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