Question
Each sentence has one blank. Choose the most
appropriate word to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The regulator’s intervention was intended to ______ excessive risk-taking in the financial sector.Solution
“Restrain” correctly conveys limiting or controlling risky behaviour. • Restrain – to control or limit something. • Legitimise – to make something lawful or acceptable. • Amplify – to increase the intensity or magnitude of something. • Encourage – to promote or support an activity. • Justify – to show something to be reasonable or acceptable.
Choose the correct word that can replace the given phrase.
a feeling of intense or overwhelming happiness and joy
Directions : Identify the words that are similar in meaning to the phrase in bold. If none of options conveys the correct meaning, mark (E) as your an...
Hold on
A. Even during difficult times, she managed to hold on her sense of humor.
B. Education plays a vital role in holding on soci...
I. The news media industry, which invests in journalists, has struggled to stay afloat.
II. The big tech platforms have become more and more p...
Directions : Identify the words that are similar in meaning to the phrase in bold. If none of options conveys the correct meaning, mark (E) as your ans...
A. New and rapidly developing technological advances made our lives easier.
B. With the creation of weapons that could kill a large number of ...
Direction: Identify the sentence in which the given phrasal verb is used CORRECTLY.
Call Out
A. The manager decided to call out the empl...
She raised her wrist, flaunting a sparkling diamond bracelet.
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
Insatiable greed for riches
Find the correct meaning of highlighted word/phrase.
She gave up the job after getting married.