Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Synonyms

91.

NEUTRAL

• (A) Unbiased
• (B) Non-aligned
• (C) Undecided
• (D) Indifferent

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 Unbiased : Impartial. Non-aligned : Independent. Undecided : (of a person) not having made a decision. Indifferent : having no particular interest or sympathy. Neutral : not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc. Synonym of Neutral is Unbiased

92.

MELD

• (A) Soothe
• (B) Merge
• (C) Purchase
• (D) Glisten

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 Soothe : gently calm (a person or their feelings). Merge : combine or cause to combine to form a single entity. Purchase : acquire (something) by paying for it; buy. Glisten : (of something wet or greasy) shine with a sparkling light. Meld : blend; combine. Synonym of Meld is Merge

93.

She has an insatiable love for music.

• (A) unsatisfiable
• (B) unchanging
• (C) irreconcilable
• (D) undesirable

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 unsatisfiable : not capable of being satisfied. unchanging : not changing; remaining the same. irreconcilable : (of ideas or statements) so different from each other that they cannot be made compatible. undesirable : not wanted or desirable because harmful, objectionable, or unpleasant. insatiable : (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy. Synonym of unsatisfiable is insatiable

94.

Synonym of ABRADE

• (A) Scold
• (B) Attach
• (C) Wear
• (D) Twist

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 Scold : remonstrate with or rebuke (someone) angrily. Attach : join or fasten (something) to something else. Wear : damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use. Twist : form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape. Abrade : scrape or wear away by friction or erosion. Synonym of Abrade is Wear

95.

DELECTABLE:

• (A) Nobel
• (B) Enjoyable
• (C) Delicious
• (D) Sumptuous

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 Nobel : belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status, aristocratic. Enjoyable : giving delight or pleasure. Delicious : tasty, yummy, palatable, nice, toothsome. Sumptuous : splendid and expensive-looking. Delectable : (of food or drink) delicious. Synonym of Delectable is Delicious.

96.

HESITATED

• (A) Stopped
• (B) Paused
• (C) Slowed
• (D) Postponed

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 Stopped : (of an event, action, or process) come to an end. Paused : interrupt action or speech briefly. Slowed : reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process. Postponed : cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled. Hesitated : pause in indecision before saying or doing something. Synonym of Hesitated is Paused

97.

ABANDON :

• (A) Forsake
• (B) Keep
• (C) Cherish
• (D) Enlarge

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 Keep : have or retain possession of. Cherish : protect and care for (someone) lovingly. Enlarge : make or become larger or more extensive. Forsake : abandon or leave. Abandon : cease to support or look after (someone), desert. Synonym of Abandon is Forsake.

98.

SECURITY :

• (A) Boldness
• (B) Safety
• (C) Fearlessness
• (D) Confidence

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 Boldness :showing a willingness to take risks, confident and courageous. Fearlessness :showing a lack of fear. Confidence :the feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something. Safety :the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury. Security : the state of being free from danger or threat. Synonym of Security is Safety.

99.

When I look back over there wartime years I cannot help feeling that time is an inadequate and even capricious measure of their duration at one moment they seem so long, at another so short.

• (A) misleading
• (B) whimsical
• (C) erratic
• (D) unpredictable

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 misleading : giving the wrong idea or impression. whimsical : acting or behaving in a capricious manner. erratic : not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable. unpredictable : not able to be predicted; changeable. capricious : given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour. Synonym of capricious is whimsical

100.

CONTAIN :

• (A) Prevent
• (B) Limit
• (C) Hold
• (D) Express

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 Prevent :keep (something) from happening. Limita point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass. Express :convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct. Control :the power to influence or direct people's behaviour or the course of events. Hold :grasp, carry, or support with one's arms or hands. Contain :have or hold (someone or something) within. Synonym of Contain is Hold