Homophones and Vocabulary

CAT 2008 Slot 1 · VARC · Medium · Vocabulary

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Select the correct option (A or B) for each sentence:

  1. We were not successful in defusing (A) / diffusing (B) the Guru's ideas.
  2. The students baited (A) / bated (B) the instructor with irrelevant questions.
  3. The hoard (A) / horde (B) rushed into the campus.
  4. The prisoner's interment (A) / internment (B) came to an end with his early release.
  5. The hockey team could not deal with his unsociable (A) / unsocial (B) tendencies.
  1. A.

    BABBA

  2. B.

    BBABB

  3. C.

    BABAA

  4. D.

    ABBAB

  5. E.

    AABBA

Answer

A

Explanation

  1. diffusing (B)
  2. baited (A)
  3. horde (B)
  4. internment (B)
  5. unsociable (A) Sequence: BABBA.

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