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 Pinnacle  Antonyms 
 Sol.314.(c)  E?cient  -  able  to  work  well 
 without  making  mistakes  or  wasting  time 
 and energy. 
 Incompetence  -  lack  of  ability  to  do 
 something successfully. 
 Interfere  -  to  prevent  something  from 
 succeeding. 
 Attitude  -  the  way  that  you  think  or  feel 
 about somebody/something. 
 Caustic  - able to destroy or burn things. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.315. Accessory 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Substitute  (b) Surplus 
 (c) Essential  (d) Option 
 Q.316. Despondent 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Precise  (b) Despaired 
 (c) Reproach  (d) Hopeful 
 Q.317  .  Knack 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Vile  (b) Process 
 (c) Lesson  (d) Inability 
 Q.318. Anomalous 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Endemic  (b) Outlandish 
 (c) Customary  (d) Alien 
 Q.319.Objurgation 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a)  Hamper  (b)  Endorsement 
 (c)  Reproof  (d) Commination 
 Q.320.  Fiend 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Vile  (b) Junkie 
 (c) Saint  (d) Atrocious 
 Q.321. Inept 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Wanting  (b) Competent 
 (c) Barred  (d) Callow 
 Q.322  .  Wane 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Intensify  (b) Evanesce 
 (c) Diminish  (d) Contract 
 Q.323.  Delinquency 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Neglect  (b) Ful?lment 
 (c) Tardiness  (d) Default 
 Q.324. Relentless 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Constant  (b) Persistent 
 (c) Intermittent  (d) Unabating 
 Q.325. Incredible 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Strained  (b) Far-fetched 
 (c) Implausible  (d) Believable 
 Q.326.  Vain 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Productive  (b) Harmony 
 (c) Unpredictable  (d) Calculable 
 Q.327. Forthright 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Artless  (b) Uninhibited 
 (c) Uncandid  (d) Blunt 
 Q.328. Obfuscate 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Clarify (b) Bid (c) Mend (d) Languish 
 Q.329. Reprove 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Rap  (b) Eulogize 
 (c) Pummel  (d) Keelhaul 
 Q.330. Sinister 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Propitious  (b) Ominous 
 (c) Baleful  (d) Foreboding 
 Q.331.  Timorous 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Brazen  (b) Scared 
 (c) Gutless  (d) Reserved 
 Q.332. Cupidity 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Largesse  (b) Hatred 
 (c) Greed  (d) Avarice 
 Q.333.  Contempt 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Approbation  (b) Opprobrium 
 (c) Odium  (d) Obloquy 
 Q.334. Sorcery 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Spell  (b) Reality 
 (c) Devilry  (d) Dismiss 
 Q.335. Bulwark 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Assault  (b) Rampart 
 (c) Bastion  (d) Forti?cation 
 Q.336.  Amalgamate 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Integrate  (b) Combine 
 (c) Dismantle  (d) Coalesce 
 Q.337.  Temerity 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Di?dence  (b) Audacity 
 (c) Assurance  (d) Poison 
 Q.338. Abstinence 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Gluttony  (b) Celibacy 
 (c) Continence  (d) Control 
 Q.339.  Antsy 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Collected  (b) Perturbed 
 (c) Pure  (d) Adulation 
 Q.340.  Inchoate 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Artless  (b) Re?ned 
 (c) Articulate  (d) Formless 
 Q.341. BABBLE 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) DRIVEL  (b) SENSE 
 (c) JARGON  (d)GIBBERISH 
 Q.342. Ignominy 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Esteem  (b) Disrepute 
 (c) Stigma  (d) Infamy 
 Q.343.  Vivacity 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Sap (b) Vim (c) Lush (d) Apathy 
 Q.344. Legit 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Bona ?de  (b) Endorsed 
 (c) Illegal  (d) Canonical 
 Q.345. Chastise 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Mulct  (b) Keelhaul 
 (c) Berate  (d) Extol 
 Q.346.Desiccate 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Honour  (b) Ascend 
 (c) Hydrate  (d) Venerate 
 Q.347.  Sane 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Paranoid  (b) Reposeful 
 (c) Stoical  (d) Halcyon 
 Q.348. Recondite 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Abstruse  (b) Phlegm 
 (c) Clear  (d) Abstract 
 Q.349. Algid 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Algae (b) Gelid (c) Igneous (d) Clean 
 Q.350.  Fret 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Anxious (b) Anguish (c) Relax (d) Pine 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.315.(c) Essential 
 Accessory  -  something  that  can  be 
 added  to  a  thing  in  order  to  make  it  more 
 useful, versatile, or attractive 
 Substitute  - use or add in place of 
 Surplus  - more than needed and used 
 Option  - to choose from a set of 
 possibilities 
 Sol.316.(d) Hopeful 
 Despondent  -  a  deep  dejection  arising 
 from  a  conviction  of  the  uselessness  of 
 further effort. 
 Precise -  exactly or sharply de?ned or 
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 Pinnacle  Antonyms 
 Sol.314.(c)  E?cient  -  able  to  work  well 
 without  making  mistakes  or  wasting  time 
 and energy. 
 Incompetence  -  lack  of  ability  to  do 
 something successfully. 
 Interfere  -  to  prevent  something  from 
 succeeding. 
 Attitude  -  the  way  that  you  think  or  feel 
 about somebody/something. 
 Caustic  - able to destroy or burn things. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.315. Accessory 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Substitute  (b) Surplus 
 (c) Essential  (d) Option 
 Q.316. Despondent 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Precise  (b) Despaired 
 (c) Reproach  (d) Hopeful 
 Q.317  .  Knack 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Vile  (b) Process 
 (c) Lesson  (d) Inability 
 Q.318. Anomalous 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Endemic  (b) Outlandish 
 (c) Customary  (d) Alien 
 Q.319.Objurgation 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a)  Hamper  (b)  Endorsement 
 (c)  Reproof  (d) Commination 
 Q.320.  Fiend 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Vile  (b) Junkie 
 (c) Saint  (d) Atrocious 
 Q.321. Inept 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Wanting  (b) Competent 
 (c) Barred  (d) Callow 
 Q.322  .  Wane 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Intensify  (b) Evanesce 
 (c) Diminish  (d) Contract 
 Q.323.  Delinquency 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Neglect  (b) Ful?lment 
 (c) Tardiness  (d) Default 
 Q.324. Relentless 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Constant  (b) Persistent 
 (c) Intermittent  (d) Unabating 
 Q.325. Incredible 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Strained  (b) Far-fetched 
 (c) Implausible  (d) Believable 
 Q.326.  Vain 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Productive  (b) Harmony 
 (c) Unpredictable  (d) Calculable 
 Q.327. Forthright 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Artless  (b) Uninhibited 
 (c) Uncandid  (d) Blunt 
 Q.328. Obfuscate 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Clarify (b) Bid (c) Mend (d) Languish 
 Q.329. Reprove 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Rap  (b) Eulogize 
 (c) Pummel  (d) Keelhaul 
 Q.330. Sinister 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Propitious  (b) Ominous 
 (c) Baleful  (d) Foreboding 
 Q.331.  Timorous 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Brazen  (b) Scared 
 (c) Gutless  (d) Reserved 
 Q.332. Cupidity 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Largesse  (b) Hatred 
 (c) Greed  (d) Avarice 
 Q.333.  Contempt 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Approbation  (b) Opprobrium 
 (c) Odium  (d) Obloquy 
 Q.334. Sorcery 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Spell  (b) Reality 
 (c) Devilry  (d) Dismiss 
 Q.335. Bulwark 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Assault  (b) Rampart 
 (c) Bastion  (d) Forti?cation 
 Q.336.  Amalgamate 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Integrate  (b) Combine 
 (c) Dismantle  (d) Coalesce 
 Q.337.  Temerity 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Di?dence  (b) Audacity 
 (c) Assurance  (d) Poison 
 Q.338. Abstinence 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Gluttony  (b) Celibacy 
 (c) Continence  (d) Control 
 Q.339.  Antsy 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Collected  (b) Perturbed 
 (c) Pure  (d) Adulation 
 Q.340.  Inchoate 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Artless  (b) Re?ned 
 (c) Articulate  (d) Formless 
 Q.341. BABBLE 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) DRIVEL  (b) SENSE 
 (c) JARGON  (d)GIBBERISH 
 Q.342. Ignominy 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Esteem  (b) Disrepute 
 (c) Stigma  (d) Infamy 
 Q.343.  Vivacity 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Sap (b) Vim (c) Lush (d) Apathy 
 Q.344. Legit 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Bona ?de  (b) Endorsed 
 (c) Illegal  (d) Canonical 
 Q.345. Chastise 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Mulct  (b) Keelhaul 
 (c) Berate  (d) Extol 
 Q.346.Desiccate 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Honour  (b) Ascend 
 (c) Hydrate  (d) Venerate 
 Q.347.  Sane 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Paranoid  (b) Reposeful 
 (c) Stoical  (d) Halcyon 
 Q.348. Recondite 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Abstruse  (b) Phlegm 
 (c) Clear  (d) Abstract 
 Q.349. Algid 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Algae (b) Gelid (c) Igneous (d) Clean 
 Q.350.  Fret 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Anxious (b) Anguish (c) Relax (d) Pine 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.315.(c) Essential 
 Accessory  -  something  that  can  be 
 added  to  a  thing  in  order  to  make  it  more 
 useful, versatile, or attractive 
 Substitute  - use or add in place of 
 Surplus  - more than needed and used 
 Option  - to choose from a set of 
 possibilities 
 Sol.316.(d) Hopeful 
 Despondent  -  a  deep  dejection  arising 
 from  a  conviction  of  the  uselessness  of 
 further effort. 
 Precise -  exactly or sharply de?ned or 
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 Pinnacle  Antonyms 
 stated 
 Despaired  -  to  lose  all  hope  that 
 something will happen 
 Reproach  -  an  expression  of  rebuke  or 
 disapproval 
 Sol.317.(d) Inability 
 Knack  -  a  special  skill,  talent,  or  aptitude 
 making for ease and dexterity 
 Vile  -  A  little  worth  or  value  or  morally 
 despicable 
 Process  -  something  we  do  in  order  to 
 achieve a certain result 
 Lesson  -  A  piece  of  instruction  or 
 something to be learned 
 Sol.318.(c)  Customary 
 Anomalous  -  Something  that  deviates 
 from normal or usual 
 Endemic  -  especially  of  a  disease  or  a 
 condition  regularly  occurring  within  an 
 area or community. 
 Outlandish  -  Something  strange  and 
 di?cult to like or accept 
 Alien  -  belonging  or  relating  to  foreign 
 country or another planet 
 Sol.319.(b) Endorsement 
 Objurgation  -  a  harsh  reprimand  or 
 criticism 
 Hamper  -to impede the natural activity of 
 :  encumber.  Bad  weather  hampered  the 
 search effort. 
 Reproof  -something  that  you  say  to 
 somebody  when  you  do  not  approve  of 
 what he/she has done 
 Commination  -a  threat  of  punishment  or 
 vengeance. 
 Sol.320.(c)  Saint 
 Fiend  - an evil and cruel person 
 Vile  - extremely unpleasant 
 Junkie  -  a  person  with  an  insatiable 
 craving for something 
 Atrocious  - very cruel or evil 
 Sol.321.(b) Competent 
 Inept  - not skilled or effective 
 Wanting  -  not  having  enough  of 
 something 
 Barred  -  to  be  blocked  from  entrance  or 
 not allowed to do something 
 Callow  -(of a young person) 
 inexperienced and immature. 
