Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

The invaders carried out _______ acts that shook the world.

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

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Homonyms)
(A) I need an _________ to make a hole.	(I) augur
(B) To prevent the entry of the miscreants the doors were _________.	(II) auger
(C) This prediction does not _______ well for the life of the king.	(III) bard
(D) William Shakespeare is the most famous _______.	(IV) barred

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

List-I (Words)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Wither	(I) the condition of the atmosphere at a particular time
(B) Whither	(II) fade away
(C) Weather	(III) if
(D) Whether	(IV) direction

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

List-I (Literary Terms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Epic	(I) written in a regular rhythmic pattern
(B) Verse	(II) comparison between two objects having something common
(C) Simile	(III) a long speech given by a person in a play
(D) Monologue	(IV) a long narrative/poem describing an important action

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Fill in the blank by choosing the correct word from the given options:

Some of our cities are full of_____________ looking for work and a better life.

From the options given, select the one that substitutes the given expression:

One who has a charitable attitude towards his fellow beings

(1) Anthropologist

(2) Philanthropist

(3) Mercenary

(4) Philosophist

Match the Phrase/sentence in List I with One word substitute in List II

List I (Phrase/sentence)	List II (One word substitute)
A. A person who spends his money recklessly	I. Teetotaller
B. One who abstains from alcoholic drink	II. Extravagant
C. A person who helps a helpless person or stranger	III. Spendthrift
D. One who wastes money for luxury	IV. Samaritan

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