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Notes 11. A person pretending to be somebody he is not
(i) Magician (ii) Rogue (iii) Liar (iv) Imposter
12. A person who knows many foreign languages
(i) Linguist (ii) Grammarian (iii) Polyglot (iv) Bilingual
13. One who has little faith in human sincerity and goodness
(i) Egoist (ii) Fatalist (iii) Stoic (iv) Cynic
14. One who possesses many talents
(i) Versatile (ii) Nubile (iii) Exceptional (iv) Gifted
15. Words inscribed on tomb
(i) Epitome (ii) Epistle (iii) Epilogue (iv) Epitaph
16. One who eats everything
(i) Omnivorous (ii) Omniscient (iii) Irrestible (iv) Insolvent
17. Malafide case is one
(i) Which is undertaken in a good faith
(ii) Which is undertaken in a bad faith
(iii) Which is undertaken after a long delay
(iv) Which is not undertaken al all
18. The custom or practice of having more than one husband at same time
(i) Polygyny (ii) Polyphony (iii) Polyandry (iv) Polychromy
19. Tending to move away from the centre or axis
(i) Centrifugal (ii) Centripetal (iii) Axiomatic (iv) Awry
20. Teetotaller means
(i) One who abstains from theft (ii) One who abstains from meat
(iii) One who abstains from taking wine (iv) One who abstains from malice
21. A person interested in collecting, studying and selling of old things
(i) Antiquarian (ii) Junk-dealer (iii) Crank (iv) Archealogist

ANSWERS
1. (iii) 2. (iv) 3. (ii) 4. (ii) 5. (ii) 6. (ii) 7. (i) 8. (iii) 9. (ii) 10. (i)
11. (iv) 12. (i) 13. (iv) 14. (i) 15. (iv) 16. (i) 17. (ii) 18. (iii) 19. (i) 20. (iii)
21. (i)

13.3 Further Readings

1. “English for Competitive Exams” By Dr. R.P. Bhatnagar
2. “Unique Quintessence of General English” Edited By Dr. S. Sen and Others and
revised by Dr. G.S. Mansukhani.

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