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IELTS Vocabulary & Language Study — practice questions — page 3

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BENEVOLENT most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →ARDUOUS most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →ELOQUENT most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →PRUDENT most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →LETHARGIC most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →ZEALOUS most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Under a cloud' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'A piece of cake' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Break the ice' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Spill the beans' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Hit the books' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Once in a blue moon' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Bite the bullet' meansRead the answer and worked solution →'Burn the midnight oil' meansRead the answer and worked solution →

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BENEVOLENT most nearly means

  1. Wealthy only
  2. Cruel only
  3. Kind
  4. Brave only
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Correct answer: C. Kind

1. Benevolent = wishing well, kindly. 2. Synonym: kind. 3. Cruel is the antonym. 4. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Synonyms PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common synonyms_

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ARDUOUS most nearly means

  1. Aware only
  2. Easy only
  3. Eager only
  4. Difficult
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Correct answer: D. Difficult

1. Arduous tasks demand great effort. 2. Synonym: difficult. 3. Easy is the antonym. 4. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Synonyms PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common synonyms_

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ELOQUENT most nearly means

  1. Articulate
  2. Mute only
  3. Edgy only
  4. Elegant only
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Correct answer: A. Articulate

1. Eloquent speakers express ideas powerfully. 2. Synonym: articulate. 3. Mute is the antonym. 4. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Synonyms PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common synonyms_

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