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TCS Verbal PAPER
Synonym and antonym
1.Harbinger – forerunner, portent, indication
2.Cacophony – dissonance, disharmony
3.Divulge – reveal, disclose
4.Clutch – grasp, grab, clasp, hold
5.Acronym – short form, contraction, ellipsis
6.Illustrious – memorable, well– known, famous
7.Prolific – productive, abundant
8.Divergent – different, deviating, conflicting
9.Jaded – world-weary, tired, lackluster, worn-out, exhausted, bored, fed up
10. Mien – appearance, demeanor
11. Mitigate – alleviate, ease, lessen, soften, allay, moderate
12. Ambitious – determined, grand, striving
13. Aberration – deviation, abnormality, eccentricity, oddness
14. Foray – raid, sortie, incursion, attack, venture
15. Denounce – condemn, accuse, criticize
VERBAL SECTION:Directions for questions 1-15:Find the synonyms of the following words.
Synonyms: (Ref: Barron’ s Synonyms and Antonyms)
Ponderous – heavy, tedious, cumbersome
Mundane – ordinary, dull, monotonous, dreary
Icon – image, idol, emblem, symbol
Brackish – salty, briny
Mollify – placate, pacify, calm, appease, soothe
Depreciation – reduction, decline
Equanimity – composure, poise, calmness, self-control
Gist – general idea, substance, essence
Gaudy – garish, flashy, extravagant, loud, showy, colorful
Awry – skewed, crooked, wrong
Repartee – banter, joking, word play
Boisterous – energetic, animated
Ungainly – clumsy, awkward, ungraceful, miserly, mean, inelegant, gawky
Whimsical – fanciful, unusual, quirky, capricious
Asperity – roughness, severity, brusqueness
Cavil – quibble, complain, niggle, split hairs, carp
Quixotic – idealistic, romantic, dreamy, unrealistic, impracticable
Profound – deep, intense, thoughtful, reflective, philosophical, weighty, insightful
Incorrigible - habitual, persistent, inveterate, hopeless
Musty – mildewed, moldy, stale, rank, fusty, stuffy
Waif – stray, thing, lose, urchin, orphan
Irk – displease, vex, annoy, trouble, bother, nag, rile
Interdict – prohibit, veto, injunction, bar, embargo
Cohere - hold together
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Rupture - break
Moribund – dying, declining, waning
Décolleté – low necked, revealing
Callow – inexperienced, immature, youthful
Balmy – mild, clement, pleasant
recalcitrant – unruly, disobedient, obstinate, stubborn
guile – cunningness, deviousness, slyness, cleverness, wiliness, astuteness
Antonyms
1.Compose x disturb
2.Pristine
x sullied
3.Turbid
x limpid
4.Monetary x non-economical
5. Revere
x threaten
6.Hamper
x facilitate
7.Transient x permanence
8.Fascinate x mundane
9.Fickle
x loyal
10.Contraband x legal goods
11.Repellent x attractive
12.Slur
x grace
13.Protean x constant
14.Hidebound x broadminded
15.Precipitate x dilatory/contradictory
Sentence completion
A passage is given with multiple blanks. There was a passage abt Artists,abt Money mgmt,abt
Cleanliness……
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS.
