English Language
Vocabulary and Synonyms
17,324 Questions
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.
Finding exact synonymsWord substitutionVocabulary in contextAssociated word groups
Vocabulary and Synonyms Questions
-
Bright
-
Lively
-
Boring
-
Quick
-
None of these
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Tedious means boring. Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.
-
Release
-
Seize
-
Rise
-
Enhance
-
None of these
B
Correct answer
Explanation
'Capture' means to seize. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.
-
Awesome
-
Fearful
-
Dangerous
-
Minute
-
None of these
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Terrific means awesome or beautiful. Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.
-
valor
-
emergency
-
confine
-
express
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Crisis means a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. 'Emergency' is the closest synonym as both refer to urgent situations. 'Valor' means courage, 'confine' means to restrict, and 'express' means to communicate.
-
judge
-
habit
-
decisive
-
guardian
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Critic is synonymous with judge.
-
dependent
-
being
-
urbane
-
artistic
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Both creature and being refer to non specific entities. Hence, a creature could be an animal or monster and being could refer to humans (i.e.. human being). Hence, being in this sense is synonymous to creature.
-
condemn
-
sarcastic
-
rarity
-
abridge
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Criticize means to express disapproval of, to find fault with, or to condemn. 'Condemn' is the closest synonym meaning to express strong disapproval. 'Sarcastic' is a tone, not an action; 'rarity' means uncommon; 'abridge' means to shorten.
-
judge
-
habit
-
decisive
-
guardian
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Critical in this context means decisive, crucial, or judging. 'Decisive' captures the meaning of being crucial or determining the outcome. 'Judge' is a person, 'habit' is a pattern, and 'guardian' is a protector.
-
acute
-
tasteful
-
disapproval
-
doubt
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Criticism and disapproval are synonymous.
-
dependent
-
invention
-
urbane
-
artistic
B
Correct answer
Explanation
Creation means the act of bringing something into existence. 'Invention' is the closest synonym as it also refers to creating something new. 'Dependent' means relying on others, 'urbane' means refined, and 'artistic' relates to art but not creation.
-
acute
-
tasteful
-
disapproval
-
doubt
A
Correct answer
Explanation
Crucial means of great importance, critical, or acute. 'Acute' can mean sharp or intense, which captures the sense of critical importance. 'Tasteful' relates to good taste, 'disapproval' is the act of disapproving, and 'doubt' means uncertainty.
-
dependent
-
creation
-
urbane
-
artistic
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Creative means having the ability to create, imaginative, or artistic. 'Artistic' is the closest synonym relating to creative expression. 'Dependent' means reliant, 'creation' is a noun (the result), and 'urbane' means sophisticated.
-
judge
-
habit
-
decisive
-
guardian
D
Correct answer
Explanation
Curator means a keeper or guardian, someone in charge of a collection (like in a museum). 'Guardian' is the closest synonym meaning protector or keeper. 'Judge' makes decisions, 'habit' is a behavior pattern, and 'decisive' means determinative.
-
disapprove
-
sarcastic
-
inquisitiveness
-
abridge
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Inquisitiveness means a strong desire to learn or know something, which is exactly what curiosity means. The other options are unrelated: disapprove means to express disapproval, sarcastic involves mocking irony, and abridge means to shorten.
-
acute
-
educative
-
disapproval
-
doubt