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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Flexible
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Taut
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Creaky
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Awkard
A
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Explanation
Supple means flexible and pliable, especially describing something that bends easily. Flexible is the correct synonym. Taut means tight or rigid, creaky means making squeaking sounds, and awkward means clumsy - all antonyms or unrelated.
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Start
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Commencement
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Deadlock
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Initiation
C
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Stalemate means a deadlock or situation where no progress can be made. Deadlock is the exact synonym. Start, commencement, and initiation are all antonyms meaning the beginning of something.
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Remove
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Achieve
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Destroy
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Rekindle
D
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Stoke means to stir up, fuel, or rekindle a fire. Rekindle is the correct synonym as both mean to revive or ignite. Remove, achieve, and destroy are unrelated to adding fuel or restarting a fire.
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Hold
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Deceive
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Swagger
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Insult
C
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Explanation
Strut means to walk with a stiff, erect, and seemingly arrogant or conceited gait. Swagger is the correct synonym as both describe walking with proud confidence. Hold means to grasp, deceive means to mislead, and insult means to offend.
B
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Suave means smooth, polite, and charming, especially in a way that is somewhat artificial. Smooth is the correct synonym describing a polished, agreeable manner. Timid means shy, horrid means horrible, and weak means lacking strength.
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On the sun
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On the earth
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In the sea
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On the moon
B
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Terrestrial means relating to or occurring on Earth's land. Options A (sun), C (in the sea), and D (moon) are incorrect because terrestrial specifically refers to Earth's land surface, not other celestial bodies or water bodies.
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Beautiful
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Perfect
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Cheap and gaudy
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Simple
C
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Tawdry means something that is cheap, showy, and of poor quality - gaudy but without value. Options A (beautiful) and B (perfect) are antonyms, while D (simple) doesn't capture the negative connotation of being flashy yet cheap.
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Assured
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Assertive
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Beware
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Fearful
D
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Timorous means showing fear, timidity, or lack of confidence. Options A (assured) and B (assertive) are antonyms - they describe confident behavior. Option C (beware) is a verb meaning to be cautious, not a state of fearfulness.
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Fixed
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Experimental
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Final
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Conclusive
B
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Tentative means not fully worked out, finalized, or confirmed - experimental or uncertain. Options A (fixed), C (final), and D (conclusive) are antonyms implying certainty and completion.
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Substantial
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Trivial
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Profound
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Earnest
B
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Superficial means existing only on the surface, shallow, or lacking depth - trivial rather than substantial. Options A (substantial), C (profound), and D (earnest) are antonyms meaning deep, serious, or sincere.
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Coy
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Keen
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Lukewarm
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Sympathetic
C
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Explanation
Tepid means lukewarm - moderately warm, showing little enthusiasm. Options A (coy), B (keen - meaning eager or sharp), and D (sympathetic) are unrelated to temperature or moderate enthusiasm.
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Incapable
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Fragile
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Element
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Cunning
D
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Explanation
Subtle means showing or requiring cleverness, delicacy, or cunning - not obvious or direct. Options A (incapable), B (fragile), and C (element) are unrelated to the concept of clever indirectness.
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Agile
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Frantic
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Crowd
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Disperse
C
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Throng means a densely crowded group of people or things - a crowd. Options A (agile - quick), B (frantic - wildly emotional), and D (disperse - to scatter) are incorrect as they don't mean a crowd.
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Break
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Cover
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Quarrel
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Spiral
B
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Explanation
A wreath is described as a circular band of flowers adorning the head, something that can be used to cover the head.
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Jocular
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Large vessel
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Dialect
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Extinct
C
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Explanation
Jargon refers to the language that is peculiar to a particular group or profession( Dialect).