English Word meaning Questions For Exams

English Word meaning Questions For Exams  

English Vocabulary, Vocabulary practice tests, Vocabulary words

Directions : In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,

choose the one which is closest in meaning to the italicized word in the sentence.

1. It goes against my grain to be running around the courts for justice.

(a) Character

(b) Nature

(c) Training

(d) Personality

Answer. (b)

4. Whatever opinion he gives is sane.

(a) Arrogant

(b) Wild

(c) Obscure

(d) Rational

Answer. (d)

3. He is urbane in his manners.

(a) Urban

(b) Genteel

(c) Civil

(d) Sane

Answer. (c)

4. The great dancer impressed the appreciative Crowd by his nimble movements.

(a) Subtle

(b) Clear

(c) Quickening

(d) Lively

(e) Unrythmic

Answer. (c)

5. The story began in an eerie situation.

(a) Dangerous

(b) Thrilling

(c) Wonderful

(d) Strange

(e) Dismaying 

Answer. (d)

6. The prisoner made an abortive attempt to escape from the jail.

(a) Courageous

(b) Futile

(c) Illegal

(d) Furtive 

Answer. (b)

7. War was not the only inevitable means to decide that dispute.

(a) Indefinite 

(b) Imminent

(c) Unavoidable

(d) Improbable

Answer. (c)

8. We must hot take his facetious remarks very seriously.

(a) Amusing

(b) Critical

(c) Casual

(d) Flippantly Humorous

Answer. (d)

9. He was ingenious enough to know how to get out of the clutches of law.

(a) Clever

(b) Intelligent

(c) Alert 

(d) Cunning

Answer. (a)

10. Hearing to the complaints of the villagers the father would come and box

his ears, and cuff him.

(a) Lock

(b) Abuse

(c) Scold

(d) Slap

Answer. (a)

11. Vishal had got an indication from his friend about the changes in the export market.

(a) A feeling

(b) A hint

(c) A guess

(d) A signal

(e) An ultimatum

Answer. (b)

12. India’s attitude towards China has all along been pusillanimous.

(a) Generous

(b) Cowardly

(c) Subversive

(d) Restrained

Answer. (b)

13. A person unrestrained by the rules of morality or tradition is called a

licentious person.

(a) Freelance

(b) Criminal

(c) Loafer-type

(d) Libertine

Answer. (d)

14. The child merits serious attention at this age.

(a) Demands

(b) Deserves

(c) Suits

(d) Invites

Answer. (b)

15. She looked gorgeous in her new dress.

(a) Great

(b) Fantastic 

(c) Silly

(d) Splendid

Answer. (d)

16. He is deluding himself with false hopes.

(a) Satisfying

(b) Entertaining

(c) Misleading

(d) Assuring

Answer. (c)

17. The obstacles seem to be insurmountable, but no one should doubt what this

Fearless woman can accomplish.

(a) Too easy to achieve

(b) Too difficult to overcome

(c) Too tall and too high

(d) Too trivial to attract attention

Answer. (b)

18. The father advised his errant son not to maunder about but do something worthwhile.

(a) Trouble

(b) Wander

(c) Run

(d) Play

Answer. (b)

19. No one will invite her to a tea for she is so garrulous.

(a) Repeats gossip

(b) Talks a lot

(c) Giggles all the time

(d) Laughs a lot

Answer. (b)

20. Slangs in a language are usually ephemeral in nature.

(a) Transient

(b) Customary

(c) Necessary

(d) Obvious

Answer. (a)