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Dear Students, As you know SSC CGL Exam has five major sections to cover, these sections are One word Substitutions, Idioms & Phrases, Synonyms, Antonyms, and Spelling test. Here in this post you will find Free mock test for SSC CGL Tier 1 Pre Exam 2017 questions. All these sections has 10-15 questions. Each section is separate to attempt as many time as you wish in just no cost. All these sections are important for SSC CGL Exam. At bottom of the page you can find all questions with their options. You can learn from there and reattempt these Free SSC CGL mock test multiple times.

One word Substitutions in SSC CGL Tier 1 Pre Exam 2017 | MCQ| Free SSC CGL mock test
One word Substitutions is an important part of SSC CGL competition Exam. This type of questions validates your intellectual mindset and the knowledge of vocabulary. In One word Substitutions you will get a line of explanation about something, with some options. You need to find out the correct meaning of the question among all four options. These set of One word Substitutions are from SSC CGL Tier 1 Pre Exam 2017 previous year exam. Similarly there are four other section in SSC CGL exams, you can find Free mock test for them below.
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Questions of One word Substitutions in SSC CGL Tier 1 Pre Exam 2017
Question of SSC | Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 |
Fear of Fire-(आग से डर) | Arsonphobia | Astraphobia-Thunder and Lighting | Astrophobia-Stars and Space | Arrhenphobia-Fear of Men |
One skilled in telling stories-( मजेदार कहानियाँ वाला) | Ventral-(मछली या पशु का उदरीय भाग) | Fanatic-(कट्टर पंथी) | Raconteur | Tyro-(नौसिखिया) |
One who walks in sleep-(निंदा में चलने वाला) | Drover-(चरवाहा) | Fastidious- (तनुक मिजाज, नकचढ़ा) | Numismatist-(सिक्कों का संग्रहण करने वाला) | Somnambulist |
A funeral poem-(शोक-गीत) | Elegy | Pandemonium-(कोलाहल) | Parody-(हास्यजनक नकल उतारना) | Sonnet (चतुर्दशपदी कविता ) |
Not able to produce children- (नपुंसक स्त्री, बाँझ) | Gravid-(गर्भवती) | Hebetic-(यौवनारम्भ से संबंधित) | Fecund-(उपजाऊ) | Sterile |
Diminish in value over a period of time-( मूल्य घटाना) | Escalate-(तीव्र करना) | Augment-(वृद्धि करना) | Aggrandise-(ख्याति बढा़ना) | Depreciate |
Decay of organic matter producing a fetid smell-(सड़ना, गलना) | Putrefy | Crisp – (कुरकुरा) | Neoteric-(नवीन) | Virgin-(विशुद्ध) |
Take away or alter the natural qualities of (मूलरूप को बदलना, विकृत करना) | Denature | Unadulterated-(मिलावट रहित) | Authentic-(असली) | Limpid – (पारदर्शक, स्पष्ट) |
A person who talks too much of himself.-(अह्मवादी) | Egoist-(जो खुद को दूसरों से बेहतर समझता है) | Elite-(श्रेष्ठ वर्ग) | Emetic (उल्टी कराने की दवा) | Egotist |
The act of speaking irreverently about sacred things.-(ईश-निंदा) | Atheist-(नास्तिक) | Blasphemy | Bellicose-(लडा़कू) | Defection-(विद्रोह, दल-बदल) |
A person who is blamed for the wrong doings of others-(बलि का बकरा) | Bursar-(कोषाध्यक्ष) | Captor- ( बंदी बनाने वाला) | Phlegmatic-(जल्दी क्रोध में न आने वाला) | Scapegoat |
That which cannot be corrected-(जिसे सुधारा न जा सके) | Impregnable-(अपराजेय) | Immolation-(आत्मदाह, बलिदान) | Incorrigible | Ineligible-(अयोग्य) |
