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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Suppress means to quell, put down, or restrain something - like quelling a rebellion or suppressing emotions. 'Quell' is the precise synonym meaning to subdue or silence.
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Pester
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Bad
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Degrade
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Fragrant
D
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Aromatic means having a pleasant and distinctive smell - fragrant. It describes substances with strong, pleasant odors like spices, flowers, or perfumes. 'Pester' means to annoy, 'bad' is negative, and 'degrade' means to lower in quality.
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Frown
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Merry
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Foment
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Humanitarian
D
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Do-gooder refers to a humanitarian - someone who actively tries to help others, often with a suggestion of being overly idealistic. It describes people focused on doing good works.
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Flat
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Meeting
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Greed
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Delirious
D
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Insane can mean mentally ill or delirious - in a state of wild excitement or mental confusion. 'Delirious' captures this meaning of being irrational or confused.
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Hurt
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Proposal
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Pressed
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Detest
C
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Urged means pressed or strongly encouraged to do something. 'Pressed' captures the sense of applying pressure to convince someone to act. 'Hurt' means to cause pain, 'proposal' is a noun, and 'detest' means to hate.
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Active
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Promulgate
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Frank
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None of these
B
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Proclaim means to announce officially or publicly - to promulgate. 'Promulgate' is the formal synonym meaning to make a declaration known. 'Active' and 'frank' are unrelated.
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<font face="Arial">Perplexed</font>
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Haphazard
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Swear
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Silence
A
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Befuddled means perplexed, confused, or bewildered - unable to think clearly. 'Perplexed' is the exact synonym for this state of confusion.
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Retrieve
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Clever
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Confuse
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Hate
A
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Recover means to retrieve or get back something that was lost - like recovering stolen goods or retrieving data. 'Retrieve' is the precise synonym for getting something back.
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Flown
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Clarity
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Suggested
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Hate
C
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Implied means suggested or hinted at, not directly stated. When something is implied, the meaning is conveyed indirectly rather than explicitly said. "Suggested" is the correct synonym because it captures this idea of indirect communication.
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Insult
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Fatigue
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Soften
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Disturb
B
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Weariness refers to the state of being tired, exhausted, or lacking energy. "Fatigue" is the precise synonym as it directly means tiredness or exhaustion. The other options (Insult, Soften, Disturb) are unrelated to the concept of tiredness.
A
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Bizarre means strange, odd, or unconventional in appearance or character. "Outre" is a valid French loanword meaning unconventional or bizarre - though uncommon, it is the correct synonym. Stop, Avenge, and Repair are completely unrelated meanings.
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Avoid
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Order
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Sexual
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<font face="Arial">Disordered</font>
D
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Chaotic means in a state of complete disorder and confusion. "Disordered" is the correct synonym as it directly means lacking order or organization. Avoid, Order (an antonym), and Sexual are unrelated to the concept of chaos or disorder.
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Erratic
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Obstinate
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Irk
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None of these
C
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Annoy means to make someone slightly angry or irritated. "Irk" is the correct synonym as it specifically means to irritate or annoy. Erratic means unpredictable, Obstinate means stubborn, and both are unrelated to causing irritation.
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Cunning
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Solution
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<font face="Arial">Consequence</font>
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None of these
C
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Result means the consequence or outcome of an action. "Consequence" is the correct synonym as it refers to what follows from an action or cause. Cunning means deceitful, Solution is an answer to a problem, and neither matches the meaning of result.