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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Indication of extreme Fun
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Indication of extreme happiness
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Indication of extreme Pressure
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Indication of extreme Sadness
B
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Explanation
Tears combined with a smiling expression indicate tears of joy - overwhelming positive emotion. This occurs when happiness is so intense it produces a physical crying response, such as during moving reunions or achievements.
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Sence and simplicity
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Simply superb
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The sign of excellence
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A mster peice
C
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Omega, the luxury Swiss watch brand, uses 'The sign of excellence' as their tagline to emphasize precision and quality. 'Sense and simplicity' is Philips' slogan, while option D contains a typo ('mster peice').
D
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Explanation
This completes to 'A big nose never spoiled a handsome face,' a proverb suggesting that a prominent nose doesn't ruin an otherwise attractive appearance. Option D 'nose' fits the facial feature context. The saying emphasizes that overall attractiveness matters more than individual features.
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Hand, tongue
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eye,hand
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hand,eye
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eye,heart
D
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The proverb 'What the eye does not admire, the heart does not desire' means we don't emotionally crave things we don't visually appreciate or notice. Option D (eye, heart) correctly pairs these organs - the eye represents physical perception and the heart represents emotional desire. This is about the connection between observation and longing.
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Innocent
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Fool
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selfish
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Brave
B
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The proverb 'Better to be a fool than a knave' means it's better to be simple-minded than dishonest or deceitful. A knave is a scoundrel or unprincipled person, while a fool is merely lacking in wisdom. This proverbial wisdom values innocence over malice.
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Card Throwing
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Card Counting
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Card taring
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Card Eating
A
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Card scaling is indeed another term for card throwing - the art of throwing playing cards with precision and force. It's a performance art and skill that requires practice. Card counting (option B) is a blackjack strategy, while the other options are fabricated terms.
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Carpe Retractum
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Crucio
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Confundus
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Conjuctivitis Curse
B
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Crucio is the Cruciatus Curse, one of the three Unforgivable Curses. It inflicts excruciating pain on the victim and is used by Death Eaters for torture. Using it on a human carries a life sentence in Azkaban.
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Engorgio
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Expecto Patronum
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Ennervate
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Expelliarmus
B
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Expecto Patronum is the Patronus Charm, the only known defense against Dementors and Lethifolds. It conjures a silver guardian animal that represents positive emotions and drives away dark creatures.
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Expelliarmus
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Engorgio
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Ennervate
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Expecto Patronum
A
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Expelliarmus is the Disarming Charm that causes whatever the opponent is holding to fly out of their hand. It's Harry's signature spell and famously used in his final duel with Voldemort.
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Deviation
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Deviate
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Drive
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Direction
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To control
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Tolerate
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animal
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decontrol
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Outline
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End
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Dead Line
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Beginning
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Ugly
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Not clean
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Dirt
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Dirty
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Impervius
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Impedimenta
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Immobulus
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Imperio
C
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Explanation
Immobulus is the Freezing Charm in Harry Potter that stops targets in their tracks. It freezes objects and creatures in place, temporarily preventing movement. Hermione uses it on Cornish Pixes in the second book. The name comes from 'immobilize' meaning to prevent movement.