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 general knowledge
  1. worthless

  2. unwell

  3. uncovered

  4. unsuitable

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

Unveiled means revealed, uncovered, or shown for the first time. It describes removing a veil or covering to make something visible that was previously hidden, like unveiling a statue, a plan, or a truth.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. birds

  2. very small

  3. treat kindly

  4. friendly

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

The word 'paltry' is an adjective used to describe an amount that is very small, meager, or insignificant. It is often used in the context of money (e.g., a paltry sum). It is not related to birds (poultry) or personality traits like kindness.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. circuit

  2. talkative

  3. colourful

  4. crazy

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

'Loony' is an informal term meaning crazy, mad, or foolish. It derives from 'lunatic' and describes someone behaving in an eccentric or irrational manner. The other options - circuit, talkative, and colourful - are unrelated to the word's meaning.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. emesis

  2. nemesis

  3. emosis

  4. nemisis

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

Nemesis comes from Greek mythology where it represented divine retribution and vengeance. The word evolved to mean an agent of punishment or a curse, though its modern usage often refers to an unbeatable rival. Emesis refers to vomiting (medical term), making it a plausible but incorrect distractor.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Living out of valubles and enthusiasm

  2. Looking out of value and ethics

  3. Look observe verify enjoy

  4. None of the above

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

LOVE stands for 'Looking out of value and ethics' according to the marked answer. This appears to be a mnemonic or framework used in business or organizational contexts to emphasize ethical decision-making.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Elaborate

  2. Elusive

  3. Extensive

  4. Enormous

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

Enormous means very large or huge in size, scale, or degree. Elaborate means detailed, elusive means hard to find, and extensive means covering a large area but not specifically about size.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. gippy

  2. nostalgic

  3. nauseating

  4. mind- boggling

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

The sensation that your surroundings are spinning is called giddiness or gippy. It is a form of dizziness where you feel as if you or your environment are moving or rotating, even when stationary. This is distinct from nostalgia (emotional), nauseating (feeling sick), or mind-boggling (shocking/puzzling).

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. grumpy

  2. moody

  3. happy

  4. lonely

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

A person whose mood swings rapidly between extremes - jumping with joy one moment and wanting isolation the next - is described as moody. Moody people experience frequent and unpredictable emotional changes. Grumpy means bad-tempered, happy is one emotional state, and lonely is a feeling of isolation, but moody captures the rapid shifting between emotions.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. tattler

  2. totter

  3. tatter

  4. speaker

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

A 'tattler' is someone who gossips or spreads tales (idle talk). 'Totter' means to shake unsteadily, 'tatter' is a torn piece of cloth, and 'speaker' is too general. Tattler specifically means gossip-monger.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. qualities

  2. baby's bed

  3. believable

  4. eatable

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

Credible means believable or worthy of belief. Option C directly states this meaning, making it the correct answer.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. light

  2. tear

  3. burn

  4. laugh

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

Scorch means to burn or char the surface of something. Option C directly states 'burn,' which is the correct meaning.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. make unhappy

  2. vanish

  3. become liquid

  4. unlike

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

Dissipate means to scatter, disperse, or fade away. Option B 'vanish' best captures this meaning of something disappearing or being dispersed.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. cunning

  2. invent

  3. eat hungrily

  4. skilful

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

Devise means to invent, create, or plan something using skill or imagination. Option B 'invent' directly states this meaning.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. wretched

  2. tired

  3. light

  4. cautious

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

Weary means exhausted, tired, or physically/mentally fatigued. Option B 'tired' directly states this meaning.

Multiple choice general knowledge foreign languages
  1. bamboozling

  2. Flustering

  3. Humiliating

  4. antagonizing

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

Ignominious means causing shame, public disgrace, or humiliation. In the Friends scene, Emilie feels humiliated because Ross mistakenly says Rachel's name during their wedding ceremony, making the moment deeply embarrassing and disgraceful for her. The other options don't capture this sense of public shame.