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 synonym of the given word.

Climacteric

  1. Adulthood

  2. Middle age

  3. Old age

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

Gogitate means to think deeply. So, only speculate which means to think deeply about various aspects or meditate is the correct answer. Contrive means to design or invent and is incorrect. 

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a part of the sentence is given in bold letters. Five alternative meanings of the bold part of the sentence are given below. Choose the correct one.

John spoke harshly to his uncle who was also his mentor and threw down the gauntlet before him.

  1. He behaved arrogantly.

  2. made unreasonable demands

  3. threw a vase

  4. ready to leave the place

  5. threw the challenge
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom 'throw down the gauntlet' means to issue a formal challenge, originating from medieval knights throwing their gloves as challenge to combat. 'Threw the challenge' captures this meaning. The other options incorrectly interpret it as arrogance, demands, or literally throwing objects.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a part of the sentence is given in bold letters. Five alternative meanings of the bold part of the sentence are given below. Choose the correct one.

He is a strange fellow and it is very difficult to deal with him; I wonder if he has a bee in his bonnet.

  1. An obsession about something

  2. Peculiar habit of confusing others

  3. Unreliable and inconsistent way of behaving

  4. To face problems as a result of his senseless actions

  5. An achievement to be proud of
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom 'a bee in one's bonnet' means to be obsessed with an idea, to have a fixed notion that won't go away. 'An obsession about something' is the correct meaning. The other options incorrectly suggest confusion, unreliability, facing problems, or achievement.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a part of the sentence is given in bold letters. Five alternative meanings of the bold part of the sentence are given below. Choose the correct one.

I am certain that all his schemes will end in smoke.

  1. Will produce good results

  2. Bear no fruits

  3. Benefit the poor and the downtrodden

  4. Motivate others

  5. Be severely criticized by the public
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The idiom 'end in smoke' means to come to nothing, to produce no results, to fail completely. 'Bear no fruits' correctly captures this meaning of producing no outcome. The other options incorrectly suggest success, helping others, motivation, or criticism.