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Synonyms - Section 2 - Questions

Directions to Solve : In each of the sentences given below a word is printed in bold. Below it four choices are given. Pick up the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printer in bold and can replaces it without altering the meaning of the sentence.

1 .
Swift is known in the world of letters for his misogynism.
A)
love for the womankind
B)
love for the reasonable
C)
hate for mankind
D)
hate for womankind

Correct Answer :   hate for womankind

2 .
The great artist life was full of vicissitudes.
A)
sorrows
B)
changes
C)
surprises
D)
misfortunes

Correct Answer :   changes

3 .
On scrutiny the police officer found out that the documents provided by the landlord were totally fabricated.
A)
forged
B)
genuine
C)
historical
D)
prepared

Correct Answer :   forged

4 .
He has a propensity for getting into debt.
A)
natural tendency
B)
characteristic
C)
quality
D)
aptitude

Correct Answer :   natural tendency

5 .
Public figures should not indulge in mud-slinging.
A)
mockery
B)
quarrelling
C)
slander
D)
caricatures

Correct Answer :   slander

6 .
Instead of putting up a united front against on common enemy, the medieval states frittered away their energy in internecine warfare.
A)
baneful
B)
pernicious
C)
detrimental
D)
mutually destructive

Correct Answer :   mutually destructive

7 .
A rupture in the relationship of two brothers is quite apparent.
A)
gap
B)
break
C)
breach
D)
damage

Correct Answer :   break

8 .
Catching snakes can be hazardous for people untrained in the art.
A)
tricky
B)
difficult
C)
harmful
D)
dangerous

Correct Answer :   dangerous

9 .
The general policies will relieve the sufferings of the common man.
A)
alleviate
B)
abate
C)
mitigate
D)
moderate

Correct Answer :   alleviate

10 .
Some people just cannot compromise where truth is concerned.
A)
yield
B)
adjust
C)
conciliate
D)
accommodate

Correct Answer :   adjust