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1.
Choose the Antonym for the given

word.
Lackadaisical.
(a) Indifferent (b) Jocular
(c) Enthusiastic (d) Lukewarm
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 11.09.2019)
2. Find the Synonym for the highlighted
word given below.
Having got excited she opened up the
Pandora’s Box which led to lot of
commotion
(a) uproar (b) peace
(c) sound (d) furious
(CDS-I, 2021)
word given below.
The indignant attitude of the speaker
made the groups unhappy.
(a) resentful (b) congenial
(c) unruly (d) supportive
(CDS-I, 2021)
4. Find the Synonym for the word given
below.
Malady
(a) Mischief (b) Wickedness
(c) Disturbance (d) Illness
(SSC CPO 13.12.2019 Shift-2)
5. Choose the Antonym for the given
word.
Clandestine
(a) Overt (b) Furtive
(c) Futile (d) Covert
(ACIO Grade-2 Executive 2020,
18.02.2021 Shift-3)
Clandestine
(a) Abrupt (b) Illicit
(c) Open (d) Wary
(SSC CGL PRE 2017, 12.08.2017 Shift-1)
word.
Extol
(a) Censure (b) Exposure
(c) Realistic (d) Boorish
(SSC CGL PRE 2019, 09.03.2020 Shift-3)
7. Choose the Antonym for the
highlighted word.
Ravi is jovial and he makes the
environment sanguine.
(a) Pessimistic (b) Optimistic
(c) Humorous (d) Rebellious
(CDS-II, 2018)
8. Select the correctly spelt word.
(a) Omelete (b) Omelette
(c) Omlate (d) Omelate
(SSC CPO PRE 2019, 12.12.2019 Shift-1)
9. A place where wild animals live
(a) Cage (b) Kennel
(c) Hutch (d) Lair
(SSC CHSL 2019, 17.03.2020 SHIFT-3)
10. Soon passing out or of a short
duration
(a) Fluke (b) Extempore
(c) Frostbite (d) Evanescent
(SSC CHSL 2019, 16.10.2020 SHIFT-1)
(a) Gramar (b) Gramer
(c) Grammar (d) Grammer
(SSC MTS 2019, 02.08.2019 Shift-1)
(a) Twelth (b) Twelfth
(c) Tweluth (d) Twelthe
(CDS-II 2020)
13. Raining cats and dogs
(a) It is raining unusually hard
(b) To win a big lottery
(c) To get wealth beyond what one
deserves
(d) To become filthy rich by honest
means
(SSC CHSL 2016)
Q. What is the meaning of Idiom ‘rain
cats and dogs’?
(a) Rain heavily
(b) To fight in rain
(c) Cats and dogs fight
(d) Rain water wastage
(AFCAT-1, 2020)
Raining cats and dogs
To rain heavily.
ewlykèkkj ckfj'k gksuk
Eg. It’s raining cats and dogs I
am worried about how my
kids will reach home.
below.
Banish
(a) Deport (b) Accept
(c) Perish (d) Persist
19.02.2021 Shift-3)
below.
Slender
(a) Narrow (b) Wide
(c) Slim (d) Weak
(SSC GD, 14th MARCH 2019 Shift-1)
Slender
(a) Slippery (b) Slim
(c) Sturdy (d) Strong
(SSC MTS 2019, 09.08.2019 Shift-3)
highlighted word.
He is one of the confidants of the
leader and can influence the decision
of the government.
(a) opponents (b) intimate
(c) close friend (d) colleague
(CDS-II, 2020)
17. Bring home the bacon
(a) An action to be taken when all else
fails
(b) Be grateful for what we have
(c) Supply material support
(d) Setback for someone or something
(SSC CGL Mains 2017)
bring home the bacon
1. achieve success
2. supply material support
fdlh pht esa lQy gksuk] vius ifjokj ds
fy, iSlk dekus ds fy,A
Eg. I have to go to work because it
brings home the bacon.
18. Hobson's Choice
(a) An apparently free choice where
there is no real alternative
(b) To exercise the choice to surrender
before the enemy
(c) To be in an aggressive mood when
facing a challenge
(d) To challenge an unworthy opponent
(SSC CGL PRE 2019)
Hobson's Choice
A choice of taking what is
available or nothing at
all.
,d gh fodYiA
Eg. I hate to be caught in
the Hobson's choice:
stay lacking salary or
lay off.
(a) Ninetteen (b) Ninneteen
(c) Nineteen (d) Ninteen
(SSC MTS 2019, 21.08.2019 Shift-2)
(a) Millennium (b) Milennium
(c) Millenniam (d) Millenium
(SSC GD 2018, 21.02.2019 Shift-1)
21. Chicken-hearted
(a) Generous (b) Selfish
(c) Miserly (d) Cowardly
(SSC CGL PRE 2019)
chicken-hearted
Easily frightened; cowardly.
Mjiksd] dk;jA
Eg. I'm not surprised that Tom
didn't come to the rally—
he's too chicken-hearted to
defend his beliefs in public.
22. Lily-livered
(a) Brave and courageous
(b) Not brave
(c) Comical
(d) Outrageous
CDS Exam (I) 2020
lily-livered
Not having any courage; not
brave.
dk;jA
Eg. You might say that this is

a lily-livered approach, or
bad policy.
23. A word formed from the initial letters
of other words
(a) homonym (b) toponym
(c) pseudonym (d) acronym
(SSC CPO PRE. 2019, 09.12.2019 SHIFT-2)
24. Power of reading thoughts of others
(a) telepathy (b) medium
(c) astrology (d) instinct
(SSC CPO PRE. 2018, 16.03.2019 SHIFT-3)
25. Like a weak old woman
(a) Amazon (b) Acetic
(c) Anile (d) Archer
(SSC CGL MAINS 2017, 18.02.2018)
word.
Vigilant
(a) Visible (b) Elusive
(c) Careful (d) Careless
(SSC CGL PRE 2018, 11.06.2019 Shift-3)
Vigilant
(a) Cautious (b) Alert
(c) Rash (d) Wary
(SSC CGL PRE 2019, 03.03.2020 Shift-3)
2. Find the Synonym for the word
given below.
Facsimile
(a) Disparate (b) Replica
(c) Peculiar (d) Contrast
(SSC CGL PRE 2017, 17.08.2017 Shift-1)
3. Of the first water
(a) of favorable opinion
(b) of ancient origin
(c) of the best quality
(d) of no significance
(CPO PRE 2019)
Q. Of the first water
(a) Leading a comfortable life
(b) Acting contrary to the one’s
interests
(c) Critically important
(d) Of the best quality
of the first water
1. (Of a diamond or pearl) of the greatest
brilliance and transparency.
2. used to refer to a person or thing that
is unsurpassed of their kind, typically
in an undesirable way.
lcls cM+h izfrHkk vkSj ikjnf’kZrk dk ,d ghjk ;k
eksrhA
Eg. The restaurant is renowned for serving
food of the first water.
Eg. He entertained guests with music of
the first water.
word given below.
Not everyone finds a vocation which
suits one’s aptitude.
(a) attitude (b) approach
(c) liking (d) occupation
(CDS-I, 2020)
(a) Peirce (b) Necessary
(c) Noticeing (d) Permmit
(SSC MTS 2019, 07.08.2019 Shift-3)
Select the correctly spelt word.

(a) necessery (b) necessary
(c) nesessary (d) necassery
(SSC CHSL 2018, 10.07.2019 Shift-3)
(a) Exhilarate (b) Exilarate
(c) Exilerate (d) Exhilarate
(SSC CGL PRE 2018, 12.06.2019 Shift-1)
7. Full of beans
(a) being upset
(b) lively and energetic
(c) full of crazy ideas
(d) in good health
Q. Be full of beans
(a) To be productive
(b) Full of energy and life
(c) To have a lot of food prepared
(d) To work at a farm
full of beans
Having a lot of energy and
enthusiasm.
tks’k ls Hkjk gqvkA
Eg. Jenny's reaction showed

that she was full of beans
after hearing that she was
going to be a mom for the
second time.
given below.
Nincompoop
(a) Innocent (b) Bold
(c) Clever (d) Foolish
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 13.03.2019 Shift-2)
Nincompoop
(a) Wise (b) Fool
(c) Lover (d) Companion
(SSC CGL PRE 2017, 16.08.2017 Shift-1)
given below.
Sumptuous
(a) Stingy (b) Opulent
(c) Meager (d) Bereft
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 24.11.2020)
given word.
Pandemonium
(a) Turbulence (b) Harmony
(c) Excitement (d) Uproar
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 13.09.2019)
11. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
(a) Hygeine (b) Fascist
(c) Career (d) Apparel
(SSC CGL PRE 2017, 08.08.2017 Shift-2)
(a) Propencity
(b) Suceptible
(c) Impresionable
(d) Impeccable
(SSC CHSL 2019, 18.03.2020 Shift-2)
given word.
Diurnal
(a) Nocturnal (b) Annual
(c) Irregular (d) Occasional
(SSC CPO 2018, 15.03.2019 Shift-2)
14. French leave
(a) Absent from work without
asking for permission in French
(b) Asking for permission before
leaving work
(c) Work for permission to get leave
(d) Absent from work without
asking for permission
CDS Exam (II) 2020
Q. To take French leave
(a) Welcome the host
(b) Acknowledge the host
(c) Leave with written permission
(d) Leave without any intimation
(SSC CGL PRE 2019)
to take French leave
An unauthorized or unannounced
departure.
fcuk lwfpr fd, f[kldukA
Eg. The only thing I could do was to

take French leave and get out
of there before someone could
notice my presence.
15. Harsh or discordant sound
(a) monotony (b) cacophony
(c) harmony (d) symphony
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 24 NOV 2020 Shift-I)
16. To separate husk from the grain
(a) Willow (b) Whisk
(c) Winnow (d) Whip
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 25 NOV 2020 SHIFT-II)
Willow Tree
(a) Maintnance (b) Medeval
(c) Millenium (d) Moustache
(SSC MTS 2019, 14.08.2019 Shift-3)
18. The dates when days and nights
are of equal length
(a) solstice (b) eclipse
(c) equinox (d) stellar
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 24 NOV 2020 SHIFT-I)
19. A hot potato
(a) dish to relish when it is hot
(b) A very important person in a
gathering
(c) An issue which is disputed, and
catching the attention of people
(d) A way of thinking what someone is
thinking
CDS EXAM (I) 2018
Q. A hot potato
(a) A war like situation which could
have been easily avoided
(b) A common eatery but favoured by
celebrities
(c) A controversial situation which is
awkward to deal with
(d) A celebrity who keeps getting into
some or the other controversy
(SSC CHSL 2016)
hot potato
A problem, situation, etc. that
is difficult and unpleasant to
deal with
dfBu fLFkfrA
Eg. The government's decision

to curb benefits to some
sections of society is like a
hot potato.
given below.
Anodyne
(a) Hostile (b) Harmful
(c) Gigantic (d) Benign
(SSC CHSL 2019, 18.03.2020 Shift-2)
given word.
Amiable
(a) Comfortable (b) Friendly
(c) Hostile (d) Cordial
(SSC CPO 2018, 13.03.2019 Shift-1)
highlighted word.
There prevailed a woebegone feeling
in the room.
(a) Sad (b) Cheerful
(c) Sleepy (d) Thoughtful
(CDS-II, 2018)
23. Suman really has ______. She moved to
a new house just a month back but
already has a lovely garden.
(a) a heart of gold
(b) a bad hair day
(c) a foot in the door
(d) green fingers
Q. Green Thumb
(a) to have talent in gardening
(b) to have talent in painting
(c) to be angry
(d) to be envious
(SSC CHSL 2018)
green fingers
The ability to make plants
grow.
ckx+okuh esa fuiq.krkA
Eg. My mom can keep any

plant alive, even ones
that I've nearly killed she
seriously has green
fingers.
24. To cross streets on foot carelessly
(a) Catwalk (b) Jaywalk
(c) Wander (d) Stroll
25. A person who believes everything
easily
(a) credulous (b) creditor
(c) reliable (d) plausible
given below.
Damsel
(a) Maiden (b) Bag
(c) Spinster (d) Witch
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 14.03.2019 Shift-1)
2. One who has the art of speaking in
such a way that the sound seems
to come from another person/
place.
(a) Absolutist
(b) Biblicist
(c) Ventriloquist
(d) Clavierist
(SSC CGL MAINS 2017, 20.02.2018)
(a) Exacarbate (b) Exacarbete
(c) Exacerbate (d) Execerbate
18.02.2021 Shift-2)

