English Vocabulary Quiz- Set 120

Synonym and Antonym Quiz for SBI PO, IBPS PO/Clerk, NIACL, NICL, OICL, UIIC, IBPS RRB, RBI, IPPB etc. 

Direction: Read the question and answer accordingly

  1. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: Bellicose
    A) Pacific
    B) Talkative
    C) Aggressive
    D) Temperate
    View Answer
     Option C
    Explanation: Bellicose (adjective) – Having or showing a ready disposition to fight ; demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight; eager for war.
  2. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: Abstemious
    A) Straightforward
    B) Abstinent
    C) Ravenous
    D) Blooming
    View Answer
     Option B
    Explanation:
      Abstemious (adjective) – Sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; marked by moderation and holding back on indulgence.
  3. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: Extol
    A) Glorify
    B) Blame
    C) Abnormal
    D) Spirited
    View Answer
     Option A
    Explanation:
     Extol (verb) – To praise, glorify, or honor  
  4. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: Glib
    A) Curious
    B) Concerned
    C) Hesitant
    D) Smooth
    View Answer
     Option D
    Explanation:
    Glib (adjective) -Speaking easily but without thinking carefully; speaking in a smooth, easy way that is insincere; marked by lack of intellectual depth ; artfully persuasive in spee
  5. Choose the word meaning SIMILAR to the word: Hiatus
    A) Break
    B) Everlasting
    C) Shoddy
    D) Closure
    View Answer
     Option A
    Explanation:
    Hiatus (adjective) – A missing piece; an interruption in time ; a period of time when something is stopped
  6. Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: Loquacious
    A) Chatty
    B) Elegant
    C) Mouthy
    D) Silent
    View Answer
     Option D
    Explanation:
    Loquacious (adjective) – Full of trivial conversation; a person that talks a lot; talkative
  7. Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: Motley
    A) Deplete
    B) Mixed
    C) Faint
    D) Gloomy
    View Answer
     Option C
    Explanation:
    Motley (verb) – A collection containing a variety of sorts of things ; made up of strikingly different components; consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds.
  8. Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: Nexus
    A) Network
    B) Partition
    C) Compensate
    D) Progression
    View Answer
     Option B
    Explanation:
    Nexus (noun) – A connected series or group; the means of connection between things linked in series ; the focal place or point.
  9. Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: Paucity
    A) Quiet
    B) Surplus
    C) Complete
    D) Deficit
    View Answer
     Option B
    Explanation:
    Paucity (noun) – An insufficient quantity or number ; a small amount of something that is not enough.
  10. Choose the word meaning OPPOSITE to the word: Rhetoric
    A) Conciseness
    B) Damage
    C) Discipline
    D) Caution
    View Answer
     Option A
    Explanation:
    Rhetoric (noun) – Persuasive or impressive language which is often insincere; study of the technique and rules for using language effectively; using language effectively to please or persuade

Click here to learn the meaning and usage of these words

 

 

Related posts

Leave a Comment