Test: SSC CGL Previous year Questions: Synonyms (2023-18) - 5 - SSC CGL MCQ

Partisan - a person who strongly supports a particular leader, group or idea.
Biased - showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based on personal opinions.
Pitiful - causing you to feel pity or sadness.
Destructive - causing a lot of harm or damage.

Gourmet - a person who enjoys food and knows a lot about it.
Epicure - a person who takes particular pleasure in ne food and drink. 
Indifferent - not interested in or caring about somebody/something.
Detached - someone does not show any emotional involvement or interest in a situation.
Non-indulgent - the trait of great self-denial.

Daunted - to frighten or to worry somebody by being too big or dicult
Intimidated - to frighten or threaten somebody, often in order to make him/her do something
Bold - condent and not afraid 
Appreciated - to enjoy something or to understand the value of somebody/something 
Encouraged - to give hope support or condence to somebody

Stamped - to put a mark on something
Imprinted - fix an idea rmly in someone's mind.
Approved - to agree formally to something or to say that something is correct
Scary - causing fear or alarm, frightening
Shunned - to avoid somebody/something

Cornucopia - an abundant supply of good things of a specied kind.
Treasure trove - valuable objects that are found hidden and whose owner is unknown
Sinkhole - a large hollow space in the ground into which a river ows
Malaise - a general feeling of being slightly ill or unhappy without any particular reason
Avarice - extreme desire for money

Sybarite - a person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury.
Debauchee - a person given to excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs.
Gratuitous - done without good reason.
Ornery - bad-tempered or dicult to deal with.
Brusque - abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.

Concede - to admit that something is true although you do not want to 
Permit - to allow somebody to do something
Reject -  to refuse to accept somebody/something
Deny - to refuse to admit or accept something
Fascinate - to attract or interest somebody very much

Decient - not having enough of something
Incomplete - having a part or parts missing
Sleek - smooth and shiny because it is healthy
Whole - a thing that is complete or full in itself
Integral - necessary in order to make something complete

Luxuriant - having a thick and healthy appearance
Flourishing - to be strong and healthy
Meagre - too small in amount
Sparse - small in quantity or amount
Combative - ready or eager to fight or argue

Bulky - large and heavy and therefore dicult to move or carry
Massive - very large in size, amount, or number 
Airy - having a lot of fresh air inside 
Soft - smooth and pleasant to touch
Scanty - too small in size or amount

Flagrant - shocking because of being so bad and so obvious
Atrocious - very cruel and shocking
Favourable - showing liking or approval
Wonderful - extremely good
Magnicent - extremely impressive and attractive

Dapper - neat and trim in dress and appearance
Stylish - fashionable and attractive
Messy - that makes somebody/something dirty
Filthy - extremely or unpleasantly dirty
Healthy - showing good health of body or mind

Culpable - responsible for something bad that has happened
Guilty- being responsible for doing something wrong
Irresponsible - not thinking about the effect your actions will have
Immune - having natural protection against a certain disease or illnessInnocent- not having done wrong

Perceptive - quick to notice or understand things
Astute - very clever, good at judging people or situations
Conicted - to disagree with or be different from somebody/something
Imbecile - a stupid person
Witless - stupid or showing no intelligence

Voracious - eating or wanting large amounts of food
Greedy - having or showing a selsh desire for wealth and possessions
Restrained - not showing strong feelings
Moderate - neither too much nor too little
Truthful -  honest and not containing or telling any lies

Vanquish - to defeat somebody completely in a contest, war, etc.
Defeat - to win a game, a ght, a vote, etc. against somebody
Acquit - to state formally that a person is not guilty of a crime
Surrender - to stop ghting and admit that you have lost
Flee - to run away or escape from something

Bustle - to be full of people, noise or activity
Rush - to move or do something with great speed, often too fast
Praise - to say that somebody/something is good and should be admired
Force - physical strength or power
Block - a thing that makes movement or progress dicult or impossible

Emphatic - said or expressed in a strong way
Vigorous - very forceful or energetic
Restrained - not showing strong feelings
Hesitant - slow to speak or act because you are uncertain
Moderate - having or showing opinions, especially about politics

Astute - very clever, good at judging people or situations
Shrewd - able to make good decisions because you understand a situation well
Dull - not interesting or exciting, boring
Impolite - behaving in a way that is not socially correct
Crude - simple and basic, without much detail, skill, etc.

Expository - intended to explain or describe something
Illustrative - serving as an example or explanation
Temperamental - often and suddenly changing the way you behave or feel
Obligatory - that you must do
Dubious - not sure or certain

Imitate - to copy the behaviour of somebody/something
Copy - something that is made to look exactly like something else
Surrender - to stop ghting and admit that you have lost
Imagine - to see, hear or think something that is not true or does not exist
Invent - to think of or make something for the first time 

Bafflement - being unable to understand or explain
Confusion - the state of not being able to think clearly or not understanding something
Pleasure - the feeling of being happy or satised
Clarity - the quality of being clear and easy to understand
Cleanliness - being clean or keeping things clean

Loathe - to hate somebody/something
Abhor - to hate something very much
Entrench - so firmly that change is very dicult or unlikely.
Abjure - to promise publicly or formally that you will give up or not accept a belief or a way of behaving
Meddle - to take too much interest in somebody’s private affairs or to touch something that does not belong to you

Finicky - not easy to please
Fussy - giving too much attention to small details and therefore dicult to please
Indolent - not wanting to work
Hasty - said or done too quickly
Nervous - worried or afraid

Ecstasy - a feeling or state of great happiness
Bliss - perfect happiness Mourning- great sadness felt because someone has died
Fantasy - situations that are not true, that you just imagine
Appreciation - understanding and enjoyment of the value of something

Assassinate - to murder a famous or important person
Murder - the crime of killing a person illegally and on purpose
Distress - the state of being very upset or of suffering great pain or diculty
Rebuke - to speak angrily to somebody because he/she has done something wrong
Deceive - to try to make somebody believe something that is not true

Overture - an introduction to something more substantial.
Preamble - an introduction or a preface, for example to a book, a written document, speech, etc
Slander - a spoken statement about somebody that is not true and that is intended to damage the good opinion that other people have of him/her
Conclusion - an opinion that you reach after thinking about something carefully
Plunk - the sound made by abruptly plucking a string of a stringed instrument.

Pertaining - to exist or apply in a particular situation or at a particular time
Referring - to mention or talk about somebody/something
Promoting - to encourage something
Denying - to refuse to admit or accept something
Trusting - believing that other people are good, sincere, honest, etc

Fleck - a very small mark on something
Spot - a small round mark on a surface
Neglect - to give too little or no attention or care to somebody/something
View - an opinion or a particular way of thinking about something
Fault - something wrong or not perfect in a person’s character or in a thing

Vanity - the quality of being too proud of your appearance or abilities
Conceit - too much pride in yourself and your abilities and importance
Beauty - the quality which gives pleasure to the senses
Empty - having nothing or nobody inside it
Humility - the quality of not thinking that you are better than other people