Synonym

Synonym Practice

In the following questions, each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. Below each sentence are five other words or phrases. You are to choose the one word or phrase that would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word.

1. She was an unlikely candidate for the position.

(A) unpopular             (B) unnatural         (C) risky
(D) improbable         (E) unqualified

2. The upheaval caused by the Cabinet resignations made it difficult for the government to function
efficiently.

(A) slow-down         (B) resentment         (C) disruption
(D) uprising             (E) in-fighting

3. The result of the test were quite unambiguous.

(A) clear         (B) doubtful         (C) surprising
(D) illegal         (E) vague

4. People living in the border areas of Bangladesh are often intimidated by the border security forces.

(A) encouraged         (B) frightened         (C) inspired
(D) attracted         (E) attacked

5. With costs threatening to get out of hand, the government placed a ceiling on expenditures in all
departments.

(A) minimum limit         (B) cover         (C) maximum limit
(D) roof                 (E) ban

Choose the word that is most nearly SIMILAR in meaning to the given word:
06. FOE
    A) Optimistic         B) Enemy         C) Fertile        D) Gloomy         E) None of these

07. PLACID
    A) Circumspect         B) Inept         C) Honor         D) Serene         E) None of these

08. MISDEMEANOR

A) Pragmatic
B) Indignity
C) Peccadillo
D) Illiteracy
E) None of these

09. OXIDIZE (verb)

A) Misplace
B) Soak
C) Rust (verb)
D) Freeze
E) None of these

10. TAMPER

A) Assist
B) Interfere
C) Gamble
D) Intimidate
E) None of these

11. MONSTROUS

A) Dauntless
B) Ample
C) Logical
D) Malefactor
E) None of these

12. ANECDOTE
        A) antidote B) article        C) anger         D) fable         E) ancestor

13. PERTURB
        A) pretend         B) deregulate         C) agitate          D) tutor        E) arrive

14. REITERATE
        A)reverend         B) dream        C) repeat         D) tremor        E) misery

15.  RAMIFICATION
        A) precision         B) consequences        C) report         D) cognizance        E) legality

16. INADVERTENT
        A) unintentional         B) inadequate        C) inertia         D) inundate           E) ingest

In each of the following sentences, one word or phrase is underlined. Five alternative words of phrases are provided for each underlined word or phrase. Select the alternative that would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined word or phrase:

17. The news eventually filtered through to the office staff.

(A) made its way to
(B) was known by all
(C) surprised
(D) burst through
(E) walked away

18. His poor health is the main stumbling block.

(A) anxiety
(B) worry
(C) danger
(D) disaster
(E) obstacle

19. I cannot put up with his behavior.

(A) understand
(B) tolerate
(C) have in may home
(D) control
(E) comply with

20. The two firms were amalgamated last year

(A) started doing business
(B) became friendly
(C) were united
(D) were split
(E) were disrupted

21. Hurry up, or else you will be late.

(A) because
(B) however
(C) therefore
(D) at least
(E) otherwise

22. The meaning of the word EMOLUMENT is:

A) entertainment
B) excitement
C) reprimand
D) pay
E) praise

23. The meaning of the phrase put up with means:

(A) comply with         (B) control         (C) tolerate
(D) understand             (E) have in my home

Each question below consists of a word in capital letter followed by five words. Choose
the word which is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capital letters:
24. AUGMENT

A) shrink
B) plastic
C) contract
D) extend
E) slip

25. SUSTAINABLE

A) transient
B) endurable
C) relevant
D) useful
E) energetic

26. MALAFIDE

A) sincere
B) fine
C) honest
D) similar
E) none of these

27. INSOLVENT

A) liquid
B) obedient
C) bankrupt
D) sincere
E) smart

28. FEASIBLE

A) practicable
B) delineated
C) relevant
D) bounded
E) difficult

29. INGENUOUS

(A) sophisticated
(B) clever
(C) cunning
(D) naive
(E) none

30. ACUMEN

(A) keenness
(B) brilliance
(C) swiftness
(D) ferocity
(E) none

31. UBIQUITOUS

(A) affluent
(B) omnipotent
(C) omnipresent
(D) resigning
(E) none

32. CRYPTIC

(A) obscure
(B) written
(C) copied
(D) puzzling
(E) none

33. VINDICTIVE

(A) revengeful
(B) strategic
(C) demonstrative
(D) bigoted
(E) none

34. ARTICULATE

A) aware
B) dis-joined
C) intelligible
D) affirm
E) none

35. CARCINOGEN

(A) cardiac
(B) cancer-causing
(C) gastric
(D) anemia
(E) none

36. INDOMITABLE

(A) adequate
(B) improper
(C) doctrine
(D) unconquerable
(E) none

37. MENTOR

(A) mental
(B) guide
(C) machine
(D) orator
(E) none

38 . VELOCITY

(A) money
(B) wind
(C) speed
(D) volume
(E) none

39. HOMOGENEOUS

A) heterogeneous
B) similar
C) different
D) harmony
E) scrambled

40. SUMPTUOUS

(A) swampy
(B) irritable
(C) meager
(D) fancy
(E) lavish

41. PERVASIVE

A) convincing
B) residing
C) omnipresent
D) insidious
E) invasive

42. PARTISAN

(A) biased
(B) divided
(C) particular
(D) dissident
(E) profane

43. ACUMEN
(A) keenness
(B) brilliance
(C) swiftness
(D) greediness
(E) ferocity