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
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<font face="Arial">Pliant</font>
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Steadfast
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<font face="Arial">Yielding</font>
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<font face="Arial">Capricious</font>
B
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Explanation
'Indomitable' describes something that cannot be subdued, conquered, or defeated - it possesses an unyielding, brave spirit. 'Steadfast' correctly captures this sense of unwavering determination and resolute purpose that cannot be bent or broken by opposition. The other options are all antonyms: pliant and yielding both mean easily influenced or flexible, while capricious means fickle or changeable - the opposite of firm determination.
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<font face="Arial">Sapient</font>
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Artful
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<font face="Arial">Devious</font>
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Candid
D
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Ingenuous means innocent, naive, or completely frank and open in one's dealings. Candid means being honest, direct, and straightforward without hiding anything. Both words share the quality of being genuine and lacking deceit.
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Impose
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Feeble
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Pester
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Bountiful
C
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To infest means to overrun or spread in a troublesome way, often referring to pests or parasites invading a space. Pester means to bother or annoy persistently, which aligns with the troublesome nature of an infestation.
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Chewing
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Eject
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Devour
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Withdraw
C
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To ingest means to take in food, drink, or other substances into the body for absorption. Devour means to eat something quickly or eagerly, which is a specific form of ingestion.
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Hell
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Heaven
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<font face="Arial">Lucifer</font>
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Liberate
A
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An inferno refers to a large fire that is dangerously out of control, often used to describe hell or a scene of intense burning. Hell is conceptually represented as a place of eternal fire and punishment, making this the direct match.
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<font face="Arial">Tinge</font>
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Imbue
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Arid
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<font face="Arial">Desiccate</font>
B
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To infuse means to fill or inspire someone or something with a quality, feeling, or principle. Imbue means to permeate or inspire with a feeling or quality, making these words synonymous.
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Abuse
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Infringe
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Upset
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Ransack
B
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To intrude means to come uninvited into a place or situation where one is not welcome. Infringe means to actively break or ignore a rule, agreement, or boundary, which captures the essence of intrusion.
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Exit
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<font face="Arial">Portal</font>
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Exhaust
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<font face="Arial">Impoverish</font>
B
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Ingress means the act or place of entering, or the right to enter. Portal refers to a doorway, entrance, or gateway, which is precisely what ingress represents.
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Pernicious
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<font face="Arial">Slander</font>
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Horrid
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Innoxious
D
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Innocuous means harmless, inoffensive, and not likely to cause any harm or offense. Innoxious is a direct synonym meaning the same thing - harmless and not producing any injury or ill effect.
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Imitation
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Comparable
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<font face="Arial">Nonpareil</font>
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<font face="Arial">Partner</font>
C
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Explanation
Inimitable means so distinctive or exceptional that it cannot be copied or imitated. Nonpareil means having no equal or match, which captures the essence of being unique and incomparable.
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<font face="Arial">Warranted</font>
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<font face="Arial">Plausible</font>
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Gratitude
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Exorbitant
D
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Inordinate means excessive, unreasonable, or not within proper or reasonable limits. Exorbitant means exceeding customary bounds or being grossly excessive, particularly regarding cost or demands.
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Harmless
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Research
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Investigation
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Inlet
A
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Innocuous means completely harmless and not likely to cause any offense or injury. Harmless is the direct equivalent meaning something that cannot cause damage or injury.
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Disgrace
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Identical
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Fallacy
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Deception
A
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Explanation
Ignominy means public shame or disgrace. Option A correctly identifies this as the core meaning.
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<font face="Arial">Satiate</font>
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Abstain
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<font face="Arial">Moderate</font>
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<font face="Arial">Thrifty</font>
A
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Indulge means to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of something or to gratify a desire. Satiate means to satisfy completely - close but not the most precise synonym.
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Conscious
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Responsive
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Unresponsive
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Affected
C
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Insensible means unresponsive, unconscious, or lacking feeling. Option C correctly captures this meaning.