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

Which of the following is an example of 'Showing' in writing?

  1. The man was tired.

  2. The man's eyes were bloodshot and his shoulders slumped.

  3. The man dragged himself across the room.

  4. The man yawned and stretched.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This sentence provides specific details about the man's appearance and behavior, allowing the reader to visualize his state of tiredness. It is an example of 'Showing' rather than 'Telling'.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the act of inflicting severe pain or suffering on someone as a form of punishment or revenge?

  1. Torture

  2. Cruelty

  3. Sadism

  4. Masochism
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Torture is the intentional infliction of severe pain or suffering on someone as a form of punishment or revenge.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the act of inflicting pain or suffering on oneself?

  1. Masochism

  2. Sadism

  3. Torture

  4. Cruelty
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Masochism is the act of inflicting pain or suffering on oneself.

Multiple choice

What is the modern term for someone who is excessively vain and self-absorbed?

  1. Narcissistic

  2. Echoistic

  3. Tiresian

  4. Orphean
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The modern term for someone who is excessively vain and self-absorbed is narcissistic.

Multiple choice

What is the term for a limerick that is intentionally bawdy or vulgar?

  1. Dirty Limerick

  2. Blue Limerick

  3. Naughty Limerick

  4. Risqué Limerick
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Dirty Limerick is the commonly used term for a limerick that contains sexually suggestive or explicit content.

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is a synonym of "happy"?

  1. sad

  2. angry

  3. joyful

  4. miserable
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Joyful is a synonym of happy because it means "full of joy or happiness".

Multiple choice

Which of the following words is a synonym of "beautiful"?

  1. ugly

  2. pretty

  3. handsome

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

Pretty is a synonym of beautiful because it means "pleasing to the eye".

Multiple choice

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

The woman sat at her desk, staring at the computer screen. She was feeling very frustrated. She had been working on this report for hours, and she still couldn't get it right.

What is the woman's main emotion?

  1. excitement

  2. sadness

  3. anger

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

The woman's main emotion is frustration because she has been working on this report for hours and still can't get it right.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a Form?

  1. Beauty

  2. Goodness

  3. Truth

  4. A particular chair
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A particular chair is not a Form because it is a physical object. The Forms are the perfect ideals that the physical world strives to imitate.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a virtue?

  1. Wisdom

  2. Courage

  3. Temperance

  4. Selfishness
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Selfishness is not a virtue because it is the opposite of love and compassion. Virtues are qualities of character that make us good and ethical people.

Multiple choice

In the passionate love letter, "My Heart Beats for You", the writer's tone is best described as:

  1. Yearning

  2. Playful

  3. Nostalgic

  4. Cynical
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The writer's tone is characterized by a longing and desire for the beloved, expressed through intense emotions and heartfelt words.

Multiple choice

In the heartfelt love letter, "A Love That Knows No Bounds", the writer's emotions are best described as:

  1. Overwhelming and intense

  2. Calm and composed

  3. Indifferent and detached

  4. Cynical and pessimistic
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The writer's emotions are characterized by a sense of overwhelming love and passion, expressed through heartfelt words and declarations of devotion.

Multiple choice

What is the greatest virtue?

  1. Wisdom

  2. Courage

  3. Temperance

  4. Justice
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Plato believed that the greatest virtue is wisdom.

Multiple choice

What is the greatest evil?

  1. Ignorance

  2. Cowardice

  3. Injustice

  4. Temperance
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Plato believed that the greatest evil is ignorance.

Multiple choice

What is an undefined term?

  1. A term that is not defined in a given context.

  2. A term that is defined in terms of itself.

  3. A term that is defined in terms of another term that is defined in terms of the first term.

  4. A term that is defined in terms of a synonym.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

An undefined term is a term that is not defined in a given context. For example, the term "truth" is an undefined term in the context of the Paradox of Analysis because there is no agreed-upon definition of truth.