Synonyms Practice Test Questions - Verbal Ability -- Free Practice

Question 1

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Bandit

A

Thief✓✗

B

Robber✓✗

C

Murderer✓✗

D

Convict✓✗

Explanation

A bandit is an armed robber, especially one belonging to a gang.

Question 2

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Spectators

A

Onlookers✓✗

B

Listeners✓✗

C

Audience✓✗

D

Visitors✓✗

Explanation

Spectators are people who watch an event; onlookers.

Question 3

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Hoard

A

Hide✓✗

B

Store✓✗

C

Crime✓✗

D

Destroy✓✗

Explanation

Hoard means to accumulate and store away for future use.

Question 4

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Arrears

A

Unutilized money✓✗

B

Unfulfilled obligations✓✗

C

Throw away✓✗

D

Unaccounted assets✓✗

Explanation

Arrears means money that is owed and should have been paid earlier; unfulfilled obligations.

Question 5

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Quicksilver

A

Unpredictable or mercurial✓✗

B

Honourable✓✗

C

Susceptible✓✗

D

Suspected integrity✓✗

Explanation

Quicksilver (as an adjective) means changeable and unpredictable; mercurial.

Question 6

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Guerrilla

A

Jungle Animal✓✗

B

Outcast✓✗

C

Scoundrel✓✗

D

Irregular fighter✓✗

Explanation

A guerrilla is a member of an irregular, informal armed force fighting a stronger conventional force.

Question 7

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Canard

A

False Story✓✗

B

Uncivilised✓✗

C

Obscene remark✓✗

D

Pertaining to wild animal✓✗

Explanation

A canard is an unfounded rumour or story; a false story.

Question 8

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Congregate

A

Accumulate✓✗

B

To assemble✓✗

C

To join✓✗

D

Summon✓✗

Explanation

Congregate means to gather into a crowd; to assemble.

Question 9

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Acumen

A

accuracy✓✗

B

shrewdness✓✗

C

force✓✗

D

obtuseness✓✗

Explanation

Acumen means the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions; shrewdness.

Question 10

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Insouciance

A

impertinence✓✗

B

unconcerned✓✗

C

cleverness✓✗

D

humour✓✗

Explanation

Insouciance means a casual lack of concern; being unconcerned.

Question 11

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Impound

A

to break up✓✗

B

haggle✓✗

C

hammer in✓✗

D

confiscate✓✗

Explanation

Impound means to seize and take legal custody of; confiscate.

Question 12

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Interpolate

A

to flee✓✗

B

explain✓✗

C

reverse✓✗

D

insert✓✗

Explanation

Interpolate means to insert something of a different nature into something else.

Question 13

Choose the word most nearly the same in meaning as:
Leviathan

A

thin✓✗

B

small✓✗

C

gigantic✓✗

D

clumsy✓✗

Explanation

A leviathan is something of enormous size; gigantic.

Question 14

Choose the meaning that best matches the word: Amiable

A

Friendly✓✗

B

Revengeful✓✗

C

Caring✓✗

D

Loving✓✗

Explanation

Amiable means having a friendly and pleasant manner.

Question 15

Choose the meaning that best matches the word: Salient

A

narrow✓✗

B

significant, conspicuous✓✗

C

clear✓✗

D

big✓✗

Explanation

Salient means most noticeable or important; conspicuous.

Question 16

Choose the correct synonym for: PREHENSILE

A

Ability to hold things✓✗

B

Looking attractive✓✗

C

Group of people✓✗

D

Connected with time✓✗

Explanation

Prehensile means adapted for grasping or holding, especially by wrapping around.

Question 17

Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given word.

Wretched

A

Satisfactory✓✗

B

Woeful✓✗

C

Encouraging✓✗

D

Inadequate✓✗

Explanation

Wretched means very unhappy or miserable. Woeful has a similar meaning.

Option A is wrong because satisfactory means good enough.
Option C is wrong because encouraging means giving hope.
Option D is wrong because inadequate means not enough.

Question 18

Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given word.

Successor

A

Prince✓✗

B

Legacy✓✗

C

Heir✓✗

D

Predecessor✓✗

Explanation

A successor is a person who follows another, and an heir is a person who inherits from someone. So "heir" is closest.

Option A is wrong because a prince is a royal son, which is not the same as a successor.
Option B is wrong because a legacy is something handed down, not a person.
Option D is wrong because a predecessor is the person who came before, which is the opposite.

Question 19

Choose the word closest in meaning to the given word

Revivify

A

Resurrect✓✗

B

Renovate✓✗

C

Spruce✓✗

D

Retrieve✓✗

Explanation

Revivify means to bring back to life. Resurrect has a similar meaning.

Option B is wrong because renovate means to repair a building.
Option C is wrong because spruce means to make neat.
Option D is wrong because retrieve means to get back.

Question 20

Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given word:
Omnipresent

A

Permanent✓✗

B

Everpresent✓✗

C

Temporary✓✗

D

None of the above✓✗

Explanation

Omnipresent means present everywhere at the same time. Everpresent has a similar meaning.

Option A is wrong because permanent means lasting for a long time.
Option C is wrong because temporary means lasting for a short time.
Option D is wrong because there is a correct option among the choices.

Question 21

Pick the word/phrase closest in meaning to the given word:

Rubicund

A

Hated✓✗

B

Colourless✓✗

C

Open✓✗

D

None of the above✓✗

Explanation

Rubicund means having a healthy, reddish complexion. None of the given words has this meaning.

Option A is wrong because hated means disliked strongly.
Option B is wrong because colourless means without colour, which is the opposite.
Option C is wrong because open means not closed.

Question 22

Pick out the word closest in meaning to the given word:

DESPICABLE

A

honorable✓✗

B

shameful✓✗

C

friendly✓✗

D

immoral✓✗

Explanation

Despicable means deserving hatred. Shameful is closest.

Option A is wrong because honorable means worthy of respect, which is the opposite.
Option C is wrong because friendly means kind.
Option D is wrong because immoral means wrong, which is weaker than despicable.

Question 23

Inadvertent

A

Thoughtful✓✗

B

Insane✓✗

C

Unintentional✓✗

D

Deliberate✓✗

Explanation

Inadvertent means done without intention. Unintentional has the same meaning.

Option A is wrong because thoughtful means considerate.
Option B is wrong because insane means mentally ill.
Option D is wrong because deliberate means done on purpose, which is the opposite.

Question 24

Impugn

A

Assail✓✗

B

Indirect✓✗

C

Distressed✓✗

D

Recalcitrant✓✗

Explanation

To impugn means to attack the truth or honesty of something. Assail has a similar meaning.

Option B is wrong because indirect means not straight.
Option C is wrong because distressed means suffering.
Option D is wrong because recalcitrant means stubbornly resisting.

Question 25

Promulgate

A

Sacrifice✓✗

B

Generous✓✗

C

Demand✓✗

D

Promote✓✗

Explanation

Promulgate means to make something widely known. Promote has a similar meaning here.

Option A is wrong because sacrifice means to give up.
Option B is wrong because generous means giving freely.
Option C is wrong because demand means to ask firmly.