1. Which of the following is not a synonym of the word 'repercussion'.

consequence

aftermath

influence

ramification

2. Choose the word that is opposite to the word 'consolidation'.

instigation

fragmentation

restriction

opposition

3. The palace was indeed 'grotesque'.

good

decent

filthy

congruous

4. The novel was so interesting that I was 'oblivious' of my surroundings

indifferent

watchful

aware

unmindful

5. The antonym of 'Sumptuous' is--

mean

costly

plain

poor

6. Choose the pair that best expresses the relationship similar to the one expressed by the pair of words in capital letters: FOREST : TREES

Lawn : Grass

Shore : Lake

Valley : Stream

Ocean : Rocks

7. The synonym of 'Excess' is--

durable

exploit

continuous

surplus

8. Since an in-house search failed to reveal the culprit, an outside investigation was 'instigated'.

requested

initiated

carried out

discussed

9. EXPOUND:

confound

perplex

explain

obscure

10. Facsimile:

reproduction

sincere

original

fact-finding