English Questions: Synonyms Set 83

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Identify the synonym

1. Bolster
   1. confuse
   2. attribute
   3. strengthen
   4. malign
   5. perceive
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3. strengthen
   Explanation:
   Bolster – provide support or strength
   
   
   
2. Discursive
   1. rambling
   2. impolite
   3. methodical
   4. neglectful
   5. disgusting
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1. rambling
   Explanation:
   Discursive – moving from one point to another in a speech or a writing, or simply leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing
   
   
   
3. Eccentric
   1. usual
   2. introvert
   3. extraordinary
   4. unconventional
   5. egomaniac
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4. unconventional
   Explanation:
   Eccentric – unconventional or slightly strange often relating to a person’s behaviour
   
   
   
4. Imposture
   1. claim
   2. status
   3. charlatan
   4. deception
   5. commensurate
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3. charlatan
   Explanation:
   Imposture – an instance of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others.
   
   
   
5. Sacrosanct
   1. indifferent
   2. voluble
   3. ineffable
   4. profane
   5. inviolable
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5. inviolable
   Explanation:
   Sacrosanct – something which is regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
   
   
   
6. Predilection
   1. ignorance
   2. dissonance
   3. antipathy
   4. preference
   5. procrastination
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4. preference
   Explanation:
   Predilection – a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something
   
   
   
7. Qualms
   1. relaxation
   2. restive
   3. misgiving
   4. satisfaction
   5. clarity
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3. misgiving
   Explanation:
   Qualms – an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving
   
   
   
8. Savour
   1. relish
   2. protect
   3. possess
   4. ruminate
   5. kindle
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1. relish
   Explanation:
   Savour – enjoy or appreciate (something pleasant) to the full, especially by lingering over it
   
   
   
9. Tentative
   1. soothing
   2. pleasant
   3. uncertain
   4. substitute
   5. recurrent
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 3. uncertain
   Explanation:
   Tentative – not certain or fixed; provisional
   
   
   
10. Vindicate
    1. depose
    2. accuse
    3. vilify
    4. absolve
    5. censure
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 4. absolve
    Explanation:
    Vindicate – to clear someone of blame or suspicion, absolve