Synonyms Words Meaning Exercise Number

Exercise-11

Direction: – Against each key word are given some suggested meanings. Choose the word or phrase which is nearest in meaning to the key word.

1.Bovine

(A) an expert (B) like on ox

(C) meat extract (D) dim-witted

2. Appellation

(A) ghost (B) a nickname or title

(C) ultimate solution (D) beginning

3. Credence

(A) religion or personal (B) reliance on the truth of something

(C) gullible (D) simplicity

4. Baffle

(A) to disconcert (B) tease

(C) strike (D) send away

5. Amalgamate

(A) to unite (B) gather

(C) astonish greatly (D) frustrate

6. Acumen

(A) bitterness (B) quickness of insight

(C) abundance (D) deficit

7. Apathy

(A) anger (B) lack of confidence

(C) odd behaviour (D) indifference

8. Divulge

(A) to strip (B) conceal

(C) explore (D) revel

9. Avocation

(A) the pleading of a legal cause (B) contradiction

(C) a main occupation (D) a side interest

10. Fastidious

(A) overfed (B) overconfidence

(C) finicky (D) overaspiring

11. Incredulous

(A) superstitious (B) unreliable

(C) unimaginative (D) skeptical

12. Culinary

(A) creative (B) to do with cookery

(C) delicious (D) fragrant

13. Façade

(A) hilly view (B) exact copy

(C) aspect (D) front of a building

14. Nascent

(A) initial (B) unpleasant

(C) latest (D) crude

15. Sonorous

(A) sleepy (B) loud

(C) bright (D) heavy

Answers:-

1.B 2.A

3.B 4.A

5.A 6.B

7.D 8.D

9.C 10.C

11.D 12.B

13.D 14.A

15.A

Synonyms Words Meaning Exercise Number – 11

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