Synonyms MCQs (Set 4)

31. Synonym of ‘pedantic’ is _______________.

  • A. pedestrian
  • B. arduous
  • C. fickle
  • D. consequential
View Answer
Correct Answer:
A. pedestrian

Explanation:
pedantic means ostentatiously or narrowly learned, or unimaginative; one meaning of pedestrian is commonplace or unimaginative

32. Synonym of ‘bumptious’ is _______________.

  • A. backward
  • B. arrogant
  • C. clumsy
  • D. rugged
View Answer
Correct Answer:
B. arrogant

Explanation:
bumptious means noisily self-assertive; arrogant means disposed to exaggerate one’s own worth

33. Synonym of ‘expiation’ is _______________.

  • A. breathing
  • B. immigration
  • C. divergence
  • D. atonement
View Answer
Correct Answer:
D. atonement

Explanation:
expiation means the act of making atonement; atonement means reparation for an offence or injury

34. Synonym of ‘flagitious’ is _______________.

  • A. deliberate
  • B. fatiguing
  • C. villainous
  • D. habitual
View Answer
Correct Answer:
C. villainous

Explanation:
flagitious means marked by outrageous crime or vice; villainous means having the characteristics of deliberate criminal or scoundrel

35. Synonym of ‘inveigle’ is _______________.

  • A. cajole
  • B. complexity
  • C. hoodwink
  • D. distress
View Answer
Correct Answer:
A. cajole

Explanation:
to inveigle means to win over with flattery; to cajole means to persuade with flattery

Similar Posts

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *