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

Directions: Select the synonym of the word given in capital letters.

Riots in the name of religion are ABHORRENT to me.

  1. Loathsome

  2. Ugly

  3. Innocuous

  4. Attractive

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

The correct answer in this context is a feeling of strong dislike or hatred towards something. Something that is unpleasant to look at is ugly. Innocuous means something that does not cause offence to anyone and attractive means something that has  a pleasant appearance. In the given context, the reference is to an action that does not appeal. Thus, the correct answer is loathsome.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the synonym of the word given in capital letters.

Unpacking all these boxes is going to require a great deal of TENACITY.

  1. Perseverance

  2. Inflexibility

  3. Courage

  4. Timidity

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

 The correct word in this context is perseverance. The quality of persevering and continuing with thetask of unpacking all these boxes in this case indicates diligence towards the task. Inflexibility is therigidness or being unable to change. Courage is bravery and timidity is its antonym.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the antonym of the word given in capital letters.

After he faked his death, he attended his own funeral INCOGNITO to see what people were saying about him.

  1. Anonymously

  2. Openly

  3. Disguised

  4. Privately

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

 Being incognito is being hidden. The words anonymously and disguised are synonyms of incognito.The correct answer is openly as this is antonym of incognito. Privately is antonym of publicly or openly.

Multiple choice

‘Whistleblowers are invaluable in exposing corruption.’ What does ‘invaluable’ mean in this context?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Corruption often goes unchallenged when people do not speak out about it. Witness accounts offer invaluable insights into corruption and are powerful tools in the fight against it. From exposing multi-million dollar financial scams to dangerous medical practices, whistleblowers play a crucial role in saving resources and even lives.
But in some countries, blowing the whistle can carry high personal risk – particularly when there is little legal protection against dismissal, humiliation or even physical abuse. Controls on information, libel and defamation laws, and inadequate investigation of whistleblowers’ claims can all deter people from speaking out.
Whistleblowers are less likely to report workplace misconduct when their employers do not provide clear internal reporting channels. And in some settings, whistle-blowing carries connotations of betrayal rather than being seen as a benefit to the public. Ultimately, societies, institutions and citizens lose out when there is no one willing to cry foul in the face of corruption.
Whistleblowers are invaluable in exposing corruption, fraud and mismanagement. Early disclosure of wrongdoing or the risk of wrongdoing can protect human rights, help to save lives and preserve the rule of law. When witnesses of corruption are confident about their ability to report it, corrupt individuals cannot hide behind the wall of silence.

  1. Whistleblowers can become rich.

  2. Whistleblowers can prevent many misdeeds.

  3. Whistleblowers can assist in the enforcement of laws.

  4. Whistleblowers can help breach the wall of silence.

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

 The last para of the passage gives this answer. Early disclosure of wrongdoing or the risk ofwrongdoing can protect human rights, help to save lives and preserve the rule of law.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct synonym for the word given in bold letters.

Honour

  1. Stigma

  2. Scorn

  3. Humiliation

  4. Prestige

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

Here, prestige is the correct synonym of honour, as it implies widespread respect or acclaim. Stigma implies a mark of disgrace or reproach, scorn is to express a feeling of contempt or disgust for something, and humiliation implies the state of being humiliated or disgraced.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the correct synonym for the word given in bold letters.

Glory

  1. Criticism

  2. Blame

  3. Dignity

  4. Condemnation

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

Here, dignity is the correct synonym of glory, as it implies the personal quality of being worthy of honour. Criticism implies the act of finding fault, blame implies to accuse of being at fault and condemnation is an accusation, or a scolding or punishment for a bad act.