 Sol.322.(a) Intensify 
 Wane  - to decrease in strength, intensity 
 Evanesce  -  to disappear or be forgotten 
 Diminish  -  to  reduce  in  size  or 
 importance 
 Contract  - to shrink or to enter into a 
 legal agreement 
 Sol.323.(b) Ful?lment 
 Delinquency  - neglect of one’s duty 
 Neglect  -  to  fail  to  pay  enough  attention 
 to someone or something 
 Tardiness  -  the  quality  of  being  late  or 
 slow 
 Default  -  A  default  situation  is  what 
 exists  or  happens  unless  someone  or 
 something changes it 
 Sol.324.(c) Intermittent 
 Relentless  -  continuing  in  a  severe  or 
 extreme way 
 Constant  - not changing or varying 
 Persistent  -  continuing  to  do  something 
 in determined way 
 Unabating  -  continues  without  any 
 reduction in intensity or amount 
 Sol.325.(d) Believable 
 Incredible  -  too  extraordinary  and 
 improbable to be believed. 
 Strained  -not natural or friendly 
 Far  -fetched -not easy to believe 
 Implausible  -not easy to believe 
 Sol.326.(a) Productive 
 Vain  -  marked  by  futility-  or 
 ineffectualness 
 Harmony  -a  state  of  agreement  or  of 
 peaceful existence together 
 Unpredictable  -  likely  to  change  suddenly 
 and  without  reason  and  therefore  not 
 able to be predicted 
 Calculable  -able  to  be  measured  or 
 assessed. 
 Sol.327.(c) Uncandid 
 Forthright  -  (too)  honest  or  direct  in 
 behaviour or speech 
 Artless  - without guile or deception. 
 Uninhibited  -  behaving  in  a  free  and 
 natural  way,  without  worrying  what  other 
 people think of you 
 Blunt  - not having a sharp edge or point 
 Sol.328.(a) Clarify 
 Obfuscate  -  to  make  something  unclear 
 and more di?cult to understand 
 Bid  -  to  offer  to  pay  a  particular  price  for 
 something,  especially  at  a  public  sale 
 where  things  are  sold  to  the  person  who 
 offers most money (an auction) 
 Mend  -  to  put  into  good  order  something 
 that is injured, damaged, or defective. 
 Languish  - to be forced to stay 
 somewhere  or  suffer  something 
 unpleasant for a long time 
 Sol.329.(b) Eulogize 
 Reprove  -  criticize  someone  for  doing 
 something wrong 
 Rap  -  strike  with  a  series  of  rapid  audible 
 blows 
 Pummel  - to cause a lot of damage to a 
 place 
 Keelhaul  -  to  haul  under  the  keel  of  a 
 ship as punishment or torture 
 Sol.330.(a) Propitious 
 Sinister  -  giving  the  impression  of 
 something harmful or evil 
 Ominous  -  suggesting  that  something 
 unpleasant is likely to happen 
 Baleful  -  showing  evil,  hate,  or  harmful 
 intention 
 Foreboding  -  a  strong  inner  feeling  of  a 
 future misfortune 
 Sol.331.(a)  Brazen 
 Timorous  -  showing  nervousness  or  lack 
 of con?dence 
 Scared  - being in a state of fear or panic 
 Gutless  - lacking courage 
 Reserved  -  tending  to  keep  your  feelings 
 or thoughts private 
 Sol.332.(a)  Largesse 
 Cupidity  -  greed  for  money  or 
 possessions. 
 Hatred  -a  very  strong  feeling  of  not  liking 
 somebody/something; hate 
 Greed  -  a  strong  desire  to  continually  get 
 more of something. 
 Avarice  -an  extremely  strong  wish  to  get 
 or keep money or possessions: 
 Sol.333.(a) Approbation 
 Contempt  -the  feeling  that 
 somebody/something  does  not  deserve 
 any respect or is without value 
 Opprobrium  -public  disgrace  arising  from 
 shameful conduct. 
 Odium  -general  or  widespread  hatred  or 
 disgust  incurred  by  someone  as  a  result 
 of their actions. 
 Obloquy  -strong public condemnation. 
 Sol.334.(b)  Reality 
 Sorcery  -  a  type  of  magic  in  which  spirits, 
 especially  evil  ones,  are  used  to  make 
 things happen 
 Spell  -to  form  a  word  or  words  with  the 
 letters in the correct order 
 Devilry  -an  evil  action  or  activity  that  is 
 connected with devils or the devil 
 Dismiss  -to  decide  not  to  think  about 
 something/somebody 
 Sol.335.(a)  Assault 
 Bulwark  - A defensive wall 
 Rampart  - a protective barrier 
 Bastion  -  something  that  keeps  or 
 defends  a  belief  or  a  way  of  life  that  is 
 disappearing. 
 Forti?cation  -  a  strong  building,  wall, 
 tower, etc. that is built to protect a place. 
 Sol.336.(c) Dismantle 
 Amalgamate  -  combine  or  unite  to  form 
 one organization or structure 
 Integrate  - bring (people or groups with 
 particular  characteristics  or  needs)  into 
 equal  participation  in  or  membership  of  a 
 social group or institution 
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 Pinnacle  Antonyms 
 Sol.314.(c)  E?cient  -  able  to  work  well 
 without  making  mistakes  or  wasting  time 
 and energy. 
 Incompetence  -  lack  of  ability  to  do 
 something successfully. 
 Interfere  -  to  prevent  something  from 
 succeeding. 
 Attitude  -  the  way  that  you  think  or  feel 
 about somebody/something. 
 Caustic  - able to destroy or burn things. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.315. Accessory 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Substitute  (b) Surplus 
 (c) Essential  (d) Option 
 Q.316. Despondent 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Precise  (b) Despaired 
 (c) Reproach  (d) Hopeful 
 Q.317  .  Knack 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Vile  (b) Process 
 (c) Lesson  (d) Inability 
 Q.318. Anomalous 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Endemic  (b) Outlandish 
 (c) Customary  (d) Alien 
 Q.319.Objurgation 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a)  Hamper  (b)  Endorsement 
 (c)  Reproof  (d) Commination 
 Q.320.  Fiend 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Vile  (b) Junkie 
 (c) Saint  (d) Atrocious 
 Q.321. Inept 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Wanting  (b) Competent 
 (c) Barred  (d) Callow 
 Q.322  .  Wane 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Intensify  (b) Evanesce 
 (c) Diminish  (d) Contract 
 Q.323.  Delinquency 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Neglect  (b) Ful?lment 
 (c) Tardiness  (d) Default 
 Q.324. Relentless 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Constant  (b) Persistent 
 (c) Intermittent  (d) Unabating 
 Q.325. Incredible 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Strained  (b) Far-fetched 
 (c) Implausible  (d) Believable 
 Q.326.  Vain 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Productive  (b) Harmony 
 (c) Unpredictable  (d) Calculable 
 Q.327. Forthright 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Artless  (b) Uninhibited 
 (c) Uncandid  (d) Blunt 
 Q.328. Obfuscate 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Clarify (b) Bid (c) Mend (d) Languish 
 Q.329. Reprove 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Rap  (b) Eulogize 
 (c) Pummel  (d) Keelhaul 
 Q.330. Sinister 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Propitious  (b) Ominous 
 (c) Baleful  (d) Foreboding 
 Q.331.  Timorous 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Brazen  (b) Scared 
 (c) Gutless  (d) Reserved 
 Q.332. Cupidity 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Largesse  (b) Hatred 
 (c) Greed  (d) Avarice 
 Q.333.  Contempt 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Approbation  (b) Opprobrium 
 (c) Odium  (d) Obloquy 
 Q.334. Sorcery 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Spell  (b) Reality 
 (c) Devilry  (d) Dismiss 
 Q.335. Bulwark 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Assault  (b) Rampart 
 (c) Bastion  (d) Forti?cation 
 Q.336.  Amalgamate 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Integrate  (b) Combine 
 (c) Dismantle  (d) Coalesce 
 Q.337.  Temerity 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Di?dence  (b) Audacity 
 (c) Assurance  (d) Poison 
 Q.338. Abstinence 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Gluttony  (b) Celibacy 
 (c) Continence  (d) Control 
 Q.339.  Antsy 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Collected  (b) Perturbed 
 (c) Pure  (d) Adulation 
 Q.340.  Inchoate 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Artless  (b) Re?ned 
 (c) Articulate  (d) Formless 
 Q.341. BABBLE 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) DRIVEL  (b) SENSE 
 (c) JARGON  (d)GIBBERISH 
 Q.342. Ignominy 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Esteem  (b) Disrepute 
 (c) Stigma  (d) Infamy 
 Q.343.  Vivacity 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Sap (b) Vim (c) Lush (d) Apathy 
 Q.344. Legit 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Bona ?de  (b) Endorsed 
 (c) Illegal  (d) Canonical 
 Q.345. Chastise 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Mulct  (b) Keelhaul 
 (c) Berate  (d) Extol 
 Q.346.Desiccate 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Honour  (b) Ascend 
 (c) Hydrate  (d) Venerate 
 Q.347.  Sane 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Paranoid  (b) Reposeful 
 (c) Stoical  (d) Halcyon 
 Q.348. Recondite 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Abstruse  (b) Phlegm 
 (c) Clear  (d) Abstract 
 Q.349. Algid 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Algae (b) Gelid (c) Igneous (d) Clean 
 Q.350.  Fret 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Anxious (b) Anguish (c) Relax (d) Pine 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.315.(c) Essential 
 Accessory  -  something  that  can  be 
 added  to  a  thing  in  order  to  make  it  more 
 useful, versatile, or attractive 
 Substitute  - use or add in place of 
 Surplus  - more than needed and used 
 Option  - to choose from a set of 
 possibilities 
 Sol.316.(d) Hopeful 
 Despondent  -  a  deep  dejection  arising 
 from  a  conviction  of  the  uselessness  of 
 further effort. 
 Precise -  exactly or sharply de?ned or 
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 stated 
 Despaired  -  to  lose  all  hope  that 
 something will happen 
 Reproach  -  an  expression  of  rebuke  or 
 disapproval 
 Sol.317.(d) Inability 
 Knack  -  a  special  skill,  talent,  or  aptitude 
 making for ease and dexterity 
 Vile  -  A  little  worth  or  value  or  morally 
 despicable 
 Process  -  something  we  do  in  order  to 
 achieve a certain result 
 Lesson  -  A  piece  of  instruction  or 
 something to be learned 
 Sol.318.(c)  Customary 
 Anomalous  -  Something  that  deviates 
 from normal or usual 
 Endemic  -  especially  of  a  disease  or  a 
 condition  regularly  occurring  within  an 
 area or community. 
 Outlandish  -  Something  strange  and 
 di?cult to like or accept 
 Alien  -  belonging  or  relating  to  foreign 
 country or another planet 
 Sol.319.(b) Endorsement 
 Objurgation  -  a  harsh  reprimand  or 
 criticism 
 Hamper  -to impede the natural activity of 
 :  encumber.  Bad  weather  hampered  the 
 search effort. 
 Reproof  -something  that  you  say  to 
 somebody  when  you  do  not  approve  of 
 what he/she has done 
 Commination  -a  threat  of  punishment  or 
 vengeance. 
