SYNONYMS (Part – 12)

Total Questions: 50

21. PLENTIFUL [SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Ample
Note:

Ample

Plentiful- available in large amounts or numbers

Ample- enough or more than enough

Meagre- too small in amount

Charming- very pleasing or attractive

Beautiful- very pretty or attractive

22. APPEASE [SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) pacify
Note:

pacify

Appease- to make somebody calmer or less angry by agreeing to what he/she wants

Irritate- to make someone angry

Excite- to make somebody feel happy and enthusiastic or nervous

Worsen- to become worse or to make something worse

Pacify- to make somebody who is angry or upset be calm or quiet

23. STERN [SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) strict
Note:

strict

Stern- very serious

Strict- not allowing people to break rules or behave badly

Mild- not strong

Lenient- not as strict as expected

Gentle- treating people or things in a careful way so that they are not hurt

 

24. SMUDGE [SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) stain
Note:

stain

Smudge- to make something dirty or untidy by touching it

Stain- to leave a coloured mark that is difficult to remove

Sweet- containing, or tasting as if it contains, a lot of sugar

Trash- waste material

Mud-wet earth

25. RAPTUROUS [SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) Delighted
Note:

Delighted

Rapturous- expressing extreme pleasure or enthusiasm for somebody/something

Delighted- extremely pleased

Worried- thinking that something bad might happen or has happened

Agitated-worried or excited

Disgusted- not liking or approving of somebody/something at all

 

26. SYMPTOMATIC [SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) Atypical
Note:

Atypical

Symptomatic- showing that a particular disease is present

Characteristic- a quality that is typical of somebody/something and that makes him/her/it different from other people or things

Optimistic- expecting good things to happen or something to be successful

Strange- unusual or unexpected

Atypical- not typical of a particular type, group, etc.

 

27. RABID [SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) Extreme
Note:

Extreme

Rabid- having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support

Extreme- the greatest or possible strongest

Calm- not excited

Methodical- having or using a well-organized and careful way of doing something

Indifferent- not interested in or care about somebody/something

 

28. COMPREHEND [SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) understand
Note:

understand

Comprehend- to understand something completely

Understand- to know or realize the meaning of something

Attack- trying to hurt or defeat somebody/something by using force

Permit- to allow somebody to do something or to allow something to happen

Confess- to admit that you have done something bad or wrong

 

29. INVESTIGATE [SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) Search
Note:

Search

Investigate- to try to find out all the facts about something

Discover- to find or learn something that nobody had found or knew before

Reveal- to make something known that was secret or unknown before

Search- to examine somebody /something carefully because you are looking for something

Prepare- to get ready or to make somebody/something ready

 

30. AGONY [SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) pain
Note:

pain

Agony- great pain or suffering

Pain- to make somebody feel sad or upset

Risk- possibility a of something dangerous or unpleasant happening

Blame- to think that somebody is not wrong to do something