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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Frightening
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Intrude
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Foresight
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None of these
C
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Explanation
Foreknowledge means knowledge of an event before it happens or advance awareness of something. Foresight means the ability to predict or anticipate future events or needs. Both relate to knowing about something ahead of time.
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Usual
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Timid
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Solitary
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Praise
C
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Lonely means feeling sad and alone due to lack of companionship or being without others. Solitary means living, being, or doing without companions, which captures the essence of being alone.
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Action
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Belief
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Vulgar
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Accelerate
D
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Boost means to increase, improve, or raise something, often referring to speed, confidence, or performance. Accelerate means to increase speed or make something happen faster. Both relate to making something go faster or increase in intensity.
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Despise
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Despair
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Admirable
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Elegant
B
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Dejection means a state of low spirits, sadness, or being disheartened and depressed. Despair refers to the complete loss or absence of hope, often accompanied by deep sadness. Both words describe negative emotional states involving hopelessness.
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Voluntary
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Necessary
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Pessimist
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Slow
B
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Obligatory means required by law, rule, or necessity, or something that must be done. Necessary means needed or essential for a particular purpose. Both describe something that is compulsory or indispensable.
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End
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Expensive
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Energetic
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Abandon
C
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Vivacious means attractively lively and animated, typically used to describe someone's personality or demeanor. Energetic means showing or having great activity, vitality, or liveliness. Both describe someone full of life and animation.
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Familiar
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Connect
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Relieve
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Enemy
B
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Annex means to attach or add as a part or accessory, or to take territory and add it to one's own possessions. Connect means to join, link, or fasten together. Both relate to bringing things into association or attachment with each other.
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Somber
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Worthy
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Gorgeous
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Virtue
C
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Sumptuous means splendid, expensive, luxurious, or magnificent, often describing food, surroundings, or possessions. Gorgeous means very beautiful, magnificent, or elaborate. Both describe something impressive and luxurious in appearance or quality.
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Real
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Friendly
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Complimentary of these
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None of these
C
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Gratuitous means unearned, unnecessary, or given without cause. However, in this context it likely refers to the secondary meaning of 'given free of charge.' Complimentary means given free as a courtesy or favor, matching this interpretation.
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Strange
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Unsteady
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Steady
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None of these
B
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Wavering means to shake, tremble, or be undecided between different options or courses of action. Unsteady means not firm, solid, or fixed, or not constant. Both describe a state of instability or lack of firmness.
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Morality
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Antagonism
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Useless
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Dishonest
B
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Prejudice means preconceived opinion not based on reason or actual experience, often negative. Antagonism means active hostility, opposition, or resistance against someone or something. Both reflect negative attitudes toward others.
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Innocence
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Failing
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Deduce
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Order
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Imagine
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Manifest
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Think
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Single
B
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It means to reveal, show i.e manifest.
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Donate
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Stolid
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Idiot
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Withhold
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Slow
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Nimble
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Ungraceful
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Uncouth
B
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Rapid means fast, quick, or swift. 'Nimble' means quick, light, and agile in movement or action, which is conceptually similar to rapid. The distractors are antonyms or unrelated: 'slow' is the direct opposite, 'ungraceful' means lacking elegance, and 'uncouth' means awkward or rude.