Synonyms


Direction: Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which expresses the right meaning of the given word.

  1. YARDSTICK









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    standard (noun) : a level of quality
    yardstick (Noun) : a ruler for measuring one yard ; a standard used for judging how good or
    successful something is
    summation (Noun) : a summary of what has been done or said
    size (Noun) : how large or small a person or thing is
    statistics (noun) : collection of information shown in numbers

    Correct Option: D

    standard (noun) : a level of quality
    yardstick (Noun) : a ruler for measuring one yard ; a standard used for judging how good or
    successful something is
    summation (Noun) : a summary of what has been done or said
    size (Noun) : how large or small a person or thing is
    statistics (noun) : collection of information shown in numbers


  1. LITTLE









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    trivial (Adjective) : not important; not serious
    little (Adjective) : trivial ; not important ; not serious ; not big; small
    petty (Adjective) : small and unimportant
    sample (Adjective) : a number of people or things taken from a longer group and used in tests for providing information about the group.
    simple (Adjective) : easy; not complicated

    Correct Option: A

    trivial (Adjective) : not important; not serious
    little (Adjective) : trivial ; not important ; not serious ; not big; small
    petty (Adjective) : small and unimportant
    sample (Adjective) : a number of people or things taken from a longer group and used in tests for providing information about the group.
    simple (Adjective) : easy; not complicated



Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which expresses the right meaning of the given word.

  1. AVARICE









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    greed (Noun) : a strong desire for more wealth
    avarice (Noun) : greed; extreme desire for wealth
    generosity (Noun) : the fact of willing to give freely
    envy (Noun) : jealousy
    hatred (Noun) : a very strong feeling of dislike

    Correct Option: A

    greed (Noun) : a strong desire for more wealth
    avarice (Noun) : greed; extreme desire for wealth
    generosity (Noun) : the fact of willing to give freely
    envy (Noun) : jealousy
    hatred (Noun) : a very strong feeling of dislike


  1. AUGUST









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    majestic (Adjective) : impressive; splendid
    august (Adjective) : impressive; making you feel respect
    important (Adjective) : of great value
    difficult (Adjective) : not easy
    huge (Adjective) : enormous; vast

    Correct Option: A

    majestic (Adjective) : impressive; splendid
    august (Adjective) : impressive; making you feel respect
    important (Adjective) : of great value
    difficult (Adjective) : not easy
    huge (Adjective) : enormous; vast



  1. DECIMATED









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    destroyed (Verb) : to damage something very badly
    decimated (Verb) : to severely damage something or make something weaker
    denounced (Verb) : to strongly criticize somebody/something that you think is wrong, illegal, etc.
    successful (Verb) : achieving your aims or what was intended
    depressed (Verb) : very sad and without hope

    Correct Option: B

    destroyed (Verb) : to damage something very badly
    decimated (Verb) : to severely damage something or make something weaker
    denounced (Verb) : to strongly criticize somebody/something that you think is wrong, illegal, etc.
    successful (Verb) : achieving your aims or what was intended
    depressed (Verb) : very sad and without hope