Synonyms


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

  1. EXHORT









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    pressure (Verb) : to persuade somebody to do something, especially by making him feel that he has to or should do it
    exhort (Verb) : to try hard to persuade somebody to do something; urge
    recommend (Verb) : to tell somebody that something is good or useful
    coax (Verb) : to persuade somebody to do something by talking to him in a kind and gentle way; cajole
    push (Verb) : to make somebody or something move forword; to make somebody work hard

    Correct Option: C

    pressure (Verb) : to persuade somebody to do something, especially by making him feel that he has to or should do it
    exhort (Verb) : to try hard to persuade somebody to do something; urge
    recommend (Verb) : to tell somebody that something is good or useful
    coax (Verb) : to persuade somebody to do something by talking to him in a kind and gentle way; cajole
    push (Verb) : to make somebody or something move forword; to make somebody work hard


  1. REPARTEE









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    response (Noun) : a spoken or writen answer
    repartee (Noun) : clever and amusing comments and replies that are made quickly
    refuse (Verb) : to say that you will not do something that somebody has asked you to do; turn down
    celebrate (Verb) : to show that a day or an event is important by doing something special on it
    question (Noun) : a sentence, phrase or word that asks for information

    Correct Option: C

    response (Noun) : a spoken or writen answer
    repartee (Noun) : clever and amusing comments and replies that are made quickly
    refuse (Verb) : to say that you will not do something that somebody has asked you to do; turn down
    celebrate (Verb) : to show that a day or an event is important by doing something special on it
    question (Noun) : a sentence, phrase or word that asks for information



  1. POACH









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    hunt (Verb) : to search; to chase wild animals in order to catch or kill them for food, sport or to make money
    poach (Verb) : to take and use somebody or something that belongs to somebody or something else in a secret, dishonest or unfair way
    catch (Verb) : to stop and hold a moving object; to take hold of somebody or something
    preach (Verb) : to give a religious talk in a public place
    plunder (Verb) : to steal things from a place using force during a time of war; loot

    Correct Option: B

    hunt (Verb) : to search; to chase wild animals in order to catch or kill them for food, sport or to make money
    poach (Verb) : to take and use somebody or something that belongs to somebody or something else in a secret, dishonest or unfair way
    catch (Verb) : to stop and hold a moving object; to take hold of somebody or something
    preach (Verb) : to give a religious talk in a public place
    plunder (Verb) : to steal things from a place using force during a time of war; loot


  1. PROGNOSIS









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    forecast (Noun) : a statement about what will happen in future
    prognosis (Noun) : an opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely development of a disease or an illness; forecast; a judgement about how something is likely to develop in future
    diagnosis (Noun) : the act of discovering or identifying the exact cause of an illness or a problem
    preface (Noun) : an introduction to a book
    identity (Noun) : who or what somebody or something is

    Correct Option: B

    forecast (Noun) : a statement about what will happen in future
    prognosis (Noun) : an opinion, based on medical experience, of the likely development of a disease or an illness; forecast; a judgement about how something is likely to develop in future
    diagnosis (Noun) : the act of discovering or identifying the exact cause of an illness or a problem
    preface (Noun) : an introduction to a book
    identity (Noun) : who or what somebody or something is



Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word as your answer.

  1. ESPIONAGE









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    spying (Verb) : to collect secret information about another country, organization or person
    espionage (Noun) : the activity of secretly getting important political or military information about another country or of finding another country’s secrets by using spies; spying
    planning (Noun) : the act or process of making plans for something
    pioneering (Adjective) : introducing ideas and methods that have never been used before
    lineage (Noun) : the series of families that somebody comes from originally; ancestry

    Correct Option: D

    spying (Verb) : to collect secret information about another country, organization or person
    espionage (Noun) : the activity of secretly getting important political or military information about another country or of finding another country’s secrets by using spies; spying
    planning (Noun) : the act or process of making plans for something
    pioneering (Adjective) : introducing ideas and methods that have never been used before
    lineage (Noun) : the series of families that somebody comes from originally; ancestry