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891. From the undernoted quotation of King Henry VI, pick up the oddman out of the meanings of the word "contumelious" given below:
"... With scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts,
In open market-place produc'd they me
To be a public spectacle to all; ... "
a) Arrogant b) Contemptuous c) Insolent d) Indolent.
If you wish to see the 2007 usage of the word 'contumelious' in 'contumelious presidential criminality' click the following link:
NYTIMES.COM.
892. From the quotation below from John Milton's Paradise Lost, identify the word nearest to the meaning of the word 'Pensive' used by Milton.
"... Pensive here I sat Alone but long I sat not, till my womb pregnant by thee, and now excessive grown ..."
a)thoughtful b)timid c) rejoicing d)alert.
(For 2007 usage of the word, here is a link: news.bbc.co.uk
893. From the following quotation of Dr. Samuel Johnson, identify the word which is the nearest to the word 'fallacious' used by Dr. Johnson.
"... Hope is more pleasing than fear, but not less fallacious;
you know, when you do not try to deceive yourself, that the disease,
which at last is to destroy, must be gradually growing worse, and that it is vain to wish for more than, that the descent to death may be slow and easy. ..."
a)dangerous b) unsound c) pleasant d) inevitable.
894. In the following quotation of Queen Elizabeth I, the word 'Importune' means:
"When I was fair and young, and favor graced me,
Of many was I sought, their mistress for to be;
But I did scorn them all, and answered them therefore,
'Go, go, go seek some otherwhere!
Importune me no more!' "
a) naive b) unbearably rude c) unfortunate d) repeatedly soliciting.
895. In the following quotation of John Dryden the word 'prerogative' means:
"... Freedom! an English subject's sole prerogative,
Without whose charms even peace would be
But a dull, quiet slavery ..."
a) fortune b) distinction c) right d) security.
896. In the following quotation of Alexander Pope, the word 'temperance'
means:
Health consists with temperance alone.
a) warmth b) resilience c) moderation d) peace of mind.
897. From the following quotation of Robert Browning in My last Duchess, what could be the meaning of the word 'munificence' ?
"...I repeat,
The Count your master's known munificence
Is ample warrant that no just pretence
Of mine for dowry will be disallowed ..."
a) generocity b) niggardly c) steadfastness d) administration.
898. From the following quotation of Immanuel Kant, identify the meaning of the word 'annihilate':
By a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man.
a) soothes b) destroys c) defends d)sustains.
899. From the following quotation of Carl Gustav Jung identify the meaning of the word 'perdition':
"... Everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition."
a)run b)reason c) romanticism d) ruin.
900. From the following quotation of Karl Marx, identify the meaning of the word 'obvious':
"A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. ..."
a) heavy b) clear c) subtle d)complex.