Directions (1-10): Choose the word which is not a synonym for the given word.
Q1. Emigrate
(a) depart
(b) elude
(c) relocate
(d) resettle
(e) leave
Sol. Emigrate- leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another
Q2. Eloquent
(a) elusive
(b) articulate
(c) fluent
(d) expressive
(e) well-spoken
Sol. Eloquent- fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
Q3. Defendant
(a) accused
(b) appellant
(c) offender
(d) defoliant
(e) liable
Sol. Defendant- an individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law
Q4. Abase
(a) adjourn
(b) degrade
(c) humiliate
(d) mortify
(e) disgrace
Sol. Abase- behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone).
Q5. Aplomb
(a) ease
(b) ribald
(c) repose
(d) serenity
(e) poise
Sol. Aplomb- self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
Q6. Porcelain
(a) ceramics
(b) pottery
(c) earthenware
(d) mirror
(e) bowl
Sol. Porcelain- a white vitrified translucent ceramic.
Q7. Eccentric
(a) aberrant
(b) atypical
(c) facile
(d) bizarre
(e) uncommon
Sol. Eccentric- unconventional and slightly strange
Q8. Quagmire
(a) fen
(b) morass
(c) swamp
(d) palisade
(e) slough
Sol. Quagmire- a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.
Q9. Stockade
(a) rampart
(b) fence
(c) paling
(d) shuttle
(e) enclosure
Sol. Stockade- a barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, especially as a defence against attack or as a means of confining animals
Q10. Bestial
(a) feral
(b) feminine
(c) fiendish
(d) savage
(e) brutish
Sol. Bestial- savagely cruel and depraved
Directions (11-15): Choose the word which is not an antonym for the given word.
Q11. Revelry
(a) jollity
(b) sadness
(c) work
(d) mourning
(e) sobriety
Sol. Revelry- lively and noisy festivities, especially when these involve drinking a large amount of alcohol.
Q12. Fester
(a) grow
(b) build
(c) heal
(d) blister
(e) flourish
Sol. Fester- become septic; suppurate
Q13. Jiggle
(a) calm
(b) soothe
(c) pacify
(d) twitch
(e) tranquil
Sol. Jiggle- a quick light shake.
Q14. Paddock
(a) wire
(b) strand
(c) pasture
(d) thread
(e) filament
Sol. Paddock- a small field or enclosure where horses are kept or exercised
Q15. Flake
(a) complete
(b) full
(c) chip
(d) whole
(e) cutting
Sol. Flake- a small, flat, very thin piece of something, typically one which has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece
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