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
  1. Curse

  2. Request

  3. Talk

  4. Pest

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

An entreaty is a serious and earnest request or plea. Request is the closest synonym, meaning to ask for something politely or earnestly. Curse means to invoke harm, talk is neutral conversation, and pest refers to an annoying person or thing - none of these convey the meaning of making an earnest appeal.

Multiple choice
  1. Farther

  2. Insertion

  3. Grace

  4. Inception

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Interjection can refer to the act of inserting something or interrupting a flow. Insertion is the closest synonym, meaning the action of putting something in between something else. Farther means more distant, grace means elegance, and inception means the beginning or origin - insertion best captures the meaning of putting something into something else.

Multiple choice
  1. Stop

  2. Prompt

  3. Generate

  4. Protect

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Produce can mean to create, make, or generate something. Generate is the exact synonym in this context, meaning to bring something into existence. Stop means to halt, prompt means to cause or encourage (but not create), and protect means to keep safe - generate is the closest match to produce.

Multiple choice
  1. Brink

  2. Start

  3. Shape

  4. Matter

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Edge refers to the outer limit or boundary of something, or the brink of a dangerous situation. Brink is a precise synonym meaning the edge of a steep place or a precarious situation. Start means beginning, shape refers to form, and matter refers to physical substance - none of these capture the meaning of edge or brink.

Multiple choice
  1. Sell

  2. Fabricate

  3. Acquire

  4. Pass

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Buy means to purchase or obtain something in exchange for payment. Acquire is the closest synonym, meaning to get or gain possession of something. Sell is the opposite action, fabricate means to invent or manufacture, and pass means to move past - acquire best matches the meaning of obtaining something through purchase.

Multiple choice
  1. Shine

  2. Section

  3. Decorative

  4. Deep

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Department typically refers to a distinct section or division of a larger organization or system. Section is the closest synonym, meaning a part or division of something. Shine means to reflect light, decorative means serving to make something attractive, and deep means extending far down - section best matches the meaning of a department as a subdivision.

Multiple choice
  1. Calm

  2. Tender

  3. Tough

  4. Cruel

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Inhuman means lacking human qualities such as compassion, kindness, or mercy. Cruel is the closest synonym, meaning causing pain or suffering without pity. Calm means peaceful, tender means gentle, and tough means strong or durable - cruel best captures the merciless, brutal nature implied by inhuman.