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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Deify means to treat or worship someone as a god, making it the correct synonym for 'Worship'. The other options (Dull, Face, Calm) are unrelated words with completely different meanings. This is a direct vocabulary question testing synonym recognition.
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Wrath is a direct synonym for anger, meaning intense fury or rage. Power is unrelated to emotion, enbroil means to involve in conflict (not the feeling itself), and dull means lacking interest or excitement.
D
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Vulgar is a synonym for coarse when referring to lacking refinement, politeness, or being indecent. Pretty and calm are opposites or unrelated, while dull typically means lacking sharpness or interest.
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Spite means malice, ill will, or a desire to harm, making it the correct synonym. Dying is unrelated, soothe means to calm (the opposite), and mock means to ridicule (not quite the same as malice).
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Mock
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Admonish
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Loathe
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Gloomy
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Admonish means to warn firmly, reprimand, or advise against something, which aligns with threatening consequences or punishment. Mock means to ridicule, loathe means to hate intensely, and gloomy is an adjective describing a depressing mood.
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Proud
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Pity
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Spasmodic
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Honest
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Spasmodic means occurring in fits, bursts, or irregular intervals, which is similar to intermittent (not continuous or happening at intervals). Proud and pity are unrelated emotions, while honest means truthful.
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Weak
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Showy
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Rough
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Majestic
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Majestic means grand, impressive, stately, or characterized by grandeur, making it the correct synonym. Weak is an antonym, showy refers to being ostentatious (not necessarily grand), and rough means uneven or coarse.
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Stable
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Resilient
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Blunt
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Dull
B
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Resilient means able to recover quickly from difficulties or bend without breaking, similar to flexible (adaptable or pliable). Stable means steady but not necessarily adaptable, while blunt means direct and dull means lacking sharpness.
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Lurid means vivid, sensational, or shocking in a harsh way, similar to sensational (causing great excitement or interest). Magic and old are unrelated, while dull is an antonym.
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Blunt
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Inward
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Snatch
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Steal
B
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Inward means directed toward the inside or focused on one's inner thoughts/feelings, which describes introversion (turning inward rather than outward). Blunt means direct, snatch means to grab quickly, and steal means to take without permission.
B
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Indict means to formally charge or accuse someone of a crime or offense, making it the correct synonym. Annoy means to irritate, rigid means stiff or unyielding, and dull means lacking sharpness.
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Victory
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Smooth
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Steal
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Fade
D
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Fade means to lose color, freshness, or vitality gradually, similar to wither (shrivel, decay, or lose freshness). Victory is unrelated, smooth means even, and steal means to take without permission.
B
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Morose means sullen, gloomy, ill-tempered, or depressing, making it the correct synonym. End means a conclusion, ignore means to disregard, and dull means lacking luster or interest.
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Repeat
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Garnish
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Annoy
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Gloomy
B
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Garnish means to decorate or embellish something, especially food. When you garnish a dish, you're decorating it with attractive additions to enhance its presentation.
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Suffer
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Reticent
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Abuse
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Old
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Reticent means reserved or uncommunicative in speech; reluctant to speak. This connects to 'reserve' in the sense of being restrained or holding back in expression, though it's a more specific personality trait.