Synonym Word Test For Competitive Exams: Bank, SSC, MBA (19)

CALUMNIATE            PARVENU                      GRAND               ATTRITION                                      MURKY                           LAPIDARY                                          MOVING                     MORDANT                         FOMENT                                                            DAUB
               

                            

Choose The Correct Synonymous (Same Word):-

1.  CALUMNIATE
[1] Approve
[2] Slander
[3] Warn
[4] Delay

Right answer- Slander
Calumniate (V)
-> charge falsely
-> attack the good name and reputation of someone

2.  PARVENU
[1] Pretender
[2] Privileged
[3] Royal
[4] Intelligent

Right answer- Pretender
Parvenu (N/Adj.)
-> a person from a low social or economic
-> a person who has suddenly become rich or powerful

3.   GRAND
[1] Noble
[2] Aristocratic
[3] Great
[4] Splendid

Right answer- Splendid
Grand (N)
-> impressive and large

4.   ATTRITION
[1] Friction
[2] Decline
[3] Suffering
[4] Attraction

Right answer- Friction
Attrition (N)
-> erosion by friction
-> a process of making, especially your enemy,weaker by repeatedly attacking them
-> a wearing down to weaken or destroy

5.  MURKY
[1] Ugly
[2] Dishonest
[3] Dull
[4] Lazy

Right answer- Dull
Murky (Adj.)
-> not clear, cloudy
-> dark or dirty with mud

6.  LAPIDARY
[1] High-sounding
[2] Abusive
[3] Dignified
[4] Harmful

Right answer- Dignified
Lapidary (N/Adj.)
-> elegant and exact
-> a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones

7.   MOVING
[1] Turning
[2] Shifting
[3] Toying
[4] Taking

Right answer- Shifting
Moving (V)
-> change location, proceed
-> to happen, especially unexpectedly, and have a powerful effect on the exiting situation

8.  MORDANT
[1] Mild
[2] Sarcastic
[3] Festering
[4] Depressed

Right answer- Sarcastic
Mordant (N/Adj.)
-> sharply caustic or sarcastic
-> having the property of fixing colors
-> a substance used in dyeing to fix the colouring matter

9.   FOMENT
[1] Incite
[2] Restrict
[3] Rectify
[4] Pacify

Right answer- Incite
Foment (V)
-> try to stir up public opinion
-> to create trouble or violence or make it worse

10.  DAUB
[1] Publish
[2] Advertise
[3] Paint
[4] Propagate

Right answer- Paint
Daub (V)
-> an unskillful painting
-> apply to a surface
-> to spread a substance such as paint, mud, etc. thickly and/ or carelessly onto something

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