(a) exacerbate (b) exacarbate
(c) exacerbat (d) exacarbat
(SSC CHSL 2017, 10.03.2018 Shift-2)
given word.
Urban
(a) Rural (b) Alien
(c) Casual (d) Modern
(SSC CHSL 2018, 04.07.2019 Shift-2)
Urban
(a) Developed (b) Rural
(c) Modern (d) Backward
(SSC GD 2018, 15.02.2019 Shift-3)
5. Initially I thought I could participate
in the international Scholars Contest
but when I saw the preparatory
material I ______.
(a) missed the boat
(b) hit the bull’s eye
(c) got cold feet
(d) made a scene
cold feet
To suddenly become too frightened to do
something you had planned to do,
especially something important such as
getting married.
vpkud cgqr Hk;Hkhr gks tkuk vkSj vkRefoÜokl dh
deh gksukA
Eg. James got cold feet at the last moment

and called off the wedding.
given word.
Acquit
(a) Evict (b) Forgive
(c) Convict (d) Clear
(SSC CGL PRE 2018, 12.06.2019 Shift-2)
given below.
Laconic
(a) Brief (b) Verbose
(c) Lengthy (d) Unabridged
(SSC CHSL 2017, 10.03.2018 Shift-3)
(a) Qiete (b) Queit
(c) Quiet (d) Quiete
(SSC CGL PRE 2018, 12.06.2019 Shift-2)
9. A person who lives outside his
native country
(a) Indigenous (b) Natal
(c) Expatriate (d) Intrinsic
(SSC CHSL 2017, 08.03.2018 SHIFT-2)
(SSC CHSL 2017, 05.03.2018 SHIFT-2)
10. Step up the plate.
(a) Take control
(b) Take a job
(c) Take a responsibility
(d) Take an opportunity
CDS EXAM (I) 2018
step up to the plate
Take action in response to an
opportunity or crisis.
tc dqN djuk gks rks dkjokbZ
djuk] Hkys gh ;g eqf’dy gksA
Eg. It’s time for businesses to

step up to the plate and
accept responsibility.
11. Member of a band of robbers
(a) Cannibal (b) Brigand
(c) Chauvinist (d) Coquette
(SSC CGL MAINS 2017, 20.02.2018)
given below.
Dame
(a) Female (b) Girl
(c) Man (d) Lady
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 12.03.2019 Shift-2)
(a) Camotion (b) Commotion
(c) Cammosion (d) Comosion
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 24.11.2020)
given below.
Accolade
(a) Silence
(b) Mediocrity
(c) Laurels
(d) Lowliness
(SSC CHSL 2017, 4.03.2018 Shift-3)
Accolade
(a) Bungle (b) Performance
(c) Fiasco (d) Distinction
(SSC CHSL 2016, 22.01.2017 Shift-1)
15. Spill the beans
(a) Waste money
(b) Work hard
(c) Perform magic
(d) Give away a secret
(SSC CGL PRE 2019)
Q. Spill the beans
(a) frighten someone
(b) make an excuse
(c) reveal a secret
(d) create difficulty
(SSC CHSL 2018)
Q. To spill the beans
(a) To reveal secret information
unintentionally
(b) To lose inherited wealth
(c) To spread rumors to
intentionally harm someone
(d) To spend away hard-earned
savings
(SSC CHSL 2016)
spill the beans
To tell somebody something
that should be kept secret or
private.
yksxksa dks xqIr tkudkjh crkukA
Eg. So who spilled the beans

about her affair with David?
(a) Vaccuumm (b) Vacuum
(c) Vaecum (d) Wacuum
(SSC CHSL 2017, 15.03.2018 Shift-1)
Select the incorrectly spelt word

(a) victory (b) valuable
(c) villain (d) vaccum
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 13.03.2019 Shift-2)
17. The organic component of soil,
formed by the decomposition of
leaves and other plant material
(a) Clay (b) Alluvium
(c) Humus (d) Silt
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 15.11.2020)
given below.
Mellifluous
(a) Shiver (b) Frank
(c) Immoral (d) Dulcet
(SSC CGL PRE 2017, 09.08.2017 Shift-1)
19. Donkey’s years
(a) having long ears
(b) a very long time
(c) once in a while
(d) instantly
(SSC CPO PRE 2018)
donkey’s (years)
A very long time.
cgqr yack le;A
Eg. My phone is donkey's

years old, now I need a
new one.
20. Which can be rooted out
(a) eradicable (b) internment
(c) animism (d) incorrigible
(SSC CPO PRE 2017, 02 JULY 2017)
21. Be left in the lurch
(a) be tired of doing the same thing
over and over again
(b) be deserted when one is in trouble
(c) be sent to do work which one
doesn't enjoy
(d) keep repeating something till it is
accepted
(CPO PRE 2019)
Q. To leave someone in the lurch.
(a) To desert someone in his
difficulties
(b) Constant source of annoyance to
someone
(c) To come to compromise with
someone
(d) To put someone at ease
(SSC CHSL 2019, 16.10.2020 Shift-2)
Q. A friend is no friend if he leaves you in
the lurch.
(a) take advantage of someone
(b) leave for one's own work
(c) make a fool of someone
(d) leave someone in a helpless
condition
(SSC CPO PRE 2018)
Leave Somebody in The Lurch
To fail to help somebody when

they are relying on you to do so.
fdlh dh enn djus esa foQy gksuk]
tcfd os ,slk djus ds fy, vki ij
Hkjkslk dj jgs gksaA
Eg. You wouldn't leave an old

friend in the lurch, surely?
Eg. She felt she had been left in
the lurch by all her
colleagues.
given word.
Denounce
(a) Applaud (b) Criticize
(c) Blame (d) Vilify
(SSC CHSL 2018, 03.07.2019 Shift-1)
word.
Ominous
(a) Foreboding (b) Threatening
(c) Auspicious (d) Baleful
(SSC CHSL 2018, 08.08.2019 Shift-2)
(a) Etiquette (b) Etiquete
(c) Etiequtte (d) Etequtte
(CDS-II 2020)
Select the incorrectly spelt word.

(a) Etiquete (b) Exquisite
(c) Restaurant (d) Scavenger
(SSC CGL PRE 2017, 08.08.2017 Shift-1)
given word.
Sunder
(a) Asunder (b) Surrender
(c) Arrest (d) Combine
(SSC CPO 2018, 15.03.2019 Shift-2)
1. Make a beeline
(a) Go straight to
(b) Be crazy
(c) Stand in a queue
(d) Remain busy
(SSC CHSL 2019, 20.10.2020 Shift-1)
Q. Make a beeline for
(a) Make a line for
(b) Go straight to
(c) Stand in a queue
(d) Go for freebies
(CPO PRE 2019)
Q. Seeing that there was an ongoing sale
in one of her favourite stores, Seeta
made a beeline for it immediately
after entering the Mall.
(a) made a bee’s line for
(b) make bees lined to
(c) made bee-line to
(d) make bee-line to
(e) No correction required
(IBPS CLERK 2017)
make a beeline for
something/ somebody
To go straight towards
something/ somebody as
quickly as you can.
tYnh ls fdlh dh vksj tkukA
Eg. Apple fans make beeline

for iPhone 11 at retail
stores in Gurugram.
2. Assembly or parliament in which no
party has got clear majority.
(a) Clung (b) Hung
(c) Pung (d) Dung
(SSC CGL MAINS 2017, 21.02.2018)
word given below.
He appears to be very haughty, but he
is a humble person.
(a) tough (b) modest
(c) arrogant (d) knowledgeable
(CDS-I, 2021)
Haughty
(a) Inborn (b) Fearful
(c) Skillful (d) Arrogant
(SSC CPO PRE 2017, 04.07.2017 Shift-2)
given below.
Morale
(a) Appearance
(b) Attitude
(c) Self-confidence
(d) Reputation
(a) Immpenetrable
(b) Impenetrable
(c) Impanetrable
(d) Immpanetrable
(SSC CHSL 2017, 12.03.2018 Shift-1)
6. One who changes sides
(a) Invader (b) Novice
(c) Turncoat (d) Amateur
One who changes sides

(a) Ascetic (b) Turncoat
(c) Virtuoso (d) Connoisseur
(SSC CGL MAINS 2017, 20.02.2018)
7. "Loaves and fish"
(a) To act in a frenzied manner
(b) To get someone drunk
(c) Main support
(d) Material interests
(ACIO Grade 2\Exec. 19.02.2021 Shift-3)
Loaves and fishes
Material gain.
HkkSfrd ykHkA
Eg. Now a day everybody is

interested only in the
loaves and fishes of their
jobs.
(a) February (b) Janury
(c) Octuber (d) Novamber
(SSC CHSL 2018, 05.07.2019 Shift-1)
below.
Plebiscite
(a) Referendum (b) Tyranny
(c) Despotism (d) Monarchy
(SSC CGL PRE 2017, 18.08.2017 Shift-2)
Plebiscite
(a) Referendum (b) Reservation
(c) Representation (d) Renunciation
(SSC CGL PRE, 9 Aug 2015, Shift 2)
10. A long and aggressive speech
(a) Eloquence (b) Discussion
(c) Prologue (d) Harangue
(SSC CGL PRE. 2019, 05.03.2020 SHIFT-2)
A lengthy and aggressive speech

addressed to a large assembly.
(a) hullabaloo (b) cacophony
(c) pandemonium (d) harangue
(SSC CGL MAINS 2016, 30.11.2016)
(a) Hiearchy (b) Hierarky
(c) Hierarchy (d) Hirarchy
(SSC GD 2018, 11.02.2019 Shift-3)
below.
Sinister
(a) Malevolent (b) Magnanimous
(c) Auspicious (d) Benevolent
(SSC CHSL 2016, 31.01.2017 Shift-1)
13. Eat like a bird
(a) Eat fast
(b) Eat very little
(c) Eat a lot
(d) Pretending to be eating
CDS Exam (I) 2020
eat like a bird
To always eat a small
amount of food.
cgqr de [kkuk [kkukA
Eg. You eat like a bird – I

don't know how you stay
healthy.
(a) Fourtyeth (b) Fourtieth
(c) Fortieth (d) Fortyth
(SSC CGL PRE 2018, 13.06.2019 Shift-1)
word.
Sober
(a) Nervous (b) Serious
(c) Agitated (d) Calm
(SSC CGL PRE 2018, 07.06.2019 Shift-2)
word.
Sombre
(a) Grim (b) Calm
(c) Serious (d) Cheerful
(SSC CPO 2018, 14.03.2019 Shift-2)
Q. Choose the Antonym for the given
word.
Sombre
(a) Grim (b) Calm
(c) Serious (d) Cheerful
(SSC CPO 2018, 14.03.2019 Shift-2)
17. Be more successful than someone
(a) Win (b) Succeed
(c) Outdo (d) Beat
18. I just paid him a left handed
compliment.
(a) an honest (b) a well deserved
(c) an insincere (d) a flattering
(AFCAT-2, 2020)
Q. left-handed compliment
(a) insulting someone in front of
others
(b) praise that is given directly
(c) making fun of someone to tease
them
(d) insulting remark appearing as
praise
(SSC CHSL 2018)
a left-handed/
backhanded compliment
A remark that seems to say
something pleasant about a
person but could also be an
insult.
,d fVIi.kh tks fdlh O;fDr ds ckjs esa
dqN lq[kn dgrh izrhr gksrh gS] ysfdu
,d vieku Hkh gks ldrh gSA
Eg. To be hated cordially, is only a

left-handed compliment.
(a) Hanckerchief
(b) Hangerchief
(c) Hankerchief
(d) Handkerchief
(SSC GD 2018, 12.02.2019 Shift-2)
20. The whole nine yards
(a) an act of kindness
(b) the entirety of something
(c) an essential part
(d) an enjoyable situation
(SSC CPO PRE 2018)
the whole nine yards
Everything, or a situation
which includes everything.
lc dqN] ;k ,slh fLFkfr ftlesa lc
dqN 'kkfey gSA
Eg. The mountain trail was a

difficult one, but I wanted to
go the whole nine yards.
below.
Scuttle
(a) Solitary
(b) Superficial
(c) Soothing
(d) Brazier
(SSC CGL PRE 2017, 10.08.2017 Shift-2)
Q. Find the Synonym for the word given
below.
Scuttle
(a) Solitary
(b) Superficial
(c) Soothing
(d) Brazier
(SSC CGL PRE 2017, 10.08.2017 Shift-2)
word.
Piquant
(a) Pungent (b) Interesting
(c) Bland (d) Peppery
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 13.09.2019)
word.
Complacent
(a) Conceited (b) Concerned
(c) Contentious (d) Contended
(SSC CPO 2018, 16.03.2019 Shift-2)
Complacent
(a) Confident (b) Humble
(c) Satisfied (d) Trusted
(SSC CHSL 2018, 10.08.2019 Shift-1)
24. Something like an opening,
particularly one in the body such as a
nostril
(a) Obscure (b) Obtuse
(c) Orifice (d) Oblique
(SSC CHSL 2019, 20.10.2020 SHIFT-3)
highlighted word.
Macbeth is a/an abominable figure.
(a) Abhorrent (b) Repugnant
(c) Reputable (d) Attractive
(CDS-I, 2018)
Abominable
(a) Delightful (b) Hateful
(c) Colourful (d) Distasteful
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 18.11.2020)
word.
Abominable
(a) Attractive (b) Gross
(c) Grim (d) Lousy
(SSC CHSL 2016, 16.01.2017 Shift-1)
1. The bee’s knees
(a) Observant
(b) Foolish
(c) Problematic
(d) Extraordinary
(SSC CGL PRE 2019)
the bee’s knees
be the Cat’s pajamas
To be excellent or of an
extremely high standard.
mRd`"V ;k vR;ar mPp Lrj gksukA
Eg. "Do you like my new
shoes? I think they are
the bee's knees."
2. A group of people travelling
together, especially in a desert
(a) Caravan (b) Procession
(c) Parade (d) Pilgrimage
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 18.11.2020)
Q. A group of people travelling
together, especially in a desert
(a) Caravan (b) Procession
(c) Parade (d) Pilgrimage
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 18.11.2020)
(a) Changable (b) Mileage
(c) Arrangement (d) Practice
(SSC CHSL 2019, 16.10.2020 Shift-3)
4. A private conversation between
two people
(a) monologue (b) tête-à-tête
(c) dialogue (d) sermon
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 13.09.2019)
Q. A private conversation between
two people
(a) monologue (b) tête-à-tête
(c) dialogue (d) sermon
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 13.09.2019)
(a) Recipt (b) Reseipt
(c) Receipt (d) Receit
(SSC GD 2018, 11.02.2019 Shift-1)
Select the correctly spelt word

