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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Felicitate
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Injure
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Damage
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Bind
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Felicitate means to congratulate or express pleasure at someone's success or good fortune. Injure, damage, and bind are unrelated to expressing congratulations.
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Speak
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Think
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Hesitate
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Permit
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Stumble means to trip or lose balance, but can also mean to hesitate or falter in speech or action. Speak, think, and permit are unrelated to the concept of stumbling or hesitating.
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Radiant means shining brightly or glowing, which is the direct synonym of glowing. Pale, dull, and grey all describe lack of color or brightness, opposite to glowing.
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Frantic means wildly emotional, desperate, or mad with excitement or fear. Composed, poised, and cool all mean calm and collected, opposite to frantic's chaotic energy.
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True
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Abstract
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Plain
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Accurate
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Figurative means representing something through metaphor or analogy rather than literal reality, which aligns with abstract. True, plain, and accurate suggest literal or factual meanings, not figurative.
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Disallow
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Bid
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Enable
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Wither
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Forbid means to refuse to allow or to prohibit. Disallow is the direct synonym. Bid can mean to command or order, enable is the opposite, and wither means to dry up, none related to forbidding.
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Create
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Transform
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Assist
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Cheat
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Aid means to help, support, or assist. Assist is the direct synonym. Create means to make, transform means to change form, and cheat means to deceive, none related to helping.
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Machine
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Garbage
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Container
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Vessel
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Filth means foul or dirty matter, garbage, or waste. Garbage is the closest synonym. Machine, container, and vessel are objects, not related to dirt or waste.
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Dimness
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Happiness
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Greediness
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Humbleness
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Gloom means partial or total darkness, or a state of melancholy. Dimness means lack of bright light, which is a synonym. Happiness, greediness, and humbleness are emotional states unrelated to darkness.
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Genteel means polite, refined, or well-bred in manner. Polite is the closest match among options. Honest and kind are positive traits but not specific to genteel's emphasis on refined manners, and bold means confident, opposite to genteel's reserved refinement.
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Habitual means done regularly or constantly, usual. Usual is the direct synonym. Simple, tiny, and easy describe characteristics unrelated to frequency or regularity.
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Cooperation
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Rejection
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Destruction
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Allocation
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Havoc means widespread destruction, disorder, or chaos. It refers to a state of great confusion and disruption. Among the options, destruction is the only word that captures this meaning of ruin and damage. Cooperation, rejection, and allocation are unrelated to the concept of havoc.
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Amuse
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Deceive
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Decorate
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Expand
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A hoax is a deceptive act intended to trick or mislead people. It is designed to make someone believe something that is not true. Deceive is the only option that directly relates to this concept of trickery or fraud. Amuse, decorate, and expand are completely unrelated to the meaning of hoax.
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Wicked
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Pleasant
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Beautiful
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Charming
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Heinous means extremely wicked, evil, or hateful. It describes something that is morally reprehensible or shockingly cruel. Wicked is the correct synonym as it shares this meaning of extreme evil. Pleasant, beautiful, and charming are antonyms - they represent positive qualities opposite to heinous.
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Perfect
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Deficient
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Ordinary
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Unsuitable
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Ideal means perfect or representing the highest standard. Something ideal is exactly what you want or need - it has no flaws or deficiencies. Perfect is the correct synonym as it means complete and without fault. Deficient, ordinary, and unsuitable all represent the opposite of ideal.