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GPSC Gujarat Synonyms — practice questions — page 3

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OBLITERATE most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →FACETIOUS most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →EPHEMERAL most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →GREGARIOUS most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →BENEVOLENT most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →ARDUOUS most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →ELOQUENT most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →PRUDENT most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →LETHARGIC most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →ZEALOUS most nearly meansRead the answer and worked solution →Match each rule to what it governsRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: commas and clausesRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the rule on participial phrasesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every principle of composition Strunk givesRead the answer and worked solution →Which principle does this illustrate?Read the answer and worked solution →Reading the rules backRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the paragraph rulesRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: compositionRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: tighten a sentenceRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Rule of usage, or principle of composition?Read the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: rule with its pointRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: punctuation rulesRead the answer and worked solution →Applying the principlesRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every sentence problem Strunk's rules would catchRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the composition principlesRead the answer and worked solution →More of Strunk's rulesRead the answer and worked solution →

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OBLITERATE most nearly means

  1. Brighten only
  2. Restore only
  3. Destroy
  4. Forget only
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Correct answer: C. Destroy

1. Obliterate = wipe out completely. 2. Synonym: destroy. 3. Restore is the antonym. 4. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Synonyms PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common synonyms_

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FACETIOUS most nearly means

  1. Brave only
  2. Serious only
  3. Foolish only
  4. Joking
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Correct answer: D. Joking

1. Facetious describes humour, often inappropriate. 2. Synonym: joking. 3. Serious is the antonym. 4. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Synonyms PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common synonyms_

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EPHEMERAL most nearly means

  1. Short-lived
  2. Eternal only
  3. Ethereal only
  4. Empty only
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Correct answer: A. Short-lived

1. Ephemeral = lasting a very short time. 2. Synonym: short-lived, transient. 3. Eternal is the antonym. 4. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Synonyms PDF (Mistral OCR), section on common synonyms_

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