Synonym Word Test For Competitive Exams: Bank, SSC, MBA (15)

CAVIL            INFERNAL                      EQUIVOCAL                              OBFUSCATE                                      REPRISAL                           FESTAL                                               ASPERITY
                 CONCISE                      TRADUCE                                                   ADEPT
               

                            

Choose The Correct Synonymous (Same Word):-

1.  CAVIL
[1] Appreciate
[2] Amuse
[3] Quibble
[4] Munch

Right answer- Quibble
Cavil (V)
-> to make unnecessary complaints about something

2.  INFERNAL
[1] Hateful
[2] Exciting
[3] Devilish
[4] Damaging

Right answer- Devilish
Infernal (Adj.)
-> extremely annoying
-> resembling hell

3.   EQUIVOCAL
[1] Quarrelsome
[2] Feasible
[3] Ambiguous
[4] Reasonable

Right answer- Ambiguous
Equivocal (Adj.)
-> not having one clear definition
-> difficult to understand
-> able to be understood in more than one way

4.   OBFUSCATE
[1] Compete
[2] Confuse
[3] Remove
[4] Push

Right answer- Confuse
Obfuscate (V)
-> to make something less clear and more difficult to understand

5.  REPRISAL
[1] Appreciation
[2] Assessment
[3] Retaliation
[4] Compensation

Right answer- Retaliation
Reprisal (N)
-> a violent or aggressive act towards somebody because of something bad that they have done towards you

6.  FESTAL
[1] Serious
[2] Sad
[3] Merry
[4] Noisy

Right answer- Merry
Festal (Adj.)
-> offering fun and gaiety

7.   ASPERITY
[1] Harshness
[2] Hope
[3] Slander
[4] Trouble

Right answer- Harshness
Asperity (N)
-> harshness
-> harshness of manner

8.  CONCISE
[1] Strong
[2] Solid
[3] Brief
[4] Small

Right answer- Brief
Concise (Adj.)
-> using few important words
-> shorter than original book (about a book)

9.   TRADUCE
[1] Harden
[2] Force
[3] Build
[4] Betray

Right answer- Betray
Traduce (V)
-> speak unfavourably about someone

10.  ADEPT
[1] Intelligent
[2] Sufficient
[3] Proficient
[4] Professional

Right answer- Proficient
Adept (Adj./N)
-> Proficient, skillful
-> a person with special knowledge
-> good at doing something that is quite difficult

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