CUET English 2025 22 May Shift 2 PYQs

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

List-I	List-II
(Words)	(Meanings)
(A) Pseudonym	(I) intuitive sagacity or perception
(B) Clairvoyance	(II) immoderate indulgence of appetite
(C) Intemperance	(III) a model, example or pattern
(D) paradigm	(IV) a fictitious name assumed by an author

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
2. (A) - (IV), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
3. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
4. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)

Match the definitions in List-I with the words in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Definitions)	(Words)
(A) Few words packed with meaning, concise	(I) Circumlocution
(B) Talking around, a way of talking indirectly	(II) Colloquial
(C) Informal, less grammatically rigid language	(III) Magniloquent
(D) Sonorous, emphasizing style at the expense of thought	(IV) Laconic

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

List-I	List-II
(Words)	(Meanings)
(A) Aid	(I) A person who assists someone
(B) Aide	(II) To aid the commission of an offence
(C) Aerial	(III) Help or assistance
(D) Abet	(IV) Existing or suspended in the air

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