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📘 Words of the Day
1️⃣ Paradoxical
Meaning: Something that seems contradictory but may be true
Explanation: A situation or statement that appears illogical yet holds truth
Daily Use: It’s paradoxical that the more he earns, the less satisfied he feels.
Office Use: The strategy seemed paradoxical, but it delivered strong results.
2️⃣ Listless
Meaning: Lacking energy or enthusiasm
Explanation: Feeling tired, weak, or uninterested
Daily Use: She felt listless after staying up all night.
Office Use: The team appeared listless during the long meeting.
3️⃣ Insidious
Meaning: Gradually harmful but not obvious
Explanation: Something that spreads slowly and causes damage without being noticed immediately
Daily Use: Junk food has insidious effects on health.
Office Use: Insidious errors in data can lead to poor decision-making.
4️⃣ Disparity
Meaning: A great difference or inequality
Explanation: A noticeable gap between two things
Daily Use: There is a disparity in income levels across regions.
Office Use: The salary disparity caused dissatisfaction among employees.
5️⃣ Jubilant
Meaning: Extremely happy or joyful
Explanation: Feeling or expressing great happiness, often after success
Daily Use: The crowd was jubilant after the team’s victory.
Office Use: The team was jubilant after closing the deal.
📘Idioms of the Day
1️⃣ Devil’s Advocate
Meaning: Someone who argues the opposite side for the sake of discussion
Daily Use: I’ll play devil’s advocate to test your idea.
Office Use: During meetings, he often plays devil’s advocate to challenge assumptions.
2️⃣ A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Meaning: Someone who appears harmless but is actually dangerous
Daily Use: He seemed kind, but turned out to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
Office Use: The competitor looked friendly but was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
📝Fill in the Blanks (MCQ)
The proposal seemed ______ at first, but later proved to be highly effective.
A) disparity
B) paradoxical
C) insidious
D) listlessAfter working continuously for 12 hours, he felt completely ______.
A) jubilant
B) insidious
C) listless
D) disparityThe slow and ______ nature of the problem made it difficult to detect early.
A) paradoxical
B) jubilant
C) disparity
D) insidiousThere is a clear ______ between the rich and the poor in the city.
A) disparity
B) listless
C) insidious
D) jubilantI’ll play ______ just to challenge your argument and see if it holds.
A) a wolf in sheep’s clothing
B) devil’s advocate
C) disparity
D) insidiousHe appeared trustworthy, but was actually ______.
A) jubilant
B) paradoxical
C) a wolf in sheep’s clothing
D) listless
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📖 Reading Comprehension (RC)
Despite working harder than ever, Rahul felt increasingly dissatisfied with his life. It seemed paradoxical that his professional success brought him less happiness. Over time, this insidious feeling of emptiness began affecting his productivity. While others were jubilant about their achievements, Rahul couldn’t ignore the disparity between his external success and internal peace.
Questions:
What is the main idea of the passage?
A) Success always guarantees happiness
B) Hard work reduces productivity
C) Success does not always bring satisfaction
D) Rahul disliked his jobWhat does “paradoxical” refer to in the passage?
A) Rahul’s failure
B) Rahul’s success leading to dissatisfaction
C) Rahul’s productivity
D) Rahul’s lazinessWhat tone does the passage reflect?
A) Humorous
B) Reflective
C) Aggressive
D) CelebratoryWhat can be inferred about Rahul?
A) He is lazy
B) He is highly satisfied
C) He is struggling internally despite success
D) He has no career growth
✅ Answers & Explanations
Fill in the Blanks:
B) Paradoxical – Appears contradictory but works
C) Listless – Lack of energy
D) Insidious – Slowly harmful
A) Disparity – Difference/gap
B) Devil’s Advocate – Opposing argument for discussion
C) A wolf in sheep’s clothing – Hidden harmful intent
RC Answers:
C – Core idea: success ≠ happiness
B – Success leading to dissatisfaction
B – Reflective tone
C – Internally struggling despite success
Find the odd man out?
In many cases time inconsistency is what prevents our going from intention to action.
For people to continuously postpone getting their children immunized, they would need to be constantly fooled by themselves.
In the specific case of immunization, however, it is hard to believe that time inconsistency by itself would be sufficient to make people permanently postpone the decision if they were fully cognizant of its benefits.
In most cases, even a small cost of immunization was large enough to discourage most people.
Not only do they have to think that they prefer to spend time going to the camp next month rather than today, they also have to believe that they will indeed go next month.
Odd man Out Solution
The central theme is time inconsistency (a behavioral concept where people delay actions despite intentions).
Sentence 1 → Introduces time inconsistency
Sentence 2 → Explains how people must “fool themselves” to keep delaying
Sentence 3 → Applies it specifically to immunization
Sentence 5 → Deepens the logic of postponement (today vs next month)
Sentence 4 is the odd man out
🔁 Quick Recap
Words:
Paradoxical → Seems contradictory but true
Listless → Low energy
Insidious → Slowly harmful
Disparity → Inequality/gap
Jubilant → Extremely happy
Devil’s Advocate → Argue opposite side
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing → Hidden danger
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