 Sol.320.(c)  Saint 
 Fiend  - an evil and cruel person 
 Vile  - extremely unpleasant 
 Junkie  -  a  person  with  an  insatiable 
 craving for something 
 Atrocious  - very cruel or evil 
 Sol.321.(b) Competent 
 Inept  - not skilled or effective 
 Wanting  -  not  having  enough  of 
 something 
 Barred  -  to  be  blocked  from  entrance  or 
 not allowed to do something 
 Callow  -(of a young person) 
 inexperienced and immature. 
 Sol.322.(a) Intensify 
 Wane  - to decrease in strength, intensity 
 Evanesce  -  to disappear or be forgotten 
 Diminish  -  to  reduce  in  size  or 
 importance 
 Contract  - to shrink or to enter into a 
 legal agreement 
 Sol.323.(b) Ful?lment 
 Delinquency  - neglect of one’s duty 
 Neglect  -  to  fail  to  pay  enough  attention 
 to someone or something 
 Tardiness  -  the  quality  of  being  late  or 
 slow 
 Default  -  A  default  situation  is  what 
 exists  or  happens  unless  someone  or 
 something changes it 
 Sol.324.(c) Intermittent 
 Relentless  -  continuing  in  a  severe  or 
 extreme way 
 Constant  - not changing or varying 
 Persistent  -  continuing  to  do  something 
 in determined way 
 Unabating  -  continues  without  any 
 reduction in intensity or amount 
 Sol.325.(d) Believable 
 Incredible  -  too  extraordinary  and 
 improbable to be believed. 
 Strained  -not natural or friendly 
 Far  -fetched -not easy to believe 
 Implausible  -not easy to believe 
 Sol.326.(a) Productive 
 Vain  -  marked  by  futility-  or 
 ineffectualness 
 Harmony  -a  state  of  agreement  or  of 
 peaceful existence together 
 Unpredictable  -  likely  to  change  suddenly 
 and  without  reason  and  therefore  not 
 able to be predicted 
 Calculable  -able  to  be  measured  or 
 assessed. 
 Sol.327.(c) Uncandid 
 Forthright  -  (too)  honest  or  direct  in 
 behaviour or speech 
 Artless  - without guile or deception. 
 Uninhibited  -  behaving  in  a  free  and 
 natural  way,  without  worrying  what  other 
 people think of you 
 Blunt  - not having a sharp edge or point 
 Sol.328.(a) Clarify 
 Obfuscate  -  to  make  something  unclear 
 and more di?cult to understand 
 Bid  -  to  offer  to  pay  a  particular  price  for 
 something,  especially  at  a  public  sale 
 where  things  are  sold  to  the  person  who 
 offers most money (an auction) 
 Mend  -  to  put  into  good  order  something 
 that is injured, damaged, or defective. 
 Languish  - to be forced to stay 
 somewhere  or  suffer  something 
 unpleasant for a long time 
 Sol.329.(b) Eulogize 
 Reprove  -  criticize  someone  for  doing 
 something wrong 
 Rap  -  strike  with  a  series  of  rapid  audible 
 blows 
 Pummel  - to cause a lot of damage to a 
 place 
 Keelhaul  -  to  haul  under  the  keel  of  a 
 ship as punishment or torture 
 Sol.330.(a) Propitious 
 Sinister  -  giving  the  impression  of 
 something harmful or evil 
 Ominous  -  suggesting  that  something 
 unpleasant is likely to happen 
 Baleful  -  showing  evil,  hate,  or  harmful 
 intention 
 Foreboding  -  a  strong  inner  feeling  of  a 
 future misfortune 
 Sol.331.(a)  Brazen 
 Timorous  -  showing  nervousness  or  lack 
 of con?dence 
 Scared  - being in a state of fear or panic 
 Gutless  - lacking courage 
 Reserved  -  tending  to  keep  your  feelings 
 or thoughts private 
 Sol.332.(a)  Largesse 
 Cupidity  -  greed  for  money  or 
 possessions. 
 Hatred  -a  very  strong  feeling  of  not  liking 
 somebody/something; hate 
 Greed  -  a  strong  desire  to  continually  get 
 more of something. 
 Avarice  -an  extremely  strong  wish  to  get 
 or keep money or possessions: 
 Sol.333.(a) Approbation 
 Contempt  -the  feeling  that 
 somebody/something  does  not  deserve 
 any respect or is without value 
 Opprobrium  -public  disgrace  arising  from 
 shameful conduct. 
 Odium  -general  or  widespread  hatred  or 
 disgust  incurred  by  someone  as  a  result 
 of their actions. 
 Obloquy  -strong public condemnation. 
 Sol.334.(b)  Reality 
 Sorcery  -  a  type  of  magic  in  which  spirits, 
 especially  evil  ones,  are  used  to  make 
 things happen 
 Spell  -to  form  a  word  or  words  with  the 
 letters in the correct order 
 Devilry  -an  evil  action  or  activity  that  is 
 connected with devils or the devil 
 Dismiss  -to  decide  not  to  think  about 
 something/somebody 
 Sol.335.(a)  Assault 
 Bulwark  - A defensive wall 
 Rampart  - a protective barrier 
 Bastion  -  something  that  keeps  or 
 defends  a  belief  or  a  way  of  life  that  is 
 disappearing. 
 Forti?cation  -  a  strong  building,  wall, 
 tower, etc. that is built to protect a place. 
 Sol.336.(c) Dismantle 
 Amalgamate  -  combine  or  unite  to  form 
 one organization or structure 
 Integrate  - bring (people or groups with 
 particular  characteristics  or  needs)  into 
 equal  participation  in  or  membership  of  a 
 social group or institution 
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 Combine  -  To  join  two  or  more  things 
 together into a single unit 
 Coalesce  -  to come together to form one 
 group or mass 
 Sol.337.(a) Di?dence 
 Temerity  -  To  do  with  con?dence  and 
 boldness 
 Audacity  -  courage  or  con?dence  of  a 
 kind that other people ?nd shocking 
 Assurance  - certainty about something. 
 Poison  -  a  substance  that  by  its  chemical 
 action can kill or injure a living thing 
 Sol.338.(a)  Gluttony 
 Abstinence  -  stopping  yourself  from 
 having or doing something that you enjoy 
 Celibacy  -  the  state  of  voluntarily  being 
 unmarried,  sexually  abstinent,  or  both, 
 usually for religious reasons. 
 Continence  -the  ability  to  control  your 
 feelings  and  emotions,  especially  the 
 desire to have sex 
 Control  -power  and  ability  to  make 
 somebody/something do what you want 
 Sol.339.(a)  Collected 
 Antsy  -anxious  and  excited  in  an 
 unpleasant way; extremely nervous: 
 Perturbed  -feeling  or  showing  great 
 concern or mental or emotional upset: 
 Pure  -  free  from  anything  of  a  different, 
 inferior, or contaminating kind; 
 Adulation  -very  great  admiration  or 
 praise for someone 
 Sol.340.(b)  Re?ned 
 Inchoate  -  being  only  partly  in  existence 
 or operation 
 Artless  - free from deceit or honest 
 Articulate  -  to  express  things  easily  and 
 clearly 
 Formless  -  having  no  regular  form  or 
 shape 
 Sol.341.(b) SENSE 
 BABBLE  -  talk  rapidly  and  continuously  in 
 a foolish and excited manner. 
 DRIVEL  -  To  write  or  say  completely 
 worthless or nonsense 
 JARGON  - special words and phrases 
 that are used by particular groups of 
 people 
 GIBBERISH  -  words  that  have  no 
 meaning or are impossible to understand 
 Sol.342.(a)  Esteem 
 Ignominy  -  loss  of  self  esteem  or 
 disgrace 
 Disrepute  -  he  state  of  not  being 
 respected or trusted 
 Stigma  - a mark of disgrace or infamy 
 Infamy  - quality of being famous for 
 something bad 
 Sol.343.(d)  Apathy 
 Vivacity  - have high spirit and full of life 
 Sap  - drain someone’s strength or power 
 Vim  - energetic or lively 
 Lush  - impressive 
 Sol.344.(c)  Illegal 
 Legit  -  acting  according  to  the  law  or  the 
 rules 
 Bona ?de  - real or genuine; honest 
 Endorsed  -  declare  one's  public  approval 
 or support of 
 Canonical  -  following  the  generally 
 accepted rules of something 
 Sol.345.(d)  Extol 
 Chastise  - punish, especially by beating 
 Mulct  -  to  make  someone  pay  money,  as 
 a ?ne 
 Keelhaul  -  punish  someone  by  dragging 
 them  through  the  water  under  the  keel  of 
 a ship 
 Berate  - to criticize angrily and abusively 
 Sol.346.(c) Hydrate 
 Desiccate  -  to  remove  the  moisture  from 
 something ; to dry thoroughly 
 Honour  - regard with great respect. 
 Ascend  - to move upward 
 Venerate  - to show deep respect 
 Sol.347.(a)  Paranoid 
 Sane  - having a normal, healthy mind 
 Reposeful  -  full  of  calmness  and 
 relaxation 
 Stoical  -  enduring  pain  and  hardship 
 without showing one's feelings 
 Halcyon  -  a  period  of  time  in  the  past  that 
 was idyllically happy and peaceful 
 Sol.348.(c)  Clear 
 Recondite  -  Little  known  or  hard  to 
 understand 
 Abstruse  - di?cult to comprehend 
 Phlegm  -  calmness  of  temperament  ; 
 respiratory mucus expelled by coughing 
 Abstract  -  summary  of  a  text  ;  existing  in 
 thought  or  an  idea  but  not  having  a 
 physical existence 
 Sol.349.(c)  Igneous 
 Algid  -  having  a  low  temperature  or 
 feeling a sensation of coldness 
 Algae  -  Algae  is  a  type  of  plant  with  no 
 stems  or  leaves  that  grows  in  water  or 
 near water. 
 Gelid  - extremely cold, frosty 
 Clean  - pure ; without impurities 
 Sol.350.(c)  Relax 
 Fret  - a state of anxiety 
 Anxious  -  full  of  mental  distress  or 
 uneasiness 
 Anguish  - extreme unhappiness caused 
 by physical or mental suffering 
 Pine  -  to  strongly  desire  for  what  is 
 impossible 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 2 
 Q.351.  The  colossal  building  stood 
 amidst  the  ruins  bearing  signs  of 
 Victorian architecture. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (02/03/2023) 
 (a) Enormous  (b) Extraordinary 
 (c) Quaint  (d) Tiny 
 Q.352.  The  new  Principal  of  the  school  is 
 stern  ,  yet he understands the needs of 
 his subordinates. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (02/03/2023) 
 (a) Flippant  (b) Lenient 
 (c) Desolate  (d) Noxious 
 Q.353.  The  reputed  o?cer  was  removed 
 from  his  post  as  he  was  having  a 
 clandestine  affair. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (03/03/2023) 
 (a) Surreptitious  (b) Overt 
 (c) Amorous  (d) Casual 
 Q.354.  The  placid  conversation  between 
 the  two  cricketers  on  a  TV  show  aroused 
 much controversy. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (03/03/2023) 
 (a) Sardonic  (b) Inappropriate 
 (c) Informal  (d) Angry 
 Q.355.  The  manager  decided  to  resign 
 from  his  post  as  the  bank  was  declared 
 to be  Insolvent. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (06/03/2023) 
 (a) Independent  (b) Commercial 
 (c) A?uent  (d) Bankrupt 
 Q.356.  The  audience  sneered  at  the 
 monologue uttered by the veteran actor. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (07/03/2023) 
 (a) Waved  (b) Lauded 
 (c) Unleashed         (d) Ascribed 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.351.(d) 
 Tiny  - something extremely small 
 Colossal  - something extremely large 
 Enormous  -  something  extremely  large  or 
 great. 
