He had a strange quirk of hitting his sister every now and then.

A. fondness
B. aversion
C. habit
D. diversion
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Fondness : affection or liking for someone or something.

Aversion : a strong dislike or disinclination.

Habit : a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.

Diversion : the action of turning something aside from its course.

Quirk : a peculiar aspect of a person’s character or behaviour.

Synonym of Quirk is Habit

He has always been an elusive customer.

A. clever
B. unreliable
C. deceitful
D. quarrelsome
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Ambiguous : open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.

Unreliable : not able to be relied upon.

Deceitful : guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.

Quarrelsome : given to or characterized by quarrelling.

Elusive : difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

Synonym of Elusive is Ambiguous

Synonym of BENEFACTOR

A. Guardian
B. Saint
C. Patron
D. Friend
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Guardian : a person who protects or defends something.

Saint : a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in Christian faith as being in heaven after death.

Patron : a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause.

Friend : a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.

Benefactor : a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.

Synonym of Benefactor is Patron

Synonym of REVISE

A. Edit
B. Alter
C. Correct
D. Reconsider
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Edit : prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.

Alter : change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

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

Reconsider : consider (something) again, especially for a possible change of decision regarding it.

Revise : examine and make corrections or alterations to (written or printed matter).

Synonym of Revise is Alter

Synonym of HOCK

A. Repent
B. Pledge
C. Promise
D. Punish
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Repent : feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin.

Pledge : a solemn promise or undertaking.

Promise : a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen.

Punish : inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) as retribution for an offence, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code.

Hock : pledge.

Synonym of Hock is Pledge

India has too often to fulminate against Pakistan’s role in aiding and abetting acts of militancy on her soil.

A. think
B. consider
C. conspire
D. protest
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Think : have a particular belief or idea.

Consider : think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Conspire : make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act.

Protest : a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.

Fulminate : express vehement protest.

Synonym of Fulminate is Protest

The problem is tedious to tackle.

A. easy
B. difficult
C. tiring
D. troublesome
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Easy : achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.

Difficult : needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand.

Tiring : causing one to need rest or sleep; fatiguing.

Troublesome : causing difficulty or annoyance.

Tedious : too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

Synonym of Tedious is Tiring

GOAD :

A. Soothe
B. Save
C. Irritate
D. Worship
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Soothe :gently calm.

Save :keep and store up for future use.

Worship :the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.

Irritate :make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.

Goad :provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction.

Synonym of Goad is Irritate.

Synonym of ENNUI

A. Weariness
B. Conviction
C. Comedy
D. Expulsion
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Weariness : extreme tiredness; fatigue.
Conviction : a formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence.

Comedy : professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.

Expulsion : the action of forcing someone to leave an organization.

Ennui : a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.

Synonym of Ennui is Weariness

Synonym of ANATHEMA

A. Religious
B. Pun
C. Musical
D. Curse
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Religious : relating to or believing in a religion.

Pun : a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.

Musical : relating to music.

Curse : a solemn utterance intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something.

Anathema : a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine.

Synonym of Anathema is Curse