English Language
Vocabulary and Synonyms
17,324 Questions
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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Tranquility
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Evidence
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Critic
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Believer
B
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Demonstration can mean a show or evidence that proves something. Evidence refers to facts or signs that make something clear or prove its truth. Tranquility means calmness. Critic is someone who judges. Believer is one who accepts something as true.
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Filling
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Performance
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Completion
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Practice
D
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Drill means to instruct through repetitive practice or training, making practice the best synonym. Performance relates to doing something but not the repetitive training aspect. Completion means finishing. Filling is unrelated to the training sense of drill.
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Actuality
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Fallacy
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Probe
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Fiction
A
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Fact refers to something that is real or actual, making actuality the correct synonym. Fallacy is a false belief. Probe means to investigate. Fiction refers to something invented or untrue, which is opposite to fact.
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Doubt
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Liklihood
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Expert
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Certainty
B
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Expectancy refers to the state of expecting or looking forward to something, closely related to likelihood meaning the probability that something will happen. Expert is a skilled person. Certainty means being sure. Doubt is the opposite of expectancy.
B
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Topping, in cooking context, means a decorative layer added to food, making garnish the correct synonym. Divest means to strip or remove. Last and low are adjectives with different meanings unrelated to the food decoration sense.
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Good
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Bad
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Exceptional
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Fair
C
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Extraordinary means very unusual, remarkable, or exceptional. Exceptional captures this meaning perfectly. Good, bad, and fair are all neutral to moderate adjectives that don't convey the remarkable nature of extraordinary.
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Double
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Triple
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Numerous
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Unique
D
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Single can mean being the only one of its kind, making unique the correct synonym in this context. Double and triple refer to multiples. Numerous means many, which is opposite to the singular nature of single.
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Increase
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Meet
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Count
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Enter
B
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Encounter means to come upon or meet someone or something. Meet is the closest synonym among the options. Increase means to make greater. Count means to determine number. Enter means to go into.
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Famous
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Bias
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Simple
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Veracious
A
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Renowned means well-known, famous, or celebrated, making famous the correct synonym. Bias means prejudice. Simple means easy. Veracious means truthful.
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High
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Indolent
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Detect
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Effect
C
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"Detect" is a correct synonym for "discover" - both words mean to find, notice, or identify something. Detection is the process of discovering or revealing something. The other options are incorrect: "high" means elevated, "indolent" means lazy, and "effect" is a noun (a result), not a verb meaning to discover.
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Drop
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Sparkle
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Gloom
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Wonder
B
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"Sparkle" is a correct synonym for "twinkle" - both describe shining with intermittent flashes of light. Stars twinkle, diamonds sparkle - they describe similar visual effects. The other options are incorrect: "drop" means to fall, "gloom" means darkness, and "wonder" means to feel amazed.
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Sluggish
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Anarchy
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Guru
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Wealth
C
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"Guru" is a correct synonym for "teacher" in Sanskrit-derived contexts - a guru is a spiritual guide, mentor, or teacher in Indian traditions. The word has been adopted into English with this meaning. The other options are incorrect: "sluggish" means slow, "anarchy" means chaos, and "wealth" means riches.
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Talented
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Overlook
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Reason
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Demon
D
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"Demon" is a correct synonym for "incubus" in its literal sense - an incubus is a male demon believed to lie on sleeping people. Metaphorically, an incubus can also mean a burden or oppressive worry. The other options are incorrect: "talented" means gifted, "overlook" means to miss, and "reason" means logic.
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Diminish
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Plenty
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Guard
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Behavior