Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here is a Vocabulary Test for Bank & SSC Examinations.
DIRECTONS (Qs. 1-10) Choose the word which best expresses the closest meaning of the given word.
1. FRUGALITY
(a) Foolishness (b) Extremity
(c) Enthusiasm (d) Economy
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Option: D
Explanation: Frugal is someone who thinks twice before spending money. Economical is direct synonym for it. There is no fight with other wayward easy options.
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2. HARBINGER
(a) Massenger (b) Steward
(c) Forerunner (d) Pilot
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Option: C
Explanation: Harbinger - One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner. Although pilot projects/samples also somewhat forerunners but that is figurative meaning and second best option.
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3. EXODUS
(a) Influx (b) Revenge
(c) Exit (d) Expatriate
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Option: A
Explanation: Exodus means outflow and influx is opposite with a meaning inflow. Home coming is opposite for the word expatriate— which means going out of one’s native land. Restoration and return is also not suitable.
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4. EQUANIMITY
(a) Resentment (b) Dubiousness
(c) Duplicity (d) Excitement
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Option: D
Explanation: Equanimity refers to maintaining calm and balance. Its opposite is excitement where calm is lost. Resentment is anger.
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5. VERACIOUS
(a) False (b) Varied
(c) Image (d) Truthful
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Option: D
Explanation: “Veracious” means ‘truthful or honest’.
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6. PERTURB
(a) Stipulate (b) Turn around
(c) Disturb greatly (d) Compatible
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Option: C
Explanation: “Perturb” means ‘to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind’.
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7. ACQUIESCENCE
(a) Quiet Submission (b) Great Diligence
(c) Intense Confrontation (d) Subtle Variation
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Option: A
Explanation: “Acquiescence” means ‘passive assent or agreement without objection’. This is closest in meaning to “quiet submission”, which means “giving in without a fight”.
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8. WHEEDLE
(a) Emaciated (b) Flattery
(c) Purge (d) Scant
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Option: B
Explanation: ‘Wheedle’ means ‘to try to influence (a person) by smooth flattering or beguiling words or acts. ‘Flattery’ is closest in meaning to ‘wheedle’. Emaciated: made or became extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation. Purge: to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify Scant: limited; meagre Thus options (a), (c) and (d) are eliminated.
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9. IMMISERATION
(a) Immigration (b) Immersion
(c) Impoverishment (d) Discrimination
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Option: C
Explanation: ‘Immiseration means misery or impoverished’. Immigration: settling in a country or region to which one is not native Immersion: placing under water or other liquid Impoverishment: poverty Discrimination: partiality; discernment Therefore, the word closest in meaning to immiseration is impoverishment.
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10. BEATITUDE
(a) Accursed (b) Cleansed
(c) Retreated (d) Blessed
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Option: ‘Beatitude’ means ‘supreme blessedness exalted happiness’. Accursed: under a curse; doomed; ill-fated Cleansed: made clean Retreated: withdrew, as into safety or privacy; retirement; refuge; seclusion Blessed: sacred; holy Therefore, the word closest in meaning to beatitude is blessed
Explanation: D
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Regards
Team Exampundit
DIRECTONS (Qs. 1-10) Choose the word which best expresses the closest meaning of the given word.
1. FRUGALITY
(a) Foolishness (b) Extremity
(c) Enthusiasm (d) Economy
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Option: D
Explanation: Frugal is someone who thinks twice before spending money. Economical is direct synonym for it. There is no fight with other wayward easy options.
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2. HARBINGER
(a) Massenger (b) Steward
(c) Forerunner (d) Pilot
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Option: C
Explanation: Harbinger - One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner. Although pilot projects/samples also somewhat forerunners but that is figurative meaning and second best option.
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3. EXODUS
(a) Influx (b) Revenge
(c) Exit (d) Expatriate
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Option: A
Explanation: Exodus means outflow and influx is opposite with a meaning inflow. Home coming is opposite for the word expatriate— which means going out of one’s native land. Restoration and return is also not suitable.
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4. EQUANIMITY
(a) Resentment (b) Dubiousness
(c) Duplicity (d) Excitement
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Option: D
Explanation: Equanimity refers to maintaining calm and balance. Its opposite is excitement where calm is lost. Resentment is anger.
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5. VERACIOUS
(a) False (b) Varied
(c) Image (d) Truthful
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Option: D
Explanation: “Veracious” means ‘truthful or honest’.
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6. PERTURB
(a) Stipulate (b) Turn around
(c) Disturb greatly (d) Compatible
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Option: C
Explanation: “Perturb” means ‘to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind’.
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7. ACQUIESCENCE
(a) Quiet Submission (b) Great Diligence
(c) Intense Confrontation (d) Subtle Variation
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Option: A
Explanation: “Acquiescence” means ‘passive assent or agreement without objection’. This is closest in meaning to “quiet submission”, which means “giving in without a fight”.
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8. WHEEDLE
(a) Emaciated (b) Flattery
(c) Purge (d) Scant
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Option: B
Explanation: ‘Wheedle’ means ‘to try to influence (a person) by smooth flattering or beguiling words or acts. ‘Flattery’ is closest in meaning to ‘wheedle’. Emaciated: made or became extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation. Purge: to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify Scant: limited; meagre Thus options (a), (c) and (d) are eliminated.
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9. IMMISERATION
(a) Immigration (b) Immersion
(c) Impoverishment (d) Discrimination
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Option: C
Explanation: ‘Immiseration means misery or impoverished’. Immigration: settling in a country or region to which one is not native Immersion: placing under water or other liquid Impoverishment: poverty Discrimination: partiality; discernment Therefore, the word closest in meaning to immiseration is impoverishment.
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10. BEATITUDE
(a) Accursed (b) Cleansed
(c) Retreated (d) Blessed
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Option: ‘Beatitude’ means ‘supreme blessedness exalted happiness’. Accursed: under a curse; doomed; ill-fated Cleansed: made clean Retreated: withdrew, as into safety or privacy; retirement; refuge; seclusion Blessed: sacred; holy Therefore, the word closest in meaning to beatitude is blessed
Explanation: D
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Regards
Team Exampundit