Synonyms
A synonym is a word with the same or nearly the same meaning. Questions are at exam level and checked against standard meanings; items with doubtful answers have been removed.
How to solve
- Think of the word in a sentence first; then test each option in the same sentence.
- Eliminate look-alike traps: Dessert ≠ Desert, Prospective ≠ Prosperous, Accentuate ≠ Accent.
- Use roots: bene- = good (benevolent = kind), mal- = bad, -cide = killing (genocide), loqu- = speak (loquacious = talkative), omni- = all (ubiquitous = omnipresent).
- Match the part of speech: an adjective's synonym is an adjective.
High-frequency words
Irrevocable – unalterable; Docile – submissive; Frugal – economical; Diligent – industrious; Candid – frank; Lucid – clear; Ephemeral – short-lived; Ubiquitous – omnipresent; Loquacious – talkative; Reticent – not saying much; Clandestine – secret; Corroborate – substantiate; Pragmatic – practical; Panacea – cure-all; Intrepid – fearless; Erudite – scholarly; Laudable – praiseworthy; Sporadic – irregular; Obdurate – adamant; Reciprocal – mutual; Redundant – superfluous; Innocuous – harmless; Latent – hidden; Insolent – insulting; Indigent – poor.