Tamilnadu state board Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Synonyms
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Choose the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word.
Question 1.
He disapproved of their Shabby appearance.
(a) tidy
(b) worn-out
(c) crisp
(d) clean
Answer:
(d) clean
TamilNadu stateboard Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Synonyms
Question 2.
They had a remarkable demeanor.
(a) meanness
(b) manner
(c) make-up
(d) policy
Answer:
(b) manner
Question 3.
I could not bear to intrude upon their privacy.
(a) help
(b) protect
(c) predate
(d) encroach
Answer:
(d) encroach
Question 4.
Army tea is made in a cauldron.
(a) stove
(b) mini cooker
(c) boiler
(d) Cup
Answer:
(c) boiler
Question 5.
There are some subsidiary.
(a) major
(b) crucial
(c) vital
(d) supplementary
Answer:
(d) supplementary
Question 6.
At least four others are controversial.
(a) harmonious
(b) disputable
(c) agreeable
(d) comprehensive
Answer:
(b) disputable
Question 7.
There was little hope for his recovery’.
(a) recuperation
(b) discovery
(c) loss
(d) damage
Answer:
(a) recuperation
TamilNadu stateboardSamacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Synonyms
Question 8.
In a time of rationing, this is not an idea.
(a) liberal supply
(b) confiscating
(c) blocking
(d) restricting supply
Answer:
(d) restricting supply
Question 9.
Suffering ennobles you.
(a) destroys
(b) dignifles
(c) distresses
(d) encourages
Answer:
(b) dignifles
Question 10.
Life is not something for recreation.
(a) earnestness
(b) meditation
(c) entertainment
(d) distress
Answer:
(c) entertainment
TamilNadu state board Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Synonyms
Question 11.
Two children had given me a profound lesson.
(a) humble
(b) modest
(c) shallow
(d) very great
Answer:
(d) very great
Question 12.
I am well acquainted with comparative Linguistics.
(a) familiar
(b) similar
(C) polar
(d) scholar
Answer:
(a) familiar
Question 13.
If used sparingly the newly found cylinders could get us down to south.
(a) lavishly
(b) extravagantly
(c) economically
(d) sufficiently
Answer:
(c) economically
TamilNadu state board Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Synonyms
Question 14.
They didn’t have sophisticated surgery.
(a) crude
(b) undeveloped
(c) cumbersome
(d) well-advanced
Answer:
(d) well-advanced
Question 15.
It could deter an average human being.
(a) prevent
(b) decided
(c) intense
(d) convicted
Answer:
(a) prevent
Question 16.
Tenzing kicked steps in a long traverse.
(a) vertical movement
(b) horizontal crossing
(c) diving
(d) jumping
Answer:
(b) horizontal crossing
TamilNadu stateboard Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Synonyms
Question 17.
Something basic that was full of solace for me.
(a) pity
(b) neglect
(c) abandon
(d) consolation
Answer:
(d) consolation
Question 18.
It has its own aesthetics.
(a) fairness
(b) justice
(c) sense of humor
(d) sense of beauty
Answer:
(d) sense of beauty
Question 19.
We removed our oxygen apparatus.
(a) implement
(b) tool
(c) equipment
(d) mask
Answer:
(c) equipment
TamilNadu stateboard Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Synonyms
Question 20.
Tamil is the touchstone that linguists must consult to understand the nature of development of Dravidian.
(a) base
(b) foundation
(c) criterion
(d) cradle
Answer:
(c) criterion
Question 21.
The space was large enough for our oversized high altitude boots.
(a) expensive
(b) cozy
(c) height
(d) depth
Answer:
(c) height
Question 22.
Ramasamy’s land was parched when all the lands around his were filled with water.
(a) wet
(b) flooded
(c) dry
(d) drenched
Answer:
(c) dry
Question 23.
Modern Indian languages are the most fecund and productive ones.
(a) infertile
(b) arid
(c) fertile
(d) poor
Answer:
(c) fertile
Question 24.
He is a symbol of tyranny.
(a) plutocracy
(b) democracy
(c) aristocracy
(d) autocracy
Answer:
(d) autocracy
Question 25.
We scrambled on the rocks.
(a) slept
(b) slipped
(c) smiled
(d) hurried
Answer:
(d) hurried
Synonyms
Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined words from the options given.
