Synonyms MCQs

811. Synonym of ACRID

A. Dirty
B. Filthy
C. Unripe
D. Bitter
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Dirty : covered or marked with an unclean substance.

Filthy : disgustingly dirty.

Unripe : not ripe.

Bitter : having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.

Acrid : unpleasantly bitter or pungent.

Synonym of Acrid is Bitter

812. He was punished to rigorous imprisonment for larceny.

A. murder
B. forgery
C. stealing
D. dacoity
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Murder : the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.

Forgery : the action of forging a copy or imitation of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art.

Stealing : take (another person’s property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it.

Dacoity : (in India or Burma (Myanmar)) an act of violent robbery committed by an armed gang.

Larceny : theft of personal property. In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.

Synonym of Larceny is Stealing

813. Synonym of OCCULT

A. Mysterious
B. Harmless
C. Dreadful
D. Amazing
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Mysterious : difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

Harmless : not able or likely to cause harm.

Dreadful : causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

Amazing : causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.

Occult : mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.

Synonym of Occult is Mysterious

814. Plants that grow and exist in deserts have highly specialized means of adapting themselves to the arid environment.

A. unproductive
B. useless
C. withering
D. dry
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Unproductive : not producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities.

Useless : not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.

Withering : intended to make someone feel humiliated; scornful.

Dry : free from moisture or liquid; not wet or moist.

Arid : (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.

Synonym of Arid is Dry

815. He had a strange quirk of hitting his sister every now and then.

A. fondness
B. aversion
C. habit
D. diversion
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Fondness : affection or liking for someone or something.

Aversion : a strong dislike or disinclination.

Habit : a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.

Diversion : the action of turning something aside from its course.

Quirk : a peculiar aspect of a person’s character or behaviour.

Synonym of Quirk is Habit

816. He has always been an elusive customer.

A. clever
B. unreliable
C. deceitful
D. quarrelsome
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Ambiguous : open to more than one interpretation; not having one obvious meaning.

Unreliable : not able to be relied upon.

Deceitful : guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.

Quarrelsome : given to or characterized by quarrelling.

Elusive : difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

Synonym of Elusive is Ambiguous

817. Synonym of BENEFACTOR

A. Guardian
B. Saint
C. Patron
D. Friend
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Guardian : a person who protects or defends something.

Saint : a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and regarded in Christian faith as being in heaven after death.

Patron : a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause.

Friend : a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.

Benefactor : a person who gives money or other help to a person or cause.

Synonym of Benefactor is Patron

818. Synonym of REVISE

A. Edit
B. Alter
C. Correct
D. Reconsider
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Edit : prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it.

Alter : change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

Correct : free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.

Reconsider : consider (something) again, especially for a possible change of decision regarding it.

Revise : examine and make corrections or alterations to (written or printed matter).

Synonym of Revise is Alter

819. Synonym of HOCK

A. Repent
B. Pledge
C. Promise
D. Punish
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Repent : feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin.

Pledge : a solemn promise or undertaking.

Promise : a declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen.

Punish : inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) as retribution for an offence, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code.

Hock : pledge.

Synonym of Hock is Pledge

820. India has too often to fulminate against Pakistan’s role in aiding and abetting acts of militancy on her soil.

A. think
B. consider
C. conspire
D. protest
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Think : have a particular belief or idea.

Consider : think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Conspire : make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act.

Protest : a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.

Fulminate : express vehement protest.

Synonym of Fulminate is Protest

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