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

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the given word.

PROCRASTINATE

  1. Persevere

  2. Accelerate

  3. Loiter

  4. Animate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Procrastinate means to delay or postpone action, often habitually. 'Loiter' means to stand or wait around idly, to linger or spend time aimlessly - both involve not taking prompt action and share the concept of delaying. 'Persevere' means to persist despite difficulties (opposite), 'Accelerate' means to speed up (opposite), and 'Animate' means to bring to life or motivate (unrelated meaning).

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

CAPTIVITY : LIBERATE : :

  1. ferocious : gentle

  2. defer : delay

  3. eloquence : stammer

  4. defile : purify

  5. callous : compassionate
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The capitalized pair of words (CAPTIVITY : LIBERATE) are words having opposite meanings but, the first word (captivity) is a noun while the second word (liberate) is a verb. The best option is thus – eloquence : stammer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalized pair of words given below.

MASQUERADE : DISGUISE : :

  1. enormous : insignificant

  2. chastise : reprimand

  3. prompt : recent

  4. agile : sluggish

  5. aversion : scanty
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The meaning of the word MASQUERADE is to DISGUISE. Thus, one needs to look for a pair of words conveying a similar relationship. The correct answer is – chastise : reprimand since the meaning of the word chastise is reprimand.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that expresses a relationship which is most nearly like that expressed in the capitalised pair of words given below.

SUPERFICIAL : SHALLOW : :

  1. treacherous : deceit

  2. slander : applaud

  3. flamboyant : pompous

  4. nominal : substantial

  5. destroy : devastation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The capitalised pair of words (SUPERFICIAL : SHALLOW) are synonyms having similar meanings. Both the words are adjectives. The correct answer is – flamboyant : pompous since both the words are adjectives with similar meaning.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the given word.

DISSEMINATE

  1. Diffuse

  2. Muster

  3. Destroy

  4. Distribute
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

DISSEMINATE means to spread information, ideas, or knowledge widely. Both DIFFUSE (spread widely) and DISTRIBUTE (spread throughout) are synonyms. The key has marked A as correct, likely preferring diffuse for its emphasis on spreading out or scattering rather than physical distribution.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the given word.

ORIFICE

  1. Ending

  2. Aperture

  3. Dissolution

  4. Perfection
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

ORIFICE means an opening, hole, or aperture, especially in a biological context (like body openings). APERTURE is the closest synonym, meaning an opening or hole. Ending means conclusion, dissolution means breaking apart, and perfection means flawlessness - none are correct synonyms.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the given word.

PERFIDY

  1. Credence

  2. Dissent

  3. Treachery

  4. Lying
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Perfidy means deceitfulness, treachery, or betrayal of trust. Treachery is the closest synonym among the options, capturing the essence of deliberate violation of faith or loyalty. While 'lying' is related, it is too narrow and doesn't convey the systematic breach of trust that perfidy implies.