761.
Admonish
Answer: D
It is caution.
To admonish is to warn or reprove firmly but without harshness. Escape and polish are unrelated.
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Synonyms Questions and Answers
Direction for [ Question No: 761 To 769 ] :
In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives,choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
762.
Affable
Answer: B
It is sociable.
Affable means friendly and easy to talk to, from the Latin for able to be spoken to. Affected, which resembles it, means putting on a manner - nearly the opposite of easy.
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763.
Commence
Answer: B
It is to begin.
To commence is to start, from the Old French. To end and nearing finish are its opposites.
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764.
Detest
Answer: B
It is to hate intensely.
To detest is to dislike intensely, from the Latin for calling the gods to witness against. Love and support are its opposites.
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765.
Rebate
Answer: D
It is discount.
A rebate is a partial refund or reduction in price. Interest and commission are payments made rather than returned.
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766.
Manipulate
Answer: C
It is to handle or manage.
To manipulate is to handle skilfully, from the Latin manus, hand, and by extension to control someone unfairly. Display and mortgage are unrelated.
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767.
Analogy
Answer: A
It is similarity.
An analogy is a comparison based on a likeness between two things. Distinction is its opposite - marking the difference rather than the resemblance.
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768.
Soliloquy
Answer: D
It is monologue.
A soliloquy is a speech made by a character alone on stage, thinking aloud, from the Latin for speaking alone. Hamlet's is the best known.
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769.
Hypothetical
Answer: B
It is theoretical.
Hypothetical means assumed for the sake of argument rather than known to be so. Magical and two-faced are unrelated.
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770.
Give the synonym for Abate.
Answer: A
It is moderate.
To abate is to lessen in force - the storm abated. Moderate as a verb means the same. Forsake and pardon are unrelated verbs that merely begin alike.
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- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Double Synonyms
- Homonyms
- One Word Substitution
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Theme Detection
- Deriving Conclusions from Passages
- Sentence Completion
- Passage Completion
- Fill in the Blanks
- Spotting Errors
- Sentence Improvement
- Passage Correction
- Choose the Correct - Incorrect Sentence
- Reconstruction of Sentence
- Sentences Rearrangement
- Reconstruction of Paragraphs
- Rearrangement of Jumbled Parts
- Word Formation
- Idioms and Phrases
- Active-Passive voice
- Direct-Indirect Speech
- Transformation of Sentences
- Spelling Test
- Phrasal Verbs
- Parts of Speech
- Tenses
- Articles and Determiners
- Prepositions
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Figures of Speech and Poetic Devices