TCS NQT Synonyms & Antonyms Quiz-1

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Answer - Dignified

August:- respected and impressive.

Being dignified entails acting in a calm, serious manner that inspires others to respect you.

Here, Dignified is the synonym of AUGUST

Common - something that is ordinary and normal
Ridiculous - very silly or unreasonable
Petty - unkind or unpleasant to other people

Sentence:
The family claims an august lineage
The position of women is free and dignified.



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Answer -Impious

Sanctimonious- Acting as if you are superior and more moral than others
Devout means having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment.
Impious means showing a lack of respect for God or religion.
Empirical means based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
Maudlin means self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental.

Sentence:
That's why he got all holy and sanctimonious and decided to be a priest
His lack of protocol in the church caused him to gain a reputation for being impious



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Answer -Treachery

Conviction- A strong viewpoint or belief is referred to as conviction.
Treachery- The act of bringing harm to someone you trust
Certitude - a feeling of being certain about something
Unofficial - not accepted or approved by a person in authority
Attached - liking somebody/something very much

So here we can see that while Conviction means a strong belief, treachery means to harm someone.

Sentence:
It was nice to hear the old conviction in that deep warm voice.
But he was taken prisoner by treachery in the summer of 329.



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Answer - Cool

Seethe - boil or be angry.
Sentence - My mother will seethe for weeks if anyone touches her collectible dolls.
The origin of the word seethe is:
From Middle English 'Sethen', from Old English sēoþan (“to seethe, boil, cook in a liquid

Plumb - straight down or up : vertically
Combative - ready or eager to fight or argue.
Diffused - to spread something

Hence, cool is the antonym of Seethe which means fairly cold or calm.



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Answer - Bide

Dwell is a verb that implies to stay or reside in a place.
Bide is a French word that means "to remain" or "to stay."
Vacate means to leave a building, a seat, a job, etc
Grant means to agree
Bail means to let somebody go free on bail

Sentence -
Surely you dwell here or in one of these surrounding towns.
Bide here for a while



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Answer - destined

Ordained:- to determine the fate of in advance
Destined:- as in predestined fated
Revoke - to officially cancel something so that it is no longer valid
Overturn - to officially decide that a decision is wrong and change it
Annulled - to state officially that something is no longer legally valid

Sentence:
Is it ordained in heaven that women should work in the home?
She was destined for him



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Answer - Abuse

Assail:- to attack someone violently or criticize harshly
Abuse:- harsh insulting language
Cover - to give protection to something
Compliment - a statement or action that shows admiration for somebody

Sentence:
We should assist parents not assail them
She snarled abuse at anyone who happened to walk past



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Answer - Hallowed

Consecrated:- set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God
Hallowed - made holy; consecrated
Temporal - connected with the real physical, material world and not to spiritual matters
Earthly - relating to earth or human life
Secular - not concerned with religion

Sentence:
She consecrated her life to God.
For Muslims, Mecca is hallowed ground



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Answer - Aggravate

Exasperate:-to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
Aggravate -make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious, annoy
Appease - to make somebody calmer or less angry
Propitiate - to make peace with somebody who is angry by trying to please them
Comfort - the feeling of being physically relaxed

Sentence:
We were exasperated at his ill behavior.
Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation.



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Answer - Custodian

Sentinel: a person or group that watches over someone or something
Custodian: a person who has responsibility for taking care of or protecting something.
Traitor - a person who is not loyal
Slew - to kill violently

Sentence:
A policeman stood sentinel at the entrance.
She sees herself as a custodian of the public’s morals



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