(a) reciept (b) reeciet
(c) reiceit (d) receipt
(SSC CHSL 2018, 09.07.2019 Shift-1)
6. A song sung at a burial
(a) Sonnet (b) Dirge
(c) Hymn (d) Ballad
(SSC CGL PRE. 2019, 03.03.2020 Shift-1)
7. A person with the same name as
another
(a) alias (b) imposter
(c) namesake (d) ancestor
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 23.11.2020 Shift-II)
A person or thing that has the

same name as another
(a) namesake (b) relative
(c) pseudonym (d) successor
(SSC CHSL 2018, 10.07.2019 Shift-2)
given below.
Nebulous
(a) Dearly (b) Faith
(c) Vague (d) Stable
(SSC CHSL 2019, 13.10.2020 Shift-3)
word.
Nebulous
(a) Familiar (b) Common
(c) Clear (d) Mutual
(SSC CHSL 2019, 18.03.2020 Shift-2)
Nebulous
(a) Definite (b) Inchoate
(c) Dismal (d) Sullen
(SSC CGL PRE 2017, 09.08.2017 Shift-1)
10. Call a spade a spade
(a) Lash out unkindly at someone
for no reason
(b) Say things that are untrue and
painful
(c) Plan to attack someone with
rude words
(d) Say the truth about something,
even if it is not pleasant
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.10.2020 Shift-1)
Call a spade a spade
To say the truth about
something, even if it is not
polite or pleasant.
fcuk ykx yisV ds dguk] [kjh&[kjh
lqukukA
Eg. Why don't you call a spade
a spade? He's a rude,
uncaring, selfish man!
word.
Perpetrate
(a) Prevent (b) Commit
(c) React (d) Perpetuate
(SSC CPO 2018, 16.03.2019 Shift-2)
Perpetrate
(a) Execute (b) Prevent
(c) Perform (d) Commit
(SSC CHSL 2018, 01.07.2019 Shift-3)
(a) Contamporary
(b) Contemporary
(c) Contemperary
(d) Contemporery
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 15.11.2020)
13. A vertical passageway into a mine
(a) Canal (b) Shaft
(c) Aisle (d) Lobby
(SSC CHSL 2019, 17.03.2020 SHIFT-2)
14. "Get up on the wrong side of the
bed"
(a) Someone who is having a
horrible day
(b) Working hours from about
12:00 am to 8.00 pm
(c) Not having a good night's sleep
(d) To move beyond something
that is bothering you
Q. To get up on the wrong side of the bed
(a) to find oneself in a strange place
when one wakes up especially after
drinking a lot previous night
(b) to start the day in a bad mood
which continues all day long
(c) to argue with your spouse
(d) to roll a lot in bed while sleeping
(SSC CHSL 2016)
Get out of bed on the wrong side/
get up on the wrong side of the bed
To be in a bad mood and too

be easily annoyed all day
fcuk fdlh fo'ks"k dkj.k ds iwjs fnu
[kjkc ewM esa jgukA
Eg. You seem to be in a very
bad temper today. Did you
get up on the wrong side of
the bed?
15. Find the Synonym for the high-
lighted word given below.
A new show is trying to change
the cliched depictions of women
in animation.
(a) original (b) hackneyed
(c) crony (d) artificial
(CDS-I, 2020)
16. Choose the Antonym for the high-
lighted word.
His arguments are not valid.
People consider it bombastic.
(a) outdated
(b) straight forward
(c) verbose
(d) not true
(CDS-I, 2021)
(a) Philosophy (b) Phelosophy
(c) Philosophie (d) Filosophy
(SSC MTS 2019, 08.08.2019 Shift-1)
18. It was quite a shock for Raju to
have to foot the bill for all his
friends.
(a) prepare everything they
wanted
(b) kick away the paper bill
(c) pay for everything
(d) pick up the bill from the floor
(SSC CGL PRE 2018)
Q. Foot the bill
(a) To get good discount on a
total bill
(b) To pay for something
(c) To manipulate the bill
(d) To avoid paying for little
expenses
Foot the bill
To be responsible for paying
the cost of something.
iSls pqdkukA
Eg. The couple were left to

foot the bill after their
claim was declined by
their travel insurers.
(a) Meidieval (b) Medieval
(c) Medeival (d) Medievul
(SSC CHSL 2017, 14.03.2018 Shift-2)
lighted word.
The highest award was bestowed
upon her for her yeoman service.
(a) conferred (b) withdrawn
(c) imparted (d) imbibed
(CDS-I, 2020)
word.
Salient
(a) Prominent (b) Striking
(c) Negligible (d) Clear
(SSC CHSL 2018, 10.08.2019 Shift-1)
22. Mellow out
(a) To feel bad about other’s
enjoyment
(b) To like and dislike people
concurrently
(c) To enjoy oneself without doing
much
(d) To work hard and doing much
work
CDS Exam (I) 2021
Mellow Out
To become relax and calm
cspSuh ls vkjke dh fLFkfr esa vk
tkukA
Eg. Take it easy, mellow out
and generally adopt a less
stressful outlook on life.
He tried to avoid saying something
that would implicate him further.
(a) reward (b) incriminate
(c) encourage (d) incite
(CDS-II, 2020)
given below.
Complacent
(a) Discontent (b) Smug
(c) Aggressive (d) Amicable
(SSC CPO 11.12.2019 Shift-1)
given below.
Clinched
(a) Bounded (b) Finalized
(c) Devoted (d) Argued
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 16.0.32019 Shift-2)
Vocab Class
12 July 2021
word.
Impudent
(a) Arrant (b) Brazen
(c) Blatant (d) Modest
(SSC CPO 2020, 23.11.2020)
Impudent
(a) Anxious (b) Polite
(c) Cautious (d) Reckless
(SSC CPO 2017, 06.07.2017 Shift-1)
2. A plantation of grapes
(a) Vineyard (b) Nursery
(c) Orchard (d) Grove
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.10.2020 SHIFT-2)
below.
Insidious
(a) Sincere (b) Callous
(c) Benevolent (d) Crafty
(SSC CHSL 2019, 12.10.2020 Shift-3)
(a) Mysogynous (b) Misogynous
(c) Mysoginous (d) Misoginous
(SSC CGL PRE 2016, 03.09.2016 Shift-1)
5. One who loads and unloads ships.
(a) Spinster (b) Rustic
(c) Stevedore (d) Captain
(SSC CGL PRE. 2019, 04.03.2020 SHIFT-2)
One who loads and uploads ships

(a) Stevedore (b) Transgressor
(c) Lapidist (d) Reticent
(SSC CGL PRE. 2017, 16.08.2017 SHIFT-3)
Q. A labourer involved in loading and
unloading ships
(a) Somnambulist
(b) Sinophobe
(c) Stevedore
(d) Septuagenarian
(SSC CPO PRE 2016, 7 June 2016)
6. On shank's mare
(a) On foot (b) On a lion
(c) On a bicycle (d) On an elephant
(SSC CGL PRE 2019)
shanks' mare / shanks' pony
Used to refer to one's own legs

and the action of walking as a
means of conveyance.
?kweuk] ;k=k ds ,d rjhds ds :i esaA
Eg. As we don't have a car, I

suppose we'll have to use
shanks's mare.
7. A young person tending to commit
crime, particularly minor crime.
(a) Convict (b) Derelict
(c) Criminal (d) Delinquent
word given below.
Do not indulge in tautology
(a) truth telling
(b) prolixity
(c) foretelling
(d) telepathic conversation
(CDS-I, 2019)
word.
Endorse
(a) Affirm (b) Support
(c) Advocate (d) Renounce
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 16.11.2020)
word given below.
The officer in charge of the operations
has been impugned for the excesses.
(a) Expelled
(b) Rewarded
(c) Challenged
(d) Given allowance
(CDS-II, 2019)
11. Touch and go
(a) Unimportant (b) Undoubted
(c) Uncertain (d) Unchanging
(CPO PRE 2019)
touch-and-go
Used to say that the result of a
situation is uncertain and that
there is a possibility that
something bad or unpleasant
will happen.
ladViw.kZ] vfuf’prA
Eg. She's fine now, but it was

touch-and-go for a while (=
there was a possibility that
she might die).
12. Persons who rob ships
(a) Robbers (b) Bandits
(c) Dacoits (d) Pirates
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 15.11.2020)
Q. Persons who rob ships
(a) Robbers (b) Bandits
(c) Dacoits (d) Pirates
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 15.11.2020)
(a) Commemmorate
(d) Comemorate
(d) Commemorete
(d) Commemorate
(SSC CHSL 2018, 10.07.2019 Shift-2)
word given below.
His salubrious words calmed the
students.
(a) provoking (b) pleasant
(c) ridiculous (d) thanking
(CDS-II, 2018)
below.
GLEE
(a) Happiness (b) Hearty
(c) Laughter (d) Jump
16. Making the final paper was a really
difficult task but by the end of the
week, I was able to _________.
(a) bark up the wrong tree
(b) wrap my head around it
(c) cry my eyes out
(d) run out of steam
wrap one’s head around
To succeed in understanding
something difficult or strange.
fdlh dfBu ;k fofp= ckr dks le>us esa
lQyrk izkIr djukA
Eg. He is still trying to wrap his

head around her sudden
change of behavior towards
him.
word.
Maestro
(a) Connoisseur (b) Enthusiast
(c) Teacher (d) Amateur
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.03.2020 Shift-3)
(a) Shining (b) Beginning
(c) Soldier (d) Guidence
(SSC CGL PRE 2019, 09.03.2020 Shift-2)
word.
Ludicrous
(1) Humorless (2) Jovial
(3) Profuse (4) Whimsical
(ACIO Grade-2 Executive 2020, 20.02.2021
Shift-3)
(a) Gorgious (b) Gorgeius
(c) Gorgeuos (d) Gorgeous
Shift-3)
21. Be in the red
(a) To be very angry
(b) Close to death
(c) To be in debt
(d) Always energetic
Q. be in the red
(a) Be the top performer.
(b) To be in a loss or debt.
(c) Be in the list of people who are
never invited.
(d) Be in the bad books of a person.
(SSC CHSL 2017)
be in the red
In debt, be overdrawn or
losing money.
?kkVs esa gksuk] iSlk cdk;k gksukA
Eg. Apparently the company
had been in the red for some
time before it went out of
business.
(a) Magnanamos (b) Magnanimous
(c) Magnanamous (d) Magananimous
Shift-3)

(a) Magnanemous (b) Magnanomous
(c) Magnanimous (d) Magnonimus
(SSC GD 2018, 18.02.2019 Shift-1)
word.
Meddle
(a) Ignore (b) Prize
(c) Fortify (d) Support
(SSC CHSL 2019, 17.03.2020 Shift-2)
24. A table or flat surface where offerings
are made to a deity
(a) Sanctorurn (b) Pew
(c) Altar (d) Stone
(SSC CPO PRE. 2018, 16.03.2019 SHIFT-1)
A raised place on which offerings to a

God are made
(a) Rostrum (b) Church
(c) Altar (d) Mound
(SSC CGL PRE 2012)
25. The crux of the matter
(a) the critical point
(b) the interesting thing
(c) the unknown point
(d) the lesser issue
(SSC CHSL 2018)
crux of the matter/
heart of the matter
The most important or
serious part of a matter,
problem, or argument.
fdlh ekeys] leL;k ;k rdZ lcls
egRoiw.kZ ;k xaHkhj fgLlkA
Eg. I think his new

revelations about the
company is the crux of
the matter.
1. Downfall that satisfies natural justice
(a) paradox (b) climax
(c) catharsis (d) nemesis
below.
Just
(a) Courtly (b) Fair
(c) Favouring (d) Partial
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 23.11.2020)
below.
Masqueraded
(a) Managed (b) Disappeared
(c) Dropped (d) Acted
(SSC CHSL 2019, 15.10.2020 Shift-3)
(a) gayety (b) gaiety
(c) gaity (d) gaeity
(SSC CHSL 2018, 05.07.2019 Shift-3)
5. Colleges cannot ___________ to ragging
because of the Anti-Ragging Act.
(a) turn a blind eye
(b) add fuel to the fire
(c) look forward
(d) look someone in the eye
Q. Turn a blind eye
(a) Not able to see the obvious truth
(b) Hide the ugly truth from someone
(c) Pretend not to notice
(d) Stay away from bad habits
(SSC CHSL 2016)
turn a blind eye
To ignore something that you
know is wrong.
/;ku ugha nsukA
Eg. The authorities were

either unaware of the
problem or they turned a
blind eye to it.
below.
Inimical
(a) Comparable (b) Deliberate
(c) Influential (d) Hostile
(SSC CPO 11.12.2019 Shift-2)
Inimical
(a) Untidy (b) Harmful
(c) Funny (d) Trial
(SSC CPO PRE 2017, 04.07.2017 Shift-1)
highlighted word.
Police had to resort to tear gas to
diffuse tension among the crowd.
(a) Concentrate (b) Scatter
(c) Disperse (d) Strew
(CDS-II, 2020)
(a) emphasis (b) emolument
(c) emporium (d) emmision
(SSC CHSL 2018, 02.07.2019 Shift-3)
9. Like a shag on a rock
(a) Completely alone
(b) Completely idle
(c) Complete silence
(d) Complete happy
CDS Exam (II) 2019
Q. Like a shag on a rock
(a) Completely alone
(b) Being sharp
(c) Highly respected
(d) To be confused
like a shag on a rock
Completely alone.
iwjh rjg ls vdsys gksukA
Eg.Even at parties around
lots of people, I still tend
to feel like a shag on a
rock.
10. A close-fitting cover for a sword
(a) Shank (b) Sheath
(c) Quiver (d) Dagger
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 16.11.2020)
Close fitting cover for a sword or knife

