Synonym Word Test For Competitive Exams: Bank, SSC, MBA (45)

ABSTEMIOUS                   EXCLUSIVE                          SPECIOUS                      MELLIFLUOUS                                     BLITHE                                  ADEPT                                       LURID                     BUFF                     BLUSTER                                           PREEN          

Choose The Correct Synonymous (Same Word):-

1.  ABSTEMIOUS
[1] Moderate  
[2] Proud
[3] Excessive
[4] Rustic  

Right answer- Moderate
Abstemious (Adj.)
-> not allowing yourself to have much food or alcohol

2.  EXCLUSIVE
[1] Extensive
[2] Sole  
[3] External
[4] Excessive

Right answer- Sole
Exclusive (Adj./N)
-> not divided or shared with others
-> a news report that is reported first

3.   SPECIOUS
[1] Insincere
[2] Sharp
[3] Straight
[4] Frank

Right answer- Insincere
Specious (Adj.)
-> seeming right or true but actually wrong or false

4.   MELLIFLUOUS
[1] Stupid
[2] Stale
[3] Sweet
[4] Tasteful

Right answer- Sweet
Mellifluous (Adj.)
-> sounding sweet and smooth that pleasant to listen to

5.  BLITHE
[1] Other worldly
[2] Giddy
[3] Graceful
[4] Joyous

Right answer- Joyous
Blithe (Adj.)
-> happy, not anxious
-> showing you do not care or are not anxious about what you are doing

6.  ADEPT
[1] Intelligent
[2] Sufficient
[3] Proficient
[4] Professional

Right answer- Proficient
Adept (Adj.)
-> skillful
-> good at doing something is quite difficult

7.   LURID
[1] Happy
[2] Abundant
[3] Bright
[4] Shocking

Right answer- Shocking
Lurid (Adj.)
-> shocking and violent
-> to bright in colour, in a way that is not attractive

8.  BUFF
[1] Slave
[2] Enthusiast
[3] Clown
[4] Simpleton

Right answer- Enthusiast
Buff (N/ADJ./V)
-> a person who is very interested in a particular subject or activity and knows a lot about it (N)
-> pale yellow-brown in colour (Adj.)
-> to polish something with a soft cloth (V)

9.   BLUSTER
[1] Abuse
[2] Tolerate
[3] Suffer
[4] Threat

Right answer- Threat
Bluster (V)
-> to talk in an aggressive way
-> (of the wind) to blow violently

10.   PREEN
[1] Redeem
[2] Groom
[3] Ponder
[4] Prick

Right answer- Groom
Preen (V)
-> to spend a lot of time making yourself look attractive, care for one's external appearance
-> to feel very pleased with yourself about something
-> (of bird) to clean itself or make its feathers smooth with its beak

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