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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To deride means to express contempt for or to ridicule. Mock is a perfect synonym for this action.
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Summoned
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Collected
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Associated
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Ended
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Convened means to come or bring together for a meeting or activity. Summoned is the best synonym as it implies calling people together for a specific purpose.
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Proclaim
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Inform
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Promote
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Enforce
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Promulgate means to promote or make widely known, often referring to a law or cause. Proclaim is the most accurate synonym among the options.
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Competition
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Blunder
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Compulsion
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Virtue
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A gaffe is an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder. Blunder is a direct synonym.
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Hateful
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Exciting
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Devilish
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Damaging
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Infernal means relating to hell or characteristic of the underworld, often implying something wicked or devilish. Hateful is a related emotion, but devilish is the direct synonym.
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Appreciation
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Retaliation
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Assessment
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Compensation
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A reprisal is an act of retaliation, typically in response to an injury or attack. It is a direct synonym for retaliation.
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Dull
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Mystical
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Bright
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Dark
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Numinous describes something having a strong religious or spiritual quality, often indicating a mysterious or supernatural presence. Mystical is the closest synonym among the choices.
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Festal relates to a feast or festival, implying a joyful or celebratory atmosphere. Merry is the most appropriate synonym.
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Concise means giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words. Brief is the direct synonym.
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Abuse
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Tolerate
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Suffer
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Boast
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To bluster is to talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way, often with little substance. Boast is the closest synonym in this context.
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Distant
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Repulsive
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Honest
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Immoral
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Dissolute describes someone who lacks restraint and is given to immoral or improper conduct. Immoral is the correct synonym.
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Scold
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Judge
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Downgrade
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Deny
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A rebuke is an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism. Scold is the most accurate synonym provided.
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Lover
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Companion
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Friend
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Rival
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A paramour is a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person. Lover is the direct synonym.
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Slow
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Cultured
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Aggressive
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Humble
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Brash means self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way. Aggressive is the best fit among the choices.
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Depressed
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Giddy
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Graceful
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Joyous
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Blithe means showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper. Joyous is the closest synonym provided.