Synonyms : Practice Set 01

For each of the words in Capital letters, choose from among the answers, the word that is closest in meaning:

1.     CELIBACY
(A) informality (B) promiscuity (C) gluttony   (D) garrulity (E) anticipate

2.     FLEDGLING
(A) experienced (B) shy (C) cautious   (D) pedestrian (E) fleeting

3.     INSIPIDNESS
(A) wisdom (B) cowardice (C) lividest   (D) savories (E) tentativeness

4.     SEQUESTER
(A) precede in sequence (B) permit to mingle (C) alter in composition (D) free from doubt (E) attempt to better

5.     EQUANIMITY
(A) clamor (B) disparity (C) agitation   (D) propensity (E) indivisibility

6.     ANATHEMATIZE
(A) appraise (B) reciprocate (C) patronize   (D) insinuate (E) bless

7.   MORIBUND
(A) mortal (B) vital (C) transient   (D) precarious (E) tangential

8.   DISTILL
(A) provoke (B) subordinate (C) adulterate (D) conjure (E) deflate

9.   ITCH
(A) soothe (B) tickle (C) support   (D) shorten (E) question

10.  LUCID
(A) Ornate (B) arrogant (C) embroiled   (D) hapless (E) obscure