English Language
Vocabulary and Synonyms
18,261 Questions
Vocabulary and synonyms are essential components of English language sections across competitive exams. This topic tests word associations, context meanings, and precise vocabulary skills. Regular practice helps test takers score higher in SSC, banking, and railway recruitment tests.
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Vocabulary and Synonyms Questions
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disparity
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disgust
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demanding
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dividend
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detour
A
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A discrepancy is a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts, which is synonymous with disparity. The other words have unrelated meanings.
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industry
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inane
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silence
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hush
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corporate
A
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Diligence refers to careful and persistent work or effort, which is synonymous with industry. The other options are unrelated to hard work.
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demand
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destitute
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deprive
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decorate
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delude
D
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Explanation
To adorn means to make more beautiful or attractive, which is synonymous with to decorate. The other options relate to taking away or being confused.
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demand
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postpone
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ponder
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primary
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pivot
B
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To defer means to put off to a later time, which is synonymous with to postpone. The other options do not share this meaning.
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deluge
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douse
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desert
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deprive
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decree
C
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To abandon means to leave completely and finally, which is synonymous with to desert. The other options relate to water or deprivation.
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goad
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gabber
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gambit
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manage
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ridicule
D
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To govern means to conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of a state or organization, which is synonymous with to manage. The other options are unrelated.
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gamble
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economy
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errand
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excludes
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emend
A
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A venture is a risky or daring journey or undertaking, which is synonymous with a gamble. The other options are unrelated to risk.
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aggrandize
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avert
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betrothal
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want of firmness
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seclude
C
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Explanation
A promise can be a formal agreement or engagement to marry, which is synonymous with a betrothal. The other options are not synonyms.
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modest
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abet
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haughty
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denounce
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versify
C
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Explanation
Proud describes someone having an excessively high opinion of oneself, which is synonymous with haughty. The other options do not fit.
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derail
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demand
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deceive
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denigrate
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davit
C
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Explanation
To swindle means to use deception to deprive someone of money or possessions, which is synonymous with to deceive. The other options are unrelated.
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attest
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acrimonies
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agonize
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lofty
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low grab
A
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To prove means to demonstrate the truth or existence of something, which is synonymous with to attest. The other options are unrelated.
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bloom
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abide
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dwindle
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toil
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bask
C
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Explanation
To fade means to gradually grow faint and disappear, which is synonymous with to dwindle. The other options are unrelated.
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swagger
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lift
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rebuke
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flash
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puff
B
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Explanation
To boost means to help or encourage to increase or improve, which is synonymous with to lift. The other options are unrelated.
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acrimony
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gross
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discord
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cordiality
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lessen
A
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Explanation
Enmity means the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone, which is synonymous with acrimony. The other options do not share this meaning.
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allure
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check
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love
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discord
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vast
A
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Explanation
To entice means to attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage, which is synonymous with to allure. The other options are unrelated.