flamboyance : highly elaborate , ornate
ingenuity : Inventive skill or imagination
minutiae : A small or trivial detail
levity : Lightness of manner or speech
clairvoyance : Acute intuitive insight or perceptiveness
insouciance : indifference
profundity : Great depth
ingenuousness : Lacking in cunning
fidgety : Creating unnecessary fuss
vehemence : Marked by or full of vigor or energy; strong
ardour : Fiery intensity of feeling
prosaicness : Matter-of-fact; straightforward
totalitarian : Of, relating to, being, or imposing a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed
theocratic : A ruler of a theocracy
zealous : Filled with or motivated by zeal
schismatic : One who promotes or engages in schism.
unbigoted : not opinionated
libertarian : One who believes in free will
rabid : Raging; uncontrollable
paranormal : Beyond the range of normal experience or scientific explanation
esoteric : Intended for or understood by only a particular group
occult : Beyond the realm of human comprehension; inscrutable
monistic : The doctrine that mind and matter are formed from, or reducible to, the same ultimate substance or principle of being
theistic : Belief in the existence of a god or gods
cryptic : Secret or occult
agnostic : One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
Answers
- It is difficult for a modern audience,accustomed to the minutiae of film and television , to appreciate opera with its grand spectacle and extravagant gestures.
- Though his music revealed the composer's profundity and seriousness ,his manner displayed his naivety and ingenuousness
- In spite of the prosaicness of the minister's sermon,most of the people were affected when it was over.
- Weapons of mass destrcution --chemical,biological and nuclear ---in the hands of totalitarian regimes and radical terrorists constitute the gravest threat to the world.
- The objective of monistic mysticism is to seek unity and identity with a universal principle,while theistic mysticism seeks unity,but not identity with God.
unheard of words used in this test. Good one !
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ReplyDeleteMam why cant option 3 be d answer for the 3rd qs??
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteThe word inspite of at the begining of the center indicates that the words in the two blanks need to be in contrast which is not reflected in the 3rd option.
Ma'am...
ReplyDeletewhat is the meaning of theocracy ? theo is god right, so does this mean rule of god or something like that ?
Yes Prerna,theo = god/religion + cracy (rule)so it is the rule by God , God obviously can not come and rule but his representatives rule.Hence theocracy is the rule by the religious community or priest class.
ReplyDelete1 out of 5 right! this quiz was a gud one!very rare and tough words..how do we get used to this types of words? almost next to difficult?
ReplyDelete1 out of 5 right!! very tough.... mam why r u scaring us when cat is so near!!
ReplyDeleteThis one was bombastic!!
ReplyDeleteMam, are they frequently used ones in business communications?
2 out of 5 right..mind boggling...
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