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

Directions: Find the statement where the given word hasn't been used correctly.

ACCENT

  1. Give me an accent to work you are doing.

  2. We accent the word 'bullock' on the first syllable.

  3. Bright colours accentuate the pattern of this material.

  4. Her red belt provided a bright accent on the plain white dress.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

(2) gives example of usage of term accent in very general form as used commonly. The word 'accentuatic' in option (3) refers to the meaning emphasis or stress generally (4) is also correct as word has been used to mean strongly contrasting detail (1) doesn't make much sense, thereby is incorrect.

Multiple choice
Directions: Find the statement where the given word hasn't been used correctly.
AVENUE

  1. They stroll down the shady avenue.

  2. Their avenue is hard work.

  3. We must explore every avenue open to us in an effort to solve the problem.

  4. Hard work is the avenue to success.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

(1) is correct usage of term 'avenue' which is generally referred to a road or path with trees on either side. Usage of 'avenue' in (3) and (4) is to depict a way of doing or getting something. (2) is incorrect grammatically as word has been used to mean strength or positive trait which does not mean avenue.

Multiple choice

The most universally recognized facial expression is

  1. pursed lips

  2. smiling

  3. sticking out your tongue

  4. raising your eyebrows
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Smiling is recognized across all cultures as expressing happiness/friendliness - it's the most universal facial expression. Darwin noted this universality. Pursed lips can indicate disapproval or thought but meanings vary. Tongue-sticking is culturally specific (ridicule in some cultures, greeting in Tibet). Raised eyebrows can signal surprise or greeting but isn't as universally understood as smiling.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct pair to fill the blanks in the given sentence.

The Muzaffernagar riots are a condemnation of the littleness of the mind, ______ of the heart, and smallness of imagination that is ______ us all.

  1. pettiness, afflicting

  2. quibbling, tormenting

  3. timidity, animating

  4. magnanimity, vexing

  5. benevolence, pestering
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; the adjectives 'smallness' and 'littleness' suggest a matching adjective 'pettiness' and all these are afflicting us.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct pair to fill the blanks in the given sentence.

We can be linguistically settled but politically homeless, culturally at home but intellectually __, professionally stable but emotionally __.

  1. genial, estranged

  2. restless, tractable

  3. morose, complacent

  4. alienated, nomadic

  5. restive, weird
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Correct; both the words are appropriate. We are intellectually estranged and emotionally lost and disturbed.