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NMAT VARC — Mixed — practice questions

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Choose the closest SYNONYM for: PERFUNCTORYRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the closest SYNONYM for: SANGUINERead the answer and worked solution →Choose the closest SYNONYM for: EQUIVOCATERead the answer and worked solution →Choose the closest ANTONYM for: GREGARIOUSRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the closest ANTONYM for: AUGMENTRead the answer and worked solution →Identify the word closest in meaning to ESOTERIC:Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the SYNONYM for: UBIQUITOUSRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the grammatically correct version:Read the answer and worked solution →Pick the sentence with the correct use of MODIFIERS:Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the pair that best matches the relationship: AUTHOR : MANUSCRIPTRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the pair matching: SCALPEL : SURGEONRead the answer and worked solution →Choose the antonym pair that mirrors: BENEVOLENT : MALICIOUSRead the answer and worked solution →Fill in: 'Although his explanations were _______, his audience remained _______ throughout the lecture.'Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in: 'The new evidence ________ the prosecution's theory but ________ raise questions about the witness's reliability.'Read the answer and worked solution →What does 'a Pyrrhic victory' mean?Read the answer and worked solution →What does 'to throw in the towel' mean?Read the answer and worked solution →What does 'a red herring' refer to?Read the answer and worked solution →Identify the most FORMAL register:Read the answer and worked solution →Fill in: 'The committee's ___________ approach to the crisis ___________ public confidence.'Read the answer and worked solution →In the sentence 'Her remarks were so disingenuous that none of us believed her sincere apology', DISINGENUOUS most nearly means:Read the answer and worked solution →In context: 'After months of austerity, the lavish gala felt almost obscene.' OBSCENE here means:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Choose the closest SYNONYM for: PERFUNCTORY

  1. Thorough
  2. Sincere
  3. Innovative
  4. Mechanical / superficial
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Correct answer: D. Mechanical / superficial

**Perfunctory:** done as a routine, without care or interest. **Synonyms:** cursory, superficial, mechanical. **Antonyms:** thorough, careful, attentive.

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Choose the closest SYNONYM for: SANGUINE

  1. Anxious
  2. Optimistic / hopeful
  3. Angry
  4. Pessimistic
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Correct answer: B. Optimistic / hopeful

**Sanguine:** cheerfully optimistic, especially in difficult circumstances. From Latin sanguineus (blood) — old humoral theory linked blood to optimistic temperament. **Antonym:** morose, pessimistic.

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Choose the closest SYNONYM for: EQUIVOCATE

  1. Make peace
  2. Argue forcefully
  3. Speak clearly
  4. Use ambiguous language to mislead
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Correct answer: D. Use ambiguous language to mislead

**Equivocate:** use ambiguous or evasive language, especially to mislead. Distinct from prevaricate (lie) or vacillate (waver). **Roots:** equi (equal) + vox (voice).

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