Atonement for one’s sins -(पछतावा) | Elite-(श्रेष्ठ वर्ग) | Ignoramus (अनजान, अज्ञानी, अनाड़ी) | Incendiary-(आग लगाने वाला) | Repentance |
Easily duped or fooled-(भोला-भाला) | Bigot-(कट्टर) | Gullible | Ridicule-(हंसी उड़ाना) | Venerable-(आदरणीय) |
A speech or a presentation made without previous preparation.- (बिना तैयारी का भाषण) | Euphemism-(मंगल भाषण) | Obituary(शोक-समाचार) | Extempore | Soliloquy- (स्वगत भाषण, आत्म भाषण) |
One who is new to a profession-(नौसिखिया) | Nuance-(बारीकी) | Pun-(एक समान उच्चारण परंतु भिन्न अर्थों वाले शब्दों का विनोदी प्रयोग) | Tyro | Vandal- (दूसरों की सम्पत्ति नष्ट करने वाला) |
Phobia of dogs-(कुत्तों से डर) | Acrophobia-(ऊंचाई से डर) | Cynophobia | Astraphobia-Thunder and lighting-(से डर) | Phemophobia-(आवाजों से डर) |
A strong blast of wind.-(हवा का झोंका) | Implosion-(अन्तः स्फोट) | Trickle-(बूंद-बूँद टपकना) | Gust | Mantle (मुखावरण, लवादा, भू- अंश) |
Just punishment for wrong doing- (नियति, दण्ड या पराजय जिससे बचा न जा सके) | Dandy – (बहुत आकर्षक, अलबेला) | Nemesis | Prodigy-(विलक्षण प्रतिभा सम्पन्न व्यक्ति) | Wagon-(मालगाड़ी का खुला डिब्बा) |
One who is determined to take full revenge for wrongs done to him-(प्रतिहिंसात्मक) | Enmity-(दुश्मनी) | Nigger-(हब्शी, काला व्यक्ति) | Pedantic-(पांडित्य-प्रदर्शक) | Vindictive |
An old unmarried woman-( बड़ी उम्र की अविवाहित महिला) | Masochist-(स्व-पीड़ा सुख भोगी) | Septuagenarian (सप्तति (70) वर्षीय व्यक्ति) | Sniper-(छिप कर गोलियां चलाने वाला) | Spinster |
A roundabout way of speaking-(कपटपूर्ण बातें) | Centipede-(कनखजूरा) | Circumlocution | Coercion-(जोर-जबरदस्ती) | Concentric-(एक हीं केन्द्र वाले) |
One who eats too much-(पेटू,खाऊ) | Impostor-(पाखण्डी) | Glutton | Hypochondriac- (रोग भ्रमी व्यक्ति) | Intestate-( बिना वसीयत के मर जाना) |
A man devoid of kind feeling and sympathy-(निर्दयी, संवेदनाहीन) | Callous | Credulous-(भोला-भाला) | Gullible-(सीधा-सादा) | Bohemian-(स्वेचछाधारी) |
A perception without objective reality-(मतिभ्रम, भूल-चूक) | Cynicism-(दोषदृष्टि) | Hallucination | Illusion-(निराधार विचार) | Optimism(आशावाद) |
One who is honorably discharged from service-(सेवा मुक्त) | Belligerent-(लडा़कू) | Emeritus | Truant – (स्कूल से भागने वाला बच्चा) | Mercenary-(किराये का सैनिक) |
The highest point-(शिखर) | Tempest-(तूफान) | Outpost-(दूरस्थ सीमा चौकी) | Archive-(ऐतिहासिक अभिलेख) | Zenith |
Study of tumors-( कर्क रोग विज्ञान) | Oenology-(शराब का अध्ययन) | Oncology | Phrenology-(कलाप विज्ञान) | Upology-getting up in the life / Study of up |
Excessive desire to work-(काम करने की तीव्र इच्छा) | Ergomania | idolomania-(मूर्ति के प्रति विशेष लगाव) | Islomania-(द्वीप या टापूओं के प्रति विशेष लगाव) | Ethnomania (खुद की जाति, धर्म, वंश के प्रति लगाव) |
Speaking with a stammer or lisp-(हकलाना) | Melliloquent-(मधुर स्वर में बोलना) | Dentiloquent-(दांतों से बोलना) | Fatiloquent-(भविस्य या भाग्य के बारे में बोलना) | Stuttering |
Man behaving more like a woman than as a man (स्त्रियों जैसा आचरण) | Biped-(दो पैरों वाला) | Effeminate | Gregarious-(झुण्ड में रहने वाला) | Inalienable-(जिसे किसी से अलग न किया जा सके) |
An associate in crime- (अपराध में सहायक) | Accomplice | Callous- (निर्दयी) | Itinerant-(घुम्मकड़) | Philistine-(बुद्धिहीन व्यक्ति) |
One who has suddenly gained new wealth, power or prestige-(कल का नवाब) | Egotist-(अंहकारी) | Imposter (पाखण्डी) | Parvenu | Scullery-(बर्तन माँजने की जगह) |
