Synonyms Words Meaning Exercise Number

Exercise-16

Direction: – Against each key word are given some suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning to the key word.

1.Fiasco

(A) strength (B) success

(C) failure (D) hope

2. Viaduct

(A) railroad (B) bridge

(C) pipe (D) leave

3. Spew

(A) throw in water (B) split

(C) to come forth in a flush (D) take up liquids

4. Repugnance

(A) disinclination (B) affection

(C) like (D) approve

5. Alacrity

(A) eagerness (B) hesitatingly

(C) unwillingly (D) with suspicion

6. Vendetta

(A) threat (B) mortal

(C) friendship (D) feud

7. Whim

(A) desire (B) unnatural behaviour

(C) clumsy (D) fancy

8. Penchant

(A) disability (B) like

(C) eagerness (D) dislike

9. Anathema

(A) something strongly detested (B) accepted

(C) difficult to collect (D) constant

10. Cavil

(A) munch (B) quibble

(C) amuse (D) appreciate

11. Estrange

(A) endanger (B) to become puzzling

(C) miscalculate (D) alienate

12. Hansom

(A) man’s clock (B) Elaborate serving dish

(C) gardening tool (D) two-wheeled carriage

13. Mottled

(A) dirty (B) pock-marked

(C) full of holes (D) having splotches of colour

14. Parry

(A) cut away bit by bit (B) pierce

(C) to reject (D) ward off

15. Troglodytic

(A) cadaverous (B) ominous

(C) unbridled (D) resembling a caverpan

Answers:-

1.C 2.B

3.C 4.A

5.A 6.D

7.D 8.B

9.A 10.B

11.D 12.D

13.D 14.D

15.D

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