SYNONYMS — PRACTICE SET-10 — SOLVED

1. Defiance
A) Insult      B) Denial
C) Degradation      D) Resistance

2. Emancipate
A) Liberate      B) Release
C) Acquit      D) Unchain

3. Hostility
A) Hospitality      B) Jealousy
C) Enmity      D) Envy

4. Ambiguous
A) Contrasting      B) Connivance
C) Vague      D) Willful

5. Elucidate
A) Clarify      B) Calculate
C) Summarise      D) Update

6. Monotonous
A) Dreary      B) Dreadful
C) Single-minded      D) Monologue

7. Kindle
A) Make fun of      B) Excite
C) Very kind      D) Kind-hearted

8. Palatial
A) Very clean      B) Very special
C) Sense of taste      D) Magnificent

9. Tactful
A) Diplomatic      B) Indifferent
C) Intelligent      D) Deceitful

10. Voracious
A)Very bad      B) Insatiable
C) Stingy      D) Malicious

ANSWER KEY

Solution with explanation

1. Option ‘D’ (resistance). RESISTANCE = the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something; e.g.

a) Government troops offered no resistance (to the rebels).
b) There’s a lot of resistance (= opposition) to the idea of a united Europe.

4. Option ‘C’ (vague). VAGUE = not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided; e.g.

a) I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.
b) The patient had complained of vague pains and backache.

6. Option ‘A’ (dreary). DREARY = boring and making you feel unhappy; e.g.

She had spent another dreary day in the office.

10. Option ‘B’ (insatiable). INSATIABLE = (of a desire) impossible to satisfy

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