Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the following sentence:

His writing style was ______ as he didn't believe in beating about the bush.

Match the statements in List-I with the right words from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Statements)	(Words)
(A) A private inner room in a religious place	(I) Planetarium
(B) An area where birds and animals are kept safe	(II) Aquarium
(C) A container in which fish and water creatures are kept safe	(III) Sanctum
(D) A building where movements of stars and planets are seen	(IV) Sanctuary

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Fill in the blank with the correct word:

The ___________________ lady followed the sacrosanct rituals with full devotion.

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I	List - II
(A) Cortege	(I) a poem of lamentation on the death of someone loved and admired.
(B) Elegy	(II) A funeral procession comprising a number of mourning.
(C) Obituary	(III) an account in the newspaper about the funeral of a deceased.
(D) Epitaph	(IV) words inscribed on the grave/tomb in the memory of the one buried.

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Choose the appropriate word from the options given to complete the following sentence.

The newest fibre optic cables that carry telephone calls are made of glass so ___ that a piece 100 meters thick is clearer than a standard windowpane.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank:

Ravi is ______ at solving difficult crossword puzzels.

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

List-I	List-II
(Words)	(Meanings)
(A) Euphemism	(I) a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other
(B) Oxymoron	(II) a less offensive phrase used to substitute something unpleasant
(C) Epilogue	(III)happening, done or published after a person has died
(D) Posthumous	(IV) the close of a narrative or dramatic poem

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