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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Toll
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Levy
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Tractable
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Tribute
C
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Docile means easily taught, handled, or trained; submissive. Tractable has the same meaning - someone or something that is easily managed or controlled. Toll, levy, and tribute are all related to payments or taxes, not temperament or behavior.
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Mourning
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Repairing
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Patching
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None of these
A
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Weeping means crying or shedding tears, often as an expression of grief. Mourning is the expression of deep sorrow, typically for someone who has died, and weeping is a common manifestation of mourning. This makes them conceptually related in emotional context. Repairing and patching refer to fixing things, which is unrelated to emotional expression.
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Audacity
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Generous
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Hide
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Stifle
B
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Unselfishness is the quality of being generous and not putting oneself first. Generous directly relates to this concept - it means willing to give more of something than is necessary or expected. While there is a slight part-of-speech difference (noun vs adjective), the semantic relationship is strong. Audacity means boldness, while hide and stifle mean to suppress or conceal.
C
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Article can refer to a particular item or distinct part of something. Item is a direct synonym in this context - both can refer to an individual unit, entry, or component within a larger collection or document. Dislike, away, and wordy (meaning using too many words) don't relate to the meaning of article.
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Beholden
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Doctrine
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Indistinct
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None of these
A
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Obliged means required to do something or feeling grateful. Beholden means owing thanks or having a obligation to someone, which captures both senses - being under obligation and feeling gratitude. Doctrine means a belief system, indistinct means unclear, and none of these is incorrect.
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Cosider
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Heedful
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Remiss
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Gay
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View can mean to look at or to consider something. Consider (spelled 'Cosider' in the option, which is a typo) is a direct synonym meaning to think about or regard something. Heedful means attentive, remiss means negligent, and gay means cheerful - none relate to viewing or considering.
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Awaited
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Quick
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Consent
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None of these
C
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Permit means to give consent or authorization for something. Consent means to give permission or agreement, which is directly synonymous. Awaited means expected, quick means fast, and none of these is incorrect.
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Environ around the city
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Area outlying a city
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Community
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Residential area outlying a city
C
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Suburbs are residential areas or communities outlying a city. They may also be called as environs which surround the city.
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Fierce
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Harsh
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Very fast
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Severe
C
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Scorching in this context means fierce, harsh, severe or violent.
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Zenith
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Celestial
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Lowest point
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All-time high
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Peak
C
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Nadir means the lowest point, directly opposite to zenith or peak. This represents the absolute bottom or minimum point.
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Reputable
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Moral
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Accessible
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Wicked
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None of these
D
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Nefarious means wicked or evil, typically referring to actions or character. Reputable and moral are antonyms.
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Attentive
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Careful
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Nonchalant
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Different
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arrogant
C
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Negligent means failing to exercise proper care or attention. Nonchalant best captures this attitude of casual unconcern, unlike attentive or careful which are opposites.
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Old hand
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Professional
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Novice
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Experienced
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None of these
C
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A neophyte is someone who is new to a field or activity, making novice the correct synonym. The other options (old hand, professional, experienced) all describe people with extensive practice or expertise.
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Very offensive
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Pleasant
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Mannerly
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Distinguished
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Orderly
A
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Noisome means something that is extremely offensive or disgusting, particularly to the sense of smell. The other options (pleasant, mannerly, distinguished, orderly) are all positive qualities that are opposites of the actual meaning.