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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Disdain
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Scorch
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Scrawl
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Doodle
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Scour
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Despise means to regard with contempt, to hate, or to look down on with intense dislike. Disdain means to treat with contempt or scorn - this is a direct synonym. Scorch means to burn, scrawl means to write messily, doodle means to draw casually, and scour means to clean vigorously.
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Scour
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Scorch
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Frown
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Frenzy
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Fanatic
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Scowl means to frown in an angry or bad-tempered way - it's a facial expression showing displeasure. Frown means to furrow one's brows in an expression of displeasure or thought - this is the correct synonym. Scour means to clean, scorch means to burn, frenzy means wild excitement, and fanatic means an obsessive zealot.
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Relish
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Queerest
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Valor
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Sagacious
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Rave
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Rebuke
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Rebellious
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Scrape
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Scornful
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Fanatic
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Reprimand means to reprove or rebuke someone, especially officially. Rebuke means to express sharp disapproval or criticism - this is a direct synonym. Rebellious means defying authority, scrape means to drag, scornful means showing contempt, and fanatic means an obsessive zealot.
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Groan
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Ovation
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Grouchy
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Spur
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Save
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Goad means to provoke, stimulate, or urge someone to action - often with annoyance. Spur means to urge or encourage into action - this is the correct synonym. Groan is a sound of pain, ovation is applause, grouchy means bad-tempered, and save means to rescue.
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Ridiculous
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Rave
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Cringe
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Mince
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Perfect
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Infallible means incapable of making mistakes, completely reliable, or never failing. Perfect means complete, flawless, or without faults - this is the closest match. Ridiculous means absurd, rave means to talk wildly, cringe means to feel embarrassed, and mince means to walk delicately or cut into small pieces.
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Serene
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Scene
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Scheme
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Contradictory
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Scandal
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Contrive refers to the making of plans, which is similar to meaning of scheme.
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Go for someone
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Get for somebody
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Abandon
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Abate
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Rectify
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Forgo means to refrain from, do without, or give up something. Abandon means to give up completely or leave behind - this is the correct synonym. Go for someone and get for somebody are literal misinterpretations, abate means to lessen, and rectify means to correct.
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Frost
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High fever
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Shivering
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Hot
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Melting
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Feverish means showing intense excitement or activity, or relating to a fever. Hot means warm or of high temperature - in the context of feverish (fever-related), hot is the closest match. Frost means frozen, high fever is too literal, shivering is a fever symptom, and melting means liquefying from heat.
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Abate
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Hike in rice price
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Greed
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Go for adventure
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Nude
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Avarice refers to extreme greed or an insatiable desire for wealth and material possessions. 'Greed' is the correct synonym as it captures the core meaning of excessive desire for riches. The other options are either unrelated or have different meanings altogether.
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Adamant
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Avarice
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Warn
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Scowl
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Disdain
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Admonish means to warn firmly, reprimand, or caution someone about their behavior or actions. 'Warn' is the correct synonym as it captures the core meaning of giving someone a strong cautionary message. The other options are unrelated words.
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Scrape
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Vivid
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Vogue
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Peril
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Haste
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Scamper means to run with quick, hurried steps, often used to describe small animals running away rapidly. 'Haste' correctly captures the sense of urgent, quick movement inherent in scampering. The other options are unrelated to rapid movement.
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Serene
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Sovereign
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Maid
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Old
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rave
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Senile refers to the mental and physical deterioration associated with old age, specifically showing the weakness or cognitive decline often related to aging. 'Old' is the correct answer as senile directly relates to conditions of aging. The other options have no connection to aging.
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Reserved
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Reverberation
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See
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Secede
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Seep
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Reticent means reserved, uncommunicative, or reluctant to speak about one's thoughts or feelings. 'Reserved' is the correct synonym as it perfectly describes someone who keeps their thoughts to themselves and speaks sparingly. The other options are unrelated.
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Search
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Doctrine
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Veer
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Exude
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Vilify
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Ransack means to search thoroughly and roughly, often with destructive intent, turning everything upside down to find something. 'Search' is the correct synonym as ransacking involves an intensive, often violent search through a place. The other options are unrelated.