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

Pick the odd one out.

  1. Considerable

  2. Substantial

  3. Sizeable

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

All the words except funny mean large or great in size. Funny means humorous (causing laughter).

Multiple choice

Pick the odd one out.

  1. Mourn

  2. Lament

  3. Pang

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

All the words except guffaw mean 'feeling sorrow'. Guffaw means loud laughter.

Multiple choice

Pick the odd one out.

  1. Laugh

  2. Eccentric

  3. Chuckle

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

All the words except eccentric are synonymous. Eccentric means unconventional and slightly strange.

Multiple choice

Pick the odd one out.

  1. Ridicule

  2. Gibe

  3. Flattery

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

All the words except flattery mean the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour. Flattery means excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question given below, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the word given in capital letters.

Our neighbours are always trying to GOAD us to retaliate by using mischievous antics.

  1. Irritate

  2. Annoy

  3. Pressurise

  4. Incite

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as to ‘incite’ is to provoke someone to do something and to ‘goad’ is to provoke into doing some action. Here, the bad neighbours are always trying to provoke our forces to retaliate.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question given below, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the word given in capital letters.

The ease of purchasing things online has eliminated the ONUS of going to the markets and hunting for a good bargain.

  1. Encumbrance

  2. Vexation

  3. Frustation

  4. Exasperation

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as an ‘encumbrance’ is something that is a burden and here, the ease of purchasing things online has eliminated the burden of going to the markets.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question given below, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the word given in capital letters.

When he received a call from the police station in the middle of the night, a sense of FOREBODING filled him.

  1. Insecurity

  2. Premonition

  3. Prophesy

  4. Anxiety

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as a ‘premonition’ is an intuition of a future, usually unwelcome occurrence and ‘foreboding’ here implies a sense of impending evil or misfortune filled him as he received a call from the police station in the middle of the night.