English Proficiency - 2 (Vocabulary)

 'Garrulity' means excessive talkativeness. so, option 2 is correct.

Belittle is closest in meaning to DISPARAGE.

To proscribe means to forbid, especially by law. Prohibit is a direct synonym.

Taciturn describes someone who is reserved or says very little. Uncommunicative is the closest synonym.

Inarticulateness refers to the inability to speak clearly or express oneself effectively. Incoherence is the best match.

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Frugal means sparing or economical with regard to money or food. Economical is the direct synonym.

LOQUACITY is excessive talking or talkativeness .....grandiloquence is using grand or pompous words and periphrasis is roundabout way of talking. So, word similar in meaning to loquacity is talkativeness.

Gorgeous means beautiful or very attractive. Splendid is a synonym that captures this sense of magnificence.

Juvenile refers to something related to or appropriate for children or young people. Young is the most accurate synonym.

To obviate means to remove a difficulty or to prevent something from happening. Rule out is the closest synonym in this context.

Languish means to lose or lack vitality; it often implies becoming weak or feeble. Become weak is the correct definition.

Placate means to make someone less angry or hostile. Conciliate is a direct synonym.

Congenital refers to a condition present from birth. Existing at birth is the precise meaning.

A blemish is a small mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something. Flaw is the direct synonym.

Candid means truthful and straightforward. Frank is a direct synonym.

Vociferous refers to expressing opinions or feelings in a loud and forceful way. Noisy is the closest synonym.

Acquiesce means to accept something reluctantly but without protest. Agree passively is the correct description.

A catastrophe is a sudden disaster or event causing great damage. Calamity is a synonym.

Benign means gentle and kindly. Gentle is the direct synonym.

Irksome means irritating or annoying. Tiresome is the closest synonym.

Clandestine means kept secret or done secretively. Secret is the direct synonym.

Somniferous means tending to induce sleep. Sleep inducing is the correct definition.

Zillion is an informal term used to denote an extremely large, indefinite number. Innumerable is the correct synonym.

Affable means friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to. Courteous is the closest synonym provided.

Restive means unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience or boredom. Impatient is the best synonym.

An eccentric is a person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behavior. This matches the phrase a man of unusual habits.

An insolvent person is one who is unable to pay their debts. This is the standard definition.

An octogenarian is a person who is between 80 and 89 years old. This matches the phrase.

A glutton is defined as someone who eats and drinks to excess. Gourmet refers to a connoisseur of fine food, while gourmand refers to a person who enjoys eating, often in large quantities, but not necessarily to the point of excess.

Interminable means endless or having no limit. The other options relate to refutation or are unrelated terms.

Convalescence is the medical term for the period of recovery following an illness. Destitute means poor, and emeritus refers to a retired professional.

Insipid means lacking flavor, interest, or vigor; therefore, dull is the closest synonym. Bright and colourful are antonyms in context, and tasty is the opposite of insipid.

A blonde is traditionally described as a person with fair skin, light hair, and light eyes. Brunette refers to dark hair, and auburn refers to reddish-brown hair.

A malady is a disease or ailment. The other options are unrelated to health conditions.

A braggart is a person who boasts about their achievements or possessions. Egotist is similar but specifically focuses on self-centeredness rather than the act of boasting.

An agnostic is someone who believes that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable. An atheist denies the existence of God entirely.

Banality refers to the quality of being trite or lacking originality, often expressed through hackneyed phraseology. The other options do not capture this meaning.

Ephemeral means short-lived; transitory.

Fortitude is defined as courage in pain or adversity. While strength is related, courage is the more precise synonym for the mental endurance implied by fortitude.