Synonyms MCQs with Explanation

Flabbergasted (adjective) - extremely surprised and/or shocked. Synonym: Astonished. Friends were flabbergasted by the news that they’d split up. She was too flabbergasted to speak.

Unfledged (adjective) - lacking in adult experience or maturity. The kind of mistake in judgment that an unfledged youth could be expected to make.

Rudimentary (adjective) - (formal) dealing with only the most basic matters or ideas. Synonym: Basic. They were given only rudimentary training in the job. His understanding of the language is very rudimentary.

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Embryonic (adjective) - (formal) in an early stage of development. The plan, as yet, only exists in embryonic form. The project is still fairly embryonic. A policy which had existed in embryonic form as early as 1930.

Fetus (noun) - a young human or animal before it is born, especially a human more than eight weeks after fertilization.

Fetal (adjective) - connected with a fetus; typical of a fetus. Fetal abnormalities. She lay curled up in a fetal position (= like the position of a baby inside its mother before it is born).

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Charlatan (noun) - a person who claims to have knowledge or skills that they do not really have. He knows nothing about medicine—he’s a complete charlatan.

Sordid (adjective) - not moral or honest. It was a shock to discover the truth about his sordid past. I didn\'t want to hear the sordid details of their relationship. I don’t care about you and your sordid little affairs.

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Pacific (adjective) - peaceful or loving peace

Bellicose (adjective) - having or showing a desire to argue or fight. Synonym: Aggressive, Warlike

Warlike (adjective) - ​aggressive and wanting to fight. Synonym: Belligerent. A warlike nation

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Oxidize (verb) -  to remove one or more electrons from a substance, or to combine or to make something combine with oxygen, especially when this causes metal to become covered with rust.

Abrade (verb) - to rub the surface of something, such as rock or skin, and damage it or make it rough

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Sleazy (adjective) -

• (of a place) dirty, unpleasant and not socially acceptable, especially because sex is involved. Synonym: Disreputable. A sleazy bar. A sleazy neighbourhood.
• (of people) immoral or unpleasant: A sleazy reporter

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Zealot (noun) - a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something, especially religion or politics. Synonym: Fanatic.

Fanatic (noun) -

• (disapproving) a person who holds extreme or dangerous opinions. Synonym: Extremist. Religious fanatics.
• (informal) a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something. Synonym: Enthusiast. A fitness/crossword fanatic

Non-partisan (adjective) - not supporting the ideas of one particular political party or group of people strongly: It\'s almost impossible here for anyone to be tried by a non-partisan judge. Our work has always been non-violent and non-partisan. The defendant claimed to be strictly non-partisan.

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Placid (adjective) -

• (of a person or an animal) not easily excited or annoyed: A placid baby/ horse. The cattle are placid, so easy to work with. Opposite: High-spirited
• calm and peaceful, with very little movement. Synonym: Tranquil. The placid waters of the lake.

Temperamental (adjective) -

• (usually disapproving) tending to become angry, excited or upset easily, and to behave in an unreasonable way: You never know what to expect with her. She\'s so temperamental. The printer\'s being temperamental this morning. He’s a temperamental player (= he plays well or badly according to his mood).
• connected with somebody’s nature and personality: They are firm friends in spite of temperamental differences.

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Interlock (verb) -  to fit or be fastened together securely: Once the parts are interlocked, the structure stands firm. Interlocking shapes/ systems/ pieces.

Mesh (noun) -  [countable, usually singular] a complicated situation or system that it is difficult to escape from. Synonym: Web. She felt trapped in a mesh of loyalty and guilt. Trapped in a mesh of political intrigue.

Ensnare (verb) - to make somebody/something unable to escape from a difficult situation or from a person who wants to control them. Synonym: Trap. Young homeless people who become ensnared in a life of crime. She refused to let him ensnare her with his charm. He became ensnared in the complexities of the legal system.

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Lax (adjective) -

• (disapproving) not strict, severe or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour. Synonym: Slack, Careless. Lax security/ discipline. A lax attitude to health and safety regulations.
• (of parts of the body) relaxed. Her body went completely lax in his arms. The glass dropped from his lax fingers onto the floor.

Nasty (adjective) -

• (comparative nastier, superlative nastiest) very bad or unpleasant: He had a nasty accident. The news gave me a nasty shock. I got a nasty surprise when I opened the door and saw who was there. I had a nasty feeling that he would follow me. This coffee has a nasty taste. Don\'t buy that coat—it looks cheap and nasty. This coffee tastes nasty. He had a nasty moment when he thought he\'d lost his passport.
• unkind; unpleasant. Synonym: Mean. She\'s always making nasty remarks about people. the nastier side of her character He has a nasty temper. Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself. That was a nasty little trick. Some of these reality TV shows can be downright nasty.
• offensive; in bad taste: To have a nasty mind. Nasty jokes.

Slack (adjective) -

• not stretched tight. Synonym: Loose, Relaxed. She was staring into space, her mouth slack. The rope suddenly went slack. Let the reins go slack.
• (disapproving) not putting enough care, attention or energy into something and so not doing it well enough: He\'s been very slack in his work lately. Discipline in the classroom is very slack. We lost because of some slack defending on our part. She knew she had been very slack in her church attendance recently.
• not bound by rigid standards: The guidelines for the essay contest were fairly lax, permitting a wide variety of topics.

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