Test: SSC CGL Previous year Questions: Synonyms (2023-18) - 8 - SSC CGL MCQ

Acted - do something. Disappeared-cease to be visible.
Masqueraded - pretend to be someone one is not.
Dropped - having fallen or been allowed to fall vertically.
Managed - be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking);

Shy - frightened to do something or to become involved in something
Timid - easily frightened; shy and nervous
Willful - done deliberately although the person doing it knows that it is wrong
Kind - caring about others; friendly and generous

Salvage - to manage to rescue something from being lost or damaged Save to keep somebody/something safe from death, harm, loss, etc.

Accrue - to increase over a period of time
Collect - to bring a number of things together
Spread - to affect a larger area or a bigger group of people
Range - the limits between which something can vary
Variety- a number of different types of the same thing

Immense - big or great
Prodigious - something that is very large or enormous
Proud - a feeling that you are important than others
Exciting - strong feeling of pleasure and interest

Pedigree - A person’s family history, especially when this is impressive.
Forbid - To not allow something.
Illegitimate - Born to parents who are not married to each other(used about a child).
Mongrel - A dog that has parents of different types (breeds).
Lineage -The series of families that somebody comes from originally.

Enunciate - pronounce clearly. Conne To keep someone closed in a place, often by force.
Articulate - Good at expressing your ideas clearly.
Engage -To interest or attract somebody

Despondent - Without hope or Expecting no improvement.
Energetic - Full of energy and enthusiasm.
Cheerful - Full of joy or happiness.
Depressed - to be unhappy and without hope or enthusiasm

 Alluring - Attractive and exciting in a way that is not easy to understand or explain.
Deceitful - Dishonest
Distracting -To take somebody’s attention away from something.
Cheating -To deceive somebody

Cove - A small bay.
Pit - A large hole in the ground.
Crater - The round hole at the top of a volcano

Resilient - Strong enough to deal with change.
Baseless - Not based on facts or good reasons.
Furious - Very angry
Supple - That bends or moves easily

Jovial - Happy and friendly (used about a person)
Joyous - Happy or Full of joy
Judgmental - tending to form opinions too quickly, esp. when disapproving of someone or something.
Jealous - Feeling angry or sad because you want to be like somebody else or because you want what somebody else has.
Jeering - The action of laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them.

Instigate - to make something start to happen.
Stagnate - to stop developing, changing or being active
Kindle - to start a re or to make something start to burn
Instill - to make somebody think or feel something
Imbibe - to absorb something, especially information or to drink something, especially alcoholic drinks.

Quarrelsome someone who always argues with other people.
Querulous - often complaining
Ambiguous - Having more than one meaning
Pragmatic - based on practical judgments rather than principles. OpaqueNot transparent

Penury - the state of being very poor (penury ,Destitution)
Compatibility - a feeling of sympathy and friendship;like-mindedness. Temporality the state of existing within or having some relationship with time.

Respect : a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something
Revere : feel deep respect or admiration for (something). elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements.
(b) Condemn : express complete disapproval of; censure.
(c) Enjoy : take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion).
(d) Repeat: say again something one has already said.

Singular : (of a word or form) denoting or referring to just one person or thing.
Solitary : done or existing alone
(b) Stubborn- having or showing dogged determination not to change one's attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so.
(c) Splendid magnicent; very impressive.
(d) Sensible : done or chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benet.

depressed - in a state of unhappiness or despondency.
Disheartened - having lost determination or condence;
(a) disgraced - having fallen from favour or a position of power or honour; discredited.
(c) disgusted - feeling or expressing revulsion or strong disapproval.

Childish - silly and immature.
Juvenile - for or relating to young people.
(a) Mature - fully developed physically; full-grown
(b) Insane - in a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill. (c) Wise - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement.

Holy Sacred - connected with God or a god or dedicated to a religious purpose and so deserving veneration.
(a) Precious - of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.
(b) Valued : considered to be important or benecial; cherished.
(c) Holy: dedicated or consecrated to God or a religious purpose; sacred.
(d) Scarce: (especially of food, money, or some other resource) insucient for the demand.

Weary - feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion.
(a) Restless - unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom.
(b) Touchy: easily upset or offended; oversensitive.
(c) Lively: full of life and energy; active and outgoing.
(d) Exhausted: very tired

Fascinating - appealing, engrossing, absorbing, interesting
Boring-- tedious, dull, monotonous, repetitive Stupid- unintelligent, ignoring, dense, brainless
Tiring-- weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, exhaust

Meager - lacking in quantity or quality.
Scanty - small or insucient in quantity or amount
(a) enough - as much or as many as required.
(b) Adequate satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
(c) plentiful - existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant.

Esteemed-held in great respect; admired.
Venerable - Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.
(a) Reliable - consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.
(b) Valuable - worth a great deal of money.
(d) Redeemed - Compensate for the faults or bad aspects of.

Ignominy - disgrace, shame, humiliation, embarrassment
Morality - ethics, correctness, virtue
Virtue - goodness, righteousness.
Disgrace -- dishonour, shame, discredit
Esteem - respect, admiration, regard

detached - separate or disconnected.
Aloof not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
(b) rocky - consisting or full of rock or rocks.
(c) steady - firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving.
(d) protected - keep safe from harm or injury.

Exasperate - irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.
(b) Appreciate - recognize the full worth of.
(c) Imitate - take or follow as a model.
(d) Desperate - feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with

Obeisance - deferential respect.
Deference - polite submission and respect.
(a) Contrast - The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.
(b) Delay - make (someone or something) late or slow.
(c) Ignorance - lack of knowledge or information.

penniless- having no money; very poor.
impoverished--made poor
(a) spendthrift-a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way.
(b) generous--showing kindness towards others.

petite - attractively small and dainty.
Diminutive means extremely small
(b) expeditious - done with speed and eciency.
(d) fallacious - based on a mistaken belief.