mourned
“The villagers _________ the death of their leader by keeping all the shops closed.”
(a) consoled → means giving comfort, but you console a person, not a death. ❌
(b) avenged → means to take revenge, but here they closed shops, not revenge. ❌
(c) mourned → means to express sorrow or grief. ✔️
(d) protested → possible, but "protested the death" is not natural usage. ❌
If it rains
“If it will rain, the match will be abandoned.”
👉 In conditional sentences:
We don’t use “will” in the if-clause.
Correct form: “If it rains, the match will be abandoned.”
Options:
(a) If it rains → ✅ Correct.
(b) If it would rain → ❌ Incorrect (not used in this context).
(c) If it rained → ❌ Incorrect here (that would imply a hypothetical/unreal situation).
(d) No improvement → ❌ Wrong.
forecast
The word is: Prognosis
👉 Meaning: A prediction or forecast about the likely course of a disease or future event.
Options:
(a) calculation → not exact, too general ❌
(b) forecast → ✅ correct, closest in meaning
(c) measurement → unrelated ❌
(d) ignorance → opposite ❌
vicious
The word is: Virtuous
👉 Meaning: having high moral standards; righteous, ethical.
Options:
(a) vicious → opposite, meaning cruel, immoral ✅
(b) ethical → similar meaning ❌
(c) moral → similar meaning ❌
(d) upright → similar meaning ❌
misogamist
The sentence is: “A man who hates marriage.”
Options:
(a) polyandrist → a woman married to more than one man ❌
(b) bigot → an intolerant person ❌
(c) misogamist → a person who hates marriage ✅
(d) widower → a man whose wife has died ❌