Ever since the death of his mother, my friend is utterly forlorn and wretched.

A. frustrated
B. lonely
C. fearful
D. gloomy
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Frustrated : feeling or expressing distress and annoyance resulting from an inability to change or achieve something.

Lonely : without companions; solitary.

Fearful : feeling or showing fear or anxiety.

Gloomy : dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.

Forlorn : pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.

Synonym of Forlorn is Lonely

TORTURE

A. Torment
B. Chastisement
C. Harassment
D. Terror
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Torment : severe physical or mental suffering.

Chastisement : to criticize someone severely.

Harassment : aggressive pressure or intimidation.

Terror : extreme fear.

Torture : the action or practice of inflicting severe pain on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something.

Synonym of Torture is Torment

Synonym of LAPIDARY

A. High-sounding
B. Abusive
C. Dignified
D. Harmful
✅ The correct answer is option C.
High-sounding : (of language or ideas) extravagant and grand.

Abusive : extremely offensive and insulting.

Dignified : having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.

Harmful : causing or likely to cause harm.

Noble : having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles.

Synonym of Noble is Dignified

UNITE

A. Unfold
B. Unchain
C. Combine
D. Unhinge
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Unfold : open or spread out from a folded position.

Unchain : remove the chains fastening or securing (someone or something).

Combine : join or merge to form a single unit or substance.

Unhinge : make (someone) mentally unbalanced.

Unite : come or bring together for a common purpose or action.

Synonym of Unite is Combine

Weird noises came from the haunted houses.

A. beastly
B. unpleasant
C. frightening
D. unnatural
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Beastly : very unpleasant.

Unpleasant : causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable.

Frightening : making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying.

Unnatural : contrary to the ordinary course of nature; abnormal.

Weird : suggesting something supernatural; unearthly.

Synonym of Weird is Unnatural

The opposition made a strident demand for putting the bill to vote.

A. courageous
B. brave
C. vociferous
D. powerful
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Courageous : not deterred by danger or pain; brave.

Brave : ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage.

Vociferous : expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful.

Powerful : having great power or strength.

Strident : presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way.

Synonym of Strident is Vociferous

The guests were offended by his uncouth manners.

A. wasteful
B. dirty
C. undesirable
D. ungracious
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Wasteful : (of a person, action, or process) using or expending something of value carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Dirty : covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Undesirable : not wanted or desirable because harmful, objectionable, or unpleasant.

Ungracious : not polite or friendly.

Uncouth : lacking good manners, refinement, or grace.

Synonym of Uncouth is Ungracious

STERILE :

A. Dry
B. Barren
C. Childless
D. None of these
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Dry :free from moisture or liquid, not wet or moist.

Childless :issueless.

Barren :too poor to produce much or any vegetation or any child.

Sterile :not able to produce children or young.

Synonym of Sterile is Barren.

Many species of animal have become extinct during the last hundred years.

A. feeble
B. aggressive
C. scattered
D. non-existent
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Feeble : lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness.

Aggressive : ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.

Scattered : occurring or found at intervals or various locations rather than all together.

Non-existent : not existing or not real or present.

Extinct : no longer in existence.

Synonym of Extinct is Non-existent

Synonym of PARAMOUR

A. Lover
B. Companion
C. Friend
D. Rival
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Lover : a partner in a sexual or romantic relationship outside marriage.

Companion : a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.

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

Rival : a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.

Paramour : a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person.

Synonym of Paramour is Lover