Every entrance for MBA is having vocabulary section. A wide range of vocabulary is the distinguishing feature of an impeccable speaker.

An adroit speaker will boast off an expansive range of vocabulary, which means that he/ she will have multiple words and expressions to replace a particular word or expression. Limited vocabulary skills can cripple your expression significantly.

Vocabulary Building Techniques:

Etymology
Associations
Ideas
Reading


The table illustrates how new words are formed by using the root word or by adding a prefix or suffix or both:

Root Meaning Example
verto turn introvert, extrovert, ambivert
monos one monogamy, monomial, monologue
bi two bigamy, bilateral, bilingual
mania madness maniac, kleptomania, megalomania
misein hate misogynist, misogamist, misanthrope
ambi both ambivalent, ambiguity, ambidexterous
psyche spirit, soul, mind psychic, psychopath, psychology
gyne woman gynaecologist, misogynist
autos self autocratic, automatic, autobiography
bios life biopsy, biography, biology

Few questions for Test of Vocabulary For MBA Entrance:

Q1. Choose the closest meaning:

i. dishevelled appearance

a. untidy b. fierce
c.foolish d. Unhappy
ii. parry a blow

a. fear b. expect
c. ward off d. Ignore
iii. a clandestine meeting

a. prearranged b. hurried
c. public d. Secret
iv. a glib talker

a. smooth b. awkward
c. loud d. Boring
v. feel antipathy

a. friendliness b. hostility
c. suspense d. ashfulness
vi. an indefatigable worker

a. well-paid b. tired
c. tireless d. Pleasant
vii. anopthalmologist

a. eye doctor b. skin doctor
c. heart doctor d . foot doctor
viii. shows perspicacity

a. sincerity b. Mental keenness
c. love d. Longing
ix. an anomalous situation

a. dangerous b. unusual
c. unhappy d. Common
x. to simulate interest

a. pretend b. feel
c. stir up d. Lose
Q2. Find the synonym of the following words.

i. peril
ii. splendid
iii. want
iv. furious
v. annoy
vi. inactive
vii. accord
viii. considerate
ix. glitter
x. vanquish

Q3. Find the antonym of the following words.

i. abundant
ii.attractive
iii. despair
iv. frequent
v. feeble
vi. miser
vii. optimist
viii. rude
ix. shallow
x. voluntary

Answer Key

Q1.

i. untidy
ii. ward off
iii. secret
iv.smooth
v. hostility
vi. tireless
vii. eye doctor
viii. mental keenness
ix. unusual
x. pretend

Q2.

a. risk/uncertainty/hazard
b. impressive/lavish/beautiful
c. desire/need/demand
d. enraged/livid/violent
e.agitate/perturb/peeve
f. passive/dormant/dull
g. pact/concord/harmony
h.sympathetic/accommodating/amiable
i. glamour/sheen/luster
j.conquer/quell/subdue

Q3.

a. few/lack/scarcity
b. ugly/disagreeable/repulsive
c. cheer/joy/contentment
d. sporadic/intermittent/ceasing
e. capable/strong/competent
f. spender/wastrel/spendthrift
g. pessimist/bearish/disheartened
h. gentle/polite/refined
i. full/significant/raised
j. obligatory/forced/involuntary