Official verbal ability thread for CAT 2014

Exercise           

From the given options select and mark the word which is the closest to meaning of the word in bold letters.

1.Clandestine

A. Chaste B. Secret C. Durable D. Stout E.Intelligent

2. Contemptuous

 A. Scornful  B. Complicated C.Durable  D. Powerful E. Contrary. 

3. Chimerical 

A. Bright B. Wonderful C. Imaginary D. Illusive E. Economical



4. Clemency 

A. Harsh B. Modesty C. Honesty D. Mercy E.Piety  


5. Capricious 

A.Avaricious B.Attractive C. Impulsive  D.Complex  E. Generous

6.  Candid 

A. Sweet B. Joyful C. Foul D.Frank E. Mighty

7. Calumny 

A. Callous   B. Constant   C. Violent   D. Slander   E. Clumsy

8. Coercion

A.  Force   B Attraction   C. Influence  D. Liberation   E. Despair

9. Celestial

A. Global  B. Essential  C.Heavenly D. Flagrant  E. Malicious

10. Cogitate

A. Irritate B. Cooperate C. Agitate D. Deliberate E. Protest

such profits may be transferred to secret reserve to set off losses or for maintaining dividends in lean years in future ?

what does lean means here ?

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4. Now the audience is a very curious animal. It is shrewd rather than intelligent. Its mental capacity is less than that of its most intellectual members. If these were graded from A to Z, decreasing with succeeding letters to the zero of the hysterical shop-girl, I should say its mental capacity would come around about the letter O. According to the above statements

A Some members in the audience are more intelligent than any of its other members.

B The net intelligence of the audience is a little less than average.

C Only 1

D Both 1&2

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A. As officials, their vision of a country shouldn't run too far beyond that of the local people with whom they have to deal.

B. Ambassadors have to choose their words.

C. To say what they feel they have to say, they appear to be denying or ignoring part of what they know.

D. So, with ambassadors as with other expatriates in black Africa, there appears at a first meeting a kind of ambivalence.

E. They do a specialized job and it is necessary for them to live ceremonial lives. (a) BCEDA (b) BEDAC (c) BEADC (d) BCDEA

what does it mean?  

Before we give doors and toasters sentience, we should decide what we're comfortable with first.Please explain the bold part.

Hi, please suggest some onlibe course for extensive.practice on VA, I had taken up time.material but the questions are of basicc difficulty level. 

Perhaps surprisingly, the people who have taken most eagerly to the choker tag are South African fans. There are good reasons for this. We are not a particularly literate country, and the very few newspapers we do read have figured out that we like our information reduced to the smallest, shoutiest chunks possible. Even now, young subeditors are collecting lists of words that rhyme with "choke" so that their headline is ready to roll the moment the Proteas look like losing a game.

guys why we say an mba and not a mba ? 

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Trishna's Verbal Ability And Logical Reasoning For The CAT  

Which one is correct?

 If Boyhood was the framing 

or 


 If Boyhood were the framing

how is AIMCAT for new format?? heard its too tough for the new format.. can some1 suggest...

If Sender sends a widget to Receiver via a delivery service, Sender is the consignor and Receiver is the consignee.

what does widget means here ?

there is no word like hairs right ?

1.(select synonym)

CORPULENT

A.LeanB.GauntC.EmaciatedD.Obese

12.

INDICT

A.Condemn 

B.Reprimand

C.Accuse

D.Allege