Synonym Word Test For Competitive Exams: Bank, SSC, MBA (49)

AFFILIATE                   GAWK                          BENEVOLENT                       HEGEMONY                                     ENCUMBRANCE                                  SURREPTITIOUS                                       CAPITULATE                      HOCK                     DYNAMIC                                               HERETICAL         

Choose The Correct Synonymous (Same Word):-

1.  AFFILIATE
[1] Control
[2] Associate
[3] Copy
[4] Discriminate

Right answer- Associate
Affiliate (V/N)
-> to link a group, a company or an organization very closely with another
-> an organization that is controlled by another larger one

2.  GAWK
[1] Sweeten
[2] Stare
[3] Perspire
[4] Swallow

Right answer- Stare
Gawk (V)
-> to stare at somebody in a rude or stupid way

3.   BENEVOLENT
[1] Charitable
[2] Sympathetic
[3] Liberal
[4] Beneficial

Right answer- Charitable
Benevolent (Adj.)
-> kind, helpful and generous

4.   HEGEMONY
[1] Domination
[2] Materialism
[3] Subordination
[4] Booty

Right answer- Domination
Hegemony (N)
-> control by one country, organization etc. over other countries, etc. within a particular group

5.  ENCUMBRANCE
[1] Disturbance
[2] Burden
[3] Distraction
[4] Hindrance

Right answer- Burden
Encumbrance (N)
-> any obstruction that impedes a person or thing that prevents somebody from moving easily or from doing what they want

6.  SURREPTITIOUS
[1] Mysterious
[2] Abstract
[3] Secretive
[4] Secret

Right answer- Secret
Surreptitious (Adj.)
-> done secretly or quickly, in the hope that other people will not notice

7.   CAPITULATE
[1] Surrender
[2] Withdraw
[3] Execute
[4] Summarise

Right answer- Surrender
Capitulate (V)
-> to agree to do something that you have been refusing to do for long time
-> to stop resisting an enemy and accept that you are defeated

8.  HOCK
[1] Repent
[2] Pledge
[3] Promise
[4] Punish

Right answer- Pledge
Hock (N/V)
-> to leave a valuable object with somebody in exchange for money that you borrow, leave as a guarantee in return for money (V)
-> a German white wine, middle joint of an animal's back leg

9.   DYNAMIC
[1] Vigorous
[2] Forceful
[3] Robust
[4] Active

Right answer- Active
Dynamic (N/Adj.)
-> having a lot of energy and a strong personality (about person)
-> the way in which people or things behave and react to each other in a particular situation

10.   HERETICAL
[1] Fiery
[2] Corrupt
[3] Impious
[4] Disputable

Right answer- Impious
Heretical (N/Adj.)
-> a person who is guilty of heresy(heresy means a belief or an opinion that is against the principles of a particular religion)
-> something that changes from normally held beliefs

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