 Extraordinary  -  going  beyond  what  is 
 usual, regular, or expected 
 Quaint  - attractive or unusual because it 
 seems to belong to the past 
 Sol.352.(b) 
 Lenient  - not as strict as expected 
 Stern  - very serious, ?rm, strict 
 Flippant  -  not  serious  enough  about 
 things that are important 
 Desolate  -  lonely,  very  unhappy  and 
 without hope 
 Noxious  - physically harmful or 
 destructive to living beings 
 Sol.353.(b) Overt  - something done in an 
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 Sol.314.(c)  E?cient  -  able  to  work  well 
 without  making  mistakes  or  wasting  time 
 and energy. 
 Incompetence  -  lack  of  ability  to  do 
 something successfully. 
 Interfere  -  to  prevent  something  from 
 succeeding. 
 Attitude  -  the  way  that  you  think  or  feel 
 about somebody/something. 
 Caustic  - able to destroy or burn things. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.315. Accessory 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Substitute  (b) Surplus 
 (c) Essential  (d) Option 
 Q.316. Despondent 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Precise  (b) Despaired 
 (c) Reproach  (d) Hopeful 
 Q.317  .  Knack 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Vile  (b) Process 
 (c) Lesson  (d) Inability 
 Q.318. Anomalous 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Endemic  (b) Outlandish 
 (c) Customary  (d) Alien 
 Q.319.Objurgation 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a)  Hamper  (b)  Endorsement 
 (c)  Reproof  (d) Commination 
 Q.320.  Fiend 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Vile  (b) Junkie 
 (c) Saint  (d) Atrocious 
 Q.321. Inept 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Wanting  (b) Competent 
 (c) Barred  (d) Callow 
 Q.322  .  Wane 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Intensify  (b) Evanesce 
 (c) Diminish  (d) Contract 
 Q.323.  Delinquency 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Neglect  (b) Ful?lment 
 (c) Tardiness  (d) Default 
 Q.324. Relentless 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Constant  (b) Persistent 
 (c) Intermittent  (d) Unabating 
 Q.325. Incredible 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Strained  (b) Far-fetched 
 (c) Implausible  (d) Believable 
 Q.326.  Vain 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Productive  (b) Harmony 
 (c) Unpredictable  (d) Calculable 
 Q.327. Forthright 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Artless  (b) Uninhibited 
 (c) Uncandid  (d) Blunt 
 Q.328. Obfuscate 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Clarify (b) Bid (c) Mend (d) Languish 
 Q.329. Reprove 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Rap  (b) Eulogize 
 (c) Pummel  (d) Keelhaul 
 Q.330. Sinister 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Propitious  (b) Ominous 
 (c) Baleful  (d) Foreboding 
 Q.331.  Timorous 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Brazen  (b) Scared 
 (c) Gutless  (d) Reserved 
 Q.332. Cupidity 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Largesse  (b) Hatred 
 (c) Greed  (d) Avarice 
 Q.333.  Contempt 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Approbation  (b) Opprobrium 
 (c) Odium  (d) Obloquy 
 Q.334. Sorcery 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Spell  (b) Reality 
 (c) Devilry  (d) Dismiss 
 Q.335. Bulwark 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Assault  (b) Rampart 
 (c) Bastion  (d) Forti?cation 
 Q.336.  Amalgamate 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Integrate  (b) Combine 
 (c) Dismantle  (d) Coalesce 
 Q.337.  Temerity 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Di?dence  (b) Audacity 
 (c) Assurance  (d) Poison 
 Q.338. Abstinence 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Gluttony  (b) Celibacy 
 (c) Continence  (d) Control 
 Q.339.  Antsy 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Collected  (b) Perturbed 
 (c) Pure  (d) Adulation 
 Q.340.  Inchoate 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Artless  (b) Re?ned 
 (c) Articulate  (d) Formless 
 Q.341. BABBLE 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) DRIVEL  (b) SENSE 
 (c) JARGON  (d)GIBBERISH 
 Q.342. Ignominy 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Esteem  (b) Disrepute 
 (c) Stigma  (d) Infamy 
 Q.343.  Vivacity 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Sap (b) Vim (c) Lush (d) Apathy 
 Q.344. Legit 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Bona ?de  (b) Endorsed 
 (c) Illegal  (d) Canonical 
 Q.345. Chastise 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Mulct  (b) Keelhaul 
 (c) Berate  (d) Extol 
 Q.346.Desiccate 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Honour  (b) Ascend 
 (c) Hydrate  (d) Venerate 
 Q.347.  Sane 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Paranoid  (b) Reposeful 
 (c) Stoical  (d) Halcyon 
 Q.348. Recondite 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Abstruse  (b) Phlegm 
 (c) Clear  (d) Abstract 
 Q.349. Algid 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Algae (b) Gelid (c) Igneous (d) Clean 
 Q.350.  Fret 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Anxious (b) Anguish (c) Relax (d) Pine 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.315.(c) Essential 
 Accessory  -  something  that  can  be 
 added  to  a  thing  in  order  to  make  it  more 
 useful, versatile, or attractive 
 Substitute  - use or add in place of 
 Surplus  - more than needed and used 
 Option  - to choose from a set of 
 possibilities 
 Sol.316.(d) Hopeful 
 Despondent  -  a  deep  dejection  arising 
 from  a  conviction  of  the  uselessness  of 
 further effort. 
 Precise -  exactly or sharply de?ned or 
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 stated 
 Despaired  -  to  lose  all  hope  that 
 something will happen 
 Reproach  -  an  expression  of  rebuke  or 
 disapproval 
 Sol.317.(d) Inability 
 Knack  -  a  special  skill,  talent,  or  aptitude 
 making for ease and dexterity 
 Vile  -  A  little  worth  or  value  or  morally 
 despicable 
 Process  -  something  we  do  in  order  to 
 achieve a certain result 
 Lesson  -  A  piece  of  instruction  or 
 something to be learned 
 Sol.318.(c)  Customary 
 Anomalous  -  Something  that  deviates 
 from normal or usual 
 Endemic  -  especially  of  a  disease  or  a 
 condition  regularly  occurring  within  an 
 area or community. 
 Outlandish  -  Something  strange  and 
 di?cult to like or accept 
 Alien  -  belonging  or  relating  to  foreign 
 country or another planet 
 Sol.319.(b) Endorsement 
 Objurgation  -  a  harsh  reprimand  or 
 criticism 
 Hamper  -to impede the natural activity of 
 :  encumber.  Bad  weather  hampered  the 
 search effort. 
 Reproof  -something  that  you  say  to 
 somebody  when  you  do  not  approve  of 
 what he/she has done 
 Commination  -a  threat  of  punishment  or 
 vengeance. 
 Sol.320.(c)  Saint 
 Fiend  - an evil and cruel person 
 Vile  - extremely unpleasant 
 Junkie  -  a  person  with  an  insatiable 
 craving for something 
 Atrocious  - very cruel or evil 
 Sol.321.(b) Competent 
 Inept  - not skilled or effective 
 Wanting  -  not  having  enough  of 
 something 
 Barred  -  to  be  blocked  from  entrance  or 
 not allowed to do something 
 Callow  -(of a young person) 
 inexperienced and immature. 
 Sol.322.(a) Intensify 
 Wane  - to decrease in strength, intensity 
 Evanesce  -  to disappear or be forgotten 
 Diminish  -  to  reduce  in  size  or 
 importance 
 Contract  - to shrink or to enter into a 
 legal agreement 
 Sol.323.(b) Ful?lment 
 Delinquency  - neglect of one’s duty 
 Neglect  -  to  fail  to  pay  enough  attention 
 to someone or something 
 Tardiness  -  the  quality  of  being  late  or 
 slow 
 Default  -  A  default  situation  is  what 
 exists  or  happens  unless  someone  or 
 something changes it 
 Sol.324.(c) Intermittent 
 Relentless  -  continuing  in  a  severe  or 
 extreme way 
 Constant  - not changing or varying 
 Persistent  -  continuing  to  do  something 
 in determined way 
 Unabating  -  continues  without  any 
 reduction in intensity or amount 
 Sol.325.(d) Believable 
 Incredible  -  too  extraordinary  and 
 improbable to be believed. 
 Strained  -not natural or friendly 
 Far  -fetched -not easy to believe 
 Implausible  -not easy to believe 
 Sol.326.(a) Productive 
 Vain  -  marked  by  futility-  or 
 ineffectualness 
 Harmony  -a  state  of  agreement  or  of 
 peaceful existence together 
 Unpredictable  -  likely  to  change  suddenly 
 and  without  reason  and  therefore  not 
 able to be predicted 
 Calculable  -able  to  be  measured  or 
 assessed. 
 Sol.327.(c) Uncandid 
 Forthright  -  (too)  honest  or  direct  in 
 behaviour or speech 
 Artless  - without guile or deception. 
 Uninhibited  -  behaving  in  a  free  and 
 natural  way,  without  worrying  what  other 
 people think of you 
 Blunt  - not having a sharp edge or point 
 Sol.328.(a) Clarify 
 Obfuscate  -  to  make  something  unclear 
 and more di?cult to understand 
 Bid  -  to  offer  to  pay  a  particular  price  for 
 something,  especially  at  a  public  sale 
 where  things  are  sold  to  the  person  who 
 offers most money (an auction) 
 Mend  -  to  put  into  good  order  something 
 that is injured, damaged, or defective. 
 Languish  - to be forced to stay 
 somewhere  or  suffer  something 
 unpleasant for a long time 
 Sol.329.(b) Eulogize 
 Reprove  -  criticize  someone  for  doing 
 something wrong 
 Rap  -  strike  with  a  series  of  rapid  audible 
 blows 
 Pummel  - to cause a lot of damage to a 
 place 
 Keelhaul  -  to  haul  under  the  keel  of  a 
 ship as punishment or torture 
 Sol.330.(a) Propitious 
 Sinister  -  giving  the  impression  of 
 something harmful or evil 
 Ominous  -  suggesting  that  something 
 unpleasant is likely to happen 
 Baleful  -  showing  evil,  hate,  or  harmful 
 intention 
 Foreboding  -  a  strong  inner  feeling  of  a 
 future misfortune 
 Sol.331.(a)  Brazen 
 Timorous  -  showing  nervousness  or  lack 
 of con?dence 
 Scared  - being in a state of fear or panic 
 Gutless  - lacking courage 
 Reserved  -  tending  to  keep  your  feelings 
 or thoughts private 
 Sol.332.(a)  Largesse 
 Cupidity  -  greed  for  money  or 
 possessions. 
 Hatred  -a  very  strong  feeling  of  not  liking 
 somebody/something; hate 
 Greed  -  a  strong  desire  to  continually  get 
 more of something. 
 Avarice  -an  extremely  strong  wish  to  get 
 or keep money or possessions: 
 Sol.333.(a) Approbation 
 Contempt  -the  feeling  that 
 somebody/something  does  not  deserve 
 any respect or is without value 
 Opprobrium  -public  disgrace  arising  from 
 shameful conduct. 
