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SYNONYMS SOLVED PRACTICE SET 8

SYNONYMS — PRACTICE SET-8 — SOLVED

1. Promiscuous
A) Casual B) Selective
C) Discriminate D) Pure

2. Kemp
A) Professional B) Parasite
C) Tent D) Champion

3. Uncanny
A) Unmistaken B) Strange
C) Fearful D) Internal

4. Undulate
A) Retard B) Decrease
C) Wave D) Flood

5. Defer
A) Indifferent B) Deft
C) Differ D) Postpone

6. Deplore
A) Lose Heart B) Entreat
C) Regret D) Malign

7. Motivation
A) Inducement B) Emotion
C) Ambition D) Incitement

8. Residue
A) Remainder B) Nothing
C) Recede D) Little

9. Perpetual
A) Perfect B) Confused
C) Never ending D) Seasonal

10. Assent
A) Climb B) Confirm
C) Answer D) Agree

ANSWER KEY

1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. C 10. D

Solution with explanation

1. Option ‘A’ (Casual). CASUAL = not serious or considered, or done by chance; e.g.

a) It was just a casual comment, I didn’t mean it to be taken so seriously.
b) To a casual observer, everything might appear normal.

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