Mania for travel-(यात्रा करने की तीव्र इच्छा होना) | Dromomania | Hypomania-mood elevation | Megalomania- (शक्ति प्राप्त करने की इच्छा) | Nymphomania-Excessive sexual desire by a woman |
Words written on the tomb of a person-(स्मृतिलेख) | Epigram-(चुटकुला, सूक्ति) | Epitome-(किसी बात का आदर्श उदाहरण, सारांश) | Epicure – (स्वाद लोलुप व्यक्ति, चटोरा) | Epitaph |
To give up a throne voluntarily-(पद-त्याग) | Archer-(तीरंदाज) | Bigot-(कट्टर पंथी) | Abdicate | Delegate-(प्रतिनिधि) |
One who does not care for literature or art-(अबोधिक व्यक्ति) | Dictator-(तानाशाह) | Hypocrite-(पाखण्डी) | Philistine | Primitive (आदि-कालीन) |
Giving undue favours to one’s own kith and kin-(भाई-भतीजा वाद) | Ableism (शक्तिशाली लोगों की तरफदारी) | Iconoclast-(मूर्ति भंजक) | Maiden-(अविवाहित महिला) | Nepotism |
A lover of work-(काम करने का प्रेमी) | Oenophile-(शराब का शौकीन या पारखी) | Technophile-(नई तकनीकी का प्रेमी) | Romanophile-Ancient Rome (का प्रेमी) | Ergophile |
Killing of one’s own child -(अपने ही बच्चे की हत्या) | Foeticide-(भ्रूण हत्या) | Filicide | Infanticide-(शिशु हत्या) | Lupicide-(भेड़ियों की हत्या) |
Fanatical and uncompromising pursuit of ideals-(कट्टरपन) | Non-partisan-(अपक्षपाती) | Zealotry | Neutral-(तटस्थ) | Aloof-(अलग-थलग) |
The crime of betraying one’s country-(देशद्रोह) | Treason | Frankness-(स्पष्टवादिता) | Fidelity-(वफादारी) | Allegiance- (राजभक्ति) |
The use of irony to mock or convey contempt-( कटाक्ष करना) | Sanction-(स्वीकृति देना) | Flatter-( चापलूसी करना) | Compliment-(प्रशंसा करना) | Sarcasm |
The upward force that a fluid exerts on a body floating in it-(द्रव्य या गैस का बल जिसे वह अपने भीतर तैरती हुई वस्तु को ऊपर धकेलने में लगाता है, उत्प्लावन बल) | Upthrust | Plunge- (गोता या डूबकी लगाना) | Submerge-(जल मग्न होना) | Capsize-(नाव का पानी में पलट जाना) |
A sheath for the blade of a sword-(म्यान) | Scabbard | Denude-(लूटना, वंचित करना, नंगा करना) | Divulge-(रहस्य या भेद खोलना) | Expose-(प्रकट करना) |
Showing strong feeling (उग्र भावना वाला, जोशीला) | Meek-(दब्बू) | Vehement | Apathetic (उदासीन, अनिच्छुक) | Impotent-(नामर्द) |
A person inclined to question or doubt cepted opinions-(किसी बात की सच्चाई में संदेह करने वाला, संशयवादी, अविश्वासी) | Adherent-(किसी विचारधारा का समर्थक, अनुयायी) | Sceptic | Zealot-(धर्मांध) | Disciple-(शिष्य, चेला) |
In exactly the same words as were used originally-(जैसा बोला या लिखा गया ठीक वैसा ही, शब्दश:, अक्षरश:) | verbatim | Offbeat-(अनोखा, असाधारण) | divergent-(भिन्न-भिन्न प्रकार का) | contrary-(विपरीत होना) |
A feeling of intense longing for something-(तीव्र लालसा होना) | Yearning | Apathy-(भावहीनता, उदासीनता) | Satiety-(बहुतायात, प्रचुरता) | Gratification-(संतुष्टि, आनंद) |
Distorted representation of something-(हास्यजनक या अपमानजनक होना) | Travesty | Solemnity-(गंभीरता, देवकर्म) | Seriousness | Gravity-(आकर्षण शक्ति) |
Belief or opinion contrary to what is gener ally accepted-(सर्वमान्य मान्यता के विपरीत धारणा) | Invocation-(प्रार्थना, स्तुति, झाड़-फूँक) | Incognito-(अपनी असली पहचान को छुपाना) | Heresy | Mercenary-(किराये का सैनिक) |
One who loads and uploads ships.- (जहाज का कूली) | Stevedore | Transgressor- (कानून तोड़ने वाला) | Lapidist-(कीमती धातुओं की नक्काशी करने वाला) | Reticent-(कम बोलने वाला) |
