Twenty people were killed as the boat overturned in the storm.

A. drowned
B. capsized
C. lost
D. disintegrated
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Drowned : die through submersion in and inhalation of water.

Capsized : (of a boat) overturned in the water.

Lost : unable to find one’s way; not knowing one’s whereabouts.

Disintegrated : break up into small parts as the result of impact or decay.

Overturned : turn over and come to rest upside down.

Synonym of Overturned is Capsized

Synonym of INDOLENCE

A. Leniency
B. Relaxation
C. Laziness
D. Stagnation
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Leniency : the fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.

Relaxation : the state of being free from tension and anxiety.

Laziness : the quality of being unwilling to work or use energy; idleness.

Stagnation : the state of not flowing or moving.

Indolence : avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness.

Synonym of Indolence is Laziness

SEE :

A. Talk
B. Observe
C. Stand
D. Look
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Talk :speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings, converse or communicate by spoken words.

Stand : have or maintain an upright position, supported by one’s feet.

Look :direct one’s gaze in a specified direction.

Observe :notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.

See :perceive with the eyes, discern visually.

Synonym of See is Observe.

Synonym of GAWK

A. Sweeten
B. Stare
C. Perspire
D. Swallow
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Sweeten : make or become sweet or sweeter, especially in taste.

Stare : look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one’s eyes wide open.

Perspire : give out sweat through the pores of the skin as a result of heat, physical exertion, or stress.

Swallow : cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat.

Gawk : stare openly and stupidly.

Synonym of Gawk is Stare

His conjecture was better than mine.

A. guess
B. knowledge
C. intuition
D. experience
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Guess : estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct.

Knowledge : facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.

Intuition : the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.

Experience : practical contact with and observation of facts or events.

Conjecture : an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Synonym of Conjecture is Guess

He was annoyed at his flippant remark.

A. discourteous
B. bitter
C. humorous
D. casual
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Discourteous : showing rudeness and a lack of consideration for other people.

Bitter : having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.

Humorous : causing laughter and amusement; comic.

Casual : relaxed and unconcerned.

Flippant : not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

Synonym of Flippant is Discourteous

Synonym of MORDANT

A. Mild
B. Sarcastic
C. Festering
D. Depressed
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Mild : not severe, serious, or harsh.

Sarcastic : marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt.

Festering : (of a wound or sore) forming pus; septic.

Depressed : (of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency.

Mordant : (especially of humour) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting.

Synonym of Mordant is Sarcastic

The notice said that the meeting would begin precisely at 9.00 a.m.

A. concisely
B. approximately
C. exactly
D. inaccurately
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Concisely : in a way that is brief but comprehensive.

Approximately : used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly.

Exactly : used to emphasize the accuracy of a figure or description.

Inaccurately : in an incorrect or inexact manner.

Precisely : in exact terms; without vagueness.

Synonym of Precisely is Exactly

Before my work on the writer appeared there were many vague ideas afloat about him.

A. circulating
B. prevalent
C. stagnant
D. primitive
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Circulating : move continuously or freely through a closed system or area.

Prevalent : widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.

Stagnant : (of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.

Primitive : relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something.

Afloat : in general circulation; current.

Synonym of Afloat is Circulating

The international community may begin to doubt the credentials of the largest democracy in the world.

A. unreliable
B. trustworthiness
C. principles
D. capacity
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Unreliable : not able to be relied upon.

Trustworthiness : the ability to be relied on as honest or truthful.

Principles : a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for a chain of reasoning.

Capacity : the maximum amount that something can contain.

Credentials : evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form.

Synonym of Credentials is Trustworthiness