Synonyms Test
Directions : In the following exercises each question consists of a bold word in capital letters followed by four or five options. Select the option that is most similar in meaning to the bold word in capital letters.1. BENEVOLENT(a) Friendly (b) Charitable
(c) Affectionate (d) Helpful
2. ACUMEN(a) Intelligence (b) Insight
(c) Wisdom (d) Knowledge
3. ANOMALY(a) Annihilation (b) Anarchy
(c) Disturbance (d) Deviation
4. SMEAR(a) Mark (b) Avoid
(c) Quarrel (d) Encourage
5. INCONGRUOUS(a) Inconceivable (b) Inevitable
(c) Inappropriate (d) Incontrovertible
6. FRUGALITY
(a) Economy (b) Foolishness
(c) Fashion (d) Interrogation
7. DELINEATE
(a) Expand (b) Portray
(c) Explain (d) Argue
8. HINDRANCE
(a) Stop (b) Prevent
(c) Obstruction (d) Oppose
9. SUPERSTITIOUS
(a) Pious (b) Traditional
(c) Irrational (d) Sacred
10. DESTITUTE
(a) Hateful (b) Needy
(c) Lonely (d) Careless
11. CAVALCADE
(a) Procession (b) Apprehension
(c) Bargain (d) Remission
(e) Division
12. YEARN
(a) Damage (b) Abandon
(c) Confront (d) Accept
(e) Craving
13. ENVISAGE
(a) Implement (b) Visualize
(c) Endure (d) Encompass
(e) Expect
14. CONFINE
(a) Circumscribe (b) Enclose
(c) Allow (d) Limit
(e) Regularise
15. MASSES
(a) Institutions (b) Groups
(c) Students (d) Officers
(e) Parents
16. SUSTAINED(a) Prolonged (b) Fixed
(c) Tolerable (d) Existed
(e) Desired
17. DECORUM
(a) Levity (b) Bad
(c) Indecorum (d) Congruity
(e) None of these
18. AFTERMATH
(a) Devastation (b) Disharmony
(c) Posterity (d) Consequence
(e) Contemporary
19. ATTENUATE(a) Clever (b) Harvest
(c) Weaken (d) Recommend
20. PLAUDIT
(a) Applause (b) Knowledgeable
(c) Lazy (d) Communicative
Answers :1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (e) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (c)
17. (e) “Decorum” means polite behaviour that is appropriate in a social situation
18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (a)
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