English Questions: Vocabulary test – 21

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1. Which among the following is the SYNONYMS of to the word “anticipated”?
   1) evaluate
   2) pass judgment
   3) equivocal
   4) benevolent
   5) bygone
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5)
   Explanation : bygone – belonging to an earlier time.
   
   
2. Which among the following is the ANTONYMS in meaning to the word “imminent”?
   1) distant
   2) doubtful
   3) candid
   4) Ambiguous
   5) doubtful
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : doubtful
   
   
3. Which among the following is the ANTONYMS in meaning to the word “trump”?
   1) yield
   2) leverage
   3) boon
   4) convenience
   5) prestige
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation : yield
   
   
4. Which among the following is the SYNONYMS of to the word “rivalrous”?
   1) assists
   2) emulous
   3) stimulus
   4) supports
   5) associates
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : emulous – प्रतियोगी
   seeking to emulate someone or something.
   motivated by a spirit of rivalry.
   
   
5. Which among the following is the ANTONYMS in meaning to the word “incursion”?
   1) retreat
   2) raid
   3) intrusion
   4) penetration
   5) infiltration
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 1)
   Explanation : retreat
   
   
6. Which among the following is the SYNONYMS of to the word “latecomer”?
   1) reluctant
   2) arrival
   3) old hack
   4) insider
   5) native
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : arrival
   
   
7. Which among the following is the ANTONYMS in meaning to the word “persistent”?
   1) incessant
   2) indefatigable
   3) insistent
   4) interminable
   5) relenting
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 5)
   Explanation : relenting – abandon or mitigate a severe or harsh attitude, especially by finally yielding to a request.
   
   
8. Which among the following is the SYNONYMS of to the word “encroachments”?
   1) withdrawal
   2) injustice
   3) evacuation
   4) flight
   5) retirement
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 2)
   Explanation : injustice
   
   
9. Which among the following is the SYNONYMS of to the word “tend”?
   1) disregards
   2) slights
   3) shun
   4) lean
   5) overlooks
   

   Answer & Explanation

   Answer – 4)
   Explanation : lean
   tend – be liable to possess or display (a particular characteristic).
   
   
10. Which among the following is the SYNONYMS of to the word “shun”?
    1) accept
    2) dodge
    3) face
    4) deplete
    5) meet
    

    Answer & Explanation

    Answer – 2)
    Explanation : dodge – avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.