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    Vocabulary Short Notes for GATE DA

    GATE DA Vocabulary: 1 chapters, 4 previous year questions (50% of Verbal Aptitude), 209 practice questions and one solved question from each chapter.

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    Question 1
    Level 3: Exam Standard
    Consider the following five word pairs. How many of them strictly exhibit an "Action : Intended Outcome" relationship, where the first word is the deliberate action and the second is the direct, intended result?

    1. Admonish : Correction
    2. Prevaricate : Truth
    3. Coerce : Compliance
    4. Obfuscate : Understanding
    5. Venerate : Respect
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    Vocabulary Short Notes for GATE DA

    GATE DA Vocabulary: 1 chapters, 4 previous year questions (50% of Verbal Aptitude), 209 practice questions and one solved question from each chapter.

    About Vocabulary Short Notes

    Quick revision sheets for Vocabulary in GATE DA. Every chapter is condensed into key formulas, shortcuts and common traps so you can revise 1 chapters fast before the exam.

    Vocabulary Weightage in GATE DA

    Vocabulary accounts for 4 of 8 Verbal Aptitude previous year questions in our bank (50%), about 1.3 per paper across 3 papers.

    Vocabulary Chapter Matrix

    ChapterTopicsPYQsShare of unit PYQsPractice questions
    Vocabulary: Word Meanings, Analogies and UsageWord Meanings, Analogies and Semantic Relations, Contextual Usage and Dialogue Response Matching4100%209

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    One Solved Question from Each Vocabulary Chapter

    Question 1 · Vocabulary: Word Meanings, Analogies and Usage MCQ
    Consider the following five word pairs. How many of them strictly exhibit an "Action : Intended Outcome" relationship, where the first word is the deliberate action and the second is the direct, intended result?

    1. Admonish : Correction
    2. Prevaricate : Truth
    3. Coerce : Compliance
    4. Obfuscate : Understanding
    5. Venerate : Respect
    1. A.

      1

    2. B.

      2

    3. C.

      3

    4. D.

      4

    Correct Answer:

    B

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: Use the Bridge Sentence method to test the 'Action : Intended Outcome' relationship. The bridge is: "Word 1 is a deliberate action performed in order to achieve Word 2."

    Step 1: Test 'Admonish : Correction'. Admonish (to warn/reprove) is done to achieve Correction. (Valid)

    Step 2: Test 'Prevaricate : Truth'. Prevaricate (to speak evasively) is done to AVOID Truth. (Invalid)

    Step 3: Test 'Coerce : Compliance'. Coerce (to force) is done to achieve Compliance. (Valid)

    Step 4: Test 'Obfuscate : Understanding'. Obfuscate (to make unclear) is done to PREVENT Understanding. (Invalid)

    Step 5: Test 'Venerate : Respect'. Venerate is the act of feeling/showing respect, not an action intended to produce respect as an outcome in an object. (Invalid - categorical mismatch).

    Count: Exactly 2 pairs (Admonish and Coerce) strictly satisfy the relationship.

    Answer: 2 (Option B).