Synonym Word Test For Competitive Exams: Bank, SSC, MBA (26)

VILIFY          EMPIRICAL                      MOLLIFY                        PASTIME                                      CHARTER                             THWARTED                                          VOCATION                     PRATTLE                          FLOUNDER                                         COY
                 

                              

Choose The Correct Synonymous (Same Word):-

1.  VILIFY
[1] Defame
[2] Perform
[3] Commend
[4] Communicate

Right answer- Defame
Vilify (N)
-> spread negative information about someone
-> to say or write unpleasant things about somebody or something so that other people will have a low opinion of them

2.  EMPIRICAL
[1] Spiritual
[2] Royal
[3] Practical
[4] Theoretical

Right answer- Practical
Empirical (Adj.)
-> derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
-> based on experiments or experience rather than ideas or theories

3.   MOLLIFY
[1] Flatter
[2] Appease  
[3] Sympathize
[4] Avenge

Right answer- Appease
Mollify (V)
-> to appease somebody
-> to make somebody feel less angry or upset

4.   PASTIME
[1] Tardiness
[2] Recreation  
[3] Memory
[4] Antiquity

Right answer- Recreation
Pastime (N)
-> hobby
-> something that you enjoy doing when you are not working

5.  CHARTER
[1] Announcement
[2] Article
[3] Declaration
[4] Document  

Right answer- Document
Charter (N/V)
-> a document incorporation an institution and specifying its rights (N)
-> to hire or rent a plane, boat, etc for your own use (V)

6.  THWARTED
[1] Accepted
[2] Opposed  
[3] Diverted
[4] Advocated

Right answer- Opposed
Thwarted (Adj.)
-> frustrated
-> to prevent somebody from doing what they want to do

7.   VOCATION
[1] Hobby
[2] Occupation
[3] Post
[4] Employment

Right answer- Occupation
Vocation (N)
-> a type of work or way of life that you believe is especially suitable of you
-> the particular occupation for which you are trained

8.  PRATTLE
[1] Construct
[2] Loiter
[3] Chatter
[4] Mediate

Right answer- Chatter
Prattle (V/N)
-> to talk a lot about unimportant things (V)
-> idle, foolish and irrelevant talk (N)

9.   FLOUNDER
[1] Run
[2] Fluctuate
[3] Jump
[4] Stumble

Right answer- Stumble
Flounder (V/N)
-> walk with great difficulty
-> to struggle to know what to say or do or how to continue with something
-> a small flat sea fish that is used for food

10.   COY
[1] Beautiful
[2] Sweet
[3] Talented
[4] Shy

Right answer- Shy
Coy (Adj.)
-> shy or pretending to be shy and innocent

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