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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Ardor
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Banal
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Candor
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Debacle
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Explanation
Ardor means intense emotion, passion, or enthusiasm. 'Banal' means unoriginal or commonplace. 'Candor' refers to honesty or openness in expression. 'Debacle' means a sudden and disastrous collapse.
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Ardor
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Banal
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Candor
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Debacle
D
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Explanation
Debacle means a sudden, disastrous failure or collapse. 'Ardor' refers to intense passion. 'Banal' means commonplace or unoriginal. 'Candor' means honesty or frankness.
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Homage
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Idyllic
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Jaundice
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Kyphosis
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Idyllic means extremely peaceful, happy, and beautiful - like an ideal pastoral scene. 'Homage' refers to special honor or respect. 'Jaundice' is the yellowing medical condition. 'Kyphosis' is the spinal curvature condition.
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Homage
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Idyllic
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Jaundice
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Kyphosis
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Explanation
Homage means special honor or respect shown publicly - a form of reverence. 'Idyllic' describes peaceful beauty. 'Jaundice' is a liver condition. 'Kyphosis' refers to spinal curvature.
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Polarity
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Quantize
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Retribution
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Spurious
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Polarity means extreme dissimilarity or direct opposition - the state of having two opposite poles. 'Quantize' means to express in discrete terms. 'Retribution' means punishment. 'Spurious' means false or fake.
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Polarity
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Quantize
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Retribution
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Spurious
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Explanation
Spurious means false, fake, counterfeit, or not genuine. 'Polarity' refers to having opposite poles or extremes. 'Quantize' means to express in terms of quantum theory or discrete units. 'Retribution' means punishment for wrongdoing.
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Polarity
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Quantize
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Retribution
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Spurious
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Retribution means punishment inflicted in return for wrongdoing - essentially revenge or justice through punishment. 'Polarity' means opposition between poles. 'Quantize' refers to discrete measurement. 'Spurious' means fake or false.
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Generous
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Coward
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astute
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Insane
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Jocund
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Homosexual
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Depressed
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Eliminate
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pure
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depressing
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grimy
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dreary
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scratchy
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muddy
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good-natured
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peevish
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purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
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(sitting or standing) straight up
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abusive
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catalyst
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Explanation
Scurrilous means abusive, insulting, or vulgar in language (from 'scurrility' = gross indecency). It describes coarse or offensive language, not cleansing.
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deep feeling of dislike
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deep dish for serving soup
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achieve by cleverness or trick
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abandon
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Explanation
A grudge is a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury. A tureen (488880) is a soup dish, 488881 describes contriving, and abandon (488882) means to leave.
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flirt
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seize another's power or rank (without legal authority)
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abnormal or deviant
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beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
D
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Explanation
To thresh is to separate grain from a plant, typically using a flail or machine. Flirt (488883) is social behavior, usurp (488884) is seizing power, and aberrant (488885) is deviating from the norm.
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walk lamely
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lack of premeditation
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act as judge (at the request of both sides)
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conceited person
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As a verb, limp means to walk lamely or with difficulty, often favoring one injured leg. It describes an uneven gait, not a mental state or person.