(a) Guard (b) Sheath
(c) Screen (d) Shield
(SSC CHSL 2019, 17.03.2020 SHIFT-1)
Shank
Quiver
Sheath
Dagger
word.
Benison
(a) Amen (b) Approval
(c) Blessing (d) Execration
(SSC CHSL 2017, 23.03.2018 Shift-1)
below.
Ignominy
(a) Morality (b) Virtue
(c) Disgrace (d) Esteem
(SSC CPO 12.12.2019 Shift-1)
13. Pallavi worked really hard for the
examination and ______ to gain success.
(a) struck a sour note
(b) hit the bull’s eye
(c) beat about the bush
(d) left no stone unturned
leave no stone unturned
To do everything you can to
achieve a good result,
especially when looking for
something.
dksbZ dlj ugha NksM+ukA
Eg. The doctor said he will

leave no stone unturned
to find a cure for his
illness.
(a) Rupangence (b) Repugnance
(c) Repungance (d) Repungence
(SSC MTS 2019, 22.08.2019 Shift-1)
15. A family of young animals
(a) nest (b) clutch
(c) offspring (d) brood
(SSC CGL PRE. 2018, 06.06.2019 SHIFT-3)
below.
Pedigree
(a) Forbidden (b) Illegitimate
(c) Lineage (d) Mongrel
(SSC CHSL 2019, 21.10.2020 Shift-2)
below.
Pedigree
(a) Forbidden (b) Illegitimate
(c) Lineage (d) Mongrel
(SSC CHSL 2019, 21.10.2020 Shift-2)
word.
Quell
(a) Entire (b) Deny
(c) Reduce (d) Agitate
(SSC MTS 2019, 13.08.2019 Shift-1)
word.
Quell
(a) Entire (b) Deny
(c) Reduce (d) Agitate
(SSC MTS 2019, 13.08.2019 Shift-1)
18. A banana republic
(a) A small or poor country with a
weak government
(b) A small or poor country which
produces banana
(c) A country which has been
occupied by big country
(d) A country without any
government
CDS Exam (I) 2020
Banana Republic
A poor country with a weak
government, that depends on
foreign money.
vkS|ksfxd :i ls vfodflr NksVk ns'kA
Eg. If the current Prime Minister

wins the election again,
nobody can save our country
from becoming a banana
republic.
word.
Prim
(a) Principle (b) Intellectual
(c) Dishevelled (d) Mature
(SSC CHSL 2019, 17.03.2020 Shift-3)
Prim
(a) Particular (b) Informal
(c) Straight (d) Nice
(SSC CHSL 2017, 07.03.2018 Shift-1)
20. Select the most appropriate meaning
of the idiom.
Back in saddle
(a) Resume duty
(b) Put a new saddle
(c) Teach someone riding
(d) Learn how to ride
(SSC CHSL 2019, 17.03.2020 Shift-3)
Back in the saddle
Returned to one's normal,
healthy, functioning state, as
from an interruption or
setback.
viuh lkekU;] LoLFk] dk;Z'khy
voLFkk esa okil vkukA
Eg. Yuvraj Singh is now back in
the saddle after recovering
from cancer.
highlighted word.
Sustaining
(a) Providing (b) Skirmishing
(c) Comforting (d) Cheering
(e) Abandoning
(IBPS CLERK PRE 05.12.2020 Shift-2)
(a) Mellnia (b) Millennia
(c) Milleinia (d) Meillenia
(SSC CHSL 2017, 10.03.2018 Shift-1)
23. A particular form of a language which
is peculiar to a specific region
(a) slang (b) dialect
(c) lingo (d) jargon
(a) Convenience (b) Konvenience
(c) Convinience (d) Conveniense
(SSC MTS 2019, 07.08.2019 Shift-1)
25. A large bundle bound for storage or
transport
(a) Bale (b) Bevy
(c) Barrel (d) Bunch
(SSC MTS 2019, 13 AUG 2019 SHIFT-I)
A large bound bundle of paper, hay or

cotton
(a) barrel (b) bale
(c) gale (d) cache
(SSC CPO PRE. 2018, 13.03.2019 SHIFT-1)
1. A type of dome-shaped shelter
built from blocks of solid snow.
(a) Igloo (b) Wigwam
(c) Chalet (d) Hut
(SSC CHSL 2018, 02.07.2019 SHIFT-2)
Wigwam Igloo
Hut Chalet
2. A person who is blamed for something
that someone else has done
(a) Competitor (b) Scapegoat
(c) Enemy (d) Opponent
(SSC CHSL 2019, 14.10.2020 SHIFT-1)
A person who is blamed for something
that someone else has done.
(a) Volunteer (b) Scapegoat
(c) Athlete (d) Culprit
(SSC GD 2018, 11.03.2019 Shift-1)
3. "Go down like a lead balloon"
(a) To be received badly by an
audience
(b) To be ready
(c) To gamble everything you
have
(d) To get away from, to escape
Go down like a lead
balloon
To be very unsuccessful; to
not be accepted by people.
iwjh rjg ls vlQy ;k vyksdfiz;
gksukA
Eg.His first public show as a

musician went down like a
lead balloon.
4. Select the incorrectly spelt
word
(a) discomfort (b) dissappoint
(c) disallow (d) disappear
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 12.03.2019 Shift-1)
highlighted word.
He is very serious by
temperament.
(a) grave (b) trivial
(c) sober (d) stupid
(NDA & NA Exam-I, 2018)
6. Find the Synonym for the
highlighted word given below.
He has been yearning to go
home.
(a) declining
(b) demanding
(c) begging
(d) hankering
(NDA & NA Exam-II, 2020)
given below.
Ramification
(a) Inception
(b) Consequence
(c) Source
(d) Satisfaction
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 16.11.2020)
Q. Find the Synonym for the word
given below.
Ramification
(a) Inception
(b) Consequence
(c) Source
(d) Satisfaction
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 16.11.2020)
(a) rosetes (b) reaffirm
(c) estimat (d) lunchon
(SSC CHSL 2016, 25.01.2017 Shift-2)
Q. Select the correctly spelt word.
(a) rosetes
(b) reaffirm
(c) estimat
(d) lunchon
(SSC CHSL 2016, 25.01.2017 Shift-2)

9. The therapeutic use of sunlight
(a) psephology
(b) genealogy
(c) heliotherapy
(d) dactylology
(SSC CPO PRE. 2019, 13.12.2019 Shift-2)
Q. The therapeutic use of sunlight
(a) psephology
(b) genealogy
(c) heliotherapy
(d) dactylology
(SSC CPO PRE. 2019, 13.12.2019 Shift-2)
10. Jump on the bandwagon
(a) Do something because
circumstances force you to
(b) Get involved in an activity
because it is likely to succeed
(c) Get engaged in an activity that
is very important
(d) Do an activity that is fun
(SSC CHSL 2019, 14.10.2020 Shift-2)
Climb / Jump on the
bandwagon
An activity that more and
more people are becoming
involved in.
cgrh xaxk esa gkFk èkksukA
Eg. The success of the

product led many firms
to try to jump on the
bandwagon.
highlighted word.
He was born on a very
auspicious day.
(a) propitious
(b) fortunate
(c) ominous
(d) opportune
Q. Choose the Antonym for the
highlighted word.
He was born on a very
auspicious day.
(a) propitious
(b) fortunate
(c) ominous
(d) opportune
(a) Snobbery (b) Snoberry
(c) Snabbery (d) Snobbory
(CDS-II 2020)
13. Be the devil’s advocate
(a) to present a counter argument
just for the sake of it
(b) to present an argument in favor
of a well-known evil man
(c) to represent an accused in a
murder trial
(d) to represent the devil as an
advocate in witch trials
(SSC CPO PRE 2018)
devil’s advocate
Someone who pretends, in an
argument or discussion to be
against an idea or plan that a
lot of people support, in order
to make people discuss and
consider it in more detail.
Eg. Often the interviewer will

need to play devil's
advocate in order to get a
discussion going.
given below.
Famine
(a) Abundance (b) Avid
(c) Deprivation (d) Thirst
(e) Magnitude
(IBPS CLERK PRE 05.12.2020 Shift-2)
given word.
Tame
(a) Upset (b) Restrain
(c) Sanctify (d) Control
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.03.2020 Shift-2)
(a) wrapping (b) bargundy
(c) streses (d) stenchhes
(SSC CHSL 2016, 15.01.2017 Shift-1)
17. A period of two weeks
(a) Quarter (b) Decade
(c) Fortnight (d) Weekend
(SSC MTS 2019, 08.08.2019 Shift-II)
highlighted word.
The bill received a vehement
resistance from the opposition
party in the Parliament.
(a) animated (b) apathetic
(c) fervent (d) vigorous
highlighted word.
The bill received a vehement
resistance from the opposition
party in the Parliament.
(a) animated (b) apathetic
(c) fervent (d) vigorous
given below.
Holistic
(a) Comprehensive
(b) Sketchy
(c) Superficial
(d) Dissimilar
(SSC CHSL 2019, 15.10.2020 Shift-1)
given below.
Absolved
(a) Boycotted (b) Punished
(c) Soolded (d) Pardoned
(SSC MTS 2019, 19.08.2019 Shift-2)
21. On tenterhooks
(a) unhappy (b) angry
(c) happy (d) anxious
(SSC CGL PRE 2018)
on tenterhooks
worried or nervous about
something that is going to
happen.
fdlh pht ds ckjs esa fpafrr ;k
ijs’kku gksukA
Eg. He has been on

tenterhooks all week waiting
for the results.
22. Causing no harm
(a) insolvent (b) inorganic
(c) integral (d) innocuous
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 12.09.2019)
23. Run wild
(a) to run like a wild animal
(b) To treat anyone like a wild
creature
(c) To feel like a wild animal
(d) To grow without any control
CDS Exam (I) 2021
Run wild
To grow or develop freely
without any control.
míaM :i ls c<ukA
Eg. If you have no mind

about your future, it is likely
to run wild and become
uncontrollable.
word
(a) violin (b) visionary
(c) vecious (d) voyage
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 13.03.2019 Shift-1)
word.
Deter
(a) Generalise (b) Dissuade
(c) Occupy (d) Incite
(SSC MTS 2019, 22.08.2019 Shift-2)
Deter
(a) excite (b) prevent
(c) dissuade (d) encourage
(SSC CPO 2018, 13.03.2019 Shift-2)
1. The debate was going poorly for the
senatorial candidate, and his
strikingly uncouth comments
simply chilled him to the bone.
(a) seemed a child’s play
(b) held his horses
(c) gave cold feet
(d) fanned the flames
(e) No replacement required
(IBPS CLERK PRE 09.02.2018)
fan the flames
To make a dangerous or
unpleasant mood or situation
worse
mÙksftr djukA
Eg. The riot fanned the flames

of racial hatred even more.
The portal will help victims and
complainants to anonymously
report cybercrime.
(a) Incognito (b) Directly
(c) Unfailingly (d) In situ
(CDS-I, 2019)
given below.
Astounded
(a) Recalcitrant
(b) Irreverent
(c) Barbaric
(d) Flabbergasted
(e) Expedited
(IBPS CLERK PRE 09.12.2018)
(a) Noticeable (b) Noticable
(c) Nauticable (d) Noteceable
(SSC MTS 2019, 06.08.2019 Shift-3)
Select the incorrectly spelt word.

