Directions (1-15): Choose the word which is not a synonym for the given word.
Q1. Stingy
(a) amicable
(b) penurious
(c) parsimonious
(d) frugal
(e) None of the above
Q2. Persistence
(a) perilous
(b) sedulity
(c) pertinacity
(d) plodding
(e) None of the above
Q3. Untrue
(a) spurious
(b) false
(c) meretricious
(d) chaste
(e) None of the above
Q4. Relax
(a) rest
(b) unwind
(c) ease
(d) relegate
(e) None of the above
Q5. Accumulation
(a) collection
(b) conglomeration
(c) assemblage
(d) collagen
(e) None of the above
Q6. Sleep Inducing
(a) soporific
(b) sedative
(c) somnolent
(d) hygroscopic
(e) None of the above
Q7. Swelling
(a) turgidity
(b) distention
(c) inflammation
(d) flaccidity
(e) None of the above
Q8. Incline
(a) trenchant
(b) slope
(c) acclivity
(d) gradient
(e) None of the above
Q9. Shining
(a) indolent
(b) dazzling
(c) gleaming
(d) glistening
(e) None of the above
Q10. Loafer
(a) vagrant
(b) lounger
(c) bantam
(d) idler
(e) None of the above
Q11. Emigrate
(a) depart
(b) elude
(c) relocate
(d) resettle
(e) None of the above
Q12. Eloquent
(a) elusive
(b) articulate
(c) fluent
(d) expressive
(e) None of the above
Q13. Defendant
(a) accused
(b) appellant
(c) offender
(d) defoliant
(e) None of the above
Q14. Abase
(a) adjourn
(b) degrade
(c) humiliate
(d) mortify
Q15. Aplomb
(a) ease
(b) ribald
(c) repose
(d) serenity
(e) None of the above
Solutions:
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. D
14. A 15. B
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