Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here is a Vocabulary Test for Bank & SSC Examinations.
In the following questions, each word in capital letters is followed by four words or phrases. Choose the one which is similar in meaning to the word given in the, capital letters.
1. ACCOUTERMENTS
(a) Relatives (b) Companions
(c) Blemishes (d) Belongings
Answer & Solutions
Option: B
Explanation: Accouterments means additional requirements for a dress, blemishes are spots so can’t be the synonym, belongings refer to objects one owns and this too cannot be the answer. Of relatives and companions the latter will be the correct choice because relatives implies intrinsic relations while companions are only additional people with you.
2. APOLITICAL
(a) Antipolitical (b) Terrorist
(c) Not interested in politics (d) Subversive
Answer & Solutions
Option: C
Explanation:
‘A’ when added as a prefix does not imply anti but an indifference or apathy e.g. ‘amoral’ and ‘immoral’ immoral means not moral while amoral is only someone who does not care about morals.
3. AZURE
(a) Blue (b) Green
(c) Brown (d) Round and big
Answer & Solutions
Option: A
Explanation: Azure means blue.
4. BONHOMIE
(a) Friendliness (b) Wrath
(c) Very (d) Greed
Answer & Solutions
Option: A
Explanation: Bonhomie means cheerful, friendly, while wrath means extreme anger.
5. CANDOUR
(a) Enthusiasm (b) Openness
(c) Freedom (d) Intimacy
Answer & Solutions
Option: B
Explanation: Candour means frankness, Enthusiasm is excitement and Intimate is closeness or nearness.
6. FLUCTUATION
(a) Increase (b) Change
(c) Stability (d) Decrease
Answer & Solutions
Option: B
Explanation: Fluctuation refers to a change, it may be an increase or conversely a decrease.
7. BASHFUL
(a) Haughty (b) Discreet
(c) Shy (d) Upset
Answer & Solutions
Option: C
Explanation: Bashful means a shy person, haughty is very proud and snobbish, discreet is someone who is cautions and prudent, not showy.
8. TRIVIAL
(a) Significant (b) Momentous
(c) Unimportant (d) Critical
Answer & Solutions
Option: C
Explanation: Trivial means insignificant or unimportant, momentous means for/of the moment, critical is someone who looks for faults.
9. RIVALRY
(a) Competition (b) Cooperation
(c) Compromise (d) Campaign
Answer & Solutions
Option: A
Explanation: Rivalry means competition, campaign is an organised course of action.
10. COLLAPSE
(a) Rise (b) Failure
(c) Rebirth (d) Debt
Answer & Solutions
Option: B
Explanation: Collapse means to fall down or lose strength, of the given options the nearest to its meaning is failure.
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