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 communication

Pulchritude

  1. Stubbornness; uncooperativeness

  2. A vast number of people; a huge gathering

  3. Turned upside down; standing on one's head

  4. Great physical beauty.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pulchritude means great physical beauty or comeliness. Option A suggests stubbornness incorrectly. Option B refers to crowds. Option C means inverted position.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Recumbent

  1. One currently in office

  2. Resting; idle

  3. Mixed back together (as a chemical compound).

  4. Clumsy; disruptive.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Recumbent means resting, idle, or lying down - often used to describe someone in a reclining position. Option A refers to someone in office. Option C suggests chemical mixing. Option D describes clumsiness.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Threnody

  1. High-paying useless job awarded to a crony

  2. A stage play having three short acts.

  3. A song of mourning; lamentation.

  4. The small tab used to open and close a zipper.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Threnody means a song of mourning or lamentation - a poem or song of grief. Option A refers to political corruption. Option B describes theater structure. Option D suggests clothing fasteners.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Winsome

  1. Charming in a naive, childlike way.

  2. Successful, especially at games of chance.

  3. Nostalgic; melancholy.

  4. Having gusty weather as on a beach or mountain top.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Winsome means charming in an innocent, childlike, or naive way - appealing and engaging. Option B suggests gambling success. Option C means nostalgic. Option D describes weather conditions.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Facile

  1. Having an artificial or deceptive front.

  2. An exact copy or reproduction.

  3. Tamed, or in a docile state.

  4. Done with little effort or difficulty.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Facile means done with little effort or difficulty - often implying superficiality or lack of depth. Option D captures this perfectly. The other options are distractors: A suggests deception, B copying, C tameness - none match the meaning.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Fastidious

  1. Moving quickly and efficiently.

  2. Displaying careful attention to detail.

  3. Abstaining from eating.

  4. Being firmly fixed or fastened.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Fastidious means showing careful attention to detail - being meticulous and particular. Option B is correct. The term describes someone who is very precise about quality, cleanliness, or accuracy. Other options suggest speed (A), abstinence (C), or being fixed (D).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Fatuous

  1. Containing solidified animal or vegetable oil.

  2. Obesity; corpulence.

  3. Inspired with unreasoning love or attachment.

  4. Ridiculous; smugly foolish.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Fatuous means ridiculously foolish or complacently stupid - often implying an unthinking, smug stupidity. Option D is correct. The term suggests foolishness without awareness. Other options refer to oil content (A), body size (B), or attachment (C).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Fettle

  1. Proper or sound condition.

  2. Courage and fortitude; spirit.

  3. One of various stinging plants.

  4. A chain or shackle for the ankles.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Fettle means proper or sound condition - as in 'fine fettle.' Option A is correct. The term describes being in good shape, physically or mentally. Other options suggest courage (B), plants (C), or restraints (D).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Florid

  1. Hot; sweltering.

  2. In a watery state; liquid.

  3. Very ornate; flowery.

  4. Any of several gold coins formerly used in Europe.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Florid means very ornate, flowery, or elaborately decorated - often applied to writing or speech. Option C is correct. The term suggests excessive decoration. Other options refer to heat (A), liquid state (B), or old coins (D).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Folly

  1. A lack of good sense or understanding.

  2. A large sheet of paper

  3. A shrub having glossy, evergreen leaves.

  4. A young female horse.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Folly means a lack of good sense or understanding - foolishness or stupidity. Option A is correct. The term refers to unwise decisions or actions. Other options refer to paper (B), shrubs (C), or animals (D).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Fulsome

  1. Healthily plump and ample of figure.

  2. Promoting the growth of; inciting.

  3. Being full of things; abounding.

  4. Offensively flattering or insincere.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Fulsome means offensively flattering or insincere - excessive to the point of being distasteful. Option D is correct. The term describes praise that's overdone and feels fake. Other options suggest body type (A), growth (B), or abundance (C).

Multiple choice softskills communication

Synoym of Emollient?

  1. eminent

  2. lubricative

  3. emir

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

An emollient is something that softens or soothes, typically referring to moisturizing substances in medical or cosmetic contexts. 'Lubricative' relates to making surfaces slippery, which is presented as the closest association. While not a perfect synonym, it's the intended answer among the options.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Synonym of scapegrace.

  1. miscreant

  2. scandalous

  3. vague

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

Scapegrace refers to a miscreant, rascal, or disgraceful person. 'Miscreant' (A) directly matches this meaning. Scandalous (B) refers to causing outrage, vague (C) means unclear, and hero (D) is the opposite.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Onamatopoeia

  1. is a word or a grouping of words that imitates the sound it is describing, suggesting its source object

  2. Soporific

  3. Sedative

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

Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate sounds, such as 'buzz', 'hiss', or 'meow', where the word itself suggests its source object. Options B, C, and D (Soporific, Sedative, Crazy) are unrelated vocabulary words that don't define the term.

Multiple choice softskills communication

Atrocity

  1. Appalling condition,quality or behaviour

  2. apathetic

  3. agnostic

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

Atrocity refers to an appalling or horrific condition, act, or behavior that evokes shock or horror. Options B, C, and D (apathetic, agnostic, atheist) are unrelated vocabulary words describing different concepts - lack of emotion, religious skepticism, and disbelief in God respectively.