Tamilnadu stateboard 10th standard English Vocabulary Synonyms

Synonyms are words that are similar, or have a related meaning, to another word. They can be lifesavers when you want to avoid repeating the same word over and over. Also, sometimes the word you have in mind might not be the most appropriate word, which is why finding the right synonym can come in handy.

PART – I

Choose the most appropriate synonym of the bold word.

1.Technology has empowered the disabled.

(a) brightened (b) endowed (c) triggered 

Answer:(b) endowed

2.Technology impacts the environment.

(a) influences (b) imparts (c) impedes 

Answer:(a) influences

3.India’s disabled are deprived by attitudinal barriers.

(a) deviated (b) decomposed (c) rundown 

Answer:(c) rundown

4.Consumable products can be self-ordered.

(a) disposable (b) durable (c) challenged 

Answer:(a) disposable

5.Anything which is below a certain threshold can be self-ordered.

(a) floor (b) edge (c) thrift 

Answer:(b) edge

6.The voyage was aimed to show case ‘Make in India’ initiative.

(a) intuition (b) inventiveness (c) interrogation 

Answer:(b) inventiveness

7.NSP was a project undertaken in consonance with the National policy.

(a) agreement (b) alignment (c) arrangement 

Answer:(a) agreement

8.The vessel is built indigenously in India.

(a) locally (b) indirectly (c) invisibly 

Answer:(a) locally

9.Women were permitted to go out only with an escort.

(d) enigma (b) enemy (c) attendant 

Answer:(c) attendant

10.INSV Tarini has an array of satellite communication systems.

(a) collection (b) rainbow (c) disorder (d) variety

Answer:(a) collection

11.‘Burglars?’ she shouted, intuitively.

(a) intentionally (b) thoughtfully (c) knowingly (d) instinctively

Answer:(d) instinctively

12.I gripped his arm.

(a) cut (b) grieved (c) grasped (d) damaged

Answer:(c) grasped

13.I suspected next that it was a burglar.

(a) alerted (b) blamed (c) called (d) doubted

Answer:(d) doubted

14.Instantly the steps began again.

(a) blatantly (b) callously (c) suddenly (d) definitely

Answer:(c) suddenly

15.I could hear a rending of wood.

(a) shredding (b) breaking (c) rubbing (d) rushing

Answer:(a) shredding

16.I could see the faint shine of plates on the plate-rail.

(a) tired (b) feeble (c) weary 

Answer:(b) feeble

17.Tyranny of all sorts may stare at you.

(a) autocracy (b) aristocracy (c) animals

Answer:(a) autocracy

18.Grandfather had evidently jumped to a conclusion.

(a) immediately (b) earnestly (c) obviously 

Answer:(c) obviously

19.Herman rushed to his room and slammed the door.

(a) altered (b) banged (c) sliced (d) dug

Answer:(b) banged

Question 20.

20.Herman ventured out of his room.

(a) volunteered (b) venerated (c) visioned (d) vagaries

Answer:(a) volunteered

21.Lessons were repeated in unison.

(a) discord (b) harmony (c) usage (d) underway

Answer:(b) harmony

22.The birds were chirping at the edge of the woods.

(a) cheating (b) duplicitous (c) tweeting (d) clinging

Answer:(c) tweeting

23.Wachter was there with his apprentice.

(a) appearance (b) baggage (c) calmness (d) trainee

Answer:(d) trainee

24.The teacher’s great ruler rapped on the table.

(a) tapped (b) sang (c) reigned (d) kept

Answer:(a) tapped

25.Hauser had brought an old primer.

(a) prankster (b) textbook (c) guitar (d) machine

Answer:(b) textbook

26.T sat in silent dejection.

(a) optimism (b) depression (c) hope (d) delight

Answer:(b) depression

27.Holmes groaned.

(a) whispered (b) whined (c) sang in joy (d) grounded

Answer:(b) whined

28.It was a contagious disease.

(a) impregnable (,b) crisp (c) cussed (d) spreadable

Answer:(d) spreadable

29.His hand twitched.

(a) trembled (b) got crushed (c) shivered (d) suddenly jerked

Answer:(a) trembled

30.He was delirious.

(a) relaxed (b) calm (c) composed (d) incoherent

Answer:(d) incoherent

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