A Careless
B Showing great attention to detail
C Sloppy
D Hasty
Explanation: \'Meticulous\' means showing great care about small details.
A Giving up
B Persistent
C Weak
D Passive
Explanation: \'Tenacious\' means holding firmly. \'Persistent\' means continuing firmly.
A Tragedy
B Lapse
C Blunder
D Catastrophe
Explanation: \'Blunder\' means a stupid or careless mistake.
A Wise
B Reckless
C Cautious
D Careful
Explanation: \'Prudent\' means acting with care and thought. \'Reckless\' is its opposite.
A A critic
B A flatterer
C A leader
D A rebel
Explanation: \'Sycophant\' means a person who acts obsequiously to gain advantage.
A Irrelevant
B Apposite
C Extraneous
D Tangential
Explanation: \'Apposite\' means appropriate and relevant. The context requires a word meaning relevant.
A Quiet
B Talkative
C Reserved
D Shy
Explanation: \'Garrulous\' means excessively talkative about trivial things.
A Virtuous
B Wicked
C Righteous
D Noble
Explanation: \'Nefarious\' means wicked or criminal. \'Wicked\' is its synonym.
A The affect of the rain was significant.
B The rain will affect the outcome.
C The affect was obvious to everyone.
D She has a strong affect on decisions.
Explanation: \'Affect\' is a verb meaning to influence. \'Effect\' is the noun form.
A Lavish
B Frugal
C Luxurious
D Opulent
Explanation: \'Extravagant\' means lacking restraint in spending. \'Frugal\' is its opposite.
A Indifferent
B Enthusiastic
C Lukewarm
D Passive
Explanation: \'Zealous\' means having great energy or enthusiasm for a cause.
A Everlasting
B Fleeting
C Eternal
D Permanent
Explanation: \'Ephemeral\' means lasting a very short time. \'Fleeting\' is its synonym.
A Amiable
B Arrogant
C Friendly
D Pleasant
Explanation: Only \'Arrogant\' would make someone unpopular among colleagues.
A To separate
B To combine
C To destroy
D To analyze
Explanation: \'Amalgamate\' means to combine or unite to form one.
A Open
B Secret
C Obvious
D Public
Explanation: \'Surreptitious\' means kept secret because it would not be approved of.
A Indifferent
B Passionate
C Unconcerned
D Detached
Explanation: \'Apathetic\' means lacking interest. \'Passionate\' is its opposite.
A Neither the teacher nor the students was ready.
B Neither the teacher nor the students were ready.
C Neither the teacher nor the students is ready.
D Neither the teacher nor the students has been ready.
Explanation: With \'neither...nor\', the verb agrees with the nearer subject \'students\' (plural).
A Modest
B Showy
C Simple
D Humble
Explanation: \'Ostentatious\' means characterized by vulgar or pretentious display.
A Warm
B Hostile
C Friendly
D Polite
Explanation: \'Cordial\' means warm and friendly. \'Hostile\' is its opposite.
A Thrifty
B Wasteful
C Economical
D Frugal
Explanation: \'Prodigal\' means spending money or resources freely and recklessly.