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
  1. fight

  2. fond

  3. dean

  4. cowbell

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

A scuffle is a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters, often involving several people. The word fight is the most accurate synonym among the provided choices. Other words like dean or cowbell are completely unrelated to the meaning of the word.

Multiple choice
  1. stage

  2. core

  3. relish

  4. brush

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

To savor something is to enjoy it completely, often by taking time to appreciate its taste or quality. Relish is a strong synonym that means to get great pleasure from an experience or a flavor. Words like stage or brush do not capture this sense of enjoyment.

Multiple choice
  1. vile

  2. scoundrel

  3. vice

  4. dace

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

A rogue is a person who is dishonest or unprincipled, often in a way that is charming but deceitful. Scoundrel is a direct synonym for such a person who lacks a moral compass. Vile is an adjective describing something unpleasant, while vice refers to a bad habit or immoral behavior.

Multiple choice
  1. give

  2. rational

  3. mermaid

  4. fond

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

Sane describes a person who is of sound mind and capable of rational thought and judgment. Rational is the correct synonym as it refers to being based on or in accordance with reason or logic. The other options like mermaid or fond are irrelevant to the concept of mental health.

Multiple choice
  1. relinquish

  2. rampant

  3. rite

  4. gore

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

To forgo something means to decide not to have or do something that you would usually have or do. Relinquish is a synonym that means to voluntarily cease to keep or claim something, effectively giving it up. Words like rampant or gore have entirely different meanings.