Synonym Exercise


1. CENSURE
a. purify
b. approve
c. edit
d. uncertain
2. ONUS
a. honest
b. inclination
c. responsibility
d. accuse
3. DIVERGENT
a. attentive
b. emerging
c. deviating
d. obnoxious
4. FIDELITY
a. restlessness
b. disloyalty
c. feeble
d. vagueness
5. SURVEILLANCE
a. inattention
b. visibility
c. census
d. prevention
6. WHIMSICAL
a. victorious
b. swift
c. fanciful
d. momentary
7. NASCENT
a. threat
b. purpose
c. quality
d. emerging
8. BENIGN
a. kindly
b. malignant
c. envy
d. tenfold
9. ANALOGOUS
a. capable
b. culpable
c. comparable
d. corporeal
10. ATTENUATE
a. appear
b. weaken
c. testify
d. soothe

11. EFFUSIVE
a. wise
b. reserved
c. peaceful
d. spontaneous
12. GREGARIOUS
a. logical
b. helpful
c. solitary
d. noisy
13. EMPIRICAL
a. theoretical
b. mathematical
c. verbal
d. royal
14. CITE
a. galvanize
b. quote
c. locate
d. visualize
15. TENACIOUS
a. intentional
b. obnoxious
c. holding fast
d. collecting
16. TRANSIENT
a. ephemeral
b. permanent
c. clear
d. emptiness
17. VOLUBLE
a. worthwhile
b. loquacious
c. circular
d. serious
18. CANDID
a. vague
b. outspoken
c. experienced
d. anxious
19. VERACITY
a. loquacity
b. lying
c. truthfullness
d. quote
20. STANDING
a. reputation
b. activity
c. long time
d. duration

21. SACROSANCT
a. too important
b. worship
c. sacrifice
d. best.
22. AUGMENT
a. decrease
b. belittle
c. simplify
d. magnify
23. GENERIC
a. external
b. particular
c. personal
d. subdued
24. DIVULGE
a. look
b. refuse
c. deride
d. reveal
25. EFFIGY
a. dummy
b. organ
c. charge
d. accordion
26. PRECARIOUS
a. hazardous
b. priceless
c. premature
d. primitive
27. SONOROUS
a. reassuring
b. resonant
c. repetitive
d. sisterly
28. CIRCUITOUS
a. indirect
b. complete
c. obvious
d. aware
29. PEDIGREE
a. dogs
b. vast
c. courage
d. line ofancestry

ANSWERS.
1. b 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. b6. c 7. d 8. a 9. c 10.b.
11. d 12. b 13. b 14. b 15. c
16. a 17. b 18. b 19. c 20. d
21. a 22. d 23. b 24. d 25. a
26. a 27. b 28. a 29. d

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Waheed Anwar Abro
Customs & Excise
37th CTP