Important Vocabulary (Synonym) Quiz for SSC Exam

Directions (1-15): In the following questions a word is given followed by four alternatives. Select the alternative that conveys the same meaning as the word given.

Q1.  TENACIOUS
(a) afraid
(b) weak
(c) persistent
(d) unreliable

Q2. IMPLICATIONS
(a) measurement
(b) reality
(c) hypothesis
(d) proof

Q3. ALLEGE
(a) averred
(b) certain
(c) definite
(d) sure

Q4. RESUME
(a) scuttle
(b) proceed
(c) desist
(d) cease

Q5. ASSURANCE
(a) distrust
(b) nonconfidence
(c) doubt
(d) certitude

Q6. AMIDST
(a) different
(b) between
(c) outside
(d) separate

Q7. PREDICAMENT
(a) advantage
(b) success
(c) dilemma
(d) closure

Q8. DISTINCTION
(a) perfection
(b) deficiency
(c) demerit
(d) disvalue

Q9. SUPERSEDED
(a) supplant
(b) modern
(c) combine
(d) new

Q10. DISBURSED
(a) cache
(b) gain
(c) expend
(d) secure

Q11. DWINDLED
(a) aggrandize
(b) diminish
(c) enlarge
(d) raise

Q12. EXCLUSIVELY
(a) likewise
(b) retain
(c) besides
(d) solely

Q13. DITHERED
(a) bother
(b) composure
(c) self-possession
(d) equanimity

Q14. EXPEDIENT
(a) judicious
(b) impolitic
(c) imprudent
(d) inadvisable

Q15. COMPENSATE
(a) forfeit
(b) penalize
(c) indemnify
(d) stiff











SOLUTIONS

1.C
2.C
3.A
4.B
5.D
6.B
7.C
8.A
9.A
10.C
11.B
12.D
13.A
14.A
15.C