 Odium  -general  or  widespread  hatred  or 
 disgust  incurred  by  someone  as  a  result 
 of their actions. 
 Obloquy  -strong public condemnation. 
 Sol.334.(b)  Reality 
 Sorcery  -  a  type  of  magic  in  which  spirits, 
 especially  evil  ones,  are  used  to  make 
 things happen 
 Spell  -to  form  a  word  or  words  with  the 
 letters in the correct order 
 Devilry  -an  evil  action  or  activity  that  is 
 connected with devils or the devil 
 Dismiss  -to  decide  not  to  think  about 
 something/somebody 
 Sol.335.(a)  Assault 
 Bulwark  - A defensive wall 
 Rampart  - a protective barrier 
 Bastion  -  something  that  keeps  or 
 defends  a  belief  or  a  way  of  life  that  is 
 disappearing. 
 Forti?cation  -  a  strong  building,  wall, 
 tower, etc. that is built to protect a place. 
 Sol.336.(c) Dismantle 
 Amalgamate  -  combine  or  unite  to  form 
 one organization or structure 
 Integrate  - bring (people or groups with 
 particular  characteristics  or  needs)  into 
 equal  participation  in  or  membership  of  a 
 social group or institution 
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 Combine  -  To  join  two  or  more  things 
 together into a single unit 
 Coalesce  -  to come together to form one 
 group or mass 
 Sol.337.(a) Di?dence 
 Temerity  -  To  do  with  con?dence  and 
 boldness 
 Audacity  -  courage  or  con?dence  of  a 
 kind that other people ?nd shocking 
 Assurance  - certainty about something. 
 Poison  -  a  substance  that  by  its  chemical 
 action can kill or injure a living thing 
 Sol.338.(a)  Gluttony 
 Abstinence  -  stopping  yourself  from 
 having or doing something that you enjoy 
 Celibacy  -  the  state  of  voluntarily  being 
 unmarried,  sexually  abstinent,  or  both, 
 usually for religious reasons. 
 Continence  -the  ability  to  control  your 
 feelings  and  emotions,  especially  the 
 desire to have sex 
 Control  -power  and  ability  to  make 
 somebody/something do what you want 
 Sol.339.(a)  Collected 
 Antsy  -anxious  and  excited  in  an 
 unpleasant way; extremely nervous: 
 Perturbed  -feeling  or  showing  great 
 concern or mental or emotional upset: 
 Pure  -  free  from  anything  of  a  different, 
 inferior, or contaminating kind; 
 Adulation  -very  great  admiration  or 
 praise for someone 
 Sol.340.(b)  Re?ned 
 Inchoate  -  being  only  partly  in  existence 
 or operation 
 Artless  - free from deceit or honest 
 Articulate  -  to  express  things  easily  and 
 clearly 
 Formless  -  having  no  regular  form  or 
 shape 
 Sol.341.(b) SENSE 
 BABBLE  -  talk  rapidly  and  continuously  in 
 a foolish and excited manner. 
 DRIVEL  -  To  write  or  say  completely 
 worthless or nonsense 
 JARGON  - special words and phrases 
 that are used by particular groups of 
 people 
 GIBBERISH  -  words  that  have  no 
 meaning or are impossible to understand 
 Sol.342.(a)  Esteem 
 Ignominy  -  loss  of  self  esteem  or 
 disgrace 
 Disrepute  -  he  state  of  not  being 
 respected or trusted 
 Stigma  - a mark of disgrace or infamy 
 Infamy  - quality of being famous for 
 something bad 
 Sol.343.(d)  Apathy 
 Vivacity  - have high spirit and full of life 
 Sap  - drain someone’s strength or power 
 Vim  - energetic or lively 
 Lush  - impressive 
 Sol.344.(c)  Illegal 
 Legit  -  acting  according  to  the  law  or  the 
 rules 
 Bona ?de  - real or genuine; honest 
 Endorsed  -  declare  one's  public  approval 
 or support of 
 Canonical  -  following  the  generally 
 accepted rules of something 
 Sol.345.(d)  Extol 
 Chastise  - punish, especially by beating 
 Mulct  -  to  make  someone  pay  money,  as 
 a ?ne 
 Keelhaul  -  punish  someone  by  dragging 
 them  through  the  water  under  the  keel  of 
 a ship 
 Berate  - to criticize angrily and abusively 
 Sol.346.(c) Hydrate 
 Desiccate  -  to  remove  the  moisture  from 
 something ; to dry thoroughly 
 Honour  - regard with great respect. 
 Ascend  - to move upward 
 Venerate  - to show deep respect 
 Sol.347.(a)  Paranoid 
 Sane  - having a normal, healthy mind 
 Reposeful  -  full  of  calmness  and 
 relaxation 
 Stoical  -  enduring  pain  and  hardship 
 without showing one's feelings 
 Halcyon  -  a  period  of  time  in  the  past  that 
 was idyllically happy and peaceful 
 Sol.348.(c)  Clear 
 Recondite  -  Little  known  or  hard  to 
 understand 
 Abstruse  - di?cult to comprehend 
 Phlegm  -  calmness  of  temperament  ; 
 respiratory mucus expelled by coughing 
 Abstract  -  summary  of  a  text  ;  existing  in 
 thought  or  an  idea  but  not  having  a 
 physical existence 
 Sol.349.(c)  Igneous 
 Algid  -  having  a  low  temperature  or 
 feeling a sensation of coldness 
 Algae  -  Algae  is  a  type  of  plant  with  no 
 stems  or  leaves  that  grows  in  water  or 
 near water. 
 Gelid  - extremely cold, frosty 
 Clean  - pure ; without impurities 
 Sol.350.(c)  Relax 
 Fret  - a state of anxiety 
 Anxious  -  full  of  mental  distress  or 
 uneasiness 
 Anguish  - extreme unhappiness caused 
 by physical or mental suffering 
 Pine  -  to  strongly  desire  for  what  is 
 impossible 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 2 
 Q.351.  The  colossal  building  stood 
 amidst  the  ruins  bearing  signs  of 
 Victorian architecture. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (02/03/2023) 
 (a) Enormous  (b) Extraordinary 
 (c) Quaint  (d) Tiny 
 Q.352.  The  new  Principal  of  the  school  is 
 stern  ,  yet he understands the needs of 
 his subordinates. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (02/03/2023) 
 (a) Flippant  (b) Lenient 
 (c) Desolate  (d) Noxious 
 Q.353.  The  reputed  o?cer  was  removed 
 from  his  post  as  he  was  having  a 
 clandestine  affair. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (03/03/2023) 
 (a) Surreptitious  (b) Overt 
 (c) Amorous  (d) Casual 
 Q.354.  The  placid  conversation  between 
 the  two  cricketers  on  a  TV  show  aroused 
 much controversy. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (03/03/2023) 
 (a) Sardonic  (b) Inappropriate 
 (c) Informal  (d) Angry 
 Q.355.  The  manager  decided  to  resign 
 from  his  post  as  the  bank  was  declared 
 to be  Insolvent. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (06/03/2023) 
 (a) Independent  (b) Commercial 
 (c) A?uent  (d) Bankrupt 
 Q.356.  The  audience  sneered  at  the 
 monologue uttered by the veteran actor. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (07/03/2023) 
 (a) Waved  (b) Lauded 
 (c) Unleashed         (d) Ascribed 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.351.(d) 
 Tiny  - something extremely small 
 Colossal  - something extremely large 
 Enormous  -  something  extremely  large  or 
 great. 
 Extraordinary  -  going  beyond  what  is 
 usual, regular, or expected 
 Quaint  - attractive or unusual because it 
 seems to belong to the past 
 Sol.352.(b) 
 Lenient  - not as strict as expected 
 Stern  - very serious, ?rm, strict 
 Flippant  -  not  serious  enough  about 
 things that are important 
 Desolate  -  lonely,  very  unhappy  and 
 without hope 
 Noxious  - physically harmful or 
 destructive to living beings 
 Sol.353.(b) Overt  - something done in an 
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 open way and not secretly 
 Clandestine  -  something  planned  or  done 
 in secret 
 Surreptitious  - something done secretly 
 Amorous  -  strongly  moved  by  love  and 
 especially sexual love 
 Casual  - relaxed and not worried 
 Sol.354.(d) 
 Angry  - feeling or showing anger 
 Placid  - calm and not easily excited 
 Sardonic  - not taking others seriously 
 Inappropriate  -  unsuitable  for  the 
 particular time, place, or situation 
 Informal  -  relaxed  and  friendly  or  suitable 
 for a relaxed occasion 
 Sol.355.(c) 
 A?uent  - having a lot of money 
 Insolvent  -  not  having  enough  money  to 
 pay what you owe 
 Independent  -  free  from  and  not 
 controlled by another person 
 Commercial  -  connected  with  buying  and 
 selling goods and services 
 Bankrupt  -  not  having  enough  money  to 
 pay your debts 
 Sol.356.(b)  Lauded  -  highly  praised  , 
 admired  or speaked about 
 Sneered  -  to  show  that  you  have  no 
 respect  for  somebody/something  by  the 
 expression on your face 
 Waved  -  to  move  your  hand  from  side  to 
 side in the air 
 Unleashed  -  to  suddenly  let  a  strong 
 force,  emotion,  etc.  be  felt  or  have  an 
 effect 
 Ascribed  -  to  say  that  something  was 
 written by or belonged to somebody 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.357.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  'SINKS'  from  the 
 given sentence. 
 Groups  work  together  to  create 
 Christmas  parade  themes,  which  are 
 then  carried  out  in  ?oats,  musical  groups, 
 and strolling ?gures. 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Floats  (b) Create 
 (c) Parade  (d) Strolling 
 Q.358. Rebellion 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Uprising  (b) Loyalty 
 (c) Sedition  (d) Allotment 
 Q.359.  Conceit 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Concealment  (b) Reveal 
 (c) Modesty  (d) Hidden 
 Q.360.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM of the word  'MOBILE'  from the 
 given sentence. 
