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. Apologue

  2. Monologue

  3. Allegory

  4. Parable

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

Fable means a short story, typically with animals, that conveys a moral lesson. Apologue, Allegory, and Parable are all types of narrative stories that teach moral lessons, making them synonyms. Monologue means a speech by one person and is unrelated to narrative storytelling.

Multiple choice
  1. Material

  2. Textile

  3. Sartorial

  4. Tissue

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

Fabric refers to cloth or woven textile material. Material, Textile, and Tissue are all synonyms relating to cloth or material. Sartorial relates to tailoring or clothing but is not a synonym for fabric itself - it describes the art of tailoring rather than the material.

Multiple choice
  1. Crusade

  2. Frontage

  3. Masquerade

  4. Charade

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

Facade means the front of a building or a false outward appearance. Frontage (building front), Masquerade (disguise), and Charade (pretense) are all related to outward appearances. Crusade means a religious campaign or vigorous movement, which is completely unrelated to facades or appearances.

Multiple choice
  1. Stupendous

  2. Remarkable

  3. Exceptional

  4. Serendipity

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

Fabulous means extraordinary, marvelous, or incredible. Stupendous, Remarkable, and Exceptional all mean extraordinary or impressive. Serendipity means finding something good by chance, which is a different concept altogether - it is about luck in discovery, not being impressive.

Multiple choice
  1. Surface

  2. Preface

  3. Characteristic

  4. Detail

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

Facet means a particular aspect or feature of something. Surface (outer layer), Characteristic (distinguishing feature), and Detail (small feature) are all synonyms for facet. Preface means an introduction to a book, which is unrelated to the concept of aspects or features.

Multiple choice
  1. Superficial

  2. Shallow

  3. Agony

  4. Simplistic

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

Facile means easy, effortless, or lacking depth (often superficial). Superficial, shallow, and simplistic all relate to this meaning of something appearing simple or surface-level. Agony means extreme pain or suffering, which is completely unrelated to being easy or superficial.