MCQs on ‘Synonyms’- English Grammar Objective Questions.
DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
- Elastic
(a) Free
(b) Liberal
(c) Flexible
(d) Broad
Correct Answer
Option (c) Flexible.
Explanation:
Elastic means: Able to encompass much variety and change, Flexible and Adaptable.
- Petition
(a) Rotation
(b) Administration
(c) Appeal
(d) Vocation
Correct Answer
Option (c) Appeal.
Explanation:
Petition means: A formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause.
- Vivacious
(a) Imaginary
(b) Lively
(c) Perceptible
(d) Languid
Correct Answer
Option (b) Lively.
Explanation:
Vivacious means: Attractively lively and animated.
- Devout
(a) Solemn
(b) Loyal
(c) Dedicated
(d) Pious
Correct Answer
Option (d) Pious.
Explanation:
Devout means: Deeply religious or pious.
- Effigy
(a) Dummy
(b) Imagery
(c) Reflection
(d) Organ
Correct Answer
Option (a) Dummy.
Explanation:
Effigy means: A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture, Dummy.
- Quarry
(a) Quest
(b) Denounce
(c) Victim
(d) Quake
Correct Answer
Option (a) Quest.
Explanation:
Quarry means: A quest or pursuit for an object.
- Verisimilitude
(a) Festive
(b) Fantastic
(c) Grotesque
(d) Authenticity
Correct Answer
Option (d) Authenticity.
Explanation:
Verisimilitude means: The state of being similar. Therefore, authenticity is the correct meaning of verisimilitude.
- Pawn
(a) Scrounge
(b) Hire
(c) Pledge
(d) Sponge
Correct Answer
Option (c) Pledge.
Explanation:
Pawn as a noun means: Something given as security for loan, a pledge or guarantee. Therefore, ‘Pledge’ is the synonym of ‘Pawn’.
- Feeble
(a) Playful
(b) Pretty
(c) Small
(d) Weak
Correct Answer
Option (d) Weak.
Explanation:
Feeble means: Lacking physical strength.
- Vocation
(a) Virtue
(b) Holiday
(c) Break up
(d) Occupation
Correct Answer
Option (d) Occupation.
Explanation:
Vocation means: The work in which a person is employed or occupation.
- Merge
(a) Blend
(b) Meet
(c) Mixture
(d) Contact
Correct Answer
Option (a) Blend.
Explanation:
Merge means: To blend or combine to form a single entity.
- Board
(a) Frame
(b) Lodging
(c) Food
(d) Furniture
Correct Answer
Option (c) Food.
Explanation:
Board means: Daily meals that you pay for when you are paying to stay at a hotel.
- Spume
(a) Foam
(b) Lava
(c) Poison
(d) Spit
Correct Answer
Option (a) Foam
Explanation:
Spume means: Bubbles that form on ocean waves. Lava, poison and spit do not correspond to the given word.
- Profligate
(a) Talkative
(b) Intelligent
(c) Unconventional
(d) Wasteful
Correct Answer
Option (d) Wasteful.
Explanation:
Profligate means: Wasting money material foolishly.
- Credulous
(a) Funny
(b) Silly
(c) Innoccent
(d) Gullible
Correct Answer
Option (d) Gullible.
Explanation:
- Credulous means: Having or Showing Too Great, A readiness to believe things.
- Gullible means: Easily persuaded to believe something.
- Brutal
(a) Sympathetic
(b) Compassionate
(c) Humane
(d) Savage
Correct Answer
Option (d) Savage.
Explanation:
Brutal means: Cruel, violent, and completely without feelings.
- Eternal
(a) Time being
(b) Forever
(c) Temporary
(d) Short term
Correct Answer
Option (b) Forever.
Explanation:
Eternal means: Having no beginning and no end, lasting forever.
- Revel
(a) Reveal
(b) Revert
(c) Make Merry
(d) Glory
Correct Answer
Option (c) Make Merry.
Explanation:
Revel means: Enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
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