Synonyms Online Test 5

‘abject’ means helpless, miserable, despicable situation, ‘obstruct’ means to hinder, ‘abstract’ is the literal opposite of concrete, real.

‘TACITURNITY’ is the state or quality of being reserved or reticent in conversation. A taciturn person can speak but does not want to. In other words, he maintains a reserve.

‘Inveterate’ means having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change.

The word ‘transgress’ means ‘to violate a law’ which is nearest in meaning to ‘go beyond the limit’.

‘Nimble’ means able to move quickly and lightly. Some more synonyms are nippy, lively, proficient, bright, alert, adept, vigilant.

The word ‘probity’ means integrity or uprightness. The other three words: Impudence - insolence; Profane - irreligious; Preface - an introductory past.

‘Niggardly’ is an adjective meaning ‘stingy’ or ‘miserly’. None of the words is a fit synonym. In such cases, we go for the word closest in meaning. Both penurious (very poor) and niggardly imply a lack of money, though in different senses.

‘cemetery’ means graveyards, ‘hierarchy’ means a system of society in which people are graded into different classes according to certain norms, ‘harmony’ is when many things work together in the same mode.

The word ‘ferret out’ means to ‘search about’ which is nearest in meaning to ‘search’.

The word ‘unscathed’ means unharmed; uninjured. The other three words: Unstinting - very generous; Unsociable - not social, withdrawn; Unspeakable - that which may not be spoken.