(a) noticable (b) negligible
(c) neighbouring (d) nuisance
(SSC CGL PRE 2018, 07.06.2019 Shift-2)
5. Lock, stock and barrel
(a) immediately (b) completely
(c) partly (d) rarely
(SSC CGL PRE 2018)
lock, stock and barrel
Including everything.
ftlesa lc dqN 'kkfey gSA
Eg. He sold the business lock,

stock and barrel.
(a) reckliner (b) midling
(c) sledeging (d) slimmest
(SSC CHSL 2016, 24.01.2017 Shift-1)
7. One who helps a person in need
(a) mercenary (b) veteran
(c) samaritan (d) collaborator
(SSC CGL PRE. 2018, 10.06.2019 Shift-3)
A person who helps even a stranger in
difficulty
(a) Samaritan (b) altruist
(c) philanthropist (d) beneficiary
(SSC CGL PRE 2013, 21 APR)
given below.
Rind
(a) Shade (b) Peel
(c) Petal (d) Leaf
(SSC CHSL 2019, 13.10.2020 Shift-3)
Shade
Peel
Petal
Leaf
given word.
Conspicuous
(a) Distinct (b) Obscure
(c) Noticeable (d) Apparent
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.10.2020 Shift-1)
high-lighted word.
All the allegations against the
actor were expunged by the
committee of inquiry.
(a) Got rid of (b) Part of
(c) Accepted (d) Rejected
(CDS-II, 2020)
Q. Choose the Antonym for the high-
lighted word.
Expunge
(a) Deplete (b) Remove
(c) Insert (d) Exhaust
(SSC CHSL 2019, 20.10.2020 Shift-2)
To Expunge
(a) to gut (b) to omit
(c) to zap (d) to insert
(SSC CHSL 2016, 22.01.2017 Shift-1)
(a) fermentation (b) plateau
(c) bureaucrecy (d) horizontal
(SSC CHSL 2018, 10.07.2019 Shift-2)

(a) Buraucracy (b) Bureaucrasy
(c) Bureucracy (d) Bureaucracy
(SSC GD 2018, 18.02.2019 Shift-2)
(a) Bureaucracy
(b) Beureaucracy
(c) Beureaucracie
(d) Bureaucracie
(SSC CGL PRE 2016, 06.09.2016 Shift-1)
12. Through thick and thin
(a) by unfair means
(b) under extreme pressure
(c) under all circumstances
(d) going through pain
(SSC CPO 2020, 24.11.2020 Shift-2)
Q. His family has supported him
through thick and thin.
(a) when there was a lot of work to
be done
(b) on occasions when he had a lot
of money
(c) even though he has put on
weight
(d) in times of good and bad fortune
(CPO PRE 2019)
Q. True friends stay by our side
through thick and thin.
(a) in happy moments
(b) in difficult times
(c) in different weathers
(d) under all circumstances
(SSC CGL PRE 2018)
Q. Through thick and thin
(a) support under all
circumstances
(b) passing through a thick forest
(c) to be hard-hearted in times of
loss
(d) to be scared of small dangers
(SSC CHSL 2018)
Q. Through thick and thin
(a) To be together under all
circumstances, no matter how
difficult
(b) None of the days are alike. Some
are good and some are bad
(c) To pass through various types of
obstacles
(d) An obese person suddenly
losing weight
(SSC CHSL 2016)
through thick and thin
Even when there are problems
or difficulties.
lq[k nq%[k esaA
Eg. I will go on loving James

through thick and thin no
matter what happens.
given word.
Dilatory
(a) Unhurried (b) Prompt
(c) Idle (d) Postponing
18.02.2021 Shift-2)
high-lighted word.
Reading details about suicide
cases can push vulnerable
people taking the extreme step.
(a) Imperious (b) Impervious
(c) Helpless (d) Defenseless
(CDS-II, 2019)
lighted word.
Rakesh is vulnerable to political
pressure.
(a) weak (b) unguarded
(c) exposed (d) resilient
(CDS-I, 2018)
Vulnerable
(a) Sensitive (b) Liable
(c) Secure (d) Weak
(SSC Stenographer 2017, 12.08.2018 Shift-1)
15. A lot on your plate
(a) having something which
causes envy
(b) having many responsibilities
(c) having a large meal
(d) having wealth in abundance
(SSC CPO PRE 2018)
have enough/a lot/too
much on your plate
To have a lot of work or
problems, etc. to deal with.
cgqr ls dke ;k leL;k,a gSa] ftuls
fuiVrk gSA
Eg. Lisa has a lot on her plate

and that is why she is
always busy.
word.
Quiescent
(a) Peaceful (b) Dejected
(c) Indifferent (d) Active
(SSC CGL PRE 2019, 03.03.2020 Shift-1)
Quiescent
(a) Active (b) Dormant
(c) Responsive (d) Quiet
(SSC Stenographer 2018, 06.02.2019 Shift-2)
17. A symbol that serves as an
emblem of a group of people
(a) Obelisk (b) Minaret
(c) Mast (d) Totem
(SSC CHSL 2016 17.01.2017 Shift-1)
Mast
Totem
Minaret
Obelisk
(a) preecher (b) hygenic
(c) paralel (d) blotting
(SSC CHSL 2016, 09.01.2017 Shift-3)
19. A song or music in praise of God
(a) Elegy (b) Epic
(c) Hymn (d) Ode
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.03.2020 SHIFT-1)
A song written in the praise of
God
(a) Hymn (b) Elegy
(c) Ode (d) Epic
(SSC GD 2018, 11.02.2019 SHIFT-3)
given below.
Condescending
(a) Accusing (b) Patronizing
(c) Creating (d) Stimulating
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 18.11.2020)
21. Bite off more than you can chew
(a) Something considered too
insignificant to create an impact.
(b) To take on a project that you
cannot finish.
(c) Taking credit for someone else
achievements.
(d) Being treated the same
unpleasant way you have treated
others.
Q. Bite off more than one can chew
(a) To take on more than one
can deal with
(b) To cheat someone and get
away
(c) To eat quickly and run away
(d) To taste something while
cooking
(SSC CHSL 2019, 13.10.2020 Shift-1)
Q. Bite off more than you can chew
(a) A voracious person who eats with
big morsels.
(b) It is not good manners to hog food
when you are in a social setting.
(c) A commitment is a commitment
irrespective of whether you can do it
or not.
(d) Take on a commitment one cannot
fulfil.
(SSC CHSL 2017)
Q. To bite off more than one can chew
(a) To take on a commitment that
one cannot fulfill
(b) A task which has unexpectedly
become very difficult
(c) A greedy person will always
suffer
(d) To grab a share more than what
is rightfully theirs
(SSC CHSL 2016)
Q. To bite off more than you can chew
(a) to take on a commitment one
cannot fulfil
(b) to grab a share more than what
one rightfully deserves
(c) to hog more than what one
needs
(d) a greedy person can easily be
identified from the way one eats
(SSC CHSL 2016)
bite off more than you
can chew
To try to do something that is

too difficult for you.
dqN ,slk djus dh dksf’k’k djuk tks
vkids fy, cgqr eqf’dy gksA
Eg. By accepting two part-time
jobs, he is clearly biting off
more than he can chew.
given below.
Ovation
(a) Applause (b) Censure
(c) Creation (d) Preparation
(SSC CGL Pre 2019, 06.03.2020 Shift-1)
23. A person who is recovering after an
illness or medical treatment.
(a) Athlete (b) Convalescent
(c) Senile (d) Altruist
(SSC MTS 2019, 19.08.2019 Shift-II)
A person who is recovering after an

illness or medical treatment
(a) Athlete (b) Convalescent
(c) Healthy (d) Altruist
(SSC GD 2018, 6.03.2019 Shift-1)
24. Select the correctly spelt word
(a) Liaison (b) Liason
(c) Laison (d) Liaizon
(SSC CPO PRE 2017, 06.07.2017 Shift-2)
Select the correctly spelt word

(a) Laison (b) Liaison
(c) Lieison (d) Liaisone
(SSC CHSL 2017, 07.03.2018 Shift-3)
25. To trip or momentarily lose
one's balance; almost fall.
(a) to totter (b) to stammer
(c) to stumble (d) to blunder
(SSC CHSL 2016, 03.02.2017 Shift-2)
His language is political and
vitriolic.
(a) Imaginative (b) Sprightly
(c) Vivacious (d) Abusive
(NDA & NA EXAM-II, 2019)
Suddenly, the sky was darkened
by a gigantic bird.
(a) Winged (b) Small
(c) Tiny (d) Enormous
(NDA & NA EXAM-I, 2019)
given word.
Immaculate
(a) Flawless (b) Systematic
(c) Untarnished (d) Messy
(SSC CPO 2018, 13.03.2019 Shift-2)
4. Lend an ear
(a) to force someone to listen
(b) to not make trouble
(c) to not tell someone something
(d) to pay attention to
(SSC CGL PRE 2018)
Lend an ear
(to somebody/something)
To listen in a patient and kind
way to somebody.
vkReh;rk ls lquukA
Eg. Tracey was a very nice and

caring person and would
always lend an ear to
everyone's problems.
5. To fall on deaf ears
(a) To be listened carefully
(b) To be ignored
(c) To be aware of what is going
on
(d) To be paid attention
(SSC CHSL 2019, 15.10.2020 Shift-3)
Fall on deaf ears
To be ignored or not
noticed by other people
Eg. The workers' demand

for a wage increase
has fallen on deaf ears.
Q. The authorities have turned a deaf
ear to all our requests.
(a) acknowledged (b) accepted
(c) presented (d) neglected
(SSC CGL PRE 2018)
Q. Turn a deaf ear
(a) to make someone deaf
(b) to pay attention
(c) to pay no heed
(d) to listen carefully
(SSC CHSL 2018)
turn a deaf ear
(to somebody/something)
To ignore someone when

they complain or ask for
something
Eg. The turned a deaf ear to

the runours.
(a) Finencially (b) Financialy
(c) Finantially (d) Financially
(SSC MTS 2019, 02.08.2019 Shift-2)
given below.
Incessant
(a) Intermittent (b) Persistent
(c) Transient (d) Inconstant
(SSC CPO 12.12.2019 Shift-1)
Incessantly
(a) Ceasing (b) Irregularly
(c) Steadily (d) Unevenly
(SSC CHSL 2017)
given word.
Revive
(a) Renew (b) Arouse
(c) Ruin (d) Console
(SSC CPO 2020, 24.11.2020)
lighted word.
Wooing everyone over an issue for
support will not serve much
purpose.
(a) discouraging (b) encouraging
(c) pursuing (d) persuading
(CDS-I, 2020)
word.
(a) disappointment
(b) disapprooval
(c) corroborate
(d) orientation
(SSC CPO PRE 2019, 13.12.2019 Shift-2)
11. In the pink
(a) in a happy mood
(b) in good health
(c) in pink dress
(d) in the limelight
(SSC CGL PRE 2018)
in the pink
In good health
iw.kZ LoLFkA
Eg. John recovered from his

surgery in less than 10
days, and is now in the
pink of condition.
12. Sound of horses
(a) Grunt (b) Screech
(c) Squeak (d) Neigh
(SSC CPO MAINS 2018, 27.09.2019
Shift-II)
given word.
Exaggerate
(a) Amplify (b) Overdo
(c) Heighten (d) Compress
(SSC CHSL 2018, 03.07.2019 Shift-2)
given word.
Tender
(a) Rough (b) Warm
(c) Gentle (d) Soft
(SSC CGL PRE 2018, 04.06.2019 Shift-2)
15. Spin your wheels
(a) Set an activity in motion
(b) Waste your time or efforts
(c) A firmly held belief
(d) With great affection or
enthusiasm
spin one’s wheels
To make no progress despite
making an effort; to get
nowhere.
ç;kl djus ds ckotwn dksbZ çxfr
ugha djukA
Eg. I felt like I was just
spinning my wheels trying
to make him understand.
(a) dievorce (b) carapase
(c) usefully (d) shufles
(SSC CHSL 2016, 17.01.2017 Shift-1)
17. Place where cows are sheltered
(a) Pyre (b) Dyke
(c) Byre (d) Convey
(SSC CGL MAINS 2017, 09.03.2018)
Q. Place where cows are sheltered
(a) Pyre (b) Dyke
(c) Byre (d) Convey
(SSC CGL MAINS 2017, 09.03.2018)
18. Small room where dishes are
washed
(a) Scullery
(b) Pantry
(c) Ante-room
(d) Larder
(SSC CHSL 2019, 18.03.2020 Shift-2)
Q. Small room where dishes are
washed
(a) Scullery
(b) Pantry
(c) Ante-room
(d) Larder
(SSC CHSL 2019, 18.03.2020 Shift-2)
How hysterical he is !
(a) Berserk
(b) Inconsistent
(c) Duplicitous
(d) Insincere
(CDS-I, 2019)
Q. Find the Synonym for the
How hysterical he is !
(a) Berserk
(b) Inconsistent
(c) Duplicitous
(d) Insincere
(CDS-I, 2019)
20. Reap the whirlwind
(a) Providing that other factors or
circumstance remain the same
(b) Suffer negative consequences as
a result of one’s actions
(c) An indication that something is
accepted or regarded favourably
(d) Believing that moderation is
more satisfying than excess
reap the whirlwind
Suffer serious consequences
as a result of one's actions.
fdlh ds dk;ksZa ds ifj.kkeLo:i
xaHkhj ifj.kke HkqxrkuA
Eg. If you don't do your
homework now, you'll reap
the whirlwind when you
have to take your final
exam.
word.
(a) Immediate (b) iliterate
(c) implement (d) Illogical
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 11.09.2019)
22. Place where two or more rivers
meet
(a) Confluence
(b) Strait
(c) Delta
(d) Estuary
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 15.11.2020)
Confluence Strait
Delta
Estuary
23. Open rebellion of soldiers and
sailors against lawful authority
(a) Strike
(b) Mutiny
(c) Protest
(d) Coup
(SSC CPO PRE. 2018, 15.03.2019
Shift-2)
Q. Open rebellion of soldiers and
sailors against lawful authority
(a) Strike
(b) Mutiny
(c) Protest
(d) Coup
(SSC CPO PRE. 2018, 15.03.2019
Shift-2)
24. Select the incorrectly spelt word
(a) furios (b) frenzied
(c) freeze (d) fractional
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 16.03.2019 Shift-1)
given below.
Mandate
(a) Broken promise
(b) Last trip
(c) Official order
(d) Man-made
(SSC CHSL 2019, 14.10.2020 Shift-3)
It is encouraging to see India’s
indigenous cinema is going places.
(a) homogenous
(b) classical
(c) home-grown
(d) non-native language
(CDS-II, 2020)
2. Fight tooth and nail
(a) to quarrel with someone
(b)to attack someone with a lot of
force
(c) to try hard to prevent something
from happening
(d) to try very hard to achieve
something
Fight tooth and nail
With all one's strength or
power;
without holding back.
th tku lsA
Eg. She fought tooth and nail

