Choose one option which can replace the given phrase.

One who holds a professional post or does a job with any salary.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with appropriate homonyms in List-II :

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Homonyms)
(A) At the other side of the beautiful valley, was a steep ______ to the top of the hill.	(i) assent
(B) I noticed colour __________ up in her cheeks when I caught her staring at me.	(II) flair
(C) There were murmurs of _________ from a very small section of the crowd.	(III) ascent
(D) He has an amazing _______ for languages.	(IV) flare

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Match the words given in List-I with their expanded forms given in List-II.

LIST-I (Word)	LIST-II (Expanded form)
A. Iconoclast	I. One who criticises popular beliefs.
B. Conscription	II. One who is a brilliant performer on stage.
C. Mogul	III. A person of very great power, wealth or importance.
D. Virtuoso	IV. Compulsory enlistment for military service.

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List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Adverbs)
(A) I thought the restaurant would be expensive but it was _____ affordable.	(I) badly
(B) It was a serious accident. But the car was _____ damaged.	(II) reasonably
(C) The meeting was a disaster as it was very _____ organized.	(III) quickly
(D) Mira is gifted, she has the ability to learn any language _____.	(IV) hardly

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate adverbs given in List-II:

Match the words in List-I with their meanings in List-II:

List-I (Words)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Prodigy	(I) one who looks serious or threatening
(B) Theist	(II) attractive and sprightly
(C) Vivacious	(III) a child or person of unusual or remarkable talent
(D) Saturnine	(IV) one who believes in God's existence

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Choose the words that can best replace the underlined phrases:

"Worldly pleasures are in existence only for a short while.", said the teacher, in a very disapproving and ordinary tone.

Fill in th blanks in List-I with appropriate homonyms from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Homonyms)
(A) The pianist struck a discordant_________ that caught everyone's attention.	(I) site
(B) Archaeologists discovered ancient artifacts at the excavation ______.	(II) chord
(C) The charging _______ of my laptop is too short to reach my study table.	(III) cite
(D) The lecturer asked the students to ______ their sources in their respective research submissions.	(IV) cord

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