Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

COVENANT 

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. 

Esoteric

IMPUDENT 

In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

China is the largest producer of pork, but it (1) ______ a big problem at the moment. There is an epidemic (2) _____ is killing its pigs. The virus was first (3) _____ in August last year, but one million pigs have died by now. It is a (4) ______ virus and when a pig catches it, it dies. China thinks that one third of (5) ______ pigs are going to die by the end of this year.

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

FORTIFY

Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word given in capital letters:

ASSIMILATE

ANNEXURE 

Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

Persons who rob ships

Choose the word which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word given in capital letters:

VACILLATE