to keep custody of the
children.
below.
Affluent
(a) Prosperous (b) Self-obsessed
(c) Genuine (d) Agitation
(AFCAT-2, 2020)
below.
Affluent
(a) Impoverished (b) Hostile
(c) Prosperous (d) Authentic
(SSC CGL PRE 2019, 07.03.2020 Shift-2)
below.
Affluent
(a) Wealthy (b) Destitute
(c) Impoverished (d) Proficient
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.10.2020 Shift-2)
below.
Affluent
(a) Strong (b) Joyous
(c) Wealthy (d) Clever
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 12.03.2019 Shift-2)
(a) Eighty (b) Fourty
(c) Ninety (d) Fifty
(SSC CGL PRE 2019, 07.03.2020 Shift-3)
5. A group of lions
(a) Herd (b) Pack
(c) Pride (d) Colony
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 16.11.2020)
Q. A group of Lions
(a) Pride (b) Flock
(c) Herd (d) Pack
(SSC MTS 2019, 06 AUG 2019 SHIFT-II)
given word.
Illusion
(a) Fantasy
(b) Hallucination
(c) Mirage
(d) Reality
(SSC MTS 2019, 13.08.2019 Shift-2)
7. A paper tiger
(a) Person or organization that
appears powerful, but actually is
not
(b) Person or organization that acts
like a tiger
(c) People who campaign for the
protection of tigers
(d) A daredevil
CDS Exam (I) 2020
paper tiger
A person, a country or a situation
that seems or claims to be powerful
or dangerous but is not really.
,d O;fDr ;k pht tks /kedh nsrh fn[kkbZ
nsrh gS ysfdu og fu"izHkkoh gSA
Eg. The managing director has the

nominal power but he is a paper
tiger, and it is his assistant who
actually runs the company.
8. A hollow space in a wall for a
statue or ornament
(a) Cornice (b) Nook
(c) Slot (d) Niche
Cornice
Slot
Niche Nook
9. A person who can endure pain or
hardship without showing his
feelings or complaining
(a) agnostic (b) stoic
(c) ascetic (d) pedant
(SSC CPO PRE. 2019, 09.12.2019 Shift-1)
Q. One who is indifferent to pleasure
or pain
(a) wise (b) temperate
(c) brave (d) stoic
(SSC CHSL 2018, 05.07.2019 SHIFT-3)
Q. A person who is indifferent to the
pains and pleasures of life.
(a) Introvert (b) Social
(c) Stoic (D) Solitary
(SSC GD 2018, 1ST MARCH 2019 Shift-1)
Q. One who is in different to pleasure or
pain
(a) Stoic (b) Heroic
(c) Garrulous (d) Stubborn
(SSC GD 2018, 07.03.2019 Shift-2)
Q. One who is indifferent to pain or
pleasure
(a) Eccentric (b) Philosopher
(c) Fatalist (d) Stoic
(SSC CGL PRE 2016, 07.09.2016 Shift-1)
Q. One who accepts pleasure and pain
equally
(a) Thespian (b) Sadist
(c) Stoic (d) Humanitarian
(SSC CGL PRE 2013, 19 MAY)
Q. One who is unaffected or indifferent to
joy, pain, pleasure or grief
(a) Tolerant (b) Resigned
(c) Passive (d) Stoic
given word.
Dexterity
(a) Skill (b) Ignorance
(c) Mastery (d) Agility
(SSC CGL PRE 2019, 05.03.2020 Shift-1)
11. Pay lip service
(a) Candidly
(b) Pretend to regard
(c) Encouraging
(d) To defend
pay lip service to sth
Promising but empty talk;
words absent of real action or
intention
fn[kkoVh çseA
Eg. He paid lip service to the
cause, but he hasn't lent a
hand yet.
given word.
Piquant
(a) Pungent (b) Interesting
(c) Bland (d) Peppery
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 13.09.2019)
13. Pertaining to an individual from
birth
(a) Congenital (b) Habitual
(c) Chronic (d) Anomaly
(SSC CGL PRE. 2019, 06.03.2020 Shift-2)
(a) Devlop (b) Diffrence
(c) Discribe (d) Disappear
(SSC MTS 2019, 13.08.2019 Shift-2)
below.
Replete
(a) Restful (b) Calm
(c) Occupied (d) Full
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 12.03.2019 Shift-1)
below.
Replete
(a) Restful
(b) Calm
(c) Occupied
(d) Full
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 12.03.2019 Shift-1)
16. Apple of discord
(a) something very special
(b) something that causes
friction
(c) a good opportunity
(d) a tempting offer
(SSC CPO 2020, 25.11.2020 Shift-2)
Q. The apple of discord among the
brothers was their father’s
mansion in the country.
(a) reason for quarrel
(b) hopeful attention
(c) sincere affection
(d) fruitful discussion
(SSC CPO Mains 2018)
Apple of discord
Something that causes trouble or
unhappiness.
A cause of strife, argument or
rivalry Source.
la?k"kZ] rdZ ;k izfr}af}rk dk ,d dkj.kA
Eg. The two best friends were

attracted to the same person,
and that became an apple of
discord between them.
He loves doing nasty things.
(a) nice (b) fastidious
(c) foul (d) finicky
below.
Plummets
(a) Intensify (b) Escalate
(c) Callous (d) Slump
(e) reminiscent
(SBI PO PRE 2019)
below.
Plummets
(a) Intensify
(b) Escalate
(c) Callous
(d) Slump
(e) reminiscent
(SBI PO PRE 2019)

(a) chooze (b) chooj
(c) chuse (d) choose
(SSC CGL PRE 2018, 13.06.2019 Shift-3)
20. Cost a bomb
(a) To be very arrogant
(b) To be with rich people
(c) To be very expensive
(d) To be stingy
CDS Exam (II) 2020
Cost of bomb
To cost a lot of money.
cgqr lkjk iSlk [kpZ djukA
Eg. You can specify using

imported material which
will cost a bomb or you can
use local material.
(a) Benigne (b) Bennine
(c) Benine (d) Benign
(SSC CPO PRE 2019, 13.12.2019 Shift-1)
22. A situation requiring a choice
between equally undesirable
alternatives or confusions.
(a) Sophistication
(b) Instability
(c) Dilemma
(d) Complication
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.03.2020 Shift-2)
Q. A situation requiring a choice
between equally undesirable
alternatives or confusions.
(a) Sophistication
(b) Instability
(c) Dilemma
(d) Complication
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.03.2020 Shift-2)

lighted word.
He has been obstinate since his
childhood.
(a) stubborn (b) dogged
(c) amenable (d) rigid
lighted word.
Planets move in their orbits.
(a) push (b) rotate
(c) stall (d) flow
(NDA & NA Exam-I & II, 2020)
(a) Anniversery
(b) Anniversary
(c) Anniversiry
(d) Aniversary
(SSC MTS 2019, 09.08.2019 Shift-1)
1. Cook the books
(a) to record false information
in the accounts of an
organization
(b) to do something that spoil
someone's plan
(c) to tell a false story
(d) to be very angry
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cook the books
To change facts or figures
dishonestly or illegally.
cgh [kkrksa esa xM+cM+h dj nsukA
Eg. His accountant had

been cooking the books
for years.
2. One who collects stamps
(a) Geologist (b) Conjurer
(c) Curator (d) Philatelist
Q. One whose hobby is stamp
collection
(a) philanthropist (b) phonologist
(c) panegyrist (d) philatelist
(SSC CHSL 2018, 04.07.2019 SHIFT-3)
Q. One who collects stamps
(a) Numismatist
(b) Philatelist
(c) Philanthropist
(d) Pilagiarist
(SSC GD 2018, 13 FEB 2019 SHIFT-3)
3. Method of talking in a roundabout
way
(a) talkative
(b) circumlocution
(c) elocution
(d) convoluted
(SSC CPO PRE. 2018, 15.03.2019 Shift-1)
Q. Method of talking in a roundabout
way
(a) talkative
(b) circumlocution
(c) elocution
(d) convoluted
(SSC CPO PRE. 2018, 15.03.2019 Shift-1)
Q. A roundabout way of speaking
(a) Centipede (b) Circumlocution
(c) Coercion (d) Concentric
(SSC CGL PRE. 2017, 09.08.2017 Shift-2)
Q. A round-about way of expression
(a) Verbosity (b) Talkativeness
(c) Circumlocution (d) Locquacious
(SSC CGL PRE 2016, 27 AUG 2016 Shift-2)
lighted word.
The politician was a dissident.
(a) agitator
(b) rebel
(c) conformist
(d) revolutionary
below.
Penitence
(a) Patience (b) Admiration
(c) Repentance (d) Misery
(SSC CGL Pre 2019, 03.03.2020 Shift-2)
below.
Penitence
(a) Patience
(b) Admiration
(c) Repentance
(d) Misery
(SSC CGL Pre 2019, 03.03.2020 Shift-2)
(a) adherent (b) aironaut
(c) adversary (d) admissible
(SSC CPO PRE 2017, 01.07.2017 Shift-1)
7. An office with high salary but no
work
(a) honorary (b) sinecure
(c) autocracy (d) bureaucracy
(SSC CHSL 2018, 05.07.2019 Shift-2)
Q. A post with little work but high
salary.
(a) freelancer (b) sine qua non
(c) sinecure (d) quangos
(SSC CGL MAINS 2016, 01.12.2016)
Q. A position or an office with no work
but high salary.
(a) Sinecure (b) Tenure
(c) White collar job (d) Monarchy
(SSC CHSL PRE 2015, 20 DEC 2015)
Q. A post with little work but high
salary
(a) Director (b) Trustee
(c) Sinecure (d) Ombudsman
(SSC CGL PRE 2011)
8. Violation of something holy or
sacred
(a) Ritual (b) Ceremony
(c) Sacrilege (d) Pious
(SSC GD 2018, 11.03.2019 Shift-3)
Q. Violation of that which is holy and
sacred
(a) malevolent (b) sacrilege
(c) bizarre (d) iniquitous
(SSC CGL MAINS 2016, 01.12.2016)
9. Stir up a hornet’s nest
(a) Call for dialogue
(b) Lead a revolt
(c) Provoke trouble
(d) Destroy a nest
(SSC CHSL 2019, 12.10.2020 Shift-1)
Q. Hornets’ nest
(a) A troublesome situation
(b) To try utmost
(c) To ascertain
(d) To make peace
stir up a hornets’ nest /
hornet’s nest
A troublesome situation
d"Vizn fLFkfrA
Eg. If you stir up a hornet's
nest, you create trouble
or problems.
(a) drougth (b) dribble
(c) dreadful (d) dreamy
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 12.03.2019 Shift-2)
Q. Select the incorrectly spelt word
(a) drougth (b) dribble
(c) dreadful (d) dreamy
(SSC CPO PRE 2018, 12.03.2019 Shift-2)
given below.
Fostering
(a) Asserting
(b) Focusing
(c) Collaborating
(d) Encouraging
(e) Admitting
(IBPS CLERK PRE 2018)
given below.
Fostering
(a) Asserting
(b) Focusing
(c) Collaborating
(d) Encouraging
(e) Admitting
(IBPS CLERK PRE 2018)
12. The dog days
(a) Days celebrating dogs
(b) The bitter days
(c) The hottest days
(d) The coldest days
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dog days
The hottest period of the year.
vR;f/kd xehZ ds fnuA
Eg. It is advisable to drink lots

of water and eat food that
cools you down during the
dog days of summer.
given below.
Persecution
(a) Affliction (b) Perfection
(c) Oppression (d) Stimulation
(SSC CHSL 2019, 14.10.2020 Shift-2)
below.
Prodigal
(a) Talented (b) Modest
(c) Wasteful (d) Intelligent
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 25.11.2020)
below.
Prodigal
(a) Trivial (b) Humble
(c) Arrogant (d) Extravagant
(SSC CGL Pre 2019, 04.03.2020 Shift-2)
given word.
Turbulent
(a) Raging (b) Peaceful
(c) Forceful (d) Swirling
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 12.09.2019)
16. A place where weapons and
ammunitions are stored
(a) Museum (b) Arsenal
(c) Hangar (d) Godown
(SSC CPO PRE. 2019, 13.12.2019 Shift-1)
Q. A place for storing guns and military
equipment Option:
(a) Apiary (b) Arsenal
(c) Archive (d) Aviary
(SSC CGL PRE. 2018, 11.06.2019 Shift-2)
given word.
Lucrative
(a) Smooth
(b) Worthwhile
(c) Unprofitable
(d) Well-paid
(SSC Stenographer 2018, 07.02.2019
Shift-1)
given word.
Lucrative
(a) Smooth
(b) Worthwhile
(c) Unprofitable
(d) Well-paid
Shift-1)
word.
Grotesque
(a) Monstrous (b) Attractive
(c) Distorted (d) Ugly
(SSC CGL PRE 2019, 06.03.2020 Shift-3)
word.
Grotesque
(a) Horrid (b) Pleasing
(c) Appalling (d) Grisly
(SSC CHSL 2016, 03.02.2017 Shift-2)
19. Snake in the grass
(a) a mean person
(b) a suspicious person
(c) a slippery person
(d) a deceitful person
(SSC CPO 2020, 25.11.2020 Shift-1)
Q. A snake in the grass
(a) A secret enemy
(b) A good friend
(c) A well-wisher
(d) Difficult to find
(SSC CGL PRE 2019)
a snake (in the grass)
A person who pretends to
be your friend but who
cannot be trusted.
,d fo’okl?kkrh ;k /kks[ksckt
O;fDrA
Eg. I came to realize that he's
just a snake in the grass.
given word.
Manifest
(a) Disguise (b) Declare
(c) Distinguish (d) Display
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 15.11.2020)
(a) Quantetative (b) Quantitativ
(c) Quantitetive (d) Quantitative
(SSC GD 2018, 01.03.2019 Shift-2)
22. Quit banging the drum for that
candidate, he is simply not
qualified for the job.
(1) To criticize
(2) To voice one’s support
(3) To compel
(4) To be aggressive
(ACIO Grade 2\Exec. 20.02.2021
Shift-3)
Beat/ bang the drum
To support something or
someone strongly and publicly.
fdlh O;fä ;k fdlh ckr dk tksjnkj
vkSj lkoZtfud :i ls leFkZu djukA
Eg. The manager was out to

