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 softskills leadership

decimate

  1. kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man)

  2. glass water bottle

  3. into parts

  4. causing insensitivity to pain
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Decimate historically meant killing one in ten people as punishment, especially in Roman armies. The other options are unrelated objects or concepts: a bottle (B), parts (C), and causing insensitivity (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

decollete

  1. (of a dress) having a low-cut neckline

  2. causing cancer

  3. resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents

  4. person who seeks to overturn the established government
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Decollete (French-derived term) describes a dress with a low-cut neckline. The other options refer to cancer-causing (B), ancestral traits (C), and political revolutionaries (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

decorous

  1. proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance)

  2. doctor specializing in ailments of the heart

  3. make amends for

  4. solemn curse
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Decorous means proper or socially acceptable in behavior, conduct, or appearance. The other options refer to a heart doctor (B), compensation (C), and a curse (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

dabble

  1. work at in a nonserious fashion

  2. disaster

  3. effective

  4. (of societies or groups) combine
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Dabble means to work at something in a nonserious, casual, or superficial way. The other options describe catastrophe (B), effectiveness (C), and combining groups (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

dainty

  1. delicate

  2. deliberately planned

  3. object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced

  4. collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
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Dainty means delicate, fine, or elegantly small. The other options describe planning (B), artifacts (C), and accumulation (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

decorum

  1. propriety

  2. lurch

  3. brutal deed

  4. family descent
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Decorum means propriety or correct behavior in social situations. The other options refer to unsteady movement (B), violence (C), and lineage (D).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

dally

  1. trifle with

  2. ability

  3. a manually skilled worker

  4. capable of using either hand with equal ease
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To dally means to treat something lightly or waste time, often by trifling with it. The word suggests casual or playful behavior that delays serious action.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

damn

  1. condemn

  2. beautiful writing

  3. without guile

  4. environment
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Damn means to condemn or declare something to be bad or unworthy. It's used to express strong disapproval or to sentence someone to punishment.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

dank

  1. damp

  2. hardened

  3. controlling influence

  4. unclear or doubtful in meaning
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Dank means unpleasantly damp, cold, and often musty. It describes places or things that are uncomfortably moist, like a basement or cave.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

dapper

  1. neat and trim (in appearance)

  2. youthful

  3. find out for certain

  4. the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
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Dapper means neat and trim in appearance, typically describing a man who dresses stylishly and carefully. It implies attention to grooming and a well-put-together look.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

dappled

  1. spotted

  2. area of thick hard skin

  3. practicing self-denial

  4. walking at an easy unhurried pace
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Dappled means marked with spots or patches of contrasting color, like light filtering through leaves creating a patterned effect. It describes a spotted or mottled appearance.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

dart

  1. move or throw suddenly and quickly

  2. heat-producing

  3. refer

  4. food of the gods
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Dart means to move or throw suddenly and quickly with great speed. It describes rapid, piercing movements or actions.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

daub

  1. smear (as with paint)

  2. malicious misrepresentation

  3. preventing infection

  4. able to walk
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To daub means to smear or cover something crudely, typically with a thick or sticky substance like paint, mud, or plaster. It implies messy application.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

daunt

  1. intimidate

  2. good-fellowship

  3. ash-colored

  4. act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
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To daunt means to intimidate, discourage, or make someone feel apprehensive or fearful. It suggests reducing someone's courage or confidence through intimidation.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

dauntless

  1. bold

  2. shell or jewel carved in relief

  3. stupid

  4. improve
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Dauntless means showing courage and determination, not easily discouraged or intimidated. It describes bold, fearless behavior in the face of danger or difficulty.