From the given options choose a word that can correctly replace the keyword.
1. How much will it cost to overhaul the motor? Overhaul can be replaced by …………………..
Revamp means the same as overhaul.
2. Did you mean to leave the door unlocked or was it an oversight? Oversight can be replaced by ………………………………?
Oversight means the same ad heedlessness.
3. The waiter was furious at being given such a paltry tip. Paltry can be replaced by ………………………..
Paltry means measly.
4. She pampers her husband like a baby. Pampers can be replaced by ……………………….
Pampers means the same as indulges.
5. Pandemonium broke out when the teacher left the room. Pandemonium can be replaced by ………………………….
Both words mean chaos.
6. The child led a cloistered life. Here cloistered can be replaced by ………………………..
Cloistered and insulated can both mean the same.
7. Certain drugs cause blood to coagulate. Here coagulate can be replaced by ………………………………..
Both words mean clot.
8. The retiring chairman received a panegyric from the new chairman. Here panegyric can be replaced by ………………………….
9. The bedrooms were painted in pastel colors. Pastel can be replaced by …………………………
Pastels can mean light or muted.
10. When you ask him a question you get a pedantic answer. Here pedantic can be replaced by ………………………..
11. He had a penchant for rich desserts. Here penchant can be replaced by ……………………………
Answers
1. How much will it cost to overhaul the motor? Overhaul can be replaced by revamp.
2. Did you mean to leave the door unlocked or was it an oversight? Oversight can be replaced by heedlessness.
3. The waiter was furious at being given such a paltry tip. Paltry can be replaced by measly.
4. She pampers her husband like a baby. Pampers can be replaced by indulges.
5. Pandemonium broke out when the teacher left the room. Pandemonium can be replaced by bedlam.
6. The child led a cloistered life. Here cloistered can be replaced by insulated.
7. Certain drugs cause blood to coagulate. Here coagulate can be replaced by curdle.
8. The retiring chairman received a panegyric from the new chairman. Here panegyric can be replaced by tribute/encomium/eulogy.
9. The bedrooms were painted in pastel colors. Pastel can be replaced by light.
10. When you ask him a question you get a pedantic answer. Here pedantic can be replaced by didactic.
11. He had a penchant for rich desserts. Here penchant can be replaced by propensity.
