Synonyms

Onerous means involving heavy obligations, burdensome, or demanding significant effort and difficulty. Burdensome (option E) is the correct synonym, directly expressing the quality of being difficult to bear or causing strain. The other options (Easy, Approved, Interesting, Rejuvenating) all have positive or neutral meanings opposite to onerous.

Onus means a burden, duty, or responsibility that is difficult or demanding to bear. Burden (option B) is the correct synonym, directly expressing this meaning of something weighing heavily on someone. Proof, Irresponsible, and Simple are not related to the concept of onus.

Obfuscate means to render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible; to confuse or bewilder someone. Confuse (option C) is the correct synonym, directly expressing the meaning of making something less clear or more difficult to understand. Simplify and Clarify are antonyms, while Construct and Liquefy are unrelated.

Ostentatious means characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress others in a flashy manner. Pretentious (option D) correctly captures this meaning of attempting to impress others by displaying wealth, knowledge, or status in an exaggerated way. Modest, Honest, and Humble are antonyms with opposite meanings.

Ostracism means exclusion from a society or group; banishment, expulsion, or avoidance by general consent. Banishment (option C) correctly captures this meaning of formally excluding someone from a community or group. Inclusion, Racism, Approval, and Admission are not correct - Inclusion is an antonym, while the others are unrelated concepts.

Opprobrium means public disgrace, shame, contempt, or scorn resulting from shameful or dishonorable conduct. Scorn (option A) is the correct synonym, directly expressing this feeling of contempt or disdain toward someone or something disgraceful. Praise, Encomium (praise), Grace, and Resourceful are incorrect - some are antonyms, others unrelated.

This is the correct option as to ‘accumulate’ here is to increase the interest over time and to ‘accrue’ here is that the interest will increase with the passage of time.

This is the correct option as ‘spurious’ here implies lacking authentication or fallacious and ‘fake’ is something that is not authentic or genuine.

This is the correct option as to ‘restrain’ is to prevent a person from doing something and to ‘preclude’ here implies to exclude or prevent the judge from sending the politician to the jail.

This is the correct option as to ‘reprimand’ is an act or expression of severe criticism and to ‘rebuke’ is to criticise someone sharply.

This is the correct option as to ‘redress’ is to set something right and to ‘rectify’ is to make something right.

This is the correct option as ‘beneficial’ is something that is producing or promoting a favourable result; something that is advantageous and ‘salutary’ here is the rainfall that will be promoting or intended to promote an improvement or beneficial effect on the crop.

This is the correct option as to ‘elucidate’ is to make something more clear comprehensively and to ‘expound’ here is to explain in detail about the features of the aircraft.

This is the correct option as 'misconception' implies a view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or understanding and ‘fallacy’ in this context implies a false notion or a mistaken belief that a camera never lies.

This is the correct option as ‘flashy’ is something cheap looking and too showy and ‘gaudy’ here implies the boots which were showy in a tasteless or flashy way.