Synonyms
Direction: In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which expresses the correct meaning of the given word.
- PRODIGAL
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wasteful (Adjective) : using more of something than is necessary; not saving or keeping something that could be
prodigal (Adjective) : extravagant; too willing to spend money or time
huge (Adjective) : enormous; vast
prodigious (Adjective) : very great; impressive; praiseworthy
enormous (Adjective) : huge; inmenseCorrect Option: D
wasteful (Adjective) : using more of something than is necessary; not saving or keeping something that could be
prodigal (Adjective) : extravagant; too willing to spend money or time
huge (Adjective) : enormous; vast
prodigious (Adjective) : very great; impressive; praiseworthy
enormous (Adjective) : huge; inmense
- RECIPIENTS
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receiver (Noun) : a person who is chosen by a court to be incharge of a company that is bankrupt.
recipient (Noun) : a person who receives something
creator (Noun) : a person who has made or invented a particular thing
donor (Noun) : a person or an organisation which makes a gift of money, clothes, food etc. to a charity, etc. or gives a part of his or her body, blood to be used by doctors in medical treatment
instigator (Noun) : a person who causes something to happen, especially something badCorrect Option: C
receiver (Noun) : a person who is chosen by a court to be incharge of a company that is bankrupt.
recipient (Noun) : a person who receives something
creator (Noun) : a person who has made or invented a particular thing
donor (Noun) : a person or an organisation which makes a gift of money, clothes, food etc. to a charity, etc. or gives a part of his or her body, blood to be used by doctors in medical treatment
instigator (Noun) : a person who causes something to happen, especially something bad
- FOREGO
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leave (Verb) : to go away from a person or place; to not to do something
forego (Verb) : to decide not to have or do something that you would like to have or do
renounce (Verb) : to announce officially that you are not going to keep a title or position ; give up
disown (Verb) : to decide that you no longer want to be connected with or reponsible for
somebody or something
accumulate (Verb) : to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time;
amassCorrect Option: C
leave (Verb) : to go away from a person or place; to not to do something
forego (Verb) : to decide not to have or do something that you would like to have or do
renounce (Verb) : to announce officially that you are not going to keep a title or position ; give up
disown (Verb) : to decide that you no longer want to be connected with or reponsible for
somebody or something
accumulate (Verb) : to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time;
amass
- ROUT
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defeat (Noun) : to win against somebody in a war, competition, sports, etc.
rout (Noun) : a situation in which somebody is defeated easily and completely in a war or a
competition
death (Noun) : the fact of somebody dying or being killed
loss (Noun) : the state of no longer having something
crash (Noun) : an accident in which a vehicle hits something, causing damage and often injuring or killing the passengersCorrect Option: B
defeat (Noun) : to win against somebody in a war, competition, sports, etc.
rout (Noun) : a situation in which somebody is defeated easily and completely in a war or a
competition
death (Noun) : the fact of somebody dying or being killed
loss (Noun) : the state of no longer having something
crash (Noun) : an accident in which a vehicle hits something, causing damage and often injuring or killing the passengers
- FRONTIER
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boundary (Noun) : a real or imagined line that marks the limits or edges of something and separates it from other things or places
frontier (Noun) : a line that separates two countries, etc.
edge (Noun) : the outside limit of an object, a surface or an area something, such as a large building that you can see clearly
landmark (Noun) : something, such as a large building, that you can see clearly from a distance and that will help you to know where you are
corner (Noun) : a part of something where two or more sides, lines or edges joinCorrect Option: C
boundary (Noun) : a real or imagined line that marks the limits or edges of something and separates it from other things or places
frontier (Noun) : a line that separates two countries, etc.
edge (Noun) : the outside limit of an object, a surface or an area something, such as a large building that you can see clearly
landmark (Noun) : something, such as a large building, that you can see clearly from a distance and that will help you to know where you are
corner (Noun) : a part of something where two or more sides, lines or edges join