English Vocabulary Quiz- Set 13

Vocabulary Quiz for Bank exams. Synonym and Antonym Quiz. Useful for upcoming banking and insurance exams like SBI PO, IBPS PO, NIACL Assistant, NICL AO, IBPS Clerk, RRB PO, IPPB etc. English Vocabulary Quiz Hindu Editorial

Last year in the SBI PO exam synonym and antonym of words which were not the part of Reading Comprehension were asked separately. To prepare you for such questions we are providing you with similar exercise.

Direction: Read the question and answer accordingly.

1. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: EERILY
   A) Unnervingly
   B) Pleasantly
   C) Invitingly
   D) Gracefully
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Eerily – in a strange and frightening manner.
2. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: DISGRUNTLE
   A) Please
   B) Resentful
   C) Soothe
   D) Aid
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Disgruntle – make (someone) angry or dissatisfied.
3. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: EXPEDIENCY
   A) Wired
   B) Ready
   C) Complete
   D) Contrivance
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Expediency – the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.
4. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: AMBIVALENT
   A) Unequivocal
   B) Vacillating
   C) Resolved
   D) Sure
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Ambivalent – having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
5. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: SUBVERT
   A) Sustain
   B) Uphold
   C) Capsize
   D) Perpetuate
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Subvert – undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).
6. Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: Confidant
   A) Foe
   B) Crony
   C) Adherent
   D) Acquaintance
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Confidant – a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.
7. Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: DODGY
   A) Evasive
   B) Knavish
   C) Guileful
   D) Well-Intended
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Dodgy – dishonest, unreliable or dangerous.
8. Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: CUSHION
   A) Exacerbate
   B) Fender
   C) Bumper
   D) Bolster
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Cushion – something providing support or protection against impact.
9. Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: RAPACIOUS
   A) Covetous
   B) Avaricious
   C) Satisfied
   D) Furious
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Rapacious – aggressively greedy or grasping.
10. Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: OBFUSCATE
    A) Muddle
    B) Explicate
    C) Baffle
    D) Perplex
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: Obfuscate – make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

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