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

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

FEAT

  1. mistake

  2. festival

  3. act of unusual skill

  4. power
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Feat means an act or accomplishment that shows great skill, bravery, or strength - something noteworthy and difficult to achieve. Option C 'act of unusual skill' accurately captures this meaning. The other options are incorrect: A) mistake is the opposite of a feat; B) festival is an event, not an accomplishment; D) power is a capacity, not a specific act of skill.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

FICTITIOUS

  1. imaginary

  2. true

  3. likely to change without reason

  4. weak
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Fictitious means invented or imaginary, not real or genuine. It comes from the Latin 'fingere' (to form or shape). Option A 'imaginary' is the correct synonym. The other options are incorrect: B) true is the opposite; C) describes 'capricious' (likely to change without reason), not fictitious; D) weak is unrelated to fictitious.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

FACTITIOUS

  1. humorous

  2. literal and exact

  3. artificial

  4. given to dissension
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Factitious means artificial, contrived, or not natural - something produced by human effort rather than occurring naturally. Option C 'artificial' is the correct synonym. The other options are incorrect: A) humorous is unrelated; B) literal and exact describes 'factual', not factitious; D) describes 'factious' (given to dissension), a similar-sounding but different word.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

FORTE

  1. redoubt

  2. great size

  3. one's strong point

  4. a person's weakness
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Forte (pronounced 'fort') means a person's strong point, special talent, or something they excel at. Option C 'one's strong point' is the correct synonym. The other options are incorrect: A) redoubt is a military fortification (pronounced 'redowt'), not the same as forte; B) great size describes 'magnitude', not forte; D) weakness is the opposite of forte.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

FIESTA

  1. anger

  2. festival

  3. wildness

  4. joy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Fiesta is a Spanish word meaning festival, celebration, or feast. It refers to a religious celebration or a festive occasion.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

FLORA

  1. brilliant colour

  2. plant life

  3. ostentatious display

  4. a layer of tiles
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Flora refers to the plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period. It's the biological term for plants, paired with fauna for animals.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

FRUITION

  1. mellowness

  2. fulfilment

  3. frustration

  4. decay
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Fruition means the point at which a plan or project is realized or the state of bearing fruit. It signifies completion or achievement.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

FURTIVE

  1. stealthy

  2. nervous

  3. jerky

  4. quick
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Furtive describes behavior that is secretive, stealthy, or attempting to avoid notice. It implies a guilty or conspiratorial quality.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

FLEX

  1. to flinch

  2. to stretch

  3. to bend

  4. to wink
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Flex means to bend something or use muscles to demonstrate strength. In anatomy, it refers to bending a joint or contracting a muscle.

Multiple choice

Directions: Pick out the synonym.

FISSURE

  1. scar

  2. leg bone

  3. act of melting

  4. crack
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A fissure is a long, narrow opening or line of breakage, such as a crack in rock or anatomical structures. It implies a separation or breach.