SYNONYMS — PRACTICE SET-14 — SOLVED

1. Mountaineering in bad weather is dangerous.
A) threatening      B) shaky
C) perilous      D) slippery

2. Society cannot depend upon a fanatic for guidance.
A) optimist      B) martyr
C) bigot        D) anarchist

3. A busy person cannot waste his time on trivial issues.
A) unimportant      B) rude
C) crude         D) tribal

4. We should always try to maintain and promote communal amity.
A) bondage      B) contention
C) friendship      D) understanding

5. Many species of animals have become extinct during the last hundred years.
A) aggressive      B) non-existent
C) scattered        D) feeble

6. True religion does not require one to proselytise through guile or force.
A)translate       B) hypnotise
C) attack        D) convert

7. That the plan is both inhuman and preposterous needs no further proof.
A) heartless      B) impractical
C) absurd       D) abnormal

8. The attitude of the western countries towards the third-world countries is rather callous to say the least.
A) passive      B) unkind
C) cursed       D) unfeeling

9. Whatever the verdict of history may be, Chaplin will occupy a unique place in its pages.
A) judgment      B) voice
C) outcome      D) prediction

10. He corroborated the statement of his brother.
A) confirmed      B) disproved
C) condemned        D) seconded

ANSWER KEY

Solution with explanation

2. Option ‘C’ (bigot). BIGOT = a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who does not like other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life; e.g.

He was known to be a loud-mouthed, opinionated bigot.

7. Option ‘C’ (absurd). ABSURD = stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way; e.g.

a) It’s an absurd situation – neither of them will talk to the other.
b) Do I look absurd in this hat?

8. Option ‘D’ (unfeeling). UNFEELING = not feeling sympathy for other people’s suffering; e.g.

She accused me of being unfeeling because I didn’t cry at the end of the film.

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