 The  strange  TV  reporter  standing  over 
 there  covers  all  the  funny  and  interesting 
 things happening inside the town. 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Standing  (b) Interesting 
 (c) Inside  (d) Strange 
 Q.361.  The  recent  disaster  of 
 unprecedented  ?oods  in  June  2013  in 
 the  state  of  Uttarakhand  devastated 
 many  towns  and  villages  on  the  banks  of 
 the  rivers  Bhagirathi,  Pindar,  Mandakini, 
 Alaknanda and Sarju. 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Lacklustre  (b) Tarnished 
 (c) Familiar  (d) Deranged 
 Q.362.  The  number  of  tests  conducted 
 dropped  further  on  Saturday  with  a  total 
 of  67,624  tests  of  which  20%  were  the 
 less  precise  rapid antigen tests. 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Complicated  (b) Inevitable 
 (c) Rough  (d) Adequate 
 Q.363.  Built  by  King  Narasimhadeva  I  of 
 the  Eastern  Ganga  dynasty  from 
 1238-1250  CE,  the  13th  century  late-style 
 Kalingan  temple  forms  part  of  the  golden 
 triangle  of  Odisha,  along  with  Puri  and 
 Bhubaneswar,  and  attracts  tourists, 
 pilgrims, and history and art lovers. 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Embodies  (b) Shrouds 
 (c) Elucidates  (d) Deters 
 Q.364.  Select the most appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  laborious  from 
 the given sentence: 
 Although  gardening  is  a  laborious  job, 
 but  it  gives  me  boundless  joy,  strenuous 
 happiness  and  immense  satisfaction  and 
 I like this facile activity. 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) boundless  (b) facile 
 (c) strenuous  (d) immense 
 Q.365. Dispatch 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Acquire  (b) Transmit 
 (c) Deliver  (d) Bulletin 
 Q.366.  Exemplary 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Flattering  (b) Unsatisfactory 
 (c) Imitative  (d) Desirable 
 Q.367.  Beowulf  was  praised  for  his 
 valour  displayed in the battle?eld. 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Forbearance  (b) Erudition 
 (c) Cowardice  (d) Idiosyncrasy 
 Q.368.  The  Government  ruthlessly 
 decided to force its citizens to pay taxes 
 even during famine. 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Leniently  (b) Indifferently 
 (c) Unscrupulously    (d) Tyrannically 
 Q.369.  He  consolidated  his  position  as 
 the leader of the political party. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) weakened  (b) devised 
 (c) strengthened  (d) formulated 
 Q.370.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  'IMMORAL '  from 
 the given sentence. 
 The  city  of  Hamburg  and  its  surrounding 
 region  have  generally  decent  health,with 
 no  pandemic  illnesses  having  lately 
 developed to any signi?cant degree. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Degree  (b) Decent 
 (c) Illness  (d) Region 
 Q.371.  One  must  aim  to  develop  intrinsic 
 motivation  within  learners  for  better 
 retention of Knowledge. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Elemental  (b) Introjected 
 (c) Extrinsic  (d) Inherent 
 Q.372.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  highlighted  word  in  the 
 following sentence. 
 The  managing  director  produced  cogent 
 reasons for the change in HR policies. 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Compelling  (b) Unconvincing 
 (c) Pertinent  (d) Unexpected 
 Q.373.  The  actor  was  ridiculed  for  her 
 nonchalant  attitude towards her work. 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Boisterous  (b) Unconcerned 
 (c) Considerate  (d) Retrospective 
 Q.374.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  'PENNILESS'  from 
 the given sentence. 
 Living  in  a  house  with  a  spacious  lawn  a 
 proper  parking  space  and  a  nice 
 swimming  pool  is  still  a  dream  for  many 
 rich people in Mumbai. 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Rich  (b) Space 
 (c) Spacious  (d) Dream 
 Q.375.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  vivid  from  the 
 given sentence: 
 In  my  murky  memory  lane,  I  still  could 
 vividly  apprehend  and  envision  the 
 pictures  of  Nischindipu  while  reading 
 Bibhutibhushan  Bandyopadhyay's  "Pather 
 Panchali" 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
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 Sol.314.(c)  E?cient  -  able  to  work  well 
 without  making  mistakes  or  wasting  time 
 and energy. 
 Incompetence  -  lack  of  ability  to  do 
 something successfully. 
 Interfere  -  to  prevent  something  from 
 succeeding. 
 Attitude  -  the  way  that  you  think  or  feel 
 about somebody/something. 
 Caustic  - able to destroy or burn things. 
 SSC CHSL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.315. Accessory 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Substitute  (b) Surplus 
 (c) Essential  (d) Option 
 Q.316. Despondent 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Precise  (b) Despaired 
 (c) Reproach  (d) Hopeful 
 Q.317  .  Knack 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Vile  (b) Process 
 (c) Lesson  (d) Inability 
 Q.318. Anomalous 
 SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Endemic  (b) Outlandish 
 (c) Customary  (d) Alien 
 Q.319.Objurgation 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a)  Hamper  (b)  Endorsement 
 (c)  Reproof  (d) Commination 
 Q.320.  Fiend 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Vile  (b) Junkie 
 (c) Saint  (d) Atrocious 
 Q.321. Inept 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Wanting  (b) Competent 
 (c) Barred  (d) Callow 
 Q.322  .  Wane 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Intensify  (b) Evanesce 
 (c) Diminish  (d) Contract 
 Q.323.  Delinquency 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Neglect  (b) Ful?lment 
 (c) Tardiness  (d) Default 
 Q.324. Relentless 
 SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Constant  (b) Persistent 
 (c) Intermittent  (d) Unabating 
 Q.325. Incredible 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Strained  (b) Far-fetched 
 (c) Implausible  (d) Believable 
 Q.326.  Vain 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Productive  (b) Harmony 
 (c) Unpredictable  (d) Calculable 
 Q.327. Forthright 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Artless  (b) Uninhibited 
 (c) Uncandid  (d) Blunt 
 Q.328. Obfuscate 
 SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Clarify (b) Bid (c) Mend (d) Languish 
 Q.329. Reprove 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Rap  (b) Eulogize 
 (c) Pummel  (d) Keelhaul 
 Q.330. Sinister 
 SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Propitious  (b) Ominous 
 (c) Baleful  (d) Foreboding 
 Q.331.  Timorous 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Brazen  (b) Scared 
 (c) Gutless  (d) Reserved 
 Q.332. Cupidity 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Largesse  (b) Hatred 
 (c) Greed  (d) Avarice 
 Q.333.  Contempt 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Approbation  (b) Opprobrium 
 (c) Odium  (d) Obloquy 
 Q.334. Sorcery 
 SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Spell  (b) Reality 
 (c) Devilry  (d) Dismiss 
 Q.335. Bulwark 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Assault  (b) Rampart 
 (c) Bastion  (d) Forti?cation 
 Q.336.  Amalgamate 
 SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Integrate  (b) Combine 
 (c) Dismantle  (d) Coalesce 
 Q.337.  Temerity 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Di?dence  (b) Audacity 
 (c) Assurance  (d) Poison 
 Q.338. Abstinence 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Gluttony  (b) Celibacy 
 (c) Continence  (d) Control 
 Q.339.  Antsy 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Collected  (b) Perturbed 
 (c) Pure  (d) Adulation 
 Q.340.  Inchoate 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Artless  (b) Re?ned 
 (c) Articulate  (d) Formless 
 Q.341. BABBLE 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) DRIVEL  (b) SENSE 
 (c) JARGON  (d)GIBBERISH 
 Q.342. Ignominy 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Esteem  (b) Disrepute 
 (c) Stigma  (d) Infamy 
 Q.343.  Vivacity 
 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Sap (b) Vim (c) Lush (d) Apathy 
 Q.344. Legit 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Bona ?de  (b) Endorsed 
 (c) Illegal  (d) Canonical 
 Q.345. Chastise 
 SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Mulct  (b) Keelhaul 
 (c) Berate  (d) Extol 
 Q.346.Desiccate 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Honour  (b) Ascend 
 (c) Hydrate  (d) Venerate 
 Q.347.  Sane 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Paranoid  (b) Reposeful 
 (c) Stoical  (d) Halcyon 
 Q.348. Recondite 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Abstruse  (b) Phlegm 
 (c) Clear  (d) Abstract 
 Q.349. Algid 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Algae (b) Gelid (c) Igneous (d) Clean 
 Q.350.  Fret 
 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Anxious (b) Anguish (c) Relax (d) Pine 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.315.(c) Essential 
 Accessory  -  something  that  can  be 
 added  to  a  thing  in  order  to  make  it  more 
 useful, versatile, or attractive 
 Substitute  - use or add in place of 
 Surplus  - more than needed and used 
 Option  - to choose from a set of 
 possibilities 
 Sol.316.(d) Hopeful 
 Despondent  -  a  deep  dejection  arising 
 from  a  conviction  of  the  uselessness  of 
 further effort. 
 Precise -  exactly or sharply de?ned or 
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 Despaired  -  to  lose  all  hope  that 
 something will happen 
 Reproach  -  an  expression  of  rebuke  or 
 disapproval 
 Sol.317.(d) Inability 
 Knack  -  a  special  skill,  talent,  or  aptitude 
 making for ease and dexterity 
 Vile  -  A  little  worth  or  value  or  morally 
 despicable 
 Process  -  something  we  do  in  order  to 
 achieve a certain result 
 Lesson  -  A  piece  of  instruction  or 
 something to be learned 
 Sol.318.(c)  Customary 
 Anomalous  -  Something  that  deviates 
 from normal or usual 
 Endemic  -  especially  of  a  disease  or  a 
 condition  regularly  occurring  within  an 
 area or community. 
 Outlandish  -  Something  strange  and 
 di?cult to like or accept 
 Alien  -  belonging  or  relating  to  foreign 
 country or another planet 
 Sol.319.(b) Endorsement 
 Objurgation  -  a  harsh  reprimand  or 
 criticism 
 Hamper  -to impede the natural activity of 
 :  encumber.  Bad  weather  hampered  the 
 search effort. 
 Reproof  -something  that  you  say  to 
 somebody  when  you  do  not  approve  of 
 what he/she has done 
 Commination  -a  threat  of  punishment  or 
 vengeance. 
 Sol.320.(c)  Saint 
 Fiend  - an evil and cruel person 
 Vile  - extremely unpleasant 
 Junkie  -  a  person  with  an  insatiable 
 craving for something 
 Atrocious  - very cruel or evil 
 Sol.321.(b) Competent 
 Inept  - not skilled or effective 
 Wanting  -  not  having  enough  of 
 something 
 Barred  -  to  be  blocked  from  entrance  or 
 not allowed to do something 
 Callow  -(of a young person) 
 inexperienced and immature. 
 Sol.322.(a) Intensify 
 Wane  - to decrease in strength, intensity 
 Evanesce  -  to disappear or be forgotten 
 Diminish  -  to  reduce  in  size  or 
 importance 
 Contract  - to shrink or to enter into a 
 legal agreement 
 Sol.323.(b) Ful?lment 
 Delinquency  - neglect of one’s duty 
 Neglect  -  to  fail  to  pay  enough  attention 
 to someone or something 
 Tardiness  -  the  quality  of  being  late  or 
 slow 
 Default  -  A  default  situation  is  what 
 exists  or  happens  unless  someone  or 
 something changes it 
 Sol.324.(c) Intermittent 
 Relentless  -  continuing  in  a  severe  or 
 extreme way 
 Constant  - not changing or varying 
 Persistent  -  continuing  to  do  something 
 in determined way 
 Unabating  -  continues  without  any 
 reduction in intensity or amount 
 Sol.325.(d) Believable 
 Incredible  -  too  extraordinary  and 
 improbable to be believed. 
 Strained  -not natural or friendly 
 Far  -fetched -not easy to believe 
 Implausible  -not easy to believe 
 Sol.326.(a) Productive 
 Vain  -  marked  by  futility-  or 
 ineffectualness 
 Harmony  -a  state  of  agreement  or  of 
 peaceful existence together 
 Unpredictable  -  likely  to  change  suddenly 
 and  without  reason  and  therefore  not 
 able to be predicted 
 Calculable  -able  to  be  measured  or 
 assessed. 
 Sol.327.(c) Uncandid 
 Forthright  -  (too)  honest  or  direct  in 
 behaviour or speech 
 Artless  - without guile or deception. 
