Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary Synonyms

Samacheer Kalvi 12th English Vocabulary: Synonyms

Welcome! This guide helps you revise the complete Tamilnadu State Board New Syllabus for 12th English. Practice with these synonym questions to improve your vocabulary, make learning easier, and score more marks in your examinations.

Question 1

He disapproved of their Shabby appearance.

  1. tidy
  2. worn-out
  3. crisp
  4. clean
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Answer: (b) worn-out

Question 2

They had a remarkable demeanor.

  1. meanness
  2. manner
  3. make-up
  4. policy
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Answer: (b) manner

Question 3

I could not bear to intrude upon their privacy.

  1. help
  2. protect
  3. predate
  4. encroach
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Answer: (d) encroach

Question 4

Army tea is made in a cauldron.

  1. stove
  2. mini cooker
  3. boiler
  4. cup
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Answer: (c) boiler

Question 5

There are some subsidiary companies.

  1. major
  2. crucial
  3. vital
  4. supplementary
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Answer: (d) supplementary

Question 6

At least four others are controversial.

  1. harmonious
  2. disputable
  3. agreeable
  4. comprehensive
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Answer: (b) disputable

Question 7

There was little hope for his recovery.

  1. recuperation
  2. discovery
  3. loss
  4. damage
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Answer: (a) recuperation

Question 8

In a time of rationing, this is not an ideal situation.

  1. liberal supply
  2. confiscating
  3. blocking
  4. restricting supply
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Answer: (d) restricting supply

Question 9

Suffering ennobles you.

  1. destroys
  2. dignifies
  3. distresses
  4. encourages
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Answer: (b) dignifies

Question 10

Life is not something for recreation.

  1. earnestness
  2. meditation
  3. entertainment
  4. distress
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Answer: (c) entertainment

Question 11

Two children had given me a profound lesson.

  1. humble
  2. modest
  3. shallow
  4. very great
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Answer: (d) very great

Question 12

I am well acquainted with comparative Linguistics.

  1. familiar
  2. similar
  3. polar
  4. scholar
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Answer: (a) familiar

Question 13

If used sparingly the newly found cylinders could get us down to south.

  1. lavishly
  2. extravagantly
  3. economically
  4. sufficiently
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Answer: (c) economically

Question 14

They didn’t have sophisticated surgery.

  1. crude
  2. undeveloped
  3. cumbersome
  4. well-advanced
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Answer: (d) well-advanced

Question 15

It could deter an average human being.

  1. prevent
  2. decided
  3. intense
  4. convicted
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Answer: (a) prevent

Question 16

Tenzing kicked steps in a long traverse.

  1. vertical movement
  2. horizontal crossing
  3. diving
  4. jumping
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Answer: (b) horizontal crossing

Question 17

Something basic that was full of solace for me.

  1. pity
  2. neglect
  3. abandon
  4. consolation
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Answer: (d) consolation

Question 18

It has its own aesthetics.

  1. fairness
  2. justice
  3. sense of humor
  4. sense of beauty
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Answer: (d) sense of beauty

Question 19

We removed our oxygen apparatus.

  1. implement
  2. tool
  3. equipment
  4. mask
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Answer: (c) equipment

Question 20

Tamil is the touchstone that linguists must consult.

  1. base
  2. foundation
  3. criterion
  4. cradle
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Answer: (c) criterion

Question 21

The space was large enough for our oversized high altitude boots.

  1. expensive
  2. cozy
  3. height
  4. depth
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Answer: (c) height

Question 22

Ramasamy’s land was parched when all the lands around his were filled with water.

  1. wet
  2. flooded
  3. dry
  4. drenched
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Answer: (c