During diwali the shops are . . . . . . . . of people.
A. busy
B. crowded
C. full
D. bubbling
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The oil crisis highlighted the need to develop new . . . . . . . . of energy and to conserve those which are already in use.
A. methods
B. sources
C. means
D. preserves
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The miser gazed . . . . . . . . at the pile of gold coins in front of him.
A. earnestly
B. thoughtfully
C. avidly
D. admiringly
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Because of diesel . . . . . . . . many garages are introducing rationing.
A. deficit
B. lack
C. shortage
D. scarce
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It is not possible to . . . . . . . . the suffering.
A. mitigate
B. masticate
C. instigate
D. propitiate
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Would you mind . . . . . . . . to the Principal how the trouble started?
A. talking
B. remarking
C. telling
D. explaining
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The park was . . . . . . . . with bits of paper after the children had left.
A. cluttered
B. littered
C. filled
D. scattered
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The overthrow of a totalitarian regime by the people is truly the triumph of . . . . . . . .
A. imperialism
B. democracy
C. dictatorship
D. communism
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The Hubble Space Telescope will search for planets around other stars, a key to the . . . . . . . . for extra terrestrial life, and examine interstellar dust and gases out of which stars are born.
A. discovery
B. perception
C. quest
D. enquiry
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He did not register his . . . . . . . . to the proposal.
A. deviation
B. divergence
C. disfavour
D. dissent
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Though Bonsai, a well-known art form, originated in China, it was . . . . . . . . by the Japanese.
A. finished
B. borrowed
C. cultivated
D. perfected
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The firm has enjoyed steady . . . . . . . . in the last ten years.
A. enhancement
B. expansion
C. enlargement
D. extension
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The man is so ill that he can . . . . . . . . walk.
A. hardly
B. nearly
C. quite
D. rarely
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I keep my . . . . . . . . opinions to myself.
A. special
B. private
C. particular
D. especial
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The . . . . . . . . sounded lame to her and she did not want to give in.
A. excuses
B. statements
C. promises
D. observations
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We don't know what . . . . . . . . him to commit this crime.
A. excited
B. roused
C. prompted
D. attracted
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The Committee's appeal to the people for money . . . . . . . . little response.
A. evoked
B. provoked
C. gained
D. provided
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Our flight was . . . . . . . . from Jaipur to Agra airport.
A. deflected
B. shifted
C. diverted
D. reverted
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A man remains narrow-minded, self complacent and ignorant unless he visits other people and . . . . . . . . from them.
A. hears
B. earns
C. learns
D. borrows
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Those suffering from glaucoma find that their . . . . . . . . vision is . . . . . . . . and that they can no longer see objects not directly in front of them.
A. optical , distorted
B. peripheral , impaired
C. prephrastic , demurred
D. peripatetic , diminished
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