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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Start
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Conclusion
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Beginning
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Origin
B
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Denouement means the final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved: conclusion.
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Cooperation
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Rejection
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Destruction
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Achievement
C
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Depredation is an act of attacking, destruction.
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Alliance
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Means
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Bond
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Contract
B
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Dint is a transitive verb meaning "by force of" in this sense means is the word most closest in meaning
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Divide
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Reveal
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Emit
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Accumulate
D
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Accrete means to grow together or gradually accumulate. Option D 'Accumulate' is the correct synonym. The other options are antonyms or unrelated: Divide means to separate, Reveal means to disclose, and Emit means to produce or discharge.
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Disorder
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Method
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System
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Plan
A
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Disarray means a state of disorder or confusion. Option A 'Disorder' is the correct synonym. The other options are antonyms: Method, System, and Plan all suggest organization and structure, which are opposite to disarray.
B
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Distend means to swell, expand, or become wider. Option B 'Widen' is the correct synonym. The other options are unrelated: Sink and Fall suggest downward movement, while Give means to transfer or provide.
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Assemble
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Scatter
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Collect
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Gather
B
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Scatter and disperse both mean 'to sread'.
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Announce
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Publish
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Show
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Hide
D
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Dissemble refers to hiding one's true feelings; therefore, hide is the word most closest in meaning.
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Reject
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Dissolve
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Deceive
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Diminish
B
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Disband means to break up, separate, or dissolve (especially a group or organization). Option B 'Dissolve' is the correct synonym. The other options are unrelated: Reject means to dismiss, Deceive means to mislead, and Diminish means to reduce.
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Differing
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Implied
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Indirect
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Oblique
A
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Divergent means tending to be different or developing in different directions. Option A 'Differing' is the correct synonym. The other options are related but not synonyms: Implied means suggested, Indirect means not straightforward, and Oblique means slanted or not direct.
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Develop
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Expand
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Progress
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Decline
D
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Dwindle means to gradually diminish or become less. Option D 'Decline' is the correct synonym. The other options are antonyms: Develop, Expand, and Progress all suggest growth or increase.
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Rapture
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Pain
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Agony
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Misery
A
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Ecstasy means overwhelming joy, rapture, or intense happiness. Option A 'Rapture' is the correct synonym. The other options are antonyms: Pain, Agony, and Misery all refer to suffering or discomfort.
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Vegetable
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Sediment
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Fibre
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Seed
B
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Dregs refer to the sediment or solid particles that settle at the bottom of a liquid. Option B 'Sediment' is the correct synonym. The other options are unrelated: Vegetable, Fibre, and Seed are parts of plants but not the meaning of dregs.
C
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Drone commonly refers to a male bee (among other meanings). Option C 'Bee' is the correct answer in this context. The other options are different animals: Rat (rodent), Lizard (reptile), and Spider (arachnid).
D
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Egress means the act of going out or exiting. Option D 'Escape' is the correct synonym (closest in meaning among options). The other options are unrelated: Fall means to drop, Cut means to slice, and Create means to make.