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. OMINOUS
(a) Threatening (b) Powerful
(c) Ubiquitous (d) Burdensome
Answer & Solutions
Option: A
Explanation: Ominous is a sign of something bad in future, a forboding, threat is a warning for future, ubiquitous is something that is found everywhere, burdensome is thing that appears like a burden to the owner.
2. PROCRASTINATE
(a) Multiply (b) Irregular
(c) Postpone (d) Predict
Answer & Solutions
Option: C
Explanation:
Procrastinate is to delay and so is postpone, predict is to guess something about future.
3. HIATUS
(a) Atrocious (b) Gap
(c) Dominance (d) Obscure
Answer & Solutions
Option: B
Explanation: Hiatus is a break or a gap in a process, atrocious is bad and crude, while dominance is extreme and forceful influence. Obscure is anything not clear.
4. FOMENT
(a) Vex (b) Waste
(c) Renounce (d) Instigate
Answer & Solutions
Option: D
Explanation: Foment is to stir up, and instigate means to initiate or incite which is very similar to stir up or provoke, renounce is to give up and vex is annoyed.
5. VAGARY
(a) Caprice (b) Emptiness
(c) Enthusiasm (d) Truthfulness
Answer & Solutions
Option: A
Explanation:
Vagary is a capricious idea, enthusiasm is excitement, caprice means whim or sudden fancy.
6. MACABRE
(a) Innocent (b) Tarried
(c) Gruesome (d) Pleasing
Answer & Solutions
Option: C
Explanation: Macabre means gruesome or horrible, Tarried is delayed.
7. DENOUEMENT
(a) Outcome (b) Eschew
(c) Action (d) Character
Answer & Solutions
Option: A
Explanation: Denouement is the final part of a drama or a story, i.e. the outcome, eschew is to avoid doing something bad.
8. MANACLE
(a) Fetter (b) Ornament
(c) Spectacles (d) Order
Answer & Solutions
Option: A
Explanation: Manacle is a chain or something used to bind, fetters are also chains, ornaments are piece of jewelry.
9. FEIGN
(a) Hesitate (b) Pretend
(c) Deserve (d) Attend
Answer & Solutions
Option: B
Explanation: Feign is to pretend or act something that one is not, hesitate is reluctant.
10. ASSAY
(a) Attack (b) Accept
(c) Case (d) Evaluate
Answer & Solutions
Option: D
Explanation:
Assay is to evaluate something for its quality.
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