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. Ceramic

  2. Large

  3. Shield

  4. Certainty

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

Safeguard means to protect or ensure safety. Shield works as both a noun (protective device) and verb (to protect), making it an accurate synonym. Ceramic refers to a material, large is size-related, and certainty is a different concept.

Multiple choice
  1. Dammed

  2. Damage

  3. Notorious

  4. None of these

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

Maltreat means to treat badly or abuse. Damage means to harm or cause injury, which is a reasonable approximation, though not an exact synonym. Dammed means blocked (like a river), notorious means famous for bad qualities, and none of these is incorrect.

Multiple choice
  1. Hyper safe

  2. Hygienic

  3. Defected

  4. None of these

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

Salubrious means health-giving or healthy. Hygienic relates to cleanliness and health maintenance, making it a reasonable synonym. Hyper safe is redundant, defected means flawed, and none of these is incorrect.

Multiple choice
  1. Decoration

  2. Deceit

  3. Adult

  4. None of these

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

Deception means the act of deceiving or misleading. Deceit is a direct synonym meaning dishonesty or trickery. Decoration refers to ornamentation, adult refers to a grown person, and none of these is incorrect.

Multiple choice
  1. Power

  2. Significant

  3. Result-oriented

  4. None of these

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

Consequential can mean significant or important. While it can also mean following as a consequence, in this context significant is the intended meaning. Power is force/ability, result-oriented means focused on outcomes, and none of these is incorrect.

Multiple choice
  1. Press

  2. Investigation

  3. Transfer

  4. None of these

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

Sifting means examining thoroughly or separating. Investigation is a reasonable synonym though not exact - sifting specifically involves filtering or separating. Press means to push, transfer means to move, and none of these is incorrect.

Multiple choice
  1. Unfair

  2. Unfathomable

  3. Maker

  4. None of these

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

Countless means too many to count or immeasurable. Unfathomable is the best synonym as it conveys something that cannot be fully measured or understood. Unfair is unrelated, Maker is a noun, and None of these is incorrect since B is valid.