Synonyms Exercises with Answers

Answer: (c), (d) ‘Dole’ : a charitable (esp. sparing, niggardly gift of food, clothes or money), ‘distribute’ (c) and ‘parcel’ (out) (d) are closest synonyms; ‘senator’ (a) and ‘put’ (b) are not. Except (c) and (d) other options are wrong.

Answer: (a), (d) ‘Mire’ : a stretch of boggy or swampy ground, mud, dirt; ‘bog’ (a) and ‘entangle’ (cause to get caught in a snare or among obstacles) (d) are closest synonyms; ‘mush’ (soft pulp; feeble sentimentality) (b) and ‘briar’ (any prickly bush esp. of a wild rose) (c) are not. Except (a) and (d) other options are wrong.

Answer: (a), (b) ‘Tilt’ : assume or cause to assume a sloping position, strike or charge at; ‘charge’ (a) and ‘incline’ (b) are the synonyms; ‘fall’ (c) and ‘admire’ (d) are not. Except (a) and (b), other options are wrong.

Answer: (d) Frugal is someone who thinks twice before spending money. Economical is direct synonym for it. There is no fight with other wayward easy options.

Answer: (c) Harbinger – One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner. Although pilot projects/samples also somewhat forerunners but that is figurative meaning and second best option.

Answer: (a) Exodus means outflow and influx is opposite with a meaning inflow. Home coming is opposite for the word expatriate— which means going out of one’s native land. Restoration and return is also not suitable.

Answer: (d) Equanimity refers to maintaining calm and balance. Its opposite is excitement where calm is lost. Resentment is anger.

Answer: (d) “Veracious” means ‘truthful or honest’.

Answer: (c) “Perturb” means ‘to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind’.

Answer: (a) “Acquiescence” means ‘passive assent or agreement without objection’. This is closest in meaning to “quiet submission”, which means “giving in without a fight”.

Answer: (b) ‘Wheedle’ means ‘to try to influence (a person) by smooth flattering or beguiling words or acts. ‘Flattery’ is closest in meaning to ‘wheedle’.

• Emaciated: made or became extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation.
• Purge: to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify  
• Scant: limited; meagre

Thus options (a), (c) and (d) are eliminated.

Answer: (c) ‘Immiseration means misery or impoverished’.

• Immigration: settling in a country or region to which one is not native Immersion: placing under water or other liquid
• Impoverishment: poverty
• Discrimination: partiality; discernment

Therefore, the word closest in meaning to immiseration is impoverishment.

Answer: (d) ‘Beatitude’ means ‘supreme blessedness exalted happiness’.

• Accursed: under a curse; doomed; ill-fated
• Cleansed: made clean
• Retreated: withdrew, as into safety or privacy; retirement; refuge; seclusion
• Blessed: sacred; holy

Therefore, the word closest in meaning to beatitude is blessed.

Answer: (b) ‘Bedizen’ means to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy or tasteless manner. Therefore, ‘gaudily dressed is the closest in meaning

Answer: (c) Cachinnate means to laugh loudly or immoderately.

Therefore, laugh aloud is the closest in meaning.

Answer: (a) Conoodole means caress fondle or pet amorously.

• Cuddle: to hold close in an affectionate manner; hug tenderly
• Canonise: to consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy; to glorify
• Brazen: shameless or impudent
• Articulate: uttered clearly in distinct syllables

Therefore, the word closest in meaning to canoodle is cuddle.

Answer: (c) ‘Tumescent’ means ‘becoming swollen swelling; slightly tumid’.

• Shrink: to contract or lessen in size
• Annoy: to bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles, or slightly irritates; to harass
• Engorge: to swallow greedily; glut or gorge Enlighten: to instruct; impart knowledge to

Therefore, the word closest in meaning to ‘tumescent’ is ‘engorge’.

Answer: (d) ‘Twaddle’ means ‘trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing’. The words smart, indecisive and obscene are not related to twaddle. ‘Waffle’ means ‘to talk foolishly or without purpose idle away time talking’.

Answer: (a) ‘Ennui’ is a noun meaning ‘a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest boredom; listlessness’.

Lassitude: weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness.

The words ‘confront’, ‘enthuse’ and ‘entrap’ are verbs and are not related to the noun ennui. Therefore, the word closest in meaning to ‘ennui’ is ‘lassitude’.

Answer: (b) secret