One who values practicality- (यथार्थवादी, व्यवहारवादी) | Apotheosis – ( गुणगान ) | Pliable-(लचीला, कोमल) | Pragmatist | Realist -(असलीयत को स्वीकार करने वाला) |
That which is away from centre-(केन्द्र से दूर) | Eccentric | Eclectic- (ग्रहणशील, सारग्राही) | Ellipsis (वाक्यों में शब्दों का लोप, पद न्यूनता) | Equine-(अश्व के समान) |
The state or quality of being holy-(पवित्रता) | Avarice- (लालच) | Baseness-(नीचता, आधार) | Sanctity | Parsimony-(कंजूसी) |
Not being what it purports to be- (बनावटी, नकली) | Legitimate-(न्यायसंगत) | Palpable-(जिसे इंद्रियों द्वारा महसूस किया जा सके) | Evident-(स्पष्ट) | Spurious |
Interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive of aggressive comments of abuse- (बीच-बीच में प्रश्नों या अशिष्ट टिप्पणियों से वक्ता के भाषण में बाधा डालना) | Heckle | Soothe-(शांत करना) | Allay-(पीड़ा, कष्ट आदि कम करना) | Dulcify-(सुस्त बना देना, स्वादिष्ट बना देना) |
A solemn promise or undertaking (वचन देना, प्रतिज्ञा करना) | Pledge | Deceit-(धोखा) | Myth-(कल्पना | Perjury-(झूठी गवाही) |
The quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed-(अतिसंवेदनशीलता) | Vigour-(जोश) | Vulnerability | Fortitude- (साहस) | Clout – (जोरदार प्रहार, मुक्का मारना) |
An ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sover eignty-(राजदंड, अधिकार दंड जिसे राजा या रानी औपचारिक अवसरों पर धारण करते हैं।) | Spectacle- (दृश्य, नजारा) | Receptacle-(कुछ रखने का पात्र संदूक, थैला आदि) | Sceptre | Zephyr- (मंद-मंद हवा) |
Excessively lengthy speech-(लंबा भाषण, शब्दाडंबर) | Concision-(संक्षिप्तता) | Verbiage | Curt-(संक्षिप्त और रूखा) | Succinct-(स्पष्टता और संक्षेप में प्रस्तुत, नपा-तुला) |
Search for and collect anything usable from discarded waste (कूड़े-कचरे और गंदगी में से खाने-पीने का सामान ढूँढना) | Scavenge | Disperse-(बिखेरना) | Dissipate-(धीरे-धीरे गायब हो जाना) | Scatter- (तितर-बितर हो जाना) |
Conformity to facts- (सत्यवादिता, सच बोलने की आदत) | Veracity | Deceit-(धोखा) | Hypothesis (परिकल्पना) | Theory |
Optimistic in an apparently difficult situation-(आशावादी) | Sanguine | Pallid-(पीला पड़ जाना) | Pessimistic-(निराशावादी) | Sallow- (त्वचा आदि का फीका पड़ जाना) |
Protection of or authority over someone-( देख-रेख, सरंक्षण) | Autonomous-(स्वायत्त) | Tutelage | Nonaligned-(गुट निरपेक्ष) | Unaided-(बिना किसी सहायता के) |
The state of being in short supply-(कमी, अभाव) | Plethora-(e) | Myriad- (अनगिनत संख्या) | Scarcity | Profusion-(प्रचुरता) |
Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury-(बदला लेने वाला) | Affable- (मिलनसार) | Cordial-(खुशनुमा) | Vengeful | Benign-(उदार) |
Having or involving an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.-(भयग्रस्त) | Valiant-(साहसी) | Stout-(मजबूत और मोटा, हस्ठ पुष्ट) | Phobic | Foolhardy- (अनावश्यक खतरे मोल लेने वाला) |
A person or thing that is likely to cause harm-(खतरा, धमकी देना, जोखिम में डालना) | Menace | Cordial-( खुशनुमा) | Festal-(उत्सव, आनंदित) | Blithe-(जिंदादिल) |
Of a disease or poison extremely severe or harmful in its effects-(विषैला, बहुत तीव्र, गंभीर व खतरनाक) | Innocuous-(हानि रहित) | Virulent | Naive- (भोला-भाला) | Inoffensive-(जो किसी को नाराज या परेशान न करे). |
The quality of being particularly noticeable-(विशेषता, खासियत, प्रमुखता) | Salience | Frivolous- (मूखर्तापूर्ण, बेवकूफी भरा) | Immaterial-(महत्वहीन) | Trivial-(तुच्छ, नगण्य ) |
