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
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Loiter
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Satiate
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Pass
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Allow
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Surfeit means an excessive amount of something, or to overindulge. Satiate means to satisfy fully or to fill up, which is closest in meaning to surfeit. Loiter means to stand around aimlessly, which is unrelated.
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Proud
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Encourage
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Warn
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Wasteful
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Inspire means to fill someone with the urge or ability to do something, especially something creative. Encourage has a similar meaning - to give support, confidence, or hope to someone. Proud is an adjective, not a verb; warn means to caution.
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Enthral means to captivate or charm someone completely. Charm is the closest synonym, meaning to delight or fascinate. Bad and clear are adjectives with different meanings, and gift is a noun.
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Simulate means to imitate or replicate the appearance or behavior of something. Imitate means exactly this - to copy or mimic someone or something. Annoy, gift (noun), and bad (adjective) are not synonyms.
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Detain
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Abuse
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Ugly
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Generate
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Proliferate means to increase rapidly in number or to multiply. Generate means to produce or create, which is closest in meaning. Detain means to hold back, abuse means mistreatment, and ugly means unpleasant in appearance.
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Erudite means having or showing great knowledge or learning. Learned is the direct synonym, meaning scholarly or well-educated. Bad, clear, and annoy are not related to the meaning of erudite.
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A knave is a dishonest person who behaves in a dishonorable or unscrupulous way. Rogue has the same meaning - someone who is deceitful or unreliable. The other options don't match this meaning.
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Worldly
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Assist
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Order
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Impose
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Mundane typically means ordinary, common, or relating to the physical world rather than spiritual matters. Worldly can refer to things relating to the world or experienced matters. While not a perfect synonym, it's the closest match among options.
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Disinter means to dig up something that has been buried, similar to exhume. Unearth has the exact same meaning - to dig up or discover something hidden or buried.
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Gentle
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Gift
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Annoy
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Abstain
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Eschew means to deliberately avoid, shun, or stay away from something. Abstain means to choose not to do or have something - essentially the same concept of voluntary avoidance.
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Gift
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Vivid
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Benevolent
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Annoy
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Magnanimous describes someone who is generous in spirit, forgiving, and noble in their actions. Benevolent means well-meaning, kind, and charitable - sharing the same quality of goodness toward others.
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Decimate originally meant to kill one-tenth of a group, but modern usage means to severely damage, destroy, or kill a large proportion. Destroy means to damage something so badly it no longer exists or is ruined.
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Normal
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Hide
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Ugly
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Artificial
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Synthetic refers to something made by artificial means, not occurring naturally. Artificial means exactly the same - made or produced by human beings rather than nature.
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Intimidate means to frighten or overawe someone, especially to make them do what you want. Frighten means to cause someone to feel afraid or fearful.
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Placate
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Wonderful
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Gay
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Tease
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Marvelous means extraordinarily good, excellent, or causing wonder. Wonderful means extremely good, delightful, or admirable - both convey the sense of something excellent.