English Language Quiz (Synonym) 16-March-2022

Safalta Experts Published by: Annu Chaudhary Updated Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:50 AM IST

Directions (1-10) : In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word. 

Source: English Quiz



1. IMPETUOUS
(a) Impious
(b) Impressive
(c) Hasty
(d) Disturbing

2 EVADE
(a) Vacate
(b) Cheat
(c) Pretend
(d) Avoid

3. ADMONITION
(a) Admission
(b) Hindrance
(c) Reason
(d) Warning

4. THRIFTY
(a) Greedy
(b) Extravagant
(c) Economical
(d) Compassionate

5. WANDER
(a) ride
(b) desire
(c) roam
(d) treat

6. TACITURN
(a) gloomy
(b) sarcastic
(c) upset
(d) silent

7. FURY
(a) Shout
(b) Scold
(c) Frown
(d) Anger

8. TRANSIENT
(a) permanent
(b) uncertain
(c) provisional
(d) transitory

9. PLUMP
(a) tall
(b) fat
(c) lean
(d) skinny

10. VALIANT
(a) courageous
(b) quarrelsome
(c) cheerful
(d) repulsive

Answers:

Ans 1: hasty (Adjective) : said, made or done very quickly, especially when this has had results
impetuous (Adjective) : rash; impulsive; acting or done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results
impious (Adjective) : showing a lack of respect for God and religion
impressive (Adjective) : making a strong impression; producing a strong effect
disturbing (Adjective) : making you feel anxious and upset or shocked

Ans 2. (d) avoid (Verb) : to prevent something bad from happening
evade (Verb) : to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody
vacate (Verb) : to leave a building, seat etc. so that somebody else may use it
cheat (Verb) : to fool; to deceive; to trick; to betray
pretend (Verb) : to feign; to behave in a particular way, in order to make other people believe something that is not true

Ans 3. (d) warning (Noun) : a statement, an event, etc. telling somebody that something bad or unpleasant may happen in the future
admonition (Noun) : a warning to somebody about his behaviour
admission (Noun) : the right to enter a place; the act of accepting somebody into an institution/organisation 
hindrance (Noun) : the act of making it more difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen
reason (Noun) : a cause or an explanation for something that has happened or somebody has done

Ams 4. (c) economical (Adjective) : providing good service or value in relation to the amount of money or time spent; using no more than is necessary; frugal

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thrifty (Adjective) : careful about spending money and not wasting things; frugal
greedy (Adjective) : wanting more money, food, power etc. than you really need
extravagant (Adjective) : spending or using a lot of money than is necessary
compassionate (Adjective) : feeling or showing sympathy for people who are suffering

Ans 5(c) roam (Verb.) : to walk/travel around an area without any definite aim/direction
wander (Verb) : to walk slowly around often without purpose

Ans 6. (d) silent taciturn (Adjective) : tending not to say very much.

Ans 7. (d) anger fury (Noun) : extreme anger that often includes violent behaviour; rage.

Ans8. (d) transitory (Adjective) : continuing for only a short time
transient (Adjective) : temporary, continuing for only a short time; transitory
permanent (Adjective) : lasting for a long time
provisional (Adjective) : arranged, but not yet definite

Ans 9 (b) slightly fat plump (Adjective) : chubby; having a soft, round body.

Ans 10. (a) courageous Valiant (Adjective) : very brave
                repulsive (Adjective) : very unpleasant ; causing a feeling of strong dislike

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