The faculty or power of using one’s will-(अपने निर्णय स्वयं करने की शक्ति, निर्णय-क्षमता) | Antagonism – (वैर-भाव) | Aversion (घृणा, विमुखता) | Rejection-(अस्वीकृती) | Volition |
Complete with regard to every detail-(परिपूर्ण, विस्तृत, सम्पूर्ण) | Thorough | Lackadaisical-(उदासीन, चिंतामय) | Lax-(उच्च मानकों से रहित, लापरवाह) | Cursory-(जल्दबाजी में किया गया) |
A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract. (जुर्माना, अर्थ दण्ड) | Penalty | Reprieve-(दण्ड-विराम, फाँसी स्थगित करना) | Grace-(मोहलत, कृपा, भोजन के पहले व बाद में ईश वन्दना) | Amnesty-(सार्वजनिक क्षमादान) |
Irritating inconvenience-(परेशान कर देने वाली) | Tranquillity – (शांति) | Hassle | Harmony – (तालमेल, सामंजस्य) | Rectitude- (ईमानदारी, सच्चाई) |
The practice of magic-(जादू-टोना) | Palpable-(सुस्पष्ट, स्पर्शनीय) | Witchery | Substantial- (मात्रा में बड़ा या अधिक) | Corporal-(शारीरिक दण्ड, सेना में अधिकारी) |
Full of twists and turns- (सड़क आदि टेढ़ी-मेढ़ी, चक्करदार, जटिल, उलझा हुआ) | Tortuous | Smooth-(कोमल) | Cinch- (बहुत आसान) | Facile-(बिना भली-भाँति सोचा हुआ, आसान) |
The area near or surrounding a particula, place- (आस-पड़ोस में) | Horizon-(क्षितिज) | Vicinity | Distant-(दूरवर्ती) | Removed-(किसी से दूर या अलग) |
Deliberately destroy something for military advantage-(जानबूझकर तोड़फोड़ करना) | Devotion-(किसी के प्रति बहुत प्रेम, भक्ति) | Fidelity-(वफादारी) | Sabotage | Ardour- (प्रबल प्रेम भावना, भावावेश) |
The remains of something that has been badly damaged-(मलबा, भग्नावशेष) | Pristine-(नये की तरह, असली) | Immaculate- (एक दम साफ-सुथरा) | Wreckage | Sterile-(बाँझ, अर्थहीन) |
To move back and forth or sideways (पर्वतारोहण में प्रयुक्त-धीरे-धीरे चलना, तिरछी गति, आर-पार जाना) | Sojourn-(थोड़े समय के लिए ठहरने की जगह) | Tarriance- (देरी करना) | Traverse | Breather-(अल्पकालिक विश्राम) |
An arrangement of flowers fastened in a ring used for laying on a grave- (पुष्पमाला) | Briar- (गुलाब का पौधा, कंटीली झाड़ी) | Prickle-(कांटा चुभाना, सनसनी पैदा करना) | Wreath | Splint-(टूटी हड्डी को जोड़ने के लिए प्रयुक्त खपची, चपटी) |
Free from disturbance- (शांत, सुखी) | Tranquil | Agitated-(परेशान, उत्तेजित) | Chaotic- (अव्यवस्थित, अस्त-व्यस्त) | Violent-(हिंसक) |
A person highly skilled in music- (दक्ष संगीतज्ञ, कलाप्रवीण) | Virtuoso | Amateur | Novice | Dabbler-(शौकीन, किसी पार्टी, खेल वगैरह में भाग लेने वाला लेकिन गंभीर न हो) |
A substance easily evaporated at normal temperatures- (वाष्पशील) | Volatile | Steadfast-(विश्वसनीय, निष्ठावान, वफादार) | Enduring – (चुपचाप पीड़ा झेलना) | Definite |
Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain-(दूसरों को पीड़ा पहुँचाकर खुश होने वाला) | Sadistic | Genial-(हँसमुख) | Tender-(नाजुक, कोमल) | Placid-(शांत) |
Idioms & Phrases in SSC CGL Tier 1 Pre Exam 2017| MCQ | Free SSC CGL mock test
Idioms & Phrases is a major part of SSC CGL competition Exam. Idiom are the popular statement or line which is used to distinguish or classify someone or something, whereas Phrases are the group of words asking for some meaning or directions. This type of questions validates your intellectual mindset and the knowledge of vocabulary. You need to find out the correct meaning of the question among all four options. These set of Idioms & Phrases are from SSC CGL Tier 1 Pre Exam 2017 previous exam. Similarly there are three other section in SSC CGL exams, you can find Free mock test for them below.
