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. Appear

  2. Fortune

  3. Appease

  4. Appreciate

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

Satisfy means to fulfill a need, want, or requirement. Appease means to pacify or placate by giving in to demands, which is a similar concept of meeting someone's needs or requests.

Multiple choice
  1. Command

  2. Bang

  3. Deduce

  4. Confuse

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

Mandate means an official order or commission to do something. Command is a synonym meaning to give an authoritative order. Both imply having the authority to direct actions or require specific behavior.

Multiple choice
  1. Bogus

  2. Fortune

  3. Amass

  4. Lawful

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

Accumulate means to gather or collect items over time, often in increasing quantities. Amass means to gather together or collect a large quantity of something - they are direct synonyms in the context of building up a collection.

Multiple choice
  1. Harass

  2. Audacity

  3. Boast

  4. None of these

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

Fearlessness is the quality of being without fear or being brave in dangerous situations. Audacity means boldness or willingness to take boldly risky actions, which captures the essence of fearlessness.

Multiple choice
  1. Entrap

  2. Bureau

  3. Noble

  4. Leave

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

Department refers to a distinct division or section of a larger organization. Bureau means an office or department responsible for specific functions, making them synonymous in administrative contexts.

Multiple choice
  1. Jingle

  2. Review

  3. Chracteristic

  4. None of these

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

Peculiar means distinctive or characteristic of a specific person or thing, often unique or unusual. The correct option captures this meaning of distinguishing qualities.

Multiple choice
  1. Charm

  2. Appetite

  3. Strange

  4. None of these

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

Craving is an intense desire or longing for something. Appetite refers to a natural desire for food or more generally any strong want or craving, making them conceptually related.

Multiple choice
  1. Open

  2. Purify

  3. Blur

  4. Draw

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

To hide means to conceal or keep something from being seen. Blur can mean to make something indistinct or obscure, which effectively hides details or clarity, though not a perfect synonym.

Multiple choice
  1. Expand

  2. Alliance

  3. Divine

  4. Burdensome

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

Connection means a relationship, link, or association between things. Alliance refers to a partnership or union formed for common action, representing a type of connection between parties.

Multiple choice
  1. Starve

  2. Authority

  3. Grand

  4. Horrible

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

Control means having power or influence to direct something's behavior. Authority refers to the power or right to give orders and enforce obedience, which represents institutionalized control.

Multiple choice
  1. Deject

  2. Grand

  3. Sincere

  4. None of these

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

Devoted means very loving, loyal, or committed to someone or something. Sincere means genuine and honest - related qualities but not exact synonyms. A devoted person is typically sincere, but sincerity doesn't necessarily imply devotion.

Multiple choice
  1. Effect

  2. Efficacious

  3. Redundant

  4. None of these

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

Powerful means having great power, influence, or effect. Efficacious means successful in producing a desired or intended result. These overlap when 'powerful' means 'effective' rather than 'strong', though not perfect synonyms.