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. ammonia

  2. ammunition

  3. amnesia

  4. adversity

  5. amoeba

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

'Adversity' means a difficult or unfavorable circumstance; misfortune or hardship. This directly matches the phrase 'an adverse circumstance.' Words like 'ammunition' (weapons supplies), 'amnesia' (memory loss), or 'amoeba' (organism) have unrelated meanings.

Multiple choice
  1. ambulance

  2. ambrosia

  3. ambush

  4. ameliorate

  5. amen

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

'Ambulance' is specifically defined as a vehicle equipped to transport sick or injured people. This directly matches the definition. Words like 'ambrosia' (food of gods), 'ambush' (surprise attack), or 'ameliorate' (to improve) are unrelated to medical transport.

Multiple choice
  1. ambulance

  2. ambrosia

  3. ambush

  4. ameliorate

  5. amiable

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

'Amiable' means having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner. It describes someone good-natured and likable. 'Ambrosia' is mythological food, 'ambush' is a surprise attack, and 'ameliorate' is a verb meaning to improve - none describe personality traits.

Multiple choice
  1. amity

  2. amidst

  3. amount

  4. amorous

  5. amoral

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

Amity means friendship or friendly relations between people or countries. It is the direct synonym for the given phrase. The other options are unrelated: amidst means in the middle of, amount refers to quantity, amorous means inclined to love, and amoral means not following moral principles.

Multiple choice
  1. amity

  2. amidst

  3. amount

  4. amorous

  5. amoral

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

Amorous means showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire; inclined to love. It matches the phrase 'easily prone to love'. The other options don't fit: amity means friendship, amidst means in the middle of, amount refers to quantity, and amoral means not moral.

Multiple choice
  1. ampere

  2. amplify

  3. amphibians

  4. ampoule

  5. amuck

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

Amuck (variant of amok) means in a frenzied, wild manner, often used in the phrase 'run amuck'. It corresponds to 'wild and frenzied'. The other options are unrelated: ampere is a unit of current, amplify means to make larger, amphibians are animals, and ampoule is a container.

Multiple choice
  1. ampere

  2. amplify

  3. amphibians

  4. ampoule

  5. anesthesia

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

Anesthesia refers to insensibility to pain, especially as induced by drugs to facilitate medical procedures. It directly matches the definition given. The other options are incorrect: ampere is an electric unit, amplify means to increase, amphibians are animals, and ampoule is a glass container.

Multiple choice
  1. ambulance

  2. ambrosia

  3. ambush

  4. ameliorate

  5. amen

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

Ameliorate means to make something better or more tolerable, to improve a situation or condition. It directly corresponds to 'make better'. The other options don't fit: ambulance is a vehicle, ambrosia is food of gods, ambush is a surprise attack, and amen is a religious affirmation.

Multiple choice
  1. ampere

  2. amplify

  3. amphibians

  4. ampoule

  5. amuck

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

The ampere (symbol: A) is the SI unit of electric current, named after André-Marie Ampère. It is the standard unit for measuring the flow of electric charge. The other options are incorrect: amplify means to enlarge, amphibians are animals, ampoule is a container, and amuck means frenzied.