bang the drum for the
company's new products.
given below.
Staggering
(a) Enfeebling (b) Common
(c) Mundane (d) Draining
(e) Confound
(SBI PO PRE 2020)
(a) humillated (b) humelated
(c) humilated (d) humiliated
(SSC CPO PRE 2019, 12.12.2019 Shift-1)
(a) humillated (b) humelated
(c) humilated (d) humiliated
(SSC CPO PRE 2019, 12.12.2019 Shift-1)
(a) Guidance (b) Guardian
(c) Guarranty (d) Guilty
(SSC CGL PRE 2019, 07.03.2020 Shift-1)
Q. Select the word with the correct
spelling.
(a) guarantee (b) genaral
(c) gragarious (d) garbege
(SSC CPO MAINS 2018)
below.
Exasperate
(a) Infuriate (b) Imitate
(c) Desperate (d) Appreciate
(SSC CPO 13.12.2019 Shift-1)
Exasperate
(a) Tranquilize (b) Alleviate
(c) Infuriate (d) Appease
(SSC CPO PRE 2016, 06.06.2016 Shift-1)
below.
Exasperate
(a) Infuriate (b) Imitate
(c) Desperate (d) Appreciate
(SSC CPO 13.12.2019 Shift-1)
Exasperate
(a) Tranquilize (b) Alleviate
(c) Infuriate (d) Appease
(SSC CPO PRE 2016, 06.06.2016 Shift-1)
2. That student of yours has such
sound values. She’s indeed a
______.
(a) rare bird
(b) barrel of laughs
(c) pain in the neck
(d) pot calling the kettle black
rare bird
An exceptional person or
thing; a rarity.
fujkyk] nqyZHk mnkgj.kA
Eg. He's that rare bird, a

bartender who doesn't drink
alcohol.
The government's new policies
will come into force from the next
fiscal year.
(a) calendar (b) academic
(c) financial (d) wholesome
given below.
Accrue
(a) Spread (b) Collect
(c) Range (d) Variety
(SSC CHSL 2019, 20.10.2020 Shift-2)
(a) Miscelleneous
(b) Miscellaneous
(c) Miscellaneius
(d) Miscelaneous
(SSC GD 2018, 03.03.2019 Shift-1)
given below.
Disseminating
(a) Agree (b) Taunt
(c) Barb (d) Sneer
(e) Spread
(IBPS PO PRE 2018 )
7. Animals living in flocks
(a) gregarious (b) bohemian
(c) social (d) herbivorous
(SSC CPO PRE. 2019, 12.12.2019 Shift-1)
Tending to associate with others of
one's kind
(a) Genial (b) Harmonious
(c) Gregarious (d) Congruous
(SSC CHSL 2019, 13.10.2020 Shift-3)
Q. People who enjoy social company
(a) herbivorous (b) gregarious
(c) gorgeous (d) unanimous
(SSC CHSL 2018, 08.07.2019 Shift-3)
Tending to associate with others of
one's kind
(a) grassivorous (b) gregarian
(c) gregarious (d) graminivorous
(SSC CGL MAINS 2016, 30.11.2016)
8. Person or thing that is the centre of
attention
(a) Politician (b) Cynosure
(c) Leader (d) Organiser
(SSC CHSL 2019, 18.03.2020 Shift-2)
Centre of attraction
(a) hedonist (b) cynosure
(c) debauch (d) epicure
Q. Person or thing that is the centre of
attention
(a) Politician (b) Cynosure
(c) Leader (d) Organiser
(SSC CHSL 2019, 18.03.2020 Shift-2)
Centre of attraction
(a) hedonist (b) cynosure
(c) debauch (d) epicure
9. Grin from ear to ear
(a) to make funny faces
(b) to have very sharp ears
(c) to smile a lot because of
happiness
(d) to ridicule someone
(SSC CPO 2020, 23.11.2020 Shift-2)
smile/grin/beam from
ear to ear
To have a broad, enthusiastic
smile.
Bgkdk yxkukA
Eg. She was grinning from ear

to ear so we knew she had good
news to tell us.
10. A large bedroom for a number of
people in an institution
(a) auditorium (b) apartment
(c) dormitory (d) chamber
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 24.11.2020 Shift-I)
A large bedroom for a number of
people in a school or institution
(a) Dormitory (b) Residence
(c) Hostel (d) Lodge
(SSC CHSL 2019, 14.10.2020 Shift-3)
given word.
Adept
(a) Competent (b) Inept
(c) Skilled (d) Efficient
(SSC MTS 2019, 09.08.2019 Shift-1)
(a) intelligence
(b) identically
(c) inflameble
(d) immediately
(SSC CPO PRE 2017, 04.07.2017 Shift-1)
(a) intelligence
(b) identically
(c) inflameble
(d) immediately
(SSC CPO PRE 2017, 04.07.2017 Shift-1)
13. Wild and woolly
(a) Uncouth in appearance or
behaviour
(b) Either too much of
something or too little
(c) Near to perfection
(d) Ignoring all obligations
Wild and woolly
uncouth in appearance or
behavior.
fn[kus ;k O;ogkj esa vdj.kA
Eg. Have you seen his wild and
woolly look? It is ghastly.
(a) Reside (b) Revise
(c) Advise (d) Demice
(SSC CGL PRE 2017, 08.08.2017 Shift-2)
15. Fear of heights
(a) autophobia (b) zoophobia
(c) xenophobia (d) acrophobia
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 12.09.2019)
lighted word.
She is a rather crooked woman.
(a) polite
(b) generous
(c) straightforward
(d) happy
(NDS & NA Exam-I, 2021)
word given below.
She is a patron of art and culture.
(a) entrepreneur (b) admirer
(c) critique (d) backer
During the ancient period poets were
patronized through various institutions.
(a) supported (b) respected
(c) opposed (d) scolded
(CDS-II, 2020)
18. Catch 22
(a) A Particular situation in which one
cannot do anything
(b) Close to winning line
(c) Able to achieve the target
(d) Grabbing the opportunity on time
catch 22
A dilemma or difficult circumstance
from which there is no escape
because of mutually conflicting or
dependent conditions.
,d nqfo/kk ;k dfBu ifjfLFkfr ftlls
ijLij fojks/kh ;k fuHkZj ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds
dkj.k dksbZ cp ugha ikrk gSA
Eg. Getting a job nowadays is really
a Catch 22 situation, whether
you are a fresher or experienced
person.
word.
(a) Unsurpassable
(b) Inadvertent
(c) Equivalent
(d) Imigration
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.10.2020 Shift-1)
20. A strong feeling of dislike towards
someone or something.
(a) sympathy (b) telepathy
(c) antipathy (d) empathy
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 11.09.2019)
Q. A strong feeling of dislike towards
someone or something.
(a) sympathy (b) telepathy
(c) antipathy (d) empathy
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 11.09.2019)
21. Alphabet Soup
(a) Incomprehensible or confusing
mix
(b) Something outstandingly good
(c) Fashionable and glamorous
(d) Privileged people
Q. Alphabet soup
(a) A beautiful poem.
(b) A text which nourishes your
soul.
(c) A book that is close to your
heart.
(d) A confusing or confused
mixture of things.
(SSC CHSL 2017)
alphabet soup
incomprehensible or confusing
language, typically containing many
abbreviations or symbols.
phtksa dk ,d Hkzked feJ.k] fo’ks"k :i ls Hkk"kk
ftlesa dbZ izrhd ;k laf{kIrhdj.k gksrs gSaA
Eg. All of these acronyms in the manual
have started to look like alphabet
soup.
When your alphabet soup starts
insulting you, it's time to re-
evaluate your personality.
22. Choose the Antonym for the given word.
Devout
(a) Passive (b) Proficient
(c) Profound (d) Pure
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 15.11.2020)
Devout
(a) Pious (b) Pure
(c) Treacherous (d) Ardent
(SSC CPO 2016, 06.06.2016 Shift-1)
lighted word.
The debate was highly stimulating.
(a) arousing (b) invigorating
(c) boring (d) stirring
(a) megalomaniac
(b) megalomeniac
(c) megallomaniac
(d) megallomeniac
(SSC CHSL 2017, 17.03.2018 Shift-1)
given word.
Profligate
(a) Odious (b) Wasteful
(c) Judicious (d) Prodigal
20.02.2021 Shift-2)
1. You snooze, you lose.
(a) Don’t take it lightly
(b) Don’t be over- enthusiastic
(c) Don’t hesitate to do it
(d) Don’t be pessimistic
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you snooze, you lose
If you delay, you may miss good
opportunities.
tks lksor gS lks [kksor gSA
Eg. “They already hired someone

of the job. I should’ve applied
earlier. You snooze, you
lose.”
2. Cloven hoof
(a) A difficult situation
(b) The evil intention
(c) Win approval
(d) Additional success
cloven hoof
The evil intention
cqjk bjknkA
Eg. I thought he would
show the cloven hoof
sooner or later.
I had some deepest convictions
reflected in my work.
(a) ideas and opinions
(b) firm beliefs
(c) prejudices
(d) biases
given below.
A truly respectable old man is a
ripe person.
(a) Senior (b) Mature
(c) Perfect (d) Seasoned
(CDS-I, 2018)
5. throw in the towel
(a) drop something
(b) face the situation
(c) think of a solution
(d) admit defeat
(SSC CHSL 2018)
throw in the towel
To abandon a struggle or
contest; acknowledge defeat
gkj eku ysukA
Eg. His trainer told Rocky that
he would throw in the towel
if he did not start throwing
punches.
(a) Fillicious (b) Fallacious
(c) Fallicious (d) Fillacious
(SSC MTS 2019, 05.08.2019 Shift-2)
word.
Consensus
(a) Disagreement (b) Agreement
(c) Consent (d) Harmony
(SSC MTS 2019, 14.08.2019 Shift-3)
word.
Consensus
(a) Accord (b) Discord
(c) Consent (d) Unity
(SSC CHSL 2017, 08.03.2018 Shift-2)
(SSC CHSL 2017, 05.03.2018 Shift-2)
given below.
Absconded
(a) Emulated
(b) Surrendered
(c) Appointed
(d) Escaped
(e) Arrested
(IBPS PO MAINS 2018)
9. Verbal diarrhoea
(a) to be sick
(b) to talk too much
(c) to be in a difficult situation
(d) to be a good orator
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verbal diarrhoea
The fact or habit of talking
too much.
yxkrkj ;k cgqr vf/kd ckr djus
dh izo`fÙkA
Eg. So, there I was with the

