Synonyms


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

  1. EMBRACE









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    accept (Verb) : to agree or approve of something
    embrace (Verb) : to hug; to accept an idea or proposal
    impress (Verb) : to make somebody understand how important, serious, etc, something is by
    emphasising it
    except (Verb; Prep.) : to not include somebody or something; apart from
    embarrass (Verb) : to make somebody feel shy, awkward or ashamed, epecially in a social situation

    Correct Option: D

    accept (Verb) : to agree or approve of something
    embrace (Verb) : to hug; to accept an idea or proposal
    impress (Verb) : to make somebody understand how important, serious, etc, something is by
    emphasising it
    except (Verb; Prep.) : to not include somebody or something; apart from
    embarrass (Verb) : to make somebody feel shy, awkward or ashamed, epecially in a social situation


  1. ANCESTORS









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    forefathers (Noun) : persons in your family who lived a long time ago; ancestors
    ancestors (Noun) : persons in your family who lived a long time ago; forebears; forefathers
    extinct tribes (Noun) : tribes not existing
    relatives (Noun) : persons who are in the same family as somebody else
    old people (Noun) : people who are not young ; have lived for a long time

    Correct Option: C

    forefathers (Noun) : persons in your family who lived a long time ago; ancestors
    ancestors (Noun) : persons in your family who lived a long time ago; forebears; forefathers
    extinct tribes (Noun) : tribes not existing
    relatives (Noun) : persons who are in the same family as somebody else
    old people (Noun) : people who are not young ; have lived for a long time



  1. BENEVOLENT









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    kind (Adjective) : caring about others; gentle, friendly and generous
    benevolent (Adjective) : kind, helpful and generous
    beneficial (Adjective) : improving a situation; favourable; advantageous
    helpful (Adjective) : useful and able to improve a particular situation
    supportive (Adjective) : giving help, encouragement or sympathy to somebody.

    Correct Option: B

    kind (Adjective) : caring about others; gentle, friendly and generous
    benevolent (Adjective) : kind, helpful and generous
    beneficial (Adjective) : improving a situation; favourable; advantageous
    helpful (Adjective) : useful and able to improve a particular situation
    supportive (Adjective) : giving help, encouragement or sympathy to somebody.


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

  1. PERQUISITE









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    privilege (Noun) : a special right; honour
    perquisite (Noun) : a special right; perk; privilege; prerogative
    incentive (Noun) : something that encourages you to do something
    bonus (Noun) : an extra amount of money that is added to a payment
    reward (Noun) : something given to somebody because he has done something good

    Correct Option: B

    privilege (Noun) : a special right; honour
    perquisite (Noun) : a special right; perk; privilege; prerogative
    incentive (Noun) : something that encourages you to do something
    bonus (Noun) : an extra amount of money that is added to a payment
    reward (Noun) : something given to somebody because he has done something good



  1. EXECRATE









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    curse (Verb) : to say rude things to somebody or think rude things about somebody or something
    execrate (Verb) : to say rude things; curse; to declare to be evil
    deplore (Verb) : to strongly disapprove of something and criticize it
    denounce (Verb) : to strongly criticize somebody or something that is wrong, illegal etc.
    desecrate (Verb) : to damage a holy thing or place or treat it without respect

    Correct Option: A

    curse (Verb) : to say rude things to somebody or think rude things about somebody or something
    execrate (Verb) : to say rude things; curse; to declare to be evil
    deplore (Verb) : to strongly disapprove of something and criticize it
    denounce (Verb) : to strongly criticize somebody or something that is wrong, illegal etc.
    desecrate (Verb) : to damage a holy thing or place or treat it without respect