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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Treason
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Firm
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Amaze
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None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
An intrigue is a secret plan or plot, often illicit or harmful. 'Treason' is a type of plot or betrayal, making it the best fit among the choices.
B
Correct answer
Explanation
True can mean accurate or correct. 'Exact' is a synonym that conveys precision and accuracy.
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Symbol
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Huge
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Amaze
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None of these
A
Correct answer
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An emblem is a heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge. 'Symbol' is the direct synonym.
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Grant
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Worry
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Sadness
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None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
When we are feeling sorrow, we are feeling profoundly sad. Hence, sadness is correct.
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Lethal
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Lack
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Gravity
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Wanting
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Fatal means causing or capable of causing death. 'Lethal' is a direct synonym.
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End
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Postpone
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Charming
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Respect
A
Correct answer
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Demise refers to the end of something, often a person's death or the termination of an enterprise. End is the most direct synonym among the choices.
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Malign
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Humane
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Death
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None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
To accuse is to charge someone with a fault or offense. Malign means to speak about someone in a spiteful or critical manner, which is contextually similar in negative intent.
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Done
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Fancy
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Forcible
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
An illusion is a false idea or belief, often associated with imagination or fantasy. Fancy can refer to an imagination or a whim, making it the closest synonym.
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Make
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Uncertain
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Result
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
A position is a place where someone or something is located. Place is a direct synonym.
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Seize
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Terrible
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Agree
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Help
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Dreadful describes something that causes great fear or is of very poor quality. Terrible is a direct synonym for this meaning.
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Wish
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Dislike
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Appoint
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
To contemn is to treat with contempt or disdain. Dislike is the closest synonym provided among the options.
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Arrest
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Despair
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Poor
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Break
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Lock in can mean to secure or trap someone. Arrest is the most appropriate synonym in this context.
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Poltroon
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Shy
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Mad
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None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Low can describe something of poor moral character or status. Ignoble means not honorable in character or purpose, which is a strong synonym.