English Language

Vocabulary and Synonyms

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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

Multiple choice

The party's posture of self-righteousness had been punctured and a _________ of suspicion _______ around its president.

Directions for the question:
The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (A) to (E). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Example:
After having a _________ journey, we had a ___________ food.
(A) persistent, musty                                          (B) frightful, terrific
(C) congenial, palatable                                      (D) tiresome, common
(E) expedition, brisk

Answer: (C)

  1. miasma, lingers

  2. concert, hatches

  3. concoction, owns up

  4. haze, thickness

  5. cloud, roams
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Miasma' means 'unwholesome atmosphere'. This sentence implies that party's image has been distorted and there is mistrust hanging around the party president.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick the odd one out.

  1. Smoothen

  2. Lull

  3. Pacify

  4. Indulge
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Indulge means to involve oneself in satisfying a desire; others mean to pacify/soothe.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct word/words from the choices that replace the word in bold italics so as to make the sentence most meaningful. Please note that more than one choice may fit in syntactically but select the choice that is in the context of the sentence.

The anthology was published posthumously.

  1. book of poems

  2. literature

  3. critique

  4. study

  5. compilation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Anthology means collection or compilation of stories/poems/songs, etc. So, option 5 is correct.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct word/words from the choices that replace the word in bold italics so as to make the sentence most meaningful. Please note that more than one choice may fit in syntactically but select the choice that is in the context of the sentence.

He is better known for his stentorian abilities than for legitimate contributions to the world of artistic excellence.

  1. logical

  2. blaring

  3. bombastic

  4. rhetorical

  5. scientific
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Stentorian means loud/blaring.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct word/words from the choices that replace the word in bold italics so as to make the sentence most meaningful. Please note that more than one choice may fit in syntactically but select the choice that is in the context of the sentence.

Though a taciturn, the businessman is nevertheless amiable.

  1. happy-go-lucky

  2. of serious nature

  3. close-mouthed

  4. talkative

  5. vacuous
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It means almost always silent; not liking to talk; uncommunicative. So, option 3 is correct.  

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct word(s) from the choices that replace the word in bold italics so as to make the sentence most meaningful. Please note that more than one choice may fit in syntactically, but select the choice that is in the context of the sentence.

The pathway has now been macadamised.

  1. closed for public

  2. opened for public

  3. pebbled

  4. scraped

  5. wiped out

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Macadamised means to make a road by using macadam or small broken stones/pebbles.

Multiple choice

Who is an “Epicurean”?

  1. A person who does not like the job demanding initiatives, responsibilities etc.

  2. A hard working person

  3. A person oriented towards family activities

  4. An entrepreneur
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

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