Practice MCQ Questions and Answer on Synonyms

21.

SEE :

• (A) Talk
• (B) Observe
• (C) Stand
• (D) Look

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 Talk :speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings, converse or communicate by spoken words. Stand : have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet. Look :direct one's gaze in a specified direction. Observe :notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant. See :perceive with the eyes, discern visually. Synonym of See is Observe.

22.

LIBERAL :

• (A) Broad-minded
• (B) Generous
• (C) Visionary
• (D) Imaginative

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 Broad-minded :tolerant or liberal in one's views and reactions; not easily offended. Generous :showing a readiness to give more of something, especially money, than is strictly necessary or expected Visionary :thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom. Imaginative :having or showing creativity or inventiveness. Liberal :generous, liberal, benevolent, lenient, magnanimous, undemanding. Synonym of Liberal is Broad-minded.

23.

CEASE:

• (A) Begin
• (B) Stop
• (C) Create
• (D) Dull

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 Begin : perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity). Create : bring (something) into existence. Dull : lacking interest or excitement. Stop : come to an end, cease to happen. Cease : come to an end, cease to happen. Synonym of Cease is Stop.

24.

The underworld still makes solid profit out of illicit liquor.

• (A) indigenous
• (B) illegitimate
• (C) illegal
• (D) country

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 indigenous : originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. illegitimate : not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules. illegal : contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law. country : a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory. illicit : forbidden by law, rules, or custom. Synonym of illicit is illegal

25.

ASCEND

• (A) Leap
• (B) Grow
• (C) Deviate
• (D) Mount

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 Leap : jump or spring a long way, to a great height, or with great force. Grow : (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically. Deviate : depart from an established course. Mount : climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface). Ascend : go up or climb. Synonym of Ascend is Mount

26.

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

27.

After the dismal performance of the team in the series concluded yesterday, the captain offered his resignation to the president of the club.

• (A) poor
• (B) sorrowful
• (C) minimum
• (D) short

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 poor : lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society. sorrowful : feeling or showing grief. minimum : the least or smallest amount or quantity possible, attainable, or required. short : measuring a small distance from end to end. dismal: mournful; sorrowful. Synonym of dismal is sorrowful

28.

PACIFY :

• (A) Gather
• (B) Allot
• (C) Calm
• (D) Remit

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 Gather :come together; assemble or accumulate. Allot :give or apportion (something) to someone as a share or task. Remit :cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment). Calm :not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions. Pacify : calm. Synonym of Pacify is Calm.

29.

IRONIC

• (A) Inflexible
• (B) Bitter
• (C) Good-natured
• (D) Sarcastic

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 Inflexible : unwilling to change or compromise. Bitter : having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet. Good-natured : kind, friendly, and patient. Sarcastic : Ironic. Ironic : marked by or given to using irony in order to mock or convey contempt. Synonym of Ironic is Sarcastic

30.

DISPARAGE :

• (A) Scatter
• (B) Discriminate
• (C) Belittle
• (D) Waste

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 To scatter :throw in various random directions. Discriminate :recognize a distinction, differentiate. Waste : use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose. Parable :a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels. Belittle :make (someone or something) seem unimportant. Disparage :regard or represent as being of little worth. Synonym of Disparage is Belittle.