Meanings of words - Online Test
Q1. Which of the following is most similar in meaning as “Limping”?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Limping – walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot
Truancy - the action of staying away from school without good reason
Absenteeism - the practice of regularly staying away from work or school without good reason.
Stagger - walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
Desertion - the action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.
Q2. Which of the following is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to 'Ravaged'?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
Ravaged (adjective) (तबाह) – severely damaged, devastated
Q3. Direction: Which of the following is the MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word?
Answer : Option E
Explaination / Solution:
Perfidious means untrustworthy.
Mendacious means not telling the truth; lying.
Duplicitous means deceitful.
Treasonous means involving or guilty of the crime of betraying one's country.
Treacherous means guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
Steadfast means loyal; resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.
Hence, steadfast is the correct answer.
Q4. Which of the following is the MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word ‘saccharine’?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
Saccharine means sweet, respectful, complaisant or sentimental. Ingratiating means the same as saccharine. Obstinate is the opposite of complaisant, hence keep it on hold. Convalescent means improving. Effusive means the same as sentimental. Duteous means courteous, mannerly.
Hence, obstinate is the most suitable response.
Q5. Which of the following is the MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to ‘Solitary’?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
‘Solitary’ means something which is done alone. ‘Comradeship’ is the company and friendship of others with common aims. ‘Solitude’ is the state of being alone. ‘Venture’ is a risky or daring journey. ‘Bounteous’ means ‘giving’. ‘Divulge’ means to make known a private or sensitive information. The correct answer is option B.
Q6. Which of the following is Most Similar to the word 'Underlying'?
Answer : Option D
Explaination / Solution:
Ancillary - providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, system, etc.
Incidental - happening as a minor accompaniment to something else.
Secondary - coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary.
Fundamental - forming a necessary base or core; of central importance.
Underlying - be the cause or basis of (something).
Q7. Which of the following word is most similar to 'cripple'?
Answer : Option B
Explaination / Solution:
Cripple -to cause serious damage to someone or something, making him, her, or it weak and not effective
Capacitate- make (someone) capable of a particular action or legally competent to act in a particular way.
Debilitate - make (someone) very weak and infirm.
Shore up - support by placing against something solid or rigid;
strengthen - make or become stronger.
Q8. Which of these is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to ‘Trivial’?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Trivial is something which is of little value or importance. Cardinal means “of the greatest importance”. Interprovincial means oemthing that is existing or carried on between provinces of the same country. Inconsequential means not important. Subordinate means lower in rank or position. Judicial means “of, by, or appropriate to a law court or judge”. The correct answer is option C.
Q9. Which of these is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to ‘Manifest’?
Answer : Option C
Explaination / Solution:
Manifest means clear or obvious to the eye or mind. Herald indicates a sign that something is about to happen. Machinate means to engage in plots. Embosom means to hug passionately. Scrimmage is a confused struggle to fight. Unravel means to expose. The correct answer is option C.
Q10. Which of the following is the MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word ‘munificence’?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:
Munificence means generosity. While largesse means generosity, miserliness, frugality and avarice mean extreme desire to save money. Viciousness means deliberately cruel behaviour. Hence, largesse is the closest in meaning to munificence. The correct answer is A.
