The little coy bride was admired by everyone.

A. beautiful
B. shy
C. talented
D. sweet
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Beautiful : pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.

Shy : nervous or timid in the company of other people.

Talented : having a natural aptitude or skill for something.

Sweet : having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter.

Coy : (especially with reference to a woman) making a pretence of shyness or modesty which is intended to be alluring.

Synonym of Coy is Shy

Synonym of MALIGN

A. Assign
B. Deviate
C. Depreciate
D. Harmful
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Assign : allocate (a job or duty).

Deviate : depart from an established course.

Depreciate : diminish in value over a period of time.

Harmful : causing or likely to cause harm.

Malign : evil in nature or effect.

Synonym of Malign is Harmful

Synonym of QUIBBLE

A. Argue
B. Depress
C. Express
D. Quarrel
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Argue : give reasons or cite evidence in support of an idea, action, or theory, typically with the aim of persuading others to share one’s view.

Depress : make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected.

Express : convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct.

Quarrel : a heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term.

Quibble : argue or raise objections about a trivial matter.

Synonym of Quibble is Argue

SCINTILLATING

A. Smouldering
B. Glittering
C. Touching
D. Warming
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Smouldering : the process of burning slowly with smoke but no flame.

Glittering : shining with a shimmering or sparkling light.

Touching : arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude.

Warming : make or become warm.

Scintillating : sparkling or shining brightly.

Synonym of Scintillating is Glittering

Synonym of BESIEGED

A. Encircled
B. Skirted
C. Troubled
D. Destroyed
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Encircled : form a circle around; surround.

Skirted : having or wearing a skirt of a specified kind.

Troubled : beset by problems or difficulties.

Destroyed : end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it.

Besieged : (of a place) surrounded by armed forces aiming to capture it or force surrender.

Synonym of Besieged is Encircled

The defendant was grateful for the judge’s clemency.

A. patience
B. mercy
C. relaxed attitude
D. politeness
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Patience : the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.

Mercy : compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm.

Relaxed : free from tension and anxiety.

Politeness : behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people.

Clemency : mercy; lenience.

Synonym of Clemency is mercy

ATTEMPT

A. Serve
B. Explore
C. Try
D. Explain
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Serve : perform duties or services for (another person or an organization).

Explore : travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.

Try : make an attempt or effort to do something.

Explain : make (an idea or situation) clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts.

Attempt : make an effort to achieve or complete (something difficult).

Synonym of Attempt is Try

Synonym of BELITTLE

A. Diminish
B. Mock
C. Disparage
D. Scoff
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Diminish : make or become less.

Mock : tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.

Disparage : regard or represent as being of little worth.

Scoff : speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.

Belittle : dismiss (someone or something) as unimportant.

Synonym of Belittle is Disparage

ABANDON :

A. Forsake
B. Keep
C. Cherish
D. Enlarge
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Keep : have or retain possession of.

Cherish : protect and care for (someone) lovingly.

Enlarge : make or become larger or more extensive.

Forsake : abandon or leave.

Abandon : cease to support or look after (someone), desert.

Synonym of Abandon is Forsake.

Ambition is subdued by poverty.

A. modified
B. challenged
C. sombre
D. diluted
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Modified : make partial or minor changes to (something).

Challenged : used euphemistically to indicate that someone suffers disability in a specified respect.

Sombre : having or conveying a feeling of deep seriousness and sadness.

Diluted : (of a liquid) weakened by the addition of water or another solvent.

Subdued : (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed.

Synonym of Subdued is Sombre