Synonym Word Test For Competitive Exams: Bank, SSC, MBA (50)

OBDURATE                   IRONIC                          LIBERTY                      VIRILE                                     LEGITIMATE                                 AMBITION                                       FRACTIOUS                      FLABBY                     DEMISE                                            PRISTINE

Choose The Correct Synonymous (Same Word):-

1.  OBDURATE
[1] Adamant
[2] Helpful
[3] Simple
[4] Flexible

Right answer- Adamant
Obdurate (Adj.)
-> stubborn
-> refusing to change your mind or your actions in any way

Memory Trick:-

Word Obdurate comes from prefix ob means "in opposition" + durare means 'harden' .
Word Obdurate looks like Object Durable. Durable means likely to last for long time without breaking.

2.  IRONIC
[1] Good natural
[2] Inflexible
[3] Disguisedly sarcastic
[4] Bitter

Right answer- Disguisedly sarcastic
Ironic (Adj.)
-> strange or amusing because it is very different from what you expect

Memory Trick:-

Word Ironic reminds us about Iron. 

Now a story of a man. He used to think of getting a lot of iron but ironically, he got only stone chips.

3.   LIBERTY
[1] Obligation
[2] Rights
[3] Freedom
[4] Democracy

Right answer- Freedom
Liberty (N)
-> freedom to live as you choose

Memory Trick:-

Word Liberty comes from Latin word liber means "free".

4.   VIRILE
[1] Boastful
[2] Manly
[3] Pompous
[4] Athletic

Right answer- Manly
Virile (Adj.)
-> strong and full of energy (of men)

Memory Trick:-

Virile reminds us a hindi word Veer means  a strong man.  

Virile comes from Latin word vir means man.

5.  LEGITIMATE
[1] Rightful
[2] Valid
[3] Illicit
[4] Correct

Right answer- Correct
Legitimate (Adj./V)
-> to make something correct or legal
-> for which there is fair and acceptable reason

6.  AMBITION
[1] Expectation
[2] Desire
[3] Aspiration
[4] Goal

Right answer- Desire
Ambition (N)
-> something that you want to do or achieve very much

7.   FRACTIOUS
[1] Disheartening
[2] Irritable
[3] Comic
[4] Pleasing

Right answer- Irritable
Fractious (Adj.)
->bad-tempered or easily upset, especially by small things

8.  FLABBY
[1] Obese
[2] Fatty
[3] Chubby
[4] Loose

Right answer- Loose
Flabby (Adj.)
-> having soft, loose flesh
-> weak, with no strength or force

Memory Trick:-

Word Flabby sounds like Fat Baby.

9.   DEMISE
[1] Decline
[2] Decay
[3] Dormant
[4] End

Right answer- End
Demise (N)
-> death, the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc.

Memory Trick:-

Word Demise looks like The Mice. The mice wants death/end of the cat.

10.   PRISTINE
[1] Traditional
[2] Expensive
[3] Original
[4] Meritorious

Right answer- Original
Pristine (Adj.)
-> fresh and clear; left in its original condition
-> not developed or changed in any way

Memory Trick:-

Word Pristine looks like Priest. We all know that a priest is a very pure person.

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