Test: SSC CGL Previous year Questions: Synonyms (2023-18) - 6 - SSC CGL MCQ

Pudgy - thick-bodied 
Narrow - having only a short distance from side to side
Stubborn - not wanting to do what other people want you to do
Bright - having a lot of light

Austere - very strict and serious
Stern - very serious
Promising - showing signs of being very good or successful
Brisk - quick or using a lot of energy
Mitigating - to make something less severe or less unpleasant

Litigant - a person who is taking legal action in a court of law 
Petitioner - a person who makes a formal application to a court for a writ, judicial action in a suit, etc. 
Detective - a person, especially a police ocer, who tries to solve crimes 
Culprit - a person who has done something wrong
Abuser - a person who uses something to bad effect or for a bad purpose

Hoarding - piling up.

Laconic - using only a few words to say something
Concise - giving a lot of information in a few words
Exaggerated - to make something seem larger, better, worse, etc. than it really is
Lengthy - very long
Talkative - like to talk a lot

Resplendent - brightly coloured in an attractive and impressive way
Magnicent - extremely impressive and attractive 
Astonished - very surprised
Enthusiastic - full of excitement and interest in something
Exuberant - full of energy and excitement

Excruciating - extremely painful
Piercing - strong and unpleasant
Facile - not carefully thought out
Enticing - attractive and interesting 
Alluring - attractive and exciting in a way

Chastise - means to rebuke or reprimand severely.

Bestial -  means animal like, like a beast. 
Brutish - means very violent like a brute. So option a is the most appropriate answer.

Quintessential - means representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.So b typical is the most appropriate answer.

Savoury -  is used for food belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet. So option a that is salty is the most appropriate answer.

Ludicrous - is foolish and unreasonable. So ‘b’ crazy is the most appropriate answer. Intuitive is based on what one feels. Astute is mentally sharp and clever. Intrinsic is essential

Retaliate - to react to something unpleasant that somebody does to you
React - to do or say something because of something that has happened or been said
Clap - to hit your hands together many times, usually to show that you like something
Facilitate - to make something possible or easier
Rotate - to turn in circles round a central point

Imminent - almost certain to happen very soon
Impending - something that will happen soon
Unyielding - unlikely to be swayed or resolute.
Ignorant - not knowing about something
Distant - a long way away in space or time

Paranoid- wrongly believing that other people are trying to harm you
Distrustful - not trusting someone or something
Convinced - completely sure about something
Trustful - having or marked by a total belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone.
Committed - prepared to give a lot of your time and attention to something because you believe it is right or important

Solemn - very serious
Dignied - behaving in a calm, serious way that makes other people respect you
Trivial - of little importance
Excited - feeling or showing happiness and enthusiasm
Frivolous - not serious

Disrupt - to stop something happening as or when it should
Breach - an act that breaks an agreement, a law, etc.
Injure - to harm or hurt yourself or somebody else physically
Arrange - to put something in order or in a particular pattern
Organise - to plan or arrange an event, activity, etc.

Arid - very dry
Dry - without liquid in it or on it
Lively- full of energy, interest, excitement, etc.
Damp - a little wet
Fertile - that can produce babies, fruit, or new plants

Saucy - sexually suggestive in a light-hearted and humorous way.
Cheeky - not showing respect
Tasty- having a good avour
Polite - having good manners and showing respect for others
Smooth - having a completely at surface with no lumps or holes or rough areas

Imbue - to ll somebody/something with deep feelings, strong opinions or ideas, or a particular sense of value or quality Instill - to make somebody think or feel something
Remove - to take somebody/something off or away
Clear- easy to see, hear or understand
Deprive - to prevent somebody/something from having something

Tensile - the extent to which something can be stretched without breaking
Stretchable - capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape
Anxious - worried and afraid

Iconic - relating to or of the nature of an icon.
Manageable - not too big or too dicult to deal with
Unimportant - not too big or too dicult to deal with
General - affecting all or most people, places, things, etc.
Exemplary - very good

Rabid - having or proceeding from an extreme or fanatical support
Extreme - the greatest or strongest possible
Calm - not excited
Methodical - having or using a
well - organized and careful way of doing something
Indifferent - not interested in or care about somebody/something

Comprehend - to understand something completely
Understand - to know or realize the meaning of something
Attack - trying to hurt or defeat somebody/something by using force
Permit - to allow somebody to do something or to allow something to happen
Confess - to admit that you have done something bad or wrong

Agony - great pain or suffering
Pain - to make somebody feel sad or upset
Risk - a possibility of something dangerous or unpleasant happening
Blame - to think that somebody is not wrong to do something

Tremendous - very large or great
Huge - very big
Minute - very small
Fortunate - lucky
Eligible - having the right to do or have something

Obstruction - the act of stopping something from happening or moving
Hindrance - a person or thing that makes it dicult for you to do something
Guesswork - an act of guessing
Construction - the act or method of building or making something
Destruction - the action of destroying something

Mimic - to copy somebody’s behaviour, movements, voice, etc. in an amusing way
Copy - something that is made to look exactly like something else
Fail - to not be successful in something
Prevent - to stop something happening or to stop somebody doing something
Attempt - to try to do something that is dicult

Strenuous - needing or using a lot of effort or energy
Dicult - not easy to do or understand
Light - not of great weight
Feeble - with no energy or power; weak

Isolate - to put or keep somebody /something separate from other people or things
Detach - to separate something from something it is connected to
Combine - to join or mix two or more things together
Connect - to be joined to something
Attach - to fasten or join something to something