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: The question consists of a CAPITALISED word followed by four possible illustrations of its meaning. Choose the one which is the most suitable illustration.

PROTEAN

  1. A very steadfast and staunch member of a political party.

  2. A punishment, so severe that it results in a complete shock.

  3. A kaleidoscopic view of human society.

  4. The ever changing human evolution.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

'Protean' literally means vary changeably, readily taking on different shapes and forms like in a Kaleidoscope. Option (1) is incorrect as some one steadfast and staunch is inflexible and rigid in structure or ideas. Option (2) refers to situation commonly termed as Trauma. Option (4) has its term in sentence itself, the evolution. Option (3) gives us correct illustration of the word as Kaleidoscope itself is termed as Protean.

Multiple choice

Directions: The question consists of a CAPITALISED word followed by four possible illustrations of its meaning. Choose the one which is the most suitable illustration.

ANOMALY

  1. A sudden paroxysm of behaviour, spurted at a gross blunder.

  2. Shamelessness in a one to one verbal encounter.

  3. An indifferent attitude expressed towards the things demanding attention.

  4. A humorous, never serious person suddenly starting to behave very seriously.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'Anomaly' literally means departure from regular arrangement or general rule, abnormality. So, a sentence which gives two contrasting situation can be correct answer. Option (1) depicts a state of excitement and not of anomaly. The term which can be used to remark option (2) is impudence or brazenness. The attitude as expressed in option (3) is that of nonchalance, impassibility. Only option (4) depicts state of animality.

Multiple choice

Directions: The question consists of a CAPITALISED word followed by four possible illustrations of its meaning. Choose the one which is the most suitable illustration.

ADJUDICATION

  1. People voicing uncalled for suggestions regarding the way a company is to be run.

  2. A man strongly advocating the malfeasance, administered during school days.

  3. An umpire deciding the proceedings in a cricket match.

  4. An autocrat dictating his terms in an authoritarian regime.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'Adjudication' refers to act of adjudicating of or deciding justice. So, among the given option, the most appropriate is illustration given in sentence (3). (1) and (2) can easily be neglected as answer choice and (4) can be cancelled because autocrat dictating his terms cannot be termed justice.

Multiple choice

Directions: The question consists of a CAPITALISED word followed by four possible usages. Choose the one which is the most unsuitable usage.

ALIEN

  1. We pulled out the alien vegetable.

  2. Fighting is alien to her nature.

  3. His behaviour will alien him from the family.

  4. Her opinions caused her alienation from her friends.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Alien means 'other', i.e. something or somebody that does not belong to a homogenous group. All the options are correct, except where the word has been used in the noun form 'alien', in place of verb form ' alienate'.