Synonym Word Test For Competitive Exams: Bank, SSC, MBA (34)

WRY                   ESCHEW                                KNUCKLE                        RIVAL              PROWESS                           VULPINE                                         IMBROGLIO                     IMPASSE                          FIASCO                              PERKY
                 

                              

Choose The Correct Synonymous (Same Word):-

1.  WRY
[1] Twisted
[2] Undeserved
[3] Sad
[4] Smiling 

Right answer- Twisted
Wry (Adj.)
-> showing that you are both amused and disappointed

2.  ESCHEW
[1] Adapt
[2] Oppress
[3] Avoid
[4] Encourage

Right answer- Avoid
Eschew (V)
-> avoid and stay away from deliberately and stay clear of

3.   KNUCKLE
[1] Resign
[2] Surrender
[3] Face
[4] Struggle

Right answer- Surrender
Knuckle (N/V)
-> a joint to move freely
Knuckle down/knuckle under
-> to surrender

4.   RIVAL
[1] Enemy
[2] Claimant
[3] Competitor  
[4] Partner

Right answer- Competitor
a joint to move freely (N/V)
-> a person, company, or thing that competes with another in sport, business, etc (N)
-> to be as good, impressive, etc. as somebody or something else, compare with (V)

5.  PROWESS
[1] Bravery
[2] Eagerness  
[3] Keenneess
[4] Understanding

Right answer- Bravery
Prowess (N)
-> great skill at doing something

6.  VULPINE
[1] Crafty  
[2] Wolfish
[3] Hoggish  
[4] Ravenous

Right answer- Crafty
Vulpine (Adj.)
-> like a fox
-> resembling or characteristic of a fox

7.   IMBROGLIO
[1] Callous
[2] Coercion
[3] Confusion  
[4] Compulsion

Right answer- Confusion
Imbroglio (N)
-> a complicated situation that causes confusion or embarrassment, especially one in political

8.  IMPASSE
[1] Stalemate
[2] Impossibility
[3] Difficulty
[4] Confrontation

Right answer- Stalemate
Impasse (N)
-> a difficult situation in which no progress can be made because the people involved can't agree what to do
-> a street with only one way in or out

9.   FIASCO
[1] Hope
[2] Failure  
[3] Success
[4] Strength

Right answer- Failure
Fiasco (N)
-> disaster, big failure

10. PERKY
[1] Pretty
[2] Clean
[3] Comic
[4] Buoyant

Right answer- Buoyant
Perky (Adj.)
-> cheerful and full energy

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