| Q.1: famine |
| a) compensate, recompense, make amends | b) scarcity, shortage, starvation |
| c) combine, unite, amalgamate | d) part, share, allotment, apportionment |
| Q.2: fee |
| a) needy, hard up, destitute, penurious | b) profitable, remunerative, paying |
| c) commission, charge, tuition fees, tip | d) lavish, opulent, ample |
| Q.3: fire |
| a) dismiss, set fire, discharge | b) combine, unite, amalgamate |
| c) per person | d) pay back, indemnify, compensate |
| Q.4: gratuitous |
| a) poor, scanty, gaunt, lean | b) per person |
| c) lavish, opulent, ample | d) free, gratis |
| Q.5: indemnify |
| a) per person | b) multiply, propagate, increase |
| c) liquidate, regain, offset | d) compensate, recompense, make amends |
| Q.6: lucrative |
| a) profitable, remunerative, paying | b) pay, reward |
| c) waste, dissipate, scatter | d) support, assert, aver, maintain |
| Q.7: plethora |
| a) indirect, used | b) hate, detest |
| c) excess, surplus | d) warrant, approve, sanction |
| Q.8: remit |
| a) obedient, liable | b) send, acquit |
| c) assert, aver, claim | d) agreement, harmony |
| Q.9: abominate |
| a) blame, reproach, denounce, condemn, impugn | b) abhor, hate |
| c) dispute, contention, argument | d) disagreement, disharmony |
| Q.10: avouch |
| a) condemn, accuse | b) difference, disparity, disagreement |
| c) assert, aver, claim | d) praise, applause |
| Q.11: denounce |
| a) condemn, accuse | b) deny |
| c) warm, cordial, hearty | d) scorn, deride, imitate |
| Q.12: espouse |
| a) reluctant, unwilling | b) irritate, offend, stimulate |
| c) reproach | d) support, maintain, endorse, stand by |
| Q.13: ostracize |
| a) resist, oppose, stand against | b) cave, cavern, hole, opening, aperture |
| c) deviate, diverge, wander | d) shun, proscribe, expel, keep out |
| Q.14: burrow |
| a) den, cave, lair, hole | b) underground |
| c) interchange, translate | d) snowstorm, volley, volleyfire |
| Q.15: subterranean |
| a) upheaval | b) dehydrate, enervate |
| c) underground | d) mild, cheerful |
| Q.16: deluge |
| a) smoke, soot | b) flood, inundation |
| c) clumsy, unskilled | d) uneducated |
| Q.17: amateurish |
| a) beginner, tyro, greenhorn | b) inexpert, unskilled, inexperienced |
| c) plump, fleshy, fat | d) outer covering, mantle, gasbag |
| Q.18: chubby |
| a) pliable | b) white-hot, ardent |
| c) plump, fleshy, fat | d) slim, thin, slight, lean, lank |
| Q.19: obese |
| a) corpulent, plump, fat, stout | b) glossy, lustrous, waxed |
| c) story | d) quote, refer to, summon |
| Q.20: auditory |
| a) symbol | b) exaggeration |
| c) exaggerate, magnify | d) hearing, acoustic, aural, auricular |