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The following are to be regarded as dictionary definitions. In each case suggest one word to which you think the definition would apply. One word, and not a phrase is required and great care should be taken that it is appropriate in every respect.  Now suggest one-word substitutes for the following.-

1. The art of cultivating the land.
2. Not subject to death.
3. Of a disposition inclining to cast doubt upon generally accepted opinions.
4. To elect a person to a committee by special vote of its members, by o in virtue of some special qualification he possesses.
5. A form of government in which one person is in supreme control, with arbitrary power.
6. In process of dying.
7. A letter of certificate testifying to one's character or fitness for a position.
8. Handed down from one generation of a family to another.
9. The written story of a person's life.
10. A charge put on foreign goods entering the country.
11. A position in which one has to choose between two courses both of which seem equally undesirable.
12. Inclined to take a gloomy view of things.
13. A list of articles in an estate or a house with a brief description of each.
14. To take by force the powers or position which rightfully belongs to another.
15. A summary of a document in which only the important points included.
16. A state of great disorder.
17. A settlement to a dispute in which each side concedes something to the other.
18. To clear from blame or accusation.
19. A commonplace remark made with an air of authority or importance.
20. That which cannot be doubted.
21. One who is an expert in the art of preparing, stuffing and mounting skins.

Answers

1. Agriculture.

2. Immortal.

3. Sceptical.

4. Co-opt.

5. Autocracy.

6. Moribund.

7. Testimonial.

8. Bequeathed.

9. Biography.

10. Customs.

11. Dilemma.

12. Pessimistic.

13. Inventory.

14. Usurp.

15. Synopsis.

16. Chaos.

17. Compromise.

18. Exonerate.

19. Platitude.

20. Indubitable.

21. Taxidermist.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words

Food that is tasteless and wanting in flavour is .........

A person who cannot be hurt or wounded is .........

A difficulty that cannot be surmounted is .........

A plant that is harmless, not poisonous is .........

An appetite that cannot be satisfied is .........

An actor who is t0o good to be imitated is .........

A mystery that cannot be explained or accounted for is .........

A person incapable of making a mistake is .........

A stain that cannot be taken out is .........

A person unable to speak distinctly is .........

A voice that cannot be heard is .........

A person who is incurably bad is .........

A story that cannot be believed is .........

An event that is sure to happen is .........

A man unable to pay his debts is .........

A position out of reach is .........

Evidence which is not decisive or convincing is .........

A person who cannot be tired out is .........

That which cannot be explained is .........

A supply that can never come to an end is .........

Goods which cannot be done without are .........

Answers

Food that is tasteless and wanting in flavour is insipid.

A person who cannot be hurt or wounded is invulnerable.

A difficulty that cannot be surmounted is insurmountable.

A plant that is harmless, not poisonous is innocuous.

An appetite that cannot be satisfied is insatiable.

An actor who is t0o good to be imitated is inimitable.

A mystery that cannot be explained or accounted for is insoluble.

A person incapable of making a mistake is in fallible.

A stain that cannot be taken out is indelible.

A person unable to speak distinctly is inarticulate.

A voice that cannot be heard is inaudible.

A person who is incurably bad is incorrigible.

A story that cannot be believed is incredible.

An event that is sure to happen is inevitable.

A man unable to pay his debts is insolvent.

A position out of reach is inaccessible.

Evidence which is not decisive or convincing is inconclusive.

A person who cannot be tired out is inexhaustible.

That which cannot be explained is inexplicable.

A supply that can never come to an end is interminable.

Goods which cannot be done without are indispensable.

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