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Questions of Idioms & Phrases in SSC CGL Tier 1 Pre Exam 2017
Question of SSC | Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 |
A wild goose chase-(बेकार में कोशिश करना) | Fruitful search | Timely search | Useless search | Wrong decision |
At loggerheads-(विरोधी, शत्रुतापूर्ण) | To suffer | In conflict with someone | To face tough competition | To be in do or die situation |
To put a spoke in one’s wheel-(किसी के काम में टांग अड़ाना) | To be advantageous at the time of difficulty | To maintain under all circumstances | To blame the other party | To put a difficulty in the way of progress |
Throw up the sponge-(हार स्वीकार कर लेना) | To attack | To laugh at someone | To surrender | To talk loudly |
The alpha and the omega-(शुरू से अंत) | Happy and sad | The beginning and the end | The love and the hatred | Truth and dare |
Whistle in the dark-(ऐसे बहाना करना की डर न लगा हो) | Pretend to be unafraid | A ray of hope in the worst of times | See a ghost while dreaming | Be blind and fall into a trap |
Put one’s foot down-(अपनी विशेष अधिकार का प्रयोग कर कोई निर्णायक पक्ष लेना या किसी गलत काम को रोकना) | Give up easily without a fight | Learn to dance in spite of being clumsy | Adopt a firm policy when faced with opposition or disobedience | Take the first step of a very long difficult journey |
Spin one’s wheels- (निर्थक प्रयास करना) | Keep bragging about oneself | Try your luck | Expel much effort for little or no gain | Start a long journey |
Rat race- (गला-काट प्रतियोगिता) | Make others fight for scraps and get sadistic pleasure out of it | Be an oppressive boss and treat employees like animals | A way of life in which people are caught up in a fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power | Play games with the lives of other people and see them run aimlessly |
By fits and starts-(अनियमित रूप से) | Occasionally | Totally | Finally | Irregularly |
Mealy-mouthed-(जो बात को स्पष्ट रूप से न बोलता हो) | Ill-tempered | Soft-spoken | Enthusiastic | Depressed |
Teething problems-(किसी व्यवसाय आदि में शुरूआती दिक्कतें) | Oral problems | Problem at the start of a new project | Problems for quite a long time in adjusting in the new place | Problem of having good dentist |
To keep the wolf from the door- (भूखमरी या दरिद्रता को घर से दूर रखना) | Avoid starvation | Crack the deal | Entry prohibited | Have a pleasant tour |
Pillar to post-(इधर-उधर भटकना, दर-दर की ठोकरें खाना) | Main support of an object | From one place to another | To be reluctant | To incite others |
To face the music-(गलत काम का परिणाम भुगतना) | To bear the consequences | To disparage someone | To be hard of hearing | To enjoy a musical concert |
Live from hand to mouth-(गुजारा करना) | Filthy rich people | To be dependent on others | To have enough money to live on and nothing extra | Living in miserable conditions. |
Sow wild oats (फालतू के काम व मौज-मस्ती में ही अपना समय बर्बाद करना) | To make someone fool | To make space to red | To take revenge | To waste time by doing foolish things |
Ended in a fiasco- (कुछ परिणाम न निकलना) | A complete failure | A successful event | Changed one completely | Twisted around |
Red letter day- (यादगार व महत्वपूर्ण दिन) | Starting day | Holiday | Significant day | Ending day |
Chicken-hearted-(कायर, डरपोक) | Coward | Short tempered | Composed | Bold |
To go through fire and water- (हर मुश्किल या परेशानी का सामना करना) | To scold someone | To experience many dangers in order to achieve something | To act without restraints | Something which hurts |
Will-o-the wisp-( जिसे प्राप्त करना मुश्किल हो) | Something that is impossible to get or achieve. | To keep off an unwanted and undesirable person. | To spend recklessy. | Accept or leave the offer. |
An axe to grind (अपना स्वार्थ सिद्ध करना) | To act bravely | To act like a fool | To have a selfish motive | To take risk |
Kick the bucket-( मर जाना) | Loose temper | To delay a little longer | To die | To meet with an accident |
Not to mince matters-( साफ-साफ कोई बता ना चाहे सामने वाले को अच्छा लगे या बुरा) | To be at ease | To not confuse others | To not interfere in others affairs | To speak out politely |
All agog-( आश्चर्यचकित) | Avoid | Contentment | Amazed | Unsystematically |
To draw the longhow-(बहुत ज्यादा बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर कहना) | To nullify | To exaggerate | To underrate | To demarcate |
Spick and Span (एकदम साफ-सुथरा ) | High and low | Dark and light | Neat and clean | Happy and sad |
Bear the palm- (सफल होना, जीतना) | To face the consequences | To meet death | To be able to predict future | To win |
Rise like a phoenix-(पराजय से उभर कर दुबारा खड़ा होना) | Something memorable | Time to answer for one’s action | To become successful again | To make people happy |
Damp squib-(जिससे उम्मीद बहुत लगा लें लेकिन कुछ खास असर न पड़े) | Complete failure | Complete knowledge | To motivate | To squander money |
Make one’s flesh creep-(किसी को डरा देना, भयभीत करना) | To confuse someone | To flatter someone | To abuse someone | To frighten someone |
To wrangle over an ass’s shadow -(छोटी-छोटी फालतू की बातों पर झगड़ा करना) | To waste money over trifles | To punish a person severely for his arrogance | To quarrel over trifles | To keep away from extreme poverty |
To accept the gauntlet-(चुनौती स्वीकार करना) | To accept challenge | To accept defeat | To accept what is written in fate | To be able to grasp the hidden meaning |
