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Q. No. 31:
A :	Mushy
B :	Schmaltzy
C :	Maudlin
D :	Hectoring

Solution Answer: D Mushy :- Resembling mush in consistency; soft. Informal. Schmaltzy :- Of, relating to, or marked by excessive or maudlin sentimentality. Maudlin :- Effusively or tearfully sentimental Hectoring :- A Trojan prince, the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba, killed by Achilles in Homer's Iliad, To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by bullying.

Q. No. 32:
A :	Happenstance
B :	Chance
C :	Ingenuity
D :	Fortuity

Solution Answer: C Happenstance :- chance; fortuity; a chance or accidental happening. Chance :- a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances. Ingenuity :- Inventive skill or imagination; cleverness. Imaginative and clever design or construction. Fortuity :- A chance occurrence or event, The quality or condition of being fortuitous.