1. He shrugged his shoulders to convey his disapproval.
a) bent
b) shook
c) drooped
d) raised
2. ------- the other a shortened army tunic gathered in loose folds.
a) collected
b) carried
c) opened
d) closed
3. Jacopo who barely came up to the door handle of the car, was nearly 12.
a) surely
b) happily
c) hardly
d) sadly
4. ------- then as trade slackened we went over.
a) party
b) business
c) function
d) meeting
5. They were in many ways quite artless.
a) ugly
b) beautiful
c) innocent
d) proper
6. In the week which followed we saw them frequently.
a) often
b) rarely
c) seldom
d) happily
7. One day we came upon them in a windy and deserted square -------
a) inhabited
b) crowded
c) sandy
d) empty
8. There was a pause.
a) order
b) silence
c) movement
d) laughter
9. ------- before I could recover breath my two passengers had leaped from the car.
a) ran
b) walked
c) jumped
d) danced
10. Everything is so difficult now, food so scarce and dear, we could not keep going unless we charged
a fee.
a) rare
b) plenty
c) bad
d) sad
Answers
1. d
2. a
3. c
4. b
5. c
6. a
7. d
8. b
9. c
10.a
Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined words from the options given.
1. This is curious because tea is one of the main stays of civilization -------
a) clear
b) effective
c) interesting
d) gloomy
2. Here are my eleven rules, every one of which I regard as golden.
a) consider
b) reflect
c) reject
d) pushed
3. ------- but there is not much stimulation in it.
a) strength
b) encouragement
c) fascination
d) reading
4. In some countries teapots are fitted with little dangling baskets under the spout.
a) stinging
b) jumping
c) talking
d) hanging
5. There is also the mysterious social etiquette surrounding the teapot.
a) secretive
b) open
c) known
d) common
Answers
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. d
5. a
Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined words from the options given.
1. I near the end of my career as a heart surgeon.
a) carrier b) place
c) insight
d) profession
2. And of the rest, many will end up as mental or physical cripples.
a) abled
b) disabled
c) strength
d) power
3. I was crossing the street with my wife after a lovely meal.
a) long
b) expensive c) good
d) cheap
4. There was a grand finale of scattered plates and silverwares.
a) final
b) show
c) noise
d) exposure
5. If you can’t they accept their fate.
a) wisdom b) weakness
c) destiny
d) strength
6. His lower jaw became gripped in a mass of fibrous tissue.
a) held loosely b) held upward
c) held sideways d) held tightly
7. These children showed me that it’s not what you’ve lost that’s important.
a) significant
b) strong
c) weak
d) mature
Answers
1. d
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. c
6. d
7.a
Words with Meanings - synonyms
- sardines -small eatable fish
- shuffle-walk quickly
- fierce -ferocious
- levered off - pushed, moved
- primus -small stove
- muster - gather
- donned -put on
- ledge-a narrow piece of rock that sticks on the side of a mountain or clif
- hoisted -raised
- determination-willpower
- gear -equipment
- stance-position
- ridge -a long area of high land especially at the top of the mountain
- heaved-pulled
- crest -top
- wriggled-crawled
- bump-a small raised area on a surface
- hump-bulge
- scraped -removed
- zest-henthusiasm
- hollow - a place at slightly lower than its surface
- grim-terrible
- scraped-removed
- whacks-blows
- gauges -instruments for measuring
- tantalise-annoy
- sparingly -using little, cautiously
- encrusted-covered with a hard layer of something
- trail -track, path
- concealed-hidden
- persisted -continued
- disguising -hiding
- beat a trail up-make a track by using the place often
- grin -smile widely
- frequent-regular
- delight -happiness
- chipped-cut
- crucifix -cross with the figure of Christ on it
- cramponed-walked with spike shoe
- spurred -prompted
- exhausted-drained
- diminishing -reducing
- belay-attaching a rope to the body and to a rock
- descending -coming down
- cornice-over hanging ice over the ridge
- flapped- vibrated
- scrambling-climbing
- perpetual -permanent
Exercise with Answer
Choose the correct synonyms for the underlined words from the options given.
1. So I cooked them over the fierce flame of primus.
a) mild
b) ferocious
c) simple
d) frank
2. Over our down clothing we donned our windproof.
a) removed
b) threw away
c) showed
d) put on
3. We reached its crest where it forms a great snow bump.
a) top
b) bottom
c) near
d) beside
4. I continued making the trail on up the ridge.
a) show
b) path
c) time
d) treat
5. Our first partly-full bottle of oxygen was now exhausted.
a) filled
b) strong
c) drained
d) thrown
6. As I heaved hard on the rope, Tenzing wriggled his way up the crack.
a) lived
b) heard
c) laughed
d) pulled
7. Our original zest had now quite gone.
a) enthusiasm
b) weakness
c) sickness
d) strength
8. .......... there was no disguising his grin of delight as he looked around him.
a) shock
b) happiness
c) sadness
d) damage
9. We cramponed along our tracks, spurred by the urgency of diminishing oxygen.
a) talked
b) requested
c) prompted
d) arrested
10. We set ourselves to the task of safely descending the ridge to the South Col.
a) going up
b) ascending
c) running away
d) coming down
Answers
1. b
2. d
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. d
7. a
8. b
9. c
10. d
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