Censure – fault, criticize
Optimum – best, most favorable
Candid – frank, open, blunt, upfront, forth-right
Cite – quote, name, mention, refer to, allude to
Effusive – demonstrative, fussy, talkative, overenthusiastic, vociferous, extroverted
Voluble – articulate, vociferous, talkative
Banal – commonplace, trivial, predictable, trite, hackneyed
Standing – rank, permanent, position, duration, status, reputation, eminence
Nascent – budding, emerging, blossoming, embryonic
Clutch – grasp, grab, hold
Generic – general, basic, common
Empirical – experimental, pragmatic, practical
Anomaly – irregularity, glitch, difference
Circuitous – roundabout, twisty, meandering, indirect, winding, tortuous
Surveillance – observation, watch, shadowing
Objective – aim, impartial, real, purpose, goal
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Raucous – rough, wild, hoarse, guttering
Voracious – insatiable, avid, hungry, big, rapacious, greedy
Pedigree – rare-breed, full-blooded, lineage
Fidelity – loyalty, reliability
Augment – supplement, boost, add to, bump up
Precarious – unstable, shaky, risky, uncertain
Derogatory – disparaging, critical, insulting, offensive
Onus – responsibility, burden, obligation, duty
Analogous - similar, akin, related
Expedient – measure, convenient, device, maneuver
Compliance – fulfillment, obedience
Diffident – shy, insecure, timid
Plaintive – mournful, sad, melancholic, nostalgic, lamenting
Insinuate – imply, suggest, make-out, ingratiate yourself
Misdemeanor – wrong, sin, crime, offense
Exonerate – clear, forgive, absolve
Gregarious – outgoing, extroverted, sociable, expressive, unreserved
Benign – kind, benevolent, compassionate
Attenuate – satisfy, calm, soothe, ease
Sonorous – loud, deep, resonant, echoing
Bolster – boost, strengthen, reinforce, encourage
Heterodox – unorthodox, dissenting, contrary to accepted belief, heretical, deviating
Restiveness – impatience, restlessness, nervousness
Effigy – image, statue, model
Retrograde – retrospective, traditional, conservative, nostalgic,forward-looking(antonym)
Sacrosanct – sacred, holy, revered
Dangle – hang down, sway, droop, swing, suspend
Cryptic – mysterious, enigmatic, puzzling, hidden
Debilitate – incapacitate, weaken, hamper, encumber, hinder
Divulge – reveal, disclose
Spendthrift – wastrel, squanderer, compulsive shopper
Indigenous – native, original, local
Erroneous – mistaken, flawed, incorrect
Minion – follower, subordinate, underling, gofer
Veracity – reality, truth, sincerity
VERBAL REASONING
SYNONYMS:
1. CIRCUMSPECT
(i) CONDITION (ii) INSPECT (iii) CAUTIOUS (IV) RECKLESS
2. ABYSMAL - terrible
(i) SLIGHT (ii) DEEP (iii) ILLUSTRIOUS (iv) PROLIFIC
3. DILIGENT – hardworking, industrious, meticulous, careful
(i) INTELLIGENT (ii)…..(iii)……(iv)……
4.VEHEMENT
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(i) PASSIONATE (ii) CONFESY (iii) NOISY (iv) MOQULIS
5) IMPETUS
(i) CONNECT
(ii) CRUCIAL
(iii) STIMULUS (iv) IMMEDIATE
6) ACRONYM
(i) ABBREVIATION (ii) SIMILAR
7) DISSEMINATE
(i) FORECAST (ii) SPREAD (iii) BRANSP
8) HARBINGER
(i) NAVAL (ii) UNCOMMON (iii) FORE RUNNER (iv) GLORY
ANTONYMS:
1) TRACTABLE
(i) OBJECTIONABLE (ii) ENJOYABLE (iii) ADAPTABLE (iv) OBSTINATE
2) COVERT
(i) MANIFEST (ii) INVISIBLE (iii) SCARED (iv) ALTER
3) PENSIVE
(i) REPENTENT (ii) SAD (iii) THOUGHTLESS
(iv) CARELESS
4) MITIGATE
(i) AGGRAVATE (ii) RELIEVE (iii) ELEMINATE
(iv) EXHUMAN
5) DIVERGENT
(i) CONTRARY
(ii) COMING TOGETHER
(iii) CONVERSANT
(iv) CONTROVERSY
6) DOGMATIC
(i) SCEPTICAL (ii) RESILIENT (iii) STUBBORN (iv) SUSPICIOUS
7) CLUTCH
(i) HOLD (ii) GRAB (iii) RELEASE
(iv) SPREAD
8) MOTLEY
(i) BULKY (ii) SPECKLED (iii) HOMOGENEOUS (iv) DIFFERENT
9) RELINQUISH
(i) PURSUE (ii) VANQUISH (iii) DESTROY
(iv) DEVASTATE
10) TRANSIENT
(i) PERMANENT
(ii) REMOVED
Vocabulary Section:
(Time : 28 mins)
Synonyms 1.Moribund – declining, dilapidated, waning
