25 Oct
Vocabulary improvement is a must for those desirous of cracking Govt. job exams. Irrespective of whether it is Banking PO, SSC CGL or any other Competitive examination you will find a significant number of questions based on vocabulary. As the number of applicants for these exams increases every year, the difficulty level of questions also goes up. Thus, it becomes crucial for you to keep expanding your vocabulary by learning quality words that may not be in use in general parlance.
In this context, the faculty providing the Best IBPS Coaching in Delhi and NCR keep publishing quizzes for your vocabulary enrichment. The latest quiz comprising 30 questions has been given below for your reading.
Find the Synonyms
Question: 1. Obeisance
a. Necessity
b. Directive
c. Homage
d. Understanding
Answer: Homage
Example: In an unprecedented show of solidarity, leaders from different political parties paid obeisance to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary.
Question: 2. Droll
a. Indifferent
b. Humorous
c. Conflicting
d. Uninteresting
Answer: Humorous
Example: The cousins loved to hear Aunty Martha tell her droll stories about how she and her brother created ruckus in the neighborhood when they were young.
Question: 3. Execration
a. Dung
b. Scandal
c. Torture
d. Curse
Answer: Curse
Example: Upon realizing that the staff of the company had testified against her, Shreya lost her control and let loose a fierce volley of execrations.
Question: 4. Bibelot
a. Trinket
b. Atheist
c. Wizard
d. Maverick
Answer: Trinket
Example: Children of the household marveled at their grandmother’s collection of bibelots, which included rings, precious stones, coins and many other curious items.
Question: 5. Entreat
a. Request
b. Listen
c. Command
d. Rejoice
Answer: Request
Example: Jason began his speech by entreating the audience to forgive him for being late once again.
Question: 6. Panegyric
a. Commotion
b. Harangue
c. Widespread
d. Encomium
Answer: Encomium
Example: The inappropriate convention of writing a panegyric on the demise of public figures without looking into their indiscretions does a lot of damage to contemporary history.
Question: 7. Imprimatur
a. Adolescent
b. Juncture
c. Approval
d. Hindrance
Answer: Approval
Example: The book can be translated and relaunched only with the imprimatur of the writer and the publishing house.
Question: 8. Phlegmatic
a. Unemotional
b. Knowledgeable
c. Immense
d. Frugal
Answer: Unemotional
Example: As a tennis player, Bjorn Borg’s most distinguishing feature was his poised and phlegmatic manner.
Question: 9. Recondite
a. Conciliatory
b. Remorseful
c. Abstruse
d. Hackneyed
Answer: Abstruse
Example: Our professor’s ideas on macro economics were so recondite that students were unable to follow his line of reasoning beyond a certain point.
Question: 10. Peroration
a. Deceit
b. Misery
c. Conclusion
d. Epidemic
Answer: Conclusion
Example: A speaker can sway the audience only if the final part of his speech, the peroration, is powerful.
Question: 11. Clerisy
a. Sorority
b. Intelligentsia
c. Proletariat
d. Peasantry
Answer: Intelligentsia
Example: With the support of clerisy Nazism quickly gained acceptance across Germany and many other parts of Europe.
Question: 12. Interdict
a. Ban
b. Probe
c. Unite
d. Explain
Answer: Ban
Example: Women from all walks of life have spoken negatively about the church’s regressive interdict against the widespread use of birth control mechanisms.
Question: 13. Obloquy
a. Equivocation
b. Reiteration
c. Abuse
d. Embezzlement
Answer: Abuse
Example: In a conservative society like ours, a cross-dressing boy is surely going to be a target of obloquy and harassment.
Question: 14. Panoply
a. Gist
b. Harmony
c. Collection
d. Surroundings
Answer: Collection
Example: The local museum is going to display the entire panoply of medals and trophies won by our football club.
Question: 15. Hubris
a. Anxiety
b. Mania
c. Dislike
d. Arrogance
Answer: Arrogance
Example: Quite often, it is a man’s hubris that proves to be his downfall.
Question: 16. Quiddity
a. Eccentricity
b. Overconfidence
c. Modesty
d. Fatigue
Answer: Eccentricity
Example: Despite all her quiddities, it can’t be denied that Mrs. Simpson was a really dignified and intelligent person.
Question: 17. Pother
a. Transformation
b. Obesity
c. Commotion
d. Treatise
Answer: Commotion
Example: The acclaimed writer could no longer endure the pother of city traffic and decided to move to a quieter place.
Question: 18. Resile
a. Compel
b. Retract
c. Allege
d. Compose
Answer: Retract
Example: Is it possible for our country to resile from the treaty that was signed by our erstwhile President more than two decades ago?
Question: 19. Proselytize
a. Demand
b. Agree
c. Haggle
d. Convert
Answer: Convert
Example: Early missionaries from Europe made immense efforts to proselytize followers of other religions to Christianity.
Question: 20. Rive
a. Anticipate
b. Imagine
c. Gossip
d. Split
Answer: Split
Example: The recent controversy regarding constitutional rights of backward classes has riven the social fabric of our community.
Question: 21. Impecunious
a. Disappointing
b. Clever
c. Humid
d. Destitute
Answer: Destitute
Example: As Bill was raised in an impecunious household, he understood the value of money and saved as much as he could.
Question: 22. Defalcate
a. Placate
b. Embezzle
c. Simplify
d. Reveal
Answer: Embezzle
Example: All those guilty of defalcating government money will be tried in a court of law and punished if found guilty.
Question: 23. Coruscate
a. Weaken
b. Coax
c. Evade
d. Sparkle
Answer: Sparkle
Example: The light of her jewels coruscated in the hallway and produced colourful patterns.
Question: 24. Schism
a. Intricacy
b. Division
c. Admiration
d. Disobedience
Answer: Division
Example: In the last presidential elections, the schism between the two party stalwarts proved costly for the Democrats.
Question: 25. Tergiversate
a. Equivocate
b. Annoy
c. Praise
d. Verify
Answer: Equivocate
Example: The teacher instructed her student to stop tergiversating and come to the point straight away without wasting any time.
Question: 26. Hierophant
a. Adversary
b. Skeptic
c. Critic
d. Apostle
Answer: Apostle
Example: As a pioneering hierophant of genetic engineering, Herbert Boyer had to face criticism that researchers like him were playing God.
Question: 27. Adumbrate
a. Curtail
b. Diminish
c. Retaliate
d. Outline
Answer: Outline
Example: The management of the firm is going to adumbrate financial objectives for the next year in the upcoming board meeting.
Question: 28. Victuals
a. Soldiers
b. Food
c. Portraits
d. Royals
Answer: Food
Example: A robust mechanism must be put in place by the authorities to ensure that unconsumed victuals don’t get wasted during the wedding season.
Question: 29. Propinquity
a. Outline
b. Yearning
c. Nearness
d. Phenomenon
Answer: Nearness
Example: It is all because of information technology that propinquity is not a factor anymore when it comes to finding a good teacher.
Question: 30. Hebetude
a. Jealousy
b. Euphoria
c. Lethargy
d. Poverty
Answer: Lethargy
Example: After a long bout of rigorous mental exertion, Sherlock Holmes would slip into an envelope of hebetude at his apartment on Baker Street.
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Summary
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