English Vocabulary: Synonyms

Assent means to agree or give permission, making it the correct synonym. Desert means to abandon, unusual means strange, and neither matches the meaning of agree.

Daring means showing courage or willingness to take risks, which is similar in meaning to brave. A sham is something fake, annul means to cancel, and neither is related to bravery.

Wicked means evil or morally wrong, which is similar in meaning to bad. Truth, support, and protect are all positive or neutral concepts, not related to bad.

Write off means to cancel or annul something, especially a debt or an arrangement. Absolute means complete, defend means to protect, and divert means to change direction - none are synonyms of cancel.

Confer means to grant or bestow something, especially a title, honor, or benefit. Convict means to declare guilty, damage means to harm, and neither matches the meaning of confer.

Convenient means easy to use or suitable for one's needs, making it the closest synonym for easy. Decay means to rot, abhor and detest mean to hate, and none are related to easy.

Dislike means to not like something, which is similar in meaning to detest (though detest is stronger). Criminal and mad don't relate to the concept of hatred.

Elaborate can mean to discuss something in detail, making 'discuss' the closest synonym among the options. Hostile means unfriendly, allure and attract mean to draw toward, and none match the meaning of elaborate.

Unblemished means without marks or imperfections, which relates to fair in the sense of being just or flawless. Default means failure to act, hate is the opposite of fair, and neither matches.

Flexible means capable of bending easily or adaptable to change. Changeable is the closest synonym among the options. Deceptive means misleading, usual means ordinary, and ruin means destruction - none capture the essence of flexibility.

Futile means producing no result or effect - essentially useless. Useless is the perfect synonym. Rapid and speedy both mean fast, while speech relates to talking - none relate to ineffectiveness.

In traditional English usage (before modern slang), gay meant cheerful, lively, or happy. Happy is the correct synonym in this context. Dreadful means very bad or unpleasant, hasty means rushed, and habitual means regular - none convey cheerfulness.

Hasty means done with excessive speed or urgency. Rapid is the correct synonym - both convey quickness. Horrible and frightful relate to fear or badness, not speed. 'None of these' is incorrect since rapid is present.

 Hoax means a trick to deceive someone.

Incense as a verb means to make someone extremely angry or enraged. Enrage is the perfect synonym. Dirty and holy are unrelated adjectives. 'None of these' is incorrect since enrage is present.

Lucid means very clear and easy to understand. Clear is the perfect synonym. Abhor means to hate, liable means responsible, and latent means hidden - none relate to clarity.

Latent means present but not visible or apparent - hidden or potential. Hidden is the correct synonym. Legend refers to a story, aged means old, and insult means offense - none convey the idea of something concealed but present.

Proper can mean correct, appropriate, or right. Right is the correct synonym. Lucky means fortunate, implicit means implied but not stated, and impure means not clean - none capture the sense of correctness or appropriateness.

Nullify means to make invalid, cancel, or abolish. Abolish is the correct synonym. Thin and narrow refer to size/width. 'None of these' is incorrect since abolish is present.

Obscene means offensive, disgusting, or morally offensive - essentially filthy. Filthy is the correct synonym. Nuptial relates to marriage, recite means to say aloud, and expert means skilled - none convey offensiveness or dirtiness.

Monotonous means lacking variety, repetitive, or unvaried. Unvaried is the correct synonym. Pledge and oath relate to promises, while pious means religiously devoted - none relate to repetition or lack of variety.

Lacking means deficient in some quality or attribute, which is synonymous with being weak. Passion and Effect are unrelated concepts, while None of these is incorrect because option A is a valid synonym.

Mournful means feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness or grief, making it a direct synonym for sad. Carnal relates to physical/sexual desires, Submit means to yield, and None of these is incorrect.

Quean is an archaic English term for a bold or impudent woman, historically used to mean prostitute. Plight means a dangerous or difficult situation, Delight means great pleasure, and Outrage means an overwhelming feeling of anger and shock.