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

warble

  1. fond of books and reading

  2. letdown in thought or emotion

  3. (of a bird) sing

  4. something fit to be eaten
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Warble as a verb means a bird sings with a trilling or quavering sound. Option A describes a book lover (bibliophile). Option B means a decrease in emotion. Option D means edible (comestible).

Multiple choice softskills leadership

unfaltering

  1. restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking

  2. steadfast

  3. (of a boat) turn over

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

Unfaltering means steadfast, unwavering, or resolutely continuing without hesitation. Option A refers to self-denial or moderation (abstinence). Option C describes a boat capsizing. Option D means something that constrains.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

prelate

  1. church dignitary

  2. clever in deceiving

  3. (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous

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

Prelate means a church dignitary or high-ranking church official like a bishop or cardinal. Option B describes someone cunning at deception (crafty). Option C means virulent, unrelated. Option D means a peak or summit.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

skimp

  1. clap

  2. disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments

  3. (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous

  4. provide or use scantily
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Skimp means to provide or use something scantily or not give enough of. Option A is a sound made by hands. Option B means leniency in punishment. Option C means virulent, unrelated.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

pert

  1. person who uncritically conforms to the customs of a group

  2. abstaining from sexual intercourse

  3. (of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous

  4. (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pert means impertinent or boldly disrespectful, especially when describing a young person. Option A describes a conformist (conformist). Option B means celibate or abstaining. Option C means virulent, unrelated.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

transpire

  1. enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition)

  2. (of the senses) sharp

  3. (of a fact) become known

  4. pick out from others (to kill the weakest members)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

To 'transpire' means 'to become known' or 'to be revealed' (e.g., 'It transpired that he had left early'). Option A describes 'élan,' option B describes 'acute,' and option D describes 'cull.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

succor

  1. assist (someone in difficulty)

  2. convulsion

  3. (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census)

  4. wanderer (without a permanent home)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Succor' means 'assistance or help in times of difficulty' (e.g., 'The refugees sought succor from neighboring countries'). Option B describes 'convulsion,' option C describes 'censor,' and option D describes 'vagabond.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

vagabond

  1. be next to

  2. wanderer (without a permanent home)

  3. (in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census)

  4. self-evident truth requiring no proof
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A 'vagabond' is a person who wanders without a fixed home, often with no regular work or income. Option A describes 'abut,' option C describes 'censor,' and option D describes 'axiom.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

prate

  1. increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage

  2. trace

  3. (of a fault or sin) forgivable

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

'Prate' means 'to talk foolishly, at length, or idly' (e.g., 'He prated on about his inconsequential problems'). Option A describes 'crescendo,' option B describes 'trace,' and option C describes 'venial.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

garnish

  1. making a harsh noise

  2. decorate

  3. (of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently

  4. projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To 'garnish' means 'to decorate or embellish' something, especially food (e.g., 'The dish was garnished with parsley'). Option A describes 'clamor,' option C describes 'palpitate,' and option D describes 'cornice.'

Multiple choice softskills leadership

ruddy

  1. introverted

  2. facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc

  3. (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language

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

"Ruddy" means having a healthy, reddish color, often used to describe a person's complexion. The other options, including "introverted" and "facial distortion," do not match this definition.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

hoodwink

  1. make liquids murky by stirring up sediment

  2. deceive

  3. (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language

  4. protruding knot on a tree
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To "hoodwink" means to deceive or trick someone. The other options, such as making liquids murky, using high-sounding language, or referring to a tree knot, are incorrect definitions of this verb.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

humble

  1. of low rank or position

  2. facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc

  3. (of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language

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

Humble describes having or showing a modest estimate of one's importance, or being 'of low rank or position'. 'Facial distortion' is a grimace, and 'high sounding language' is bombastic.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

incisive

  1. connoisseur of food and drink

  2. speak violently or excitedly

  3. (appreciatively) cutting

  4. n. money given to sb who has done one a service
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Incisive means intelligently analytical and clear-thinking, or 'cutting' in an appreciative sense. 'Connoisseur of food' is a gourmet, and 'money for service' is a gratuity.

Multiple choice softskills leadership

relinquish

  1. pertaining to the art of delineating

  2. give up something (with reluctance)

  3. (of a person) bold

  4. long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To relinquish is to voluntarily cease to keep or claim; to 'give up something'. 'Delineating' refers to sketching or describing, and 'long narrow channel' describes a groove or furrow.