| Q. No. 259: | PLACATE
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| A : | Determine
| | B : | Transmit
| | C : | Pacify
| | D : | Allow
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Answer: C
Placate :- To calm or appease the anger of.
Syn :- pacify, soothe, mollify.
Ant :- aggravate, antagonize.
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| Q. No. 260: | PLAGIARISM
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| A : | Theft of funds
| | B : | Theft of ideas
| | C : | Ethical theory
| | D : | Arson
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Answer: B
Plagiarism :- To pass off as one's own passages or ideas from someone else's writings.
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| Q. No. 261: | PLAINTIVE
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| A : | Mournful
| | B : | Senseless
| | C : | Persistent
| | D : | Evasive
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Answer: A
Plaintive :- Expressing sadness; mournful, sad.
Syn :- sorrowful, doleful, melancholy, wistful, pitiful, piteous.
Ant :- joyous, glad, cheerful.
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| Q. No. 262: | PLATITUDE
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| A : | Bravery
| | B : | Dimension
| | C : | Strong belief
| | D : | Trite remark
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Answer: D
Platitude :- A flat, dull or common statement; a commonplace remark.
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| Q. No. 263: | POLEMIC
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| A : | Blackness
| | B : | Magnetism
| | C : | Controversy
| | D : | Grimace
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Answer: C
Polemic :- A controversial argument, especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine..
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| Q. No. 264: | PONDEROUS
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| A : | Contemplative
| | B : | Bulky
| | C : | Rambling
| | D : | Erect
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Answer: B
Ponderous :- too serious and careful; moving slowly and heavily.
Syn :- lumbering, cumbersome, graceless.
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