Wednesday, October 20, 2010

EngQuizzitive-39 (vocab) : Substitution based questions (CAT 07/08):Answers

Meanings of the words in the quiz :

dubious : Of questionable character
doubtful : Subject to or causing doubt
climactic: Relating to or constituting a climax
climatic: Of or relating to climate
flouted : To be scornful
flaunted : show oneself off
continuous : Uninterrupted in time
continual : Recurring regularly or frequently
ameliorate : To make or become better
alleviate :  To make (pain, for example) more bearable

Answers
  1. The claim that inflation has been checked sounds dubious when you see the figures being reeled out by the news channels.
  2. Global warming has brought forth many climatic terms from politicians.
  3. Rani flaunted the new watch she had got from the States
  4. Despite my continual requests for a leave my boss did not oblige.
  5. The governments both at the Center and in the states should join hands to alleviate the sufferings of the poor.
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10 comments:

  1. ritesh jainOctober 21, 2010 at 9:35 AM

    nice1...

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  2. UnknownOctober 21, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    Shouldn't the second sentence be climactic and not climatic?

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  3. rucha joshiOctober 21, 2010 at 11:07 PM

    i thought it would ameliorate in the last sentence, as they govt should make the situation better.

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  4. UnknownOctober 22, 2010 at 4:24 PM

    I also agree with Ruscha Doshi. For last one it should be ameliorate. Rama please confirm.

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  5. PrernaOctober 22, 2010 at 7:40 PM

    Ma'am..shouldn't the last one be ameliorate ??

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  6. Nikhil - TIME AndheriOctober 23, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    By the meanings provided ie
    "dubious : Of questionable character
    doubtful : Subject to or causing doubt"
    it seems of the correct ans for the first can be any one. Can you explain the choice?
    Also for the fifth, again by the meanings provided,
    "ameliorate : To make or become better
    alleviate : To make (pain, for example) more bearable"
    ameliorate appears to be correct! Please explain.

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  7. EngQuizzitiveOctober 25, 2010 at 9:25 PM

    Dear Dipen,

    Since the sentence does not speak about any climax using a word related to climax (that is climactic) would be incorrect.Hence the answer.

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  8. EngQuizzitiveOctober 25, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    Dear Nikhil,

    Something can sound dubious and not doubtful.In these questions it is not just the meaning of the words but also the usage of the words that has to be taken into consideration.

    In the last sentence allevate is to lessen or make less severe while ameliorate is to make something better or improve.So,alleviate the suffering which means make situations bearbale which is the correct usage.

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  9. AnonymousNovember 5, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    i still have a feeling that the ans for the last has to be ameliorate cause you are talking of the governments need to improve the habitat of the poor and not ease it!!!!
    Kunjan

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  10. padminiNovember 15, 2010 at 1:41 AM

    dear mam,
    4/5

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