His forthright behaviour shows that he is honest but he seems rude to some people.

A. courteous
B. correct
C. straightforward
D. tactful
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Courteous : polite, respectful, or considerate in manner.

Correct : free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.

Straightforward : (of a person) honest and frank.

Tactful : having or showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues.

Forthright : (of a person or their manner or speech) direct and outspoken.

Synonym of Forthright is Straightforward

No one will invite her to a tea nor she is so garrulous.

A. gossip
B. talkative
C. giggles
D. laughs
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Gossip : casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details which are not confirmed as true.

Talkative : fond of or given to talking.

Giggles : laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way, from amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment.

Laughs : make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement and sometimes also of derision.

Garrulous : excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Synonym of Garrulous is Talkative

Synonym of SUPERNAL

A. Haughty
B. Official
C. Heavenly
D. Needless
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Haughty : arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Official : relating to an authority or public body and its activities and responsibilities.

Heavenly : of the heavens or sky.

Needless : (of something undesirable) not necessary because avoidable.

Supernal : relating to the sky or the heavens; celestial.

Synonym of Supernal is Heavenly

The old man shows no sign of infirmity even though he is eighty years old.

A. indolence
B. fickleness
C. feebleness
D. firmness
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Indolence : avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness.

Fickleness : changeability, especially as regards one’s loyalties or affections.

Feebleness : a state of being very weak.

Firmness : the quality of having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure.

Infirmity : physical or mental weakness.

Synonym of Infirmity is Feebleness

Synonym of PREDICT

A. Explain
B. Foretell
C. Assert
D. Observe
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Explain : make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts.

Foretell : predict (the future or a future event).

Assert : state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.

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

Predict : say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.

Synonym of Predict is Foretell

Sagacity increases with age.

A. wisdom
B. love
C. maturity
D. efficiency
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Wisdom : the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgement; the quality of being wise.

Love : an intense feeling of deep affection.

Maturity : the state, fact, or period of being mature.

Efficiency : the state or quality of being efficient.

Sagacity : the quality of being sagacious; wisdom.

Synonym of Sagacity is Wisdom

Synonym of ENGENDER

A. Confound
B. Suffer
C. Sacrifice
D. Beget
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Confound : cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their expectations.

Suffer : experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).

Sacrifice : an act of slaughtering an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an offering to a deity.

Beget : (especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction.

Engender : cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).

Synonym of Engender is Beget

Public figures should not indulge in mud-slinging.

A. caricatures
B. mockery
C. slander
D. quarrelling
✅ The correct answer is option C.
caricatures : a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

mockery : teasing and contemptuous language or behaviour directed at a particular person or thing.

slander : the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation.

quarrelling : have a heated argument or disagreement.

mud-slinging : the use of insults and accusations, especially unjust ones, with the aim of damaging the reputation of an opponent.

Synonym of mud-slinging is slander

Synonym of DAUNT

A. Detain
B. Annoy
C. Abuse
D. Intimidate
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Detain : keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.

Annoy : make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

Abuse : use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse.

Intimidate : frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants.

Daunt : make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.

Synonym of Daunt is Intimidate

Synonym of EXPOSE

A. Open
B. Reveal
C. Declare
D. Conceal
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Open : allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked.

Reveal : make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others.

Declare : say something in a solemn and emphatic manner.

Conceal : not allow to be seen; hide.

Expose : make (something) visible by uncovering it.

Synonym of Expose is Reveal