The thin end of the wedge-(किसी आने वाली बुरी परिस्थिति का शुरूआती दौर) | In strict vigilance | Start of harmful development | Be aware of the trick | Not a worthy possession |
On tenterhooks-(चिंता या बेचैनी में होना की आगे क्या होगा) | Flattery | In a disorganized manner | In anxious suspense | Speak quickly |
Herculean task (बहुत कठिन कार्य) | Important task | Motivating | Optional to do | Very difficult task |
In a jiify-(तुरंत ही, बिना देर किये) | Fail to win appreciation | In an appropriate manner | Something that is done very quickly | To fall in love |
To steal a march (दूसरों की तुलना में अधिक प्रभावशाली होकर दूसरे के काम को छीन लेना) | To act in a fooolish way | To break something | To outshine | To see a hidden meaning |
At one’s wits end-(सुध-बुध खोना, उलझन में होना) | A man of ability | At the last moment | To get puzzled | Undecided controversy |
Adam’s ale-(शुद्ध जल) | Gift | Food | Water | Belongings |
Hobson’s choice-(कोई वास्तविक विकल्प न होना) | To choose first in row | To make a careful choice | No real choice at all | To seek all favourable alternatives to choose from |
In bad taste-(असभ्य व अश्लील) | Not suitable or offensive | To be a bad cook | To have a poor choice of fashion style | To express honest harsh opinion about someone or something |
Not one’s cup of tea-(अपनी प्राथमिकता में न होना) | To stop having breakfast | To accept defeat even before attempting to take up the challenge | To be satisfied with less | Not one’s choice or preference |
To have something on the brain- (किसी बात के बारे में हमेशा ही सोचते रहना) | To be obsessed with something | To be ready with an immediate smart witty reply | To unable to solve a particularly difficult philosophical problem | To think wistfully about past life. |
To be on cloud nine (बहुत ज्यादा खुश होना) | To be extremely happy | To feel lucky | To experience the feeling of being intoxi cated | To make one last attempt |
To heave a sigh of relief-(राहत की साँस लेना) | To become very tired with routine or boring work. | To suddenly feel very happy because something unpleasant has not happened or has ended | To Feel extremely sad over someone else’s misfortune | To feel silent anger over real or perceived injustice |
On thin ice- (जोखिम भरी परिस्थिति में फँसना) | To keep failing after repeated efforts | To endure a harsh winter | To keep one’s cool evenin a tough situation | In a precarious or risky situation |
To hit the nail on the head-(सही जगह पर निशाना लगाना) | To take out frustration by beating a person | To make a wrong decision | To find exactly the right answer | To unwittingly fall into a trap |
Out of print-(किसी पुस्तक का बाजार में उपलब्ध न होना) | Not able to print due to being short on paper | A book no longer available from the publisher | Intentionally not mention some items in the article or book | All publishers refuse to publish your book |
To Have bitten off more than you can chew-(बहुत मुश्किल काम करने की कोशिश करना) | To eat voraciously and then fall sick | To behave disrespectfully towards elders and then repent the act | To have tried to do something which is too difficult | To have missed a golden opportunity and after that willing to put twice the effort to recover the loss |
To make up one’s mind-(निर्णय लेना) | To be prepared for unfavorable outcomes | To make a decision; decide | To overcome intense grief | To psyche oneself into believing that the task at hand is not impossible |
To have a finger in every pie.-(हर तरह के काम में हाथ डालना) | To fight with everybody | To be involved in a large and varied number of activities or enterprises | To make fun of everybody | To leave every job unfinished |
To give the devil his due-(बुरे से बुरे व्यक्ति या विरोधी की भी तारीफ करना) | To punish the wrong person | To give credit to even a notorious person | To let the enemy learn the lesson on his own | To stand in the way of the devil |
Leave no stone unturned-( हर संभव प्रयास करना) | Search for the hidden treasure | Do a futile task | Be known for achieving a tremendous feat | Try every possible course of action in order to achieve something |
Give somebody a ring-(किसी को फोन करना) | Propose marriage | Inform about the death of a loved one | Call someone on the telephone | Trap somebody in a difficult relationship |
Best of both worlds- (दो विपरीत परिस्थितियों के सभी अच्छे गुण) | Two best teams compete with each other | A situation wherein someone has the privilege of enjoying two different opportunities. | Gods who rule heaven and earth. | A person who is respected even by his enemies. |
Ball is in your court ( निर्णय लेने का अवसर प्राप्त होना) | Put the blame on the other person. | Request someone to return your belonging | It is up to you to make the next decision or step. | To tell someone politely about his/her mistake |
Call it a day-(किसी काम की समाप्ति की घोषणा करना) | To start a job wishing for success, | To take a break or a holiday. | Assign different days to different tasks. | To declare the end of a task, |
Barking up the wrong tree-(गलत दिशा में प्रयत्न करना) | Scolding the one who is innocent. | Expecting a favour from a heartless person. | Looking in the wrong place. | Requesting but in an arrogant manner. |
To let someone off- (आरोप से बरी करना) | To let someone fall | To leave someone in his present state | To release someone from blame | To refuse to answer |
