Vocabulary MCQs
(Synonyms, Antonyms & One-Word Substitution)
Vocabulary MCQs – Set 8
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Vocabulary MCQs – SET 8 (Synonyms, Antonyms & One-Word Substitution)
25 Questions with Clear Explanations
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Vocabulary MCQs – SET 8
🔹 Synonyms
1. Obdurate
A) Flexible
B) Stubborn
C) Gentle
D) Kind
✅ Answer: B) Stubborn
Explanation: Obdurate means refusing to change one’s opinion.
2. Alleviate
A) Worsen
B) Increase
C) Relieve
D) Ignore
✅ Answer: C) Relieve
Explanation: To make pain or suffering less severe.
3. Prolific
A) Unproductive
B) Creative
C) Fruitful
D) Slow
✅ Answer: C) Fruitful
Explanation: Producing a large amount.
4. Ephemeral
A) Permanent
B) Short-lived
C) Long
D) Eternal
✅ Answer: B) Short-lived
Explanation: Lasting for a very short time.
5. Candid
A) Secretive
B) Honest
C) Polite
D) Formal
✅ Answer: B) Honest
Explanation: Truthful and straightforward.
🔹 Antonyms
6. Hostile
A) Friendly
B) Angry
C) Harsh
D) Cruel
✅ Answer: A) Friendly
7. Diligent
A) Hard-working
B) Careful
C) Lazy
D) Active
✅ Answer: C) Lazy
8. Transparent
A) Clear
B) Visible
C) Opaque
D) Bright
✅ Answer: C) Opaque
9. Expand
A) Increase
B) Spread
C) Enlarge
D) Contract
✅ Answer: D) Contract
10. Optimistic
A) Hopeful
B) Cheerful
C) Pessimistic
D) Positive
✅ Answer: C) Pessimistic
🔹 One-Word Substitution
11. A person who doubts everything
A) Believer
B) Optimist
C) Skeptic
D) Loyalist
✅ Answer: C) Skeptic
12. One who loves books
A) Author
B) Librarian
C) Bibliophile
D) Scholar
✅ Answer: C) Bibliophile
13. One who can use both hands equally
A) Ambidextrous
B) Left-handed
C) Agile
D) Balanced
✅ Answer: A) Ambidextrous
14. A life story written by oneself
A) Biography
B) Autobiography
C) Memoir
D) Diary
✅ Answer: B) Autobiography
15. One who never drinks alcohol
A) Addict
B) Drunkard
C) Teetotaller
D) Glutton
✅ Answer: C) Teetotaller
🔹 Mixed Vocabulary
16. Avaricious
A) Generous
B) Greedy
C) Kind
D) Polite
✅ Answer: B) Greedy
17. Magnanimous
A) Cruel
B) Narrow-minded
C) Generous
D) Weak
✅ Answer: C) Generous
18. Reticent
A) Talkative
B) Silent
C) Friendly
D) Confident
✅ Answer: B) Silent
Explanation: Reserved in speech.
19. Frivolous
A) Serious
B) Careful
C) Trivial
D) Important
✅ Answer: C) Trivial
20. Vigilant
A) Alert
B) Careless
C) Watchful
D) Sleepy
✅ Answer: B) Careless
Explanation: Antonym-based usage—vigilant means alert.
🔹 Advanced One-Word
21. Fear of water
A) Acrophobia
B) Hydrophobia
C) Claustrophobia
D) Agoraphobia
✅ Answer: B) Hydrophobia
22. A person who speaks less
A) Loquacious
B) Talkative
C) Taciturn
D) Gregarious
✅ Answer: C) Taciturn
23. A handwriting that cannot be read
A) Cursive
B) Clear
C) Illegible
D) Neat
✅ Answer: C) Illegible
24. A person who hates women
A) Misogynist
B) Feminist
C) Philanthropist
D) Misanthrope
✅ Answer: A) Misogynist
25. A government by a few people
A) Democracy
B) Autocracy
C) Oligarchy
D) Monarchy
✅ Answer: C) Oligarchy
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