexual partner during a period of time.
  • circumnavigation [circum = around + nav = travel] : To go around
  • circumvention [circum = around + venire = come] :To go around; bypass
  • circumscription [circum + scribere = write] :  A circular inscription, as on a medallion
 I have assumed that a person taking this quiz knows about word origins.If you have any queries on the same post them in the comments section of this post.

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