It goes without saying-(बिना कुछ कहे जाहिर कर देना) | To silently bear the injustice | Something which is implied to be ovious | There is not point in doing something after you are told to do it | Break long relationship with someone |
Out of date- (प्रचलन से बाहर) | Not have time; very busy | Not stick to the shedule | Fail to find a partner | Old-fashioned |
In black and white-(लिखित में लेना ताकि कोई उलझन न रह जाय) | Be colour blind | Not able to appreciate the finer things in life | Be excessively prejudiced against something or someone | A very clear choice that causes no confusion |
To not have a clue-(किसी मुद्दे के बारे में कुछ भी जानकारी न होना) | To be extremely poor | To fail an examination | To lose confidence at the last moment | To not know about something |
To have at one’s fingertips-(आसान व अपनी पहुँच में होना) | To be very fast on the keyboard | To be adroit with a percussion musical instrument | To be adroit with a percussion musical instrument | To carefully note down minute details |
Once and for all-(हमेशा के लिए) | Now and for the last time; finally | To be successful in the first attempt | To do a charitable act for the benefit of everybody | To speak for the majority |
Gnash your teeth-(गुस्से में दांत पीसना) | Express rage | Brush your teeth | Laugh hysterically | Take a big bite |
Beat around the bush-(मुख्य मूद्दे से भटककर इधर-उधर की बातें करना) | To treat a topic, but omit its main points, often intentionally. | Talk bad about a person, often in the absence of that person. | Spend a fun jovial time. | It is wise to ignore hardships and continue with your task. |
Achilles’ heel-(शक्तिशाली होने के बावजूद कोई कमजोर पक्ष होना) | A fatal weakness in spite of overall strength. | A secret weapon to be used as a last resort. | A past deed which one is trying to hide. | The person who is blamed if anything goes wrong. |
Make an ass out of-( मूर्खता पूर्ण काम करना) | Cause someone or oneself to look foolish or stupid | Work very hard like a donkey | Be smart but act dumb | Make a mistake |
Go for a song – (सस्ते में बेचना) | One’s favourite music | Happy go lucky attitude | Sold cheaply | Something which is prohibitively expensive |
Get on the nerves-(नाराज या परेशान करना) | To be an irritant | To lose confidence | To become very sensitive; cry easily | To become very strong emotionally |
To make amends- (क्षतिपूर्ति करना, बदला लेना) | To make new friends | To feel guilty for something you have not done | To compensate | To make flimsy excuses |
To go to somebody’s head-(किसी को नशे या चक्कर में डालना, निर्णय-क्षमता में कमी आना, किसी बात पर घमंड से मर जाना) | To have a no ego | To complain to the highest authority | To make someone dizzy or slightly drunk | To arrive at the central point of the topic |
To make a fuss about-(बात का बतंगड़ बनाना) | To be extremely delighted | To work hard for eventual success | To be very strict or have very high standards | An excessive display of attention or activity |
To go off the air-(किसी प्रोग्राम का प्रसारण बंद हो जाना) | To remove ventilator of a patient on his death bed | To not eat food for a long period of time | To stop broadcasting a radio or TV program | To waste time on silly or trivial things. |
Keep at bay-(खुद से किसी को दूर रखना) | Keep your problems to yourselves | to control something and prevent it from causing you problems | Not share a secret | Maintain a long distance relationship |
Get the message-(किसी बात के छुपे हुए अर्थ को समझना) | Understand what is implied by a remark or action | Communicate using a secret language | Find it difficult to understand a different language | Fire someone from a job |
Beat a dead horse (व्यर्थ में ही प्रयास करना) | Show extreme level of cruelty especially to animals. | Exploit someone to the point of killing him/her. | To uselessly dwell on a subject far beyond its point of resolution. | To continue playing a game knowing very well that you are going to lose. |
At the drop of a hat (तुरंत ही, बिना देर किये) | Without any hesitation; instantly. | Show outward respect to someone you hate. | Forcibly let go of something which is very personal to you. | A mistake which is of not much consequence. |
Learn by heart-(दिल से याद करना) | To memorize something | Love something terribly | Learn a lesson by making a mistake | Learn to control or hide your true feelings |
Get up on the wrong side of the bed-( सुबह की शुरूआत नाराजगी से करना) | Make a wrong decision and regret it for the rest of the life | Start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long | Have a sleepless night especially due to worries | Suffer an uncomfortable stay at an unfamiliar place |
Let something slip through one’s fingers-(अपनी पकड़ या अवसर खो देना) | Lose a wedding ring | Not be able to understand a difficult concept | Let go of certain unpleasant things | to waste an opportunity to achieve something |
Synonyms in SSC CGL Tier 1 Pre Exam 2017 | MCQ| Free SSC CGL mock test
Synonyms is a major part of SSC CGL competition Exam. Synonyms means the similar words with the same meaning. This type of questions validates your knowledge of vocabulary and new words. You need to find out the similar meaning of the words in the given question among all four options. These set of Synonyms are from SSC CGL Tier 1 Pre Exam 2017 previous exam. Similarly there are two other section in SSC CGL exams, you can find Free mock test for them below.