 Uninhibited  -  behaving  in  a  free  and 
 natural  way,  without  worrying  what  other 
 people think of you 
 Blunt  - not having a sharp edge or point 
 Sol.328.(a) Clarify 
 Obfuscate  -  to  make  something  unclear 
 and more di?cult to understand 
 Bid  -  to  offer  to  pay  a  particular  price  for 
 something,  especially  at  a  public  sale 
 where  things  are  sold  to  the  person  who 
 offers most money (an auction) 
 Mend  -  to  put  into  good  order  something 
 that is injured, damaged, or defective. 
 Languish  - to be forced to stay 
 somewhere  or  suffer  something 
 unpleasant for a long time 
 Sol.329.(b) Eulogize 
 Reprove  -  criticize  someone  for  doing 
 something wrong 
 Rap  -  strike  with  a  series  of  rapid  audible 
 blows 
 Pummel  - to cause a lot of damage to a 
 place 
 Keelhaul  -  to  haul  under  the  keel  of  a 
 ship as punishment or torture 
 Sol.330.(a) Propitious 
 Sinister  -  giving  the  impression  of 
 something harmful or evil 
 Ominous  -  suggesting  that  something 
 unpleasant is likely to happen 
 Baleful  -  showing  evil,  hate,  or  harmful 
 intention 
 Foreboding  -  a  strong  inner  feeling  of  a 
 future misfortune 
 Sol.331.(a)  Brazen 
 Timorous  -  showing  nervousness  or  lack 
 of con?dence 
 Scared  - being in a state of fear or panic 
 Gutless  - lacking courage 
 Reserved  -  tending  to  keep  your  feelings 
 or thoughts private 
 Sol.332.(a)  Largesse 
 Cupidity  -  greed  for  money  or 
 possessions. 
 Hatred  -a  very  strong  feeling  of  not  liking 
 somebody/something; hate 
 Greed  -  a  strong  desire  to  continually  get 
 more of something. 
 Avarice  -an  extremely  strong  wish  to  get 
 or keep money or possessions: 
 Sol.333.(a) Approbation 
 Contempt  -the  feeling  that 
 somebody/something  does  not  deserve 
 any respect or is without value 
 Opprobrium  -public  disgrace  arising  from 
 shameful conduct. 
 Odium  -general  or  widespread  hatred  or 
 disgust  incurred  by  someone  as  a  result 
 of their actions. 
 Obloquy  -strong public condemnation. 
 Sol.334.(b)  Reality 
 Sorcery  -  a  type  of  magic  in  which  spirits, 
 especially  evil  ones,  are  used  to  make 
 things happen 
 Spell  -to  form  a  word  or  words  with  the 
 letters in the correct order 
 Devilry  -an  evil  action  or  activity  that  is 
 connected with devils or the devil 
 Dismiss  -to  decide  not  to  think  about 
 something/somebody 
 Sol.335.(a)  Assault 
 Bulwark  - A defensive wall 
 Rampart  - a protective barrier 
 Bastion  -  something  that  keeps  or 
 defends  a  belief  or  a  way  of  life  that  is 
 disappearing. 
 Forti?cation  -  a  strong  building,  wall, 
 tower, etc. that is built to protect a place. 
 Sol.336.(c) Dismantle 
 Amalgamate  -  combine  or  unite  to  form 
 one organization or structure 
 Integrate  - bring (people or groups with 
 particular  characteristics  or  needs)  into 
 equal  participation  in  or  membership  of  a 
 social group or institution 
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 Combine  -  To  join  two  or  more  things 
 together into a single unit 
 Coalesce  -  to come together to form one 
 group or mass 
 Sol.337.(a) Di?dence 
 Temerity  -  To  do  with  con?dence  and 
 boldness 
 Audacity  -  courage  or  con?dence  of  a 
 kind that other people ?nd shocking 
 Assurance  - certainty about something. 
 Poison  -  a  substance  that  by  its  chemical 
 action can kill or injure a living thing 
 Sol.338.(a)  Gluttony 
 Abstinence  -  stopping  yourself  from 
 having or doing something that you enjoy 
 Celibacy  -  the  state  of  voluntarily  being 
 unmarried,  sexually  abstinent,  or  both, 
 usually for religious reasons. 
 Continence  -the  ability  to  control  your 
 feelings  and  emotions,  especially  the 
 desire to have sex 
 Control  -power  and  ability  to  make 
 somebody/something do what you want 
 Sol.339.(a)  Collected 
 Antsy  -anxious  and  excited  in  an 
 unpleasant way; extremely nervous: 
 Perturbed  -feeling  or  showing  great 
 concern or mental or emotional upset: 
 Pure  -  free  from  anything  of  a  different, 
 inferior, or contaminating kind; 
 Adulation  -very  great  admiration  or 
 praise for someone 
 Sol.340.(b)  Re?ned 
 Inchoate  -  being  only  partly  in  existence 
 or operation 
 Artless  - free from deceit or honest 
 Articulate  -  to  express  things  easily  and 
 clearly 
 Formless  -  having  no  regular  form  or 
 shape 
 Sol.341.(b) SENSE 
 BABBLE  -  talk  rapidly  and  continuously  in 
 a foolish and excited manner. 
 DRIVEL  -  To  write  or  say  completely 
 worthless or nonsense 
 JARGON  - special words and phrases 
 that are used by particular groups of 
 people 
 GIBBERISH  -  words  that  have  no 
 meaning or are impossible to understand 
 Sol.342.(a)  Esteem 
 Ignominy  -  loss  of  self  esteem  or 
 disgrace 
 Disrepute  -  he  state  of  not  being 
 respected or trusted 
 Stigma  - a mark of disgrace or infamy 
 Infamy  - quality of being famous for 
 something bad 
 Sol.343.(d)  Apathy 
 Vivacity  - have high spirit and full of life 
 Sap  - drain someone’s strength or power 
 Vim  - energetic or lively 
 Lush  - impressive 
 Sol.344.(c)  Illegal 
 Legit  -  acting  according  to  the  law  or  the 
 rules 
 Bona ?de  - real or genuine; honest 
 Endorsed  -  declare  one's  public  approval 
 or support of 
 Canonical  -  following  the  generally 
 accepted rules of something 
 Sol.345.(d)  Extol 
 Chastise  - punish, especially by beating 
 Mulct  -  to  make  someone  pay  money,  as 
 a ?ne 
 Keelhaul  -  punish  someone  by  dragging 
 them  through  the  water  under  the  keel  of 
 a ship 
 Berate  - to criticize angrily and abusively 
 Sol.346.(c) Hydrate 
 Desiccate  -  to  remove  the  moisture  from 
 something ; to dry thoroughly 
 Honour  - regard with great respect. 
 Ascend  - to move upward 
 Venerate  - to show deep respect 
 Sol.347.(a)  Paranoid 
 Sane  - having a normal, healthy mind 
 Reposeful  -  full  of  calmness  and 
 relaxation 
 Stoical  -  enduring  pain  and  hardship 
 without showing one's feelings 
 Halcyon  -  a  period  of  time  in  the  past  that 
 was idyllically happy and peaceful 
 Sol.348.(c)  Clear 
 Recondite  -  Little  known  or  hard  to 
 understand 
 Abstruse  - di?cult to comprehend 
 Phlegm  -  calmness  of  temperament  ; 
 respiratory mucus expelled by coughing 
 Abstract  -  summary  of  a  text  ;  existing  in 
 thought  or  an  idea  but  not  having  a 
 physical existence 
 Sol.349.(c)  Igneous 
 Algid  -  having  a  low  temperature  or 
 feeling a sensation of coldness 
 Algae  -  Algae  is  a  type  of  plant  with  no 
 stems  or  leaves  that  grows  in  water  or 
 near water. 
 Gelid  - extremely cold, frosty 
 Clean  - pure ; without impurities 
 Sol.350.(c)  Relax 
 Fret  - a state of anxiety 
 Anxious  -  full  of  mental  distress  or 
 uneasiness 
 Anguish  - extreme unhappiness caused 
 by physical or mental suffering 
 Pine  -  to  strongly  desire  for  what  is 
 impossible 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 2 
 Q.351.  The  colossal  building  stood 
 amidst  the  ruins  bearing  signs  of 
 Victorian architecture. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (02/03/2023) 
 (a) Enormous  (b) Extraordinary 
 (c) Quaint  (d) Tiny 
 Q.352.  The  new  Principal  of  the  school  is 
 stern  ,  yet he understands the needs of 
 his subordinates. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (02/03/2023) 
 (a) Flippant  (b) Lenient 
 (c) Desolate  (d) Noxious 
 Q.353.  The  reputed  o?cer  was  removed 
 from  his  post  as  he  was  having  a 
 clandestine  affair. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (03/03/2023) 
 (a) Surreptitious  (b) Overt 
 (c) Amorous  (d) Casual 
 Q.354.  The  placid  conversation  between 
 the  two  cricketers  on  a  TV  show  aroused 
 much controversy. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (03/03/2023) 
 (a) Sardonic  (b) Inappropriate 
 (c) Informal  (d) Angry 
 Q.355.  The  manager  decided  to  resign 
 from  his  post  as  the  bank  was  declared 
 to be  Insolvent. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (06/03/2023) 
 (a) Independent  (b) Commercial 
 (c) A?uent  (d) Bankrupt 
 Q.356.  The  audience  sneered  at  the 
 monologue uttered by the veteran actor. 
 SSC CGL Tier II  (07/03/2023) 
 (a) Waved  (b) Lauded 
 (c) Unleashed         (d) Ascribed 
 Solutions :- 
 Sol.351.(d) 
 Tiny  - something extremely small 
 Colossal  - something extremely large 
 Enormous  -  something  extremely  large  or 
 great. 
 Extraordinary  -  going  beyond  what  is 
 usual, regular, or expected 
 Quaint  - attractive or unusual because it 
 seems to belong to the past 
 Sol.352.(b) 
 Lenient  - not as strict as expected 
 Stern  - very serious, ?rm, strict 
 Flippant  -  not  serious  enough  about 
 things that are important 
 Desolate  -  lonely,  very  unhappy  and 
 without hope 
 Noxious  - physically harmful or 
 destructive to living beings 
 Sol.353.(b) Overt  - something done in an 
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 open way and not secretly 
 Clandestine  -  something  planned  or  done 
 in secret 
 Surreptitious  - something done secretly 
 Amorous  -  strongly  moved  by  love  and 
 especially sexual love 
 Casual  - relaxed and not worried 
 Sol.354.(d) 
 Angry  - feeling or showing anger 
 Placid  - calm and not easily excited 
 Sardonic  - not taking others seriously 
 Inappropriate  -  unsuitable  for  the 
 particular time, place, or situation 
 Informal  -  relaxed  and  friendly  or  suitable 
 for a relaxed occasion 
 Sol.355.(c) 
 A?uent  - having a lot of money 
 Insolvent  -  not  having  enough  money  to 
 pay what you owe 
 Independent  -  free  from  and  not 
 controlled by another person 
 Commercial  -  connected  with  buying  and 
 selling goods and services 
 Bankrupt  -  not  having  enough  money  to 
 pay your debts 
 Sol.356.(b)  Lauded  -  highly  praised  , 
 admired  or speaked about 
 Sneered  -  to  show  that  you  have  no 
 respect  for  somebody/something  by  the 
 expression on your face 
 Waved  -  to  move  your  hand  from  side  to 
 side in the air 
 Unleashed  -  to  suddenly  let  a  strong 
 force,  emotion,  etc.  be  felt  or  have  an 
 effect 
 Ascribed  -  to  say  that  something  was 
 written by or belonged to somebody 
 SSC CGL 2022 Tier - 1 
 Q.357.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  'SINKS'  from  the 
 given sentence. 