2.Repudiate – reject, disclaim, renounce, deny
3.Translucent – transparent, semi- transparent, lucid, lucent, clear, see through
4. Mitigate- alleviates, lessen, ease, alley, tune down, dull, Assuage
5. Inundate – flood, overwhelm, swamp
6. Bilk – deceive, trick, swindle, con
7.Nettle – annoy, irritate, vex
8.Impugn – hold responsible, charge, censure, accuse
9.Mulch
10.Tenacity – stubbornness, resolve, firmness, persistence, insistence, determination
11.Sobriety – temperance, moderation, abstemiousness, soberness
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12.Degrade – shame, disgrace, mortify, humiliate
13.Hidebound - narrow-minded, conservative, prejudiced
14.Waif – stray, sole, thing
15.Hamper – basket, hinder
16.Retrograde – nostalgic, retrospective, traditional and conservative
17.Despondent – hopeless, low, dejected
18.Debacle – disaster, tragedy, catastrophe
19.Nebulous – vague, hazy, unformulated, tenuous
20.Inconsistent – conflicting, contradictory, unreliable , incompatible, inhoherent
21.Paradox – inconsistency, irony, absurdity
1. Verbal reasoning: (20 min 32 Qs)
synonyms and antonyms
hi,guys pls refer Barron's for english and critical resoning.
prepare for 5 Model test and the Practice exercise,if u have time then also prepare for 750
high frequency word.
pls pls practice all the resoning part from 5 model test ,don't remember ,only practice it
other wise u will be in trouble,
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address of the first element X (1, 1) is 3000, find the address of X (2, 3).
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Ans : (A) & (C).
3) Which of the following set of numbers has the highest Standard deviation?
a)3,0,3,0,3,0
b) -3, -3, -3, -3, -3, -3
c)3,3,3,3,3,3
d) -3,3,-3, 3,-3, 3
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6) If A, B, C are the mechanisms used separately to reduce the wastage of fuel by 30%,
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1.68.4
2.62.2
3.58
4.27
(Ans- 62.2)
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7) What is the value of the following expression M(973,5)+T(7.7)+R(4.4)-T(3.6)
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3 8 15 ? 61 124
Ans: 30
9) If G(0) = 1 and G(N)=N*G(N-1) then
What is the value of G(4)?(Ans: 24)
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10) Match the following (this type of question but not same)
AB
1. Mammal, cow
--->
a. A type of
2. Snake reptile
--->
b. A part of
3. Roof - Building
--->
c. Not a type of
4. Mushroom - Vegetables --->
d. A superset of
(Ans: 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a)
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Find how much temperature more or less in 4pm to 9pm.
Ans. (put 9 & 4in eq. n subtract )
12). Find the value of @@+25 - ++@16, where @ denotes "square" and + denotes "square root".
Ans. 621
13) Find the fourth row, having the bit pattern as an integer in an 8-bit computer, and express the
answer in its decimal value.
A00001111
B00110011
C01010101
(A AND B )OR C)) ?
Ans: 47
14) An aircraft takes off from A (89o N Lat, 10o E ) at 6.00 AM local time to B (50o S , 70o W
). If the flying time is 10 hours what is the local time of landing at B?
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Ans: 509
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D(60*,80*,40*)?
Ans: C
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power unit to power a plant opposite to that of the river and 3000mts away from the power unit.
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The cost of the cable below water is Rs. 5/-per meter and cost of cable on the bank is Rs.3/- per
meter. Find the the cable from which it will cut.
Ans:
27)10) In which of the system, decimal number 194 is equal to 1234?
Ans: 5
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