Synonyms


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  1. HESITATE









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    pause
    hesitate (V.) : to be worried about doing something ; to be slow to speak or act ; pause.

    Correct Option: B

    pause
    hesitate (V.) : to be worried about doing something ; to be slow to speak or act ; pause.


  1. WANDER









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    roam
    wander (V.) : to walk around a place without any purpose ; roam.

    Correct Option: C

    roam
    wander (V.) : to walk around a place without any purpose ; roam.



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

  1. ACQUIESCENT









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    tractable (Adj.) : easily managed
    acquiescent (Adj.) : easy to deal with or control ; manageable
    insurgent (Adj.) : in opposition to a civil authority/government
    obstreperous (Adj.) : noisy and difficult to control
    recalcitrant (Adj.) : unwilling to obey rules/follow instructions; difficult to control

    Correct Option: A

    tractable (Adj.) : easily managed
    acquiescent (Adj.) : easy to deal with or control ; manageable
    insurgent (Adj.) : in opposition to a civil authority/government
    obstreperous (Adj.) : noisy and difficult to control
    recalcitrant (Adj.) : unwilling to obey rules/follow instructions; difficult to control


  1. TACITURN









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    reticent
    taciturn (Adj.) : tending not to say very much in a way that seems unfriendly; reserved;
    uncommunicative.
    reticent (Adj.) : reserved; un communicative
    gregarious (Adj.) : sociable
    garrulous (Adj.) : talkative

    Correct Option: A

    reticent
    taciturn (Adj.) : tending not to say very much in a way that seems unfriendly; reserved;
    uncommunicative.
    reticent (Adj.) : reserved; un communicative
    gregarious (Adj.) : sociable
    garrulous (Adj.) : talkative



  1. EXASPERATE









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    infuriate
    exasperate (V.) : to annoy or irritate somebody very much ; infuriate.
    tranquilize (V.) : to make a person/an animal calm/ unconscious, by giving them a
    drug
    alleviate (V.) : provide physical relief, as from pain
    infuriate (V.) : make furious
    appease (V.) : make peace with

    Correct Option: C

    infuriate
    exasperate (V.) : to annoy or irritate somebody very much ; infuriate.
    tranquilize (V.) : to make a person/an animal calm/ unconscious, by giving them a
    drug
    alleviate (V.) : provide physical relief, as from pain
    infuriate (V.) : make furious
    appease (V.) : make peace with