 Groups  work  together  to  create 
 Christmas  parade  themes,  which  are 
 then  carried  out  in  ?oats,  musical  groups, 
 and strolling ?gures. 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Floats  (b) Create 
 (c) Parade  (d) Strolling 
 Q.358. Rebellion 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Uprising  (b) Loyalty 
 (c) Sedition  (d) Allotment 
 Q.359.  Conceit 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Concealment  (b) Reveal 
 (c) Modesty  (d) Hidden 
 Q.360.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM of the word  'MOBILE'  from the 
 given sentence. 
 The  strange  TV  reporter  standing  over 
 there  covers  all  the  funny  and  interesting 
 things happening inside the town. 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Standing  (b) Interesting 
 (c) Inside  (d) Strange 
 Q.361.  The  recent  disaster  of 
 unprecedented  ?oods  in  June  2013  in 
 the  state  of  Uttarakhand  devastated 
 many  towns  and  villages  on  the  banks  of 
 the  rivers  Bhagirathi,  Pindar,  Mandakini, 
 Alaknanda and Sarju. 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Lacklustre  (b) Tarnished 
 (c) Familiar  (d) Deranged 
 Q.362.  The  number  of  tests  conducted 
 dropped  further  on  Saturday  with  a  total 
 of  67,624  tests  of  which  20%  were  the 
 less  precise  rapid antigen tests. 
 SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Complicated  (b) Inevitable 
 (c) Rough  (d) Adequate 
 Q.363.  Built  by  King  Narasimhadeva  I  of 
 the  Eastern  Ganga  dynasty  from 
 1238-1250  CE,  the  13th  century  late-style 
 Kalingan  temple  forms  part  of  the  golden 
 triangle  of  Odisha,  along  with  Puri  and 
 Bhubaneswar,  and  attracts  tourists, 
 pilgrims, and history and art lovers. 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Embodies  (b) Shrouds 
 (c) Elucidates  (d) Deters 
 Q.364.  Select the most appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  laborious  from 
 the given sentence: 
 Although  gardening  is  a  laborious  job, 
 but  it  gives  me  boundless  joy,  strenuous 
 happiness  and  immense  satisfaction  and 
 I like this facile activity. 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) boundless  (b) facile 
 (c) strenuous  (d) immense 
 Q.365. Dispatch 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Acquire  (b) Transmit 
 (c) Deliver  (d) Bulletin 
 Q.366.  Exemplary 
 SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Flattering  (b) Unsatisfactory 
 (c) Imitative  (d) Desirable 
 Q.367.  Beowulf  was  praised  for  his 
 valour  displayed in the battle?eld. 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Forbearance  (b) Erudition 
 (c) Cowardice  (d) Idiosyncrasy 
 Q.368.  The  Government  ruthlessly 
 decided to force its citizens to pay taxes 
 even during famine. 
 SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Leniently  (b) Indifferently 
 (c) Unscrupulously    (d) Tyrannically 
 Q.369.  He  consolidated  his  position  as 
 the leader of the political party. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) weakened  (b) devised 
 (c) strengthened  (d) formulated 
 Q.370.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  'IMMORAL '  from 
 the given sentence. 
 The  city  of  Hamburg  and  its  surrounding 
 region  have  generally  decent  health,with 
 no  pandemic  illnesses  having  lately 
 developed to any signi?cant degree. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Degree  (b) Decent 
 (c) Illness  (d) Region 
 Q.371.  One  must  aim  to  develop  intrinsic 
 motivation  within  learners  for  better 
 retention of Knowledge. 
 SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Elemental  (b) Introjected 
 (c) Extrinsic  (d) Inherent 
 Q.372.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  highlighted  word  in  the 
 following sentence. 
 The  managing  director  produced  cogent 
 reasons for the change in HR policies. 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Compelling  (b) Unconvincing 
 (c) Pertinent  (d) Unexpected 
 Q.373.  The  actor  was  ridiculed  for  her 
 nonchalant  attitude towards her work. 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Boisterous  (b) Unconcerned 
 (c) Considerate  (d) Retrospective 
 Q.374.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  'PENNILESS'  from 
 the given sentence. 
 Living  in  a  house  with  a  spacious  lawn  a 
 proper  parking  space  and  a  nice 
 swimming  pool  is  still  a  dream  for  many 
 rich people in Mumbai. 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Rich  (b) Space 
 (c) Spacious  (d) Dream 
 Q.375.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  vivid  from  the 
 given sentence: 
 In  my  murky  memory  lane,  I  still  could 
 vividly  apprehend  and  envision  the 
 pictures  of  Nischindipu  while  reading 
 Bibhutibhushan  Bandyopadhyay's  "Pather 
 Panchali" 
 SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
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 (a) perceive  (b) apprehend 
 (c) murky  (d) envision 
 Q.376.  Bulk 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Handful  (b) Heavy 
 (c) Staple  (d) Brunt 
 Q.377.  The  dacoits  ravaged  the 
 bungalow in the absence of its owner. 
 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Exploded  (b) Demolished 
 (c) Restored  (d) Sealed 
 Q.378.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  'ACQUISITION' 
 from the given sentence. 
 The  head  coach  got  surprised  with  the 
 level  of  enthusiasm  shown  by  the  players 
 as  they  all  were  demoralised  after  the 
 ?rst loss. 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Enthusiasm  (b) Demoralised 
 (c) Surprised  (d) Loss 
 Q.379. Feud 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Harmony  (b) Distrust 
 (c) Unfriendliness   (d) Destruct 
 Q.380.  Social  economics  is  a 
 meta-discipline  in  which  economics  is 
 entrenched  in  social,  political  and 
 cultural behaviours. 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Averted  (b) Startling 
 (c) Transient  (d) Entrusted 
 Q.381.  The  singer  complained  to  the 
 police  that  she  was  purportedly  attacked 
 back  stage  immediately  after  the 
 concert. 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Maliciously  (b) Impossibly 
 (c) Dramatically  (d) Severely 
 Q.382.  Repulsive 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Steadfast  (b) Super?uous 
 (c) Pleasant  (d) Hopeless 
 Q.383.  Incoherent 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Gloomy  (b) Apparent 
 (c) Pensive  (d) Rational 
 Q.384.  Select  the  most  appropriate 
 ANTONYM  of  the  word  ‘dwindle’  in  the 
 sentence given below. 
 Rahul  advised  Neerja  to  appreciate  or 
 motivate  her  younger  brother  and  not  to 
 dwindle or neglect his ideas all the time. 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) deprecate  (b) complement 
 (c) motivate  (d) neglect 
 Q.385.  Inherent 
 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (4th Shift) 
 (a) Natural  (b) extraneous 
 (c) Induce  (d) Restricted 
 Solutions:- 
 Sol.357.(a)  Floats  -  to  stay  on  the 
 surface of a liquid and not sink 
 Sinks  -  to  move  downwards,  usually  by 
 falling or sitting down 
 Create  -  to  cause  something  new  to 
 happen or exist 
 Parade  - an occasion when a group of 
 people stand or walk in a line so that 
 people can look at them 
 Strolling  -  to  walk  in  a  slow  relaxed  way, 
 especially for pleasure 
 Sol.358.(b)  Loyalty  -  feelings  of 
 friendship,  support,  or  duty  towards 
 someone or something 
 Rebellion  -  the  action  of  ?ghting  against 
 authority or refusing to accept rules 
 Uprising  -  a  situation  in  which  a  group  of 
 people  start  to  ?ght  against  the  people  in 
 power in their country 
 Sedition  -  the  use  of  words  or  actions  that 
 are  intended  to  encourage  people  to  be 
 or act against a government 
 Allotment  -  an  amount  of  something  that 
 somebody is given or is allowed to have 
 Sol.359.(c)  Modesty  -  the  quality  of  not 
 being  too  proud  or  con?dent  about 
 yourself or your abilities 
 Conceit  -  too  much  pride  in  yourself  and 
 your abilities and importance 
 Concealment  -  the  state  of  being  hidden 
 or the act of hiding something 
 Reveal  -  make  something  known  that  was 
 secret or unknown before 
 Hidden  -  to  put  or  keep 
 somebody/something  in  a  place  where 
 he/she/it cannot be seen 
 Sol.360.(a)  Standing  -  the  position  that 
 somebody/something  has,  or  how 
 people think of him/her/it 
 Mobile  - able to move or be moved easily 
 Interesting- enjoyable and entertaining 
 Inside  -  in,  on  or  to  the  inner  part  or 
 surface of something 
 Strange  - unusual or unexpected 
 Sol.361.(c)  Familiar  -  often  seen  or  heard 
 and therefore easy to recognize 
 Unprecedented  -  never  having  happened 
 or existed before 
 Lacklustre  -  not  interesting  or  exciting, 
 dull 
 Tarnished  -  to  make  something  less 
 bright and shiny 
 Deranged  - thinking and behaving in a 
 way that is not normal, especially 
 because of mental illness 
 Sol.362.(c)  Rough  -  approximate  or 
 estimated value of something. 
 Precise  -  exact  and  accurate  in  form, 
 time, detail, or description 
 Complicated  -  involving  a  lot  of  different 
 parts,  in  a  way  that  is  di?cult  to 
 understand 
 Inevitable  -  that  cannot  be  avoided  or 
 prevented from happening 
 Adequate  - enough for what you need 
 Sol.363.(d)  Deters  -  to  make  somebody 
 decide not to do something 
 Attracts  -  to  cause  somebody  to  like 
 somebody/something 
 Embodies  -  to  be  a  very  good  example  of 
 something 
 Shrouds  -  a  cloth  or  sheet  that  is  put 
 round a dead body before it is buried 
 Elucidates  -  to  make  something  clearer  by 
 explaining it 
 Sol.364.(b)  Facile  -  easy  or  too  easy,  not 
 needing effort 
 Laborious  -  needing  a  lot  of  time  and 
 effort 
 Boundless  - having no limit 
 Strenuous  -  needing  or  using  a  lot  of 
 effort or energy 
 Immense  - something very big or great 
 Sol.365.(a)  Acquire  -  to  obtain  or  buy 
 something 
 Dispatch  -  to  send  somebody/something 
 to a place 
 Transmit  -  to  send  out  television  or  radio 
 programmes, electronic signals, etc. 
 Deliver  -  to  take  something  goods,  letters, 
 etc.  to  the  place  requested  or  to  the 
 address on it 
 Bulletin  -  a  short  news  report  on 
 television or radio 
 Sol.366.(b)  Unsatisfactory  -  not 
 acceptable, not good enough 
 Exemplary  -  very  good,  that  can  be  an 
 example to other people 
 Flattering  - making somebody look or 
 sound  more  attractive  or  important  than 
 he/she really is 
 Imitative  -  copying  or  following  a  model 
 or example 
 Desirable  - wanted, often by many people 
 Sol.367.(c)  Cowardice  -  a  lack  of  courage, 
 behaviour that shows that you are afraid 
 Valour  - great courage and lack of fear 
 Forbearance  -  the  quality  of  being  patient 
 and sympathetic towards people 
 Erudition  -  the  state  of  having  or 
 containing  a  lot  of  knowledge  that  is 
 known by few people 
 Idiosyncrasy  - a person’s particular way 
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