new girl, who appeared
to have verbal diarrhoea.
10. A short speech at the end of a play
(a) Eulogy (b) Prologue
(c) Epilogue (d) Chorus
(SSC GD 2018, 11TH FEB 2019 Shift-3)
Q. A short poem or speech addressed to
the spectators after the conclusion of
a drama
(a) Prologue (b) Dialogue
(c) Epilogue (d) Monologue
(SSC SECTION OFFICER AUDIT 2001)
lighted word.
The members have taken a
unanimous decision to discord
some of the rulings of the Managing
Committee on problems relating to
maintenance.
(a) Accord (b) Dissension
(c) Dispute (d) Friction
(CDS-II, 2019)
word.
Morose
(a) Cranky (b) Cheerful
(c) Prudent (d) Solemn
(SSC MTS 2019, 07.08.2019 Shift-3)
word.
Morose
(a) Sick (b) Cheerful
(c) Tasteless (d) Gloomy
(SSC CPO 2018, 12.03.2019 Shift-2)
given word.
Morose
(a) Sullen (b) Cheerful
(c) Unsatisfied (d) Mournful
(SSC CHSL 2018, 02.07.2019 Shift-3)
(a) Creddible (b) Credibal
(c) Credibel (d) Credible
(SSC CPO PRE 2019, 13.12.2019 Shift-1)
14. A short statement of a general truth
or rule of conduct
(a) instance (b) maxim
(c) parable (d) illustration
(SSC CHSL 2018, 09.07.2019 Shift-1)
Q. A short statement expressing a
general truth.
(a) Maxim (b) Infer
(c) Drum (d) Pander
(SSC CHSL 2016 11 JAN 2017 Shift-2)
15. One who works very hard
(a) Industrious (b) Exhausted
(c) Exploited (d) Labourer
(SSC MTS 2019, 09 AUG 2019 Shift-III)
word.
Fertile
(a) Fruitful (b) Barren
(c) Strong (d) Productive
(SSC CPO 2020, 23.11.2020)
word.
Fertile
(a) Barren (b) Civilized
(c) Sane (d) Tough
(SSC MTS 2019, 02.08.2019 Shift-1)
given word.
Fertile
(a) Barren (b) Damaging
(c) Enemy (d) Fresh
(SSC CPO 2018, 15.03.2019 Shift-1)
The sardonic nature of her stories
made her stand out among the
contemporary writers.
(a) compassionate
(b) insightful
(c) mocking
(d) comic
(a) expire (b) explain
(c) expereince (d) except
(SSC CGL PRE 2018, 06.06.2019 Shift-1)
(a) Expernce (b) Experience
(c) Expeireince (d) Expereince
(SSC CHSL 2017, 11.03.2018 Shift-2)
19. bolt from the blue.
(a) An event or piece of news
which in unexpected
(b) Desirable event or news
(c) An event which takes place as
planned
(d) News which has been long
expected, but arrives late
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Q. The heavy losses in business
came like a bolt from the blue.
(a) an ominous warning
(b) an unexpected disaster
(c) a thunderstorm
(d) a windfall
(SSC CGL PRE 2018)
A bolt from the blue
A sudden, unexpected, and
usually unwelcome event.
otzikr; vpkud vkSj vizR;kf’kr
?kVuk ;k lekpkjA
Eg. Let us hope the pandemic
disappears. It came as a
bolt from the blue in 2020.
(a) isommetry (b) artfully
(c) mudling (d) carkasses
(SSC CHSL 2016, 25.01.2017 Shift-1)
lighted word.
Friendship is always reciprocal.
(a) Mutual (b) One-sided
(c) Shared (d) Corresponding
lighted word.
Friendship is always reciprocal.
(a) Mutual (b) One-sided
(c) Shared (d) Corresponding
given below.
Fiction
(a) literature
(b) fact
(c) fantasy
(d) truth
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 23.11.2020)
23. A small building or room used for
Christian worship in a school, prison,
hospital or large private house.
(a) cathedral (b) church
(c) congregation (d) chapel
(SSC CPO PRE. 2019, 09.12.2019 Shift-1)
Q. Small room for worship
(a) Bale (b) Chapel
(c) Cache (d) Brood
(SSC CGL MAINS 2017, 20.02.2018)
24. The method and practice of
teaching
(a) Psychology (b) Methodology
(c) Pedagogy (d) Philosophy
(SSC GD 2018, 18 FEB 2019 Shift-2)
(a) luxery (b) luxry
(c) lugzury (d) Luxury
(SSC CGL PRE 2018, 12.06.2019 Shift-3)
351. give someone the cold shoulder
(a) pamper someone
(b) do something pointless
(c) ignore someone
(d) give away a secret
(SSC CGL PRE 2018)
Q. To give someone the cold shoulder
(a) ignore or show indifference
(b) deny someone comforting clothes
(c) serve cold meat to someone
(d) bury someone in freezing cold
(SSC CPO PRE 2018)
give someone the cold
shoulder
To intentionally ignore
someone or treat someone
in an unfriendly way.
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Eg. After I got the promotion,
a few of my co-workers
started giving me the cold
shoulder.
352. Obsessive desire to lose weight by
refusing to eat
(a) Asphyxia (b) Anorexia
(c) Pyrexia (d) Dyslexia
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 18.11.2020)
Asphyxia
Pyrexia
Dyslexia Anorexia
word given below.
Melancholy
(a) thrifty (b) curious
(c) sorrowful (d) chastity
(SSC CPO PRE 2017, 03.07.2017
Shift-2)
given below.
Despise
(a) Approve (b) Abhor
(c) Admire (d) Adore
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 24.11.2020)
given below.
Despise
(a) Admire (b) Approve
(c) Abhor (d) Appreciate
Shift-1)
355. Act of giving up the throne
(a) Abdication (b) Adulation
(c) Admiration (d) Addiction
(SSC CGL MAINS 2019, 18.11.2020)
Q. Giving up one's authority or throne
(a) Abduction (b) Abjection
(c) Abjuration (d) Abdication
(SSC CPO PRE. 2019, 13.12.2019 SHIFT-1)
Q. Act of giving up the throne
(a) Abdication
(b) Abandonment
(c) Renunciation
(d) Resignation
(SSC CHSL 2019, 14.10.2020 SHIFT-1)
356. All over hell's half acre
(a) Degrading oneself
(b) Everywhere
(c) To own a large piece of land
(d) To be sinful
hell's half acre
All over the place; Everywhere
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Eg. We'll never find all the papers
we dropped; the wind has
scattered them all over hell's
half acre by now.
Eg. There are thunderstorms
popping up all over Hell’s half
acre. Drive carefully!
(a) Beautifuli (b) Beautifuly
(c) Beautifully (d) Beautefully
(SSC MTS 2019, 13.08.2019 Shift-3)
358. A false or assumed identity
(a) Annals (b) Alien
(c) Archive (d) Alias
(SSC GD 2018, 06.032019 SHIFT-3)
given below.
Vilification
(a) Assertion (b) Aspersion
(c) Variation (d) Rectification
19.02.2021 Shift-3)
given below.
Enrage
(a) Infuriate (b) Moderate
(c) Placate (d) Alleviate
(SSC CHSL 2019, 13.10.2020 Shift-1)
lighted word.
Everyone has to fight the inertia in
the system.
(a) sluggishness (b) indolence
(c) activity (d) torpor
(CDS-I, 2020)
word.
Inertia
(a) Stupor
(b) Vigour
(c) Languor
(d) Inertness
(SSC CGL PRE 2016, 28.08.2016 Shift-2)
362. out of the woods
(a) no longer in trouble
(b) no longer in sight
(c) no longer young
(d) no longer famous
(SSC CGL PRE 2018)
Q. The man heaved a sigh of relief
when he was sure he was out of the
woods.
(a) out of danger
(b) out of the forest
(c) discharged from hospital
(d) released from prison
(SSC CGL PRE 2018)
out of the woods
To no longer be in danger or
difficulty.
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Eg. Kate was sick two weeks

ago and we were very
worried, but now it looks like
she is out of the woods.”
363. One who leaves his own country
to settle in another
(a) Foreigner (b) Native
(c) Tourist (d) Emigrant
(SSC CGL PRE. 2019, 03.03.2020 Shift-2)
Q. Someone who leaves one’s
country to settle in another
country.
(a) Tourist (b) Emigrant
(c) Foreigner (d) Explorer
(SSC GD 2018, 14 FEB 2019 SHIFT-2)
given word.
Revered
(a) Cherished
(b) Esteemed
(c) Despised
(d) Valued
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.10.2020 Shift-3)
given word.
Revered
(a) Cherished
(b) Esteemed
(c) Despised
(d) Valued
(SSC CHSL 2019, 19.10.2020 Shift-3)
word.
Startle
(a) Agitate
(b) Shock
(c) Amaze
(d) Soothe
(SSC MTS 2019, 21.08.2019 Shift-1)
word.
Startle
(a) Agitate
(b) Shock
(c) Amaze
(d) Soothe
(SSC MTS 2019, 21.08.2019 Shift-1)
366. Have a conniption fit
(a) To be very angry
(b) To be very happy
(c) to be very sad
(d) To be a jubilant person
CDS Exam (II) 2019
have a conniption fit
A sudden attack of anger or
fear.
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Eg. My mom's going to have

a conniption fit when
she sees what happened
to the car!
(a) decease (b) decieve
(c) decibel (d) decency
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 25.11.2020)
Q. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
(a) Decieve (b) Fattening
(c) Business (d) Dessert
(SSC CHSL 2019, 13.10.2020 Shift-1)
lighted word.
Standing before a judge in a
courtroom can be daunting for
anyone.
(a) Uncomfortable
(b) Encouraging
(c) Demoralizing
(d) Off-putting
(CDS-II, 2019)
given below.
Implore
(a) Honour
(b) Plead
(c) Command
(d) Refuse
(SSC CGL Pre 2019, 03.03.2020 Shift-3)
given below.
Implore
(a) Honour
(b) Plead
(c) Command
(d) Refuse
(SSC CGL Pre 2019, 03.03.2020 Shift-3)
(a) pursue (b) tyrrany
(c) vicious (d) resistance
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 24.11.2020)
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 24.11.2020)
366. Play one’s ace
(a) To fight vehemently
(b) To use one's best weapon or
resource
(c) To win something
(d) To depend on chance
play one's ace
To use one's best argument,
etc. in order to get an
advantage in a situation.
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mi;ksx djukA
Eg. But just when it could all fall
over at the last hurdle, he
plays his ace.
367. A handsome man
(a) Tycoon (b) Adonis
(c) Debonair (d) Cavalier
(SSC CHSL PRE 2015, 01 NOV 2015)
368. One who abstains from alcoholic
drinks
(a) Vegetarian
(b) Non-Vegetarian
(c) Drunkard
(d) Teetotaller
(SSC MTS 2019, 16 AUG 2019 SHIFT-I)
Q. One who does not drink alcohol.
(a) vegetarian (b) faithful
(c) religious (d) teetotaler
(SSC GD 2018, 15 FEB 2019 SHIFT-3)
Q. A person who abstains completely
from alcoholic drinks.
(a) teetotaler
(b) derelict
(c) subjunctive
(d) incriminatory
369. Killer of prophet
(a) Mariticide (b) Vaticide
(c) patricide (d) Sororicide
(SSC CGL MAINS 2017, 17.02.2018)
370. Up against the wall
(a) To take care of themselves and
their own interests and safety
(b) In a disorderly fashion
(c) In an inextricable situation
(d) Performing well in a difficult
or competitive situation
up against the wall
in an inextricable situation; in
great trouble or difficulty.
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dfBukbZ esaA
Eg. Sometimes, the most
innovative solutions come to
us when we're up against a
wall.
371. "Might and main"
(a) To keep quiet, To say nothing
(b) With all enthusiasm
(c) Approximately, almost,
somewhat, to a certain degree
(d) Nonsense or meaningless
speech
Q. With might and main
(a) with full risks
(b) with full force
(c) having full confidence
(d) with full blessings
with might and main
With as much effort as possible.
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Eg. She shouted with might and
main but nobody came to
rescue him.
Eg. She attacked that punching
bag with might and main.
372. Master of ceremonies
(a) Ceremonist (b) Compere
(c) Organiser (d) Manager
(SSC CGL MAINS 2017, 12.01.2018)
(SSC CGL MAINS 2016 RE-EXAM,
12.01.2017)
Q. Master of ceremonies
(a) Ceremonist (b) Compere
(c) Organiser (d) Manager
(SSC CGL MAINS 2017, 12.01.2018)
(SSC CGL MAINS 2016 RE-EXAM,
12.01.2017)
given below.
Gallant
(a) Wealthy (b) Violent
(c) Courageous (d) Wild
given below.
Riddle
(a) Puzzle (b) Response
(c) Game (d) Reaction
(SSC GD, 3rd MARCH 2019 Shift-3)
given below.
Riddle
(a) Puzzle (b) Response
(c) Game (d) Reaction
(SSC GD, 3rd MARCH 2019 Shift-3)
(a) decease (b) decieve
(c) decibel (d) decency
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 25.11.2020)
Q. Select the incorrectly spelt word.
(a) Decieve (b) Fattening
(c) Business (d) Dessert
(SSC CHSL 2019, 13.10.2020 Shift-1)
lighted word.
Standing before a judge in a
courtroom can be daunting for
anyone.
(a) Uncomfortable
(b) Encouraging
(c) Demoralizing
(d) Off-putting
(CDS-II, 2019)
lighted word.
One feels elated when someone
praises one’s work.
(a) feels good (b) excited
(c) depressed (d) sober
(CDS-I, 2020)
word.
Elated
(a) Inspired
(b) Cheered
(c) Disheartened
(d) Encouraged
(SSC CHSL 2017, 04.03.2018 Shift-1)
given word.
Apprise
(a) Acquaint (b) Deceive
(c) Inform (d) Enlighten
20.02.2021 Shift-3)
given word.
Apprise
(a) Acquaint
(b) Deceive
(c) Inform
(d) Enlighten
20.02.2021 Shift-3)
379. Gordian knot
(a) Undoable job
(b) A difficult problem
(c) A different problem
(d) Doable job
CDS Exam (II) 2019
gordian knot
A very difficult or impossible
task or problem.
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Eg. Business issues and

personal issues are
frequently tied together in
a Gordian knot.
given word.
Vicious
(a) Unfortunate (b) Virtuous
(c) Sinful (d) Baneful
(SSC CGL PRE 2019, 03.03.2020 Shift-2)
given below.
Implore
(a) Honour
(b) Plead
(c) Command
(d) Refuse
(SSC CGL Pre 2019, 03.03.2020 Shift-3)
given below.
Implore
(a) Honour
(b) Plead
(c) Command
(d) Refuse
(SSC CGL Pre 2019, 03.03.2020 Shift-3)
given below.
Adulterated
(a) Combined
(b) Fused
(c) Contaminated
(d) Concentrated
(SSC GD, 1ST MARCH 2019 Shift-2)
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 24.11.2020)
(SSC CPO PRE 2020, 24.11.2020)
given word.
Versatile
(a) Truthful
(b) Insincere
(c) Honest
(d) Inflexible
(SSC CHSL 2019, 18.03.2020 Shift-2)
given word.
Versatile
(a) Truthful
(b) Insincere
(c) Honest
(d) Inflexible
(SSC CHSL 2019, 18.03.2020 Shift-2)
371. Select the
incorrectly spelt word.
(a) definitely (b) accidentally
(c) conscience (d) Chargable
(SSC CGL MAINS 2018, 13.09.2019)

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