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

One word for 'an outstanding performance'

  1. Fabulous

  2. Good

  3. Different

  4. Very good
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Fabulous is a superlative adjective that best describes an outstanding performance compared to the other options provided. The other choices are neutral or comparative.

Multiple choice

'Moron' means

  1. sad

  2. stupid

  3. mad

  4. sensible
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A moron is defined as a person who is notably stupid or lacking in intelligence. The other options do not match this definition.

Multiple choice

Choose three words beginning with prefix Pl.

  1. Please, Plaster, Places

  2. Platonic, Palace, Pulp

  3. Pull, Peel, Pearl

  4. Apple, Ample, Apply
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

All three words in option A (Please, Plaster, Places) begin with the prefix 'Pl'. Other options contain words that do not start with 'Pl'.

Multiple choice

Among the emotions on display in the negotiating room were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal.

  1. were anger for repeatedly raising the issue over and over again and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal

  2. was anger for repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles from ever beginning to heal

  3. were anger over repeatedly raising the issue and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin healing

  4. was anger about the issue, which was raised over and over, and preventing the wounds from earlier battles, still raw, to begin healing

  5. were anger about the issue, which was raised repeatedly, and preventing the raw wounds from earlier battles to begin to heal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Error of subject verb agreement. Here, the subject is singular, so the auxiliary needs to be singular. Now the fact has been properly expressed in option 2, not in option 4.