Synonyms Exercises with Answers

Answer: (a) The word Abnormal (Adjective) means: unusual, irregular ; unnatural ; different from what is usual.

• Look at the sentence : They thought his behaviour was abnormal.

Answer: (a) The word Venal (Adjective) means : corrupt; prepared to do dishonest or immoral thing in return for money.

• Look at the sentence : Venal leaders should be denied vote.

Answer: (c) The word Conjurer (Noun) means: a person who performs magic tricks ; magician.

Answer: (c) The word Invoice (Noun) means: list of goods that have been sold ; bill ; statement.

Answer: (a) The word Ameliorate (Verb) means: to make something better; improve.

Answer: (b) Scorn means contempt toward something.

Answer: (a) Catastrophe means an event causing great and usually sudden damage or suffering.

Answer: (a) Abjure means solemnly renounce.

Answer: (b) Assess means to get measure of.

Answer: (c) Elastic means able to encompass much variety and change; flexible and adaptable.

Answer: (b) means uncivilised

Answer: (d) means obstacle

Answer: (a) means to hinder

Answer: (a), (d) ‘Sham’ : (as verb) feign, pretend; (as noun) imposture, pretence; ‘feign’ and ‘hypocrisy’ (d) are closest synonyms, ‘spread’ (b) and ‘mellow’ (soft and rich, softened or matured) (c) are not. Except (a) and (d) other options are wrong.

Answer: (b), (c) ‘Wile’ : (as noun) a stratagem, a trick or cunning procedure; (as verb) lure or entice; ‘guile’ (treachery, deceit, cunning) (b) and ‘entice’ (persuade by the offer of pleasure or reward) (c) are closest synonyms; ‘during’ (a) and ‘guilt’ (d) are not. Except (b) and (c) other options are wrong.

Answer: (a), (b) ‘Fiat’ : an authorisation, a decree or order; ‘decree’ (a) and ‘edict’ : (an order proclaimed by authority) (b) are closest synonyms; ‘auto’ (c) and ‘design’ (d) are not. Except (a) and (b) other options are wrong.

Answer: (c), (d) ‘Sect’ : a party or faction in a religious body, a religious denomination, a body of people subscribing to religious doctrines different from others in the same religion; ‘faction’ (a small organised, dissenting group) (c) and ‘party’ (d) are closest synonyms. Except (c) and (d) other options are wrong.

Answer: (b), (d) ‘Rank’ : (here) offensive, loathsome, indecent, flagrant, gross, complete etc.; ‘complete’ (b) and ‘flagrant’ (d) are closest synonyms, ‘bottom’ (a) and ‘lever’ (c) are not. Except (b) and (d) other options are wrong.

Answer: (b), (c) ‘Aver’ : assert, affirm, attest (certifying the validity of, be evidence of) (b) and ‘avow’ (admit, confess) (c) are closest synonyms; ‘avoid’ (a) and ‘deny’ (d) are not. Except (b) and (c) other options are wrong.

Answer: (a), (c) ‘Cant’ : insincere, pious, moral talk, language peculiar to a class, profession, sect etc.; ‘jargon’ (words used by a particular profession or group) (a) and ‘argot’ (the jargon of a group or class, formerly esp. of criminals) (c) are closest synonyms; ‘contradiction’ (b) and ‘talk’ (d) are not. Except (a) and (c) other options are wrong.