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5 WORDS A DAY
High Frequency Words for Competitive Exams
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DOGMATIC
◦ Meaning: dictatorial in one's opinions
◦ Example: The dictator was DOGMATIC, and only he, was right.
◦ Words with similar meanings:
AUTHORITARIAN BOSSY DICTATORIAL
DOCTRINAIRE DOMINEERING IMPERIOUS
MAGISTERIAL MASTERFUL OVERBEARING
PEREMPTORY
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DUPE
◦ Meaning: to deceive; a person who is easily deceived.
◦ Example: Bugs Bunny was able to DUPE Elmer Fudd by dressing up as a
lady rabbit.
◦ Words with similar meanings:
◦ BEGUILE BETRAY BLUFF
◦ COZEN DECEIVE DELUDE
◦ FOOL HOODWINK HUMBUG
◦ MISLEAD TAKE IN TRICK
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ECLECTIC
◦ Meaning: selecting from or made up from a variety of sources
◦ Example: Budapest's architecture is an ECLECTIC mix of eastern and
western styles.
◦ Words with similar meanings:
SELECTIVE CATHOLIC BROAD
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EFFICACY
◦ Meaning: effectiveness
◦ Example: The EFFICACY of penicillin was unsurpassed when it was first introduced;
the drug completely eliminated almost all bacterial infections for which it was
administered.
◦ Related Words:
◦ EFFICACIOUS: effective; productive
◦ Words with similar meanings:
◦ DYNAMISM EFFECTIVENESS EFFICIENCY
◦ FORCE POWER PRODUCTIVENESS
◦ PROFICIENCY STRENGTH VIGOR
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ELEGY
◦ Meaning: a sorrowful poem or speech
◦ Example: Although Thomas Gray's "ELEGY Written in a Country
Churchyard" is about death and loss, it urges its readers to endure this
life, and to trust in spirituality.
◦ Related Words:
◦ ELEGIAC: like an elegy; mournful
◦ Words with similar meanings:
DIRGE LAMENT
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Which of the following is not the

antonym of “Elegy”?
1
a. Carol
b. Hymn
c. Canticle
d. Requiem
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2
I don’t mean to come across as ______________, but I am certain I am
correct on this issue!

a. Fanatic
b. Lunatic
c. Dogmatic
d. Glum
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3
When the princess died, one of her favorite songwriters wrote a
moving ________________ for her.

a. Autobiography
b. Elegy
c. Eulogy
d. Extol
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Which of the following is not the

synonym of “Disabuse”?
4
a. Imperious
b. High and Mighty
c. Despotic
d. Acquiescent
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Which of the following is not the

synonym of “Efficacy”?
5
a. Might
b. Virtue
c. Vigor
d. Menacing
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6
The restaurant’s menu was ___________ and included foods from a
number of ethnic groups and cultures.

a. Eclectic
b. Voracious
c. Ravenous
d. Slender
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Which of the following is not the

antonym of “Dupe”?
7
a. Cognizant
b. Succor
c. Lure
d. Chaperon
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What is the one word for the given

meaning?
8
Selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or
styles.
a. Hedonics
b. Polymethodology
c. Eclectic
d. Avid
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9
The athlete tried to __________ the team manager by using purchased
urine for the drug test.

a. Camouflage
b. Dupe
c. Disguise
d. Fructify
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Which of the following is not the

antonym of “Eclectic”?
10
a. Heterogeneous
b. Slender
c. Willowy
d. Narrow
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What is the one word for the given

meaning?
11
The power to produce an effect.
a. Potential
b. Budding
c. Efficacy
d. Infliction
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What is the one word for the given

meaning?
12
one that is easily deceived or cheated; to deceive or cheat
a. Dupe
b. Shrewd
c. Astute
d. Incisive
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Fortunately, the medicine had the __________ to reduce the amount
of pain John was feeling.

a. Affect
b. Efficacy
c. Conceivability
d. Fecundity
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What is the one word for the given

meaning?
14
A poem or song displaying grief.
a. Euligy
b. Elegy
c. Clergy
d. Graffiti
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What is the one word for the given

meaning?
15
Characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly
or positively as if they were facts.

a. Pragmatic
b. Dogmatic
c. Enigmatic
d. Eccentric
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