SYNONYMS (Part-XIII)

Total Questions: 50

1. ''WANE'' [SSC MTS 02/11/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) Increase
(b) Rise
(c) Decline
(d) Drown

Correct Answer: (a) Increase

Solution:Wane- to become gradually weaker or less important

Decline- to become weaker, smaller or less good

Increase- to become or to make something larger in number or amount

Rise- an increase in an amount, a number or a level

Drown- to die in water because it is not possible to breathe

2. ''FRIGID'' [SSC MTS 02/11/2021 (Evening)]

(a) Warm
(b) Freezing
(c) Amicable
(d) Moderate

Correct Answer: (b) Freezing

Solution:Freezing

Frigid- too cold

Warm- having a pleasant temperature that is fairly high, between cool and hot

Freezing- very cold

Amicable- made or done in a friendly way

Moderate- neither too much nor too little of something

3. ''Generic'' [SSC CGL 13/8/2021 (Morning)]

(a) Specific
(b) Precise
(c) Definite
(d) Universal

Correct Answer: (d) Universal

Solution:Generic- shared by, including, or typical of a whole group of things

Specific- detailed or exact

Precise- clear and accurate

Definite- fixed and unlikely to change, certain

Universal- connected with, done by, or affecting everyone in the world or

everyone in a particular group

4. ''Regime'' [SSC CGL 13/8/2021 (Morning]

(a) Territory
(b) Rule
(c) Space
(d) Country

Correct Answer: (b) Rule

Solution:Rule- an official statement that tells you what you must or must not do in a particular situation or when playing a game

Regime- a method or system of government, especially one that has not been elected in a fair way

Territory- an area of land that belongs to one country

Space- a place or an area that is empty or not used

5. ''Yield'' [SSC CGL 13/8/2021 (Evening)]

(a) Plantation
(b) Garden
(c) Orchard
(d) Harvest

Correct Answer: (d) Harvest

Solution:Yield- Harvest

Plantation- a large area of land, especially in a hot country, where tea, cotton, tobacco, etc. are grown

Garden- a piece of land next to a house where flowers and vegetables can be grown, usually with a piece of grass

Orchard- a piece of land on which fruit trees are grown

6. ''lota'' [SSC CGL 13/8/2021 (Evening)]

(a) Bit
(b) Box
(c) Lot
(d) Bag

Correct Answer: (a) Bit

Solution:Bit- slightly or a little

lota- a very small amount

Box- a square or rectangular container for solid objects

Lot- a large amount or number of things or people

Bag- a strong container made of paper or thin plastic that opens at the top

7. ''Rejuvenate'' [SSC CGL 16/8/2021(Afternoon)]

(a) Retell
(b) Retake
(c) Reset
(d) Refresh

Correct Answer: (d) Refresh

Solution:Refresh- to make somebody /something feel less tired

Rejuvenate- to make somebody/ something feel or look younger

Retell- tell again or differently.

Retake- take something again.

Reset- set again or differently.

8. ''Chaos'' [SSC CGL 16/8/2021 (Afternoon)]

(a) Confusion
(b) Fusion
(c) Tension
(d) Dirt

Correct Answer: (a) Confusion

Solution:

Confusion- the state of not being able to think clearly or not understanding something

Chaos- a state of great disorder

Fusion- the process of joining different things together to form one

Tension- the condition of not being able to relax because you are worried

Dirt- a substance that is not clean, such as dust or mud

9. ''Slack'' [SSC CGL 16/8/2021 (Evening)]

(a) Active
(b) Lively
(c) Careless
(d) Keen

Correct Answer: (c) Careless

Solution:Careless- not thinking enough about what you are doing so that you make mistakes

Slack- loose, not tightly stretched

Active- involved in activity, lively

Keen- very interested in something

10. ''Munch'' [SSC CGL 17/8/2021 (Morning)]

(a) Chew
(b) Flew
(c) Burp
(d) Drew

Correct Answer: (a) Chew

Solution:Chew- to bite something continuously with the back teeth

Munch- to bite and eat something noisily

Flew- to move through the air

Burp- to make a noise with the mouth when air rises from the stomach and is forced out

Drew- to do a picture or diagram of something with a pencil, pen, etc.

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