SYNONYMS (Part-VIII)

Total Questions: 50

11. My father took a moment to ponder before signing the deeds of our ancestral home. [SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Hesitate
(b) Contemplate
(c) Sigh
(d) Brief

Correct Answer: (b) Contemplate

Solution:Contemplate- carefully about something possibility of doing something to think or the

Ponder- to think about something carefully or for a long time

Hesitate- to pause before you do something or before you take a decision, usually because you are uncertain or worried

Sigh- to let out a long, deep breath that shows you are tired, sad, disappointed, etc.

Brief- short or quick

12. The wrestler retaliated the blow that he received. [SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Respected
(b) Welcomed
(c) Reciprocated
(d) Forgave

Correct Answer: (c) Reciprocated

Solution:Reciprocated- to behave or feel towards somebody in the same way as he/she behaves or feels towards you

Retaliated- to react to something unpleasant that somebody does to you by doing something unpleasant in return

Respected- to admire or have a high opinion of somebody/something

Welcomed to be friendly to somebody when he/she arrives somewhere

Forgave- to stop being angry towards somebody for something that he/she has

done wrong

13. The professor refused to comment on the erroneous description of the historical events in the journal. [SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

(a) Suitable
(b) Lucid
(c) Inaccurate
(d) Sensitive

Correct Answer: (c) Inaccurate

Solution:Inaccurate- not correct or accurate

Erroneous- not correct, based on wrong information

Suitable- right or appropriate somebody/something for

Lucid- clear and easy to understand

Sensitive- easily upset, offended or annoyed, especially about a particular subject

14. Iyadurai Solomon was a great teacher because he instilled in all the children a sense of their own worth. [SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

(a) stopped
(b) took out
(c) inculcate
(d) neglected

Correct Answer: (c) inculcate

Solution:Instilled- to make somebody think or feel something

Inculcate- to make somebody learn or remember ideas, habits, etc. especially by repeating them often

Stopped- to no longer continue or make something not continue

Neglected- not receiving enough care or attention

15. ''Wavering'' [SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

(a) Sickly
(b) Drenching
(c) Fluctuating
(d) Unconvincing

Correct Answer: (c) Fluctuating

Solution:Wavering- to become weak or uncertain, especially when making a decision or choice

Fluctuating- to change frequently from one thing to another

Sickly- weak and often ill

Drenching- to make somebody/something completely wet Unconvincing- failing to make someone believe that something is true or valid

16. Try to be frugal with your hard-earned money. [SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Imprudent
(b) Economical
(c) Negligent
(d) Honest

Correct Answer: (b) Economical

Solution:Economical- careful not to waste money or resources

Frugal- careful in spending money

Imprudent- not showing care for the consequences of an action

Negligent- failing to take proper care over something

Honest- truthful and sincere

17. ''Encountered'' [SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (3rd Shift)]

Many people have been experiencing the starting of heat wave and some of them have avoided going outside their homes.

(a) Outside
(b) Starting
(c) Avoided
(d) Experiencing

Correct Answer: (d) Experiencing

Solution:Encountered- to experience something, especially something unpleasant

Experiencing- the fact or state of having been affected by or gained knowledge through direct observation or participation

Avoided- keep away from or stop oneself from doing something

18. The fraudsters hoodwinked us and took away all our valuables. [SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

(a) Coerced
(b) Threatened
(c) Misguided
(d) Deceived

Correct Answer: (d) Deceived

Solution:Hoodwinked- to deceive by false appearance

Deceived- cause someone to believe something that is not true

Coerced- to persuade someone forcefully to do something

Threatened- to tell someone that you will cause harm to them

Misguided- to guide or direct wrongly

19. ''Permeate'' [SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

(a) Exude
(b) Continue
(c) Remain
(d) Diffuse

Correct Answer: (d) Diffuse

Solution:Permeate- spread throughout something

Diffuse- spread out over a large area

Exude- to produce from the inside and spread out slowly

Continue- to keep happening

Remain- to stay in the same place or in the same condition

20. ''Irrevocable'' [SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

(a) Unmediated
(b) Congruent
(c) Irreversible
(d) Irresponsive

Correct Answer: (c) Irreversible

Solution:Irrevocable- not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered

Irreversible not able to change or undone

Unmediated- having no persons, agents, conditions intervening

Congruent- similar to or in agreement with something

Irresponsive- not reacting or reacting slowly to something or someone

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