Synonyms Set 6 MCQs | AssignGuru

Q1 | mirth

anger
glee
sarcasm
mistrust

Answer: glee

Explaination:
mirth means gladness expressed with laughter, or glee

Q2 | drudgery

silliness
labor
evil
investigation

Answer: labor

Explaination:
drudgery means uninspiring or menial labor

Q3 | prerequisite

necessary
course
difficult
tar

Answer: necessary

Explaination:
prerequisite means necessary for carrying out a function

Q4 | dire

questionable
forthright
traitor
urgent

Answer: urgent

Explaination:
dire means desperately urgent

Q5 | grapple

struggle
trap
laugh
intend

Answer: struggle

Explaination:
to grapple means to come to grips with, or to struggle

Q6 | sundry

aged
supply
various
tremendous

Answer: various

Explaination:
sundry means an indeterminate number, or various

Q7 | supplant

grow
replace
undo
question

Answer: replace

Explaination:
to supplant means take the place of, or to replace

Q8 | venerate

ordain
breathe
polish
revere

Answer: revere

Explaination:
to venerate means to treat with reverential respect, or to revere

Q9 | conciliate

appease
disagree
revive
separate

Answer: appease

Explaination:
to conciliate means to gain goodwill with pleasing acts, or to appease

Q10 | exultant

afraid
jubilant
expectant
demanding

Answer: jubilant

Explaination:
exultant means filled with or expressing great joy, or jubilant

Q11 | surreptitious

overbearing
clandestine
indirect
impious

Answer: clandestine

Explaination:
surreptitious means done or acquired in stealth, or clandestine

Q12 | recalcitrant

hesitant
subdued
unruly
subtract

Answer: unruly

Explaination:
recalcitrant means defiant of authority, or unruly

Q13 | pretty

plain
confusing
ugly
terrible

Answer: terrible

Explaination:
one meaning of pretty is miserable or terrible, as in the expression “a pretty pickle’’

Q14 | coterie

various
flirtation
club
socialize

Answer: club

Explaination:
a coterie is an intimate or exclusive group or people who share a common interest or purpose; a club is an association of people for a common purpose

Q15 | nefarious

infamous
macabre
evil
distinguished

Answer: evil

Explaination:
nefarious means flagrantly wicked, or evil

Q16 | curry

flatter
spicy
squander
game

Answer: flatter

Explaination:
to curry means to seek to gain favor, or to flatter

Q17 | preternatural

immature
extraordinary
removed
unearned

Answer: extraordinary

Explaination:
preternatural means exceeding what is natural, or extraordinary

Q18 | pernicious

noxious
illicit
open
undecided

Answer: noxious

Explaination:
pernicious means highly injurious or deadly, or noxious

Q19 | reprisal

accusation
loathe
retaliation
insinuation

Answer: retaliation

Explaination:
a reprisal is an act of vengeance, or a retaliation

Q20 | manifold

evident
contemporary
diverse
willing

Answer: diverse

Explaination:
manifold means marked by variety, or diverse

Q21 | factious

sham
unreliable
seditious
argumentative

Answer: seditious

Explaination:
factious means inclined to form factions; seditious means disposed to insurrection

Q22 | glare is most similar to

scowl
hide
display
summon

Answer: scowl

Explaination:
to glare means to stare angrily; to scowl means to have an angry expression

Q23 | erratic is most similar to

enticing
frequent
difficult
irregular

Answer: irregular

Explaination:
erratic means lacking regularity, or irregular

Q24 | civil is most similar to

unkind
trite
public
questionable

Answer: public

Explaination:
one meaning of civil is involving the general public

Q25 | peer is most similar to

apple
connote
fellow
recluse

Answer: fellow

Explaination:
a peer is a person belonging to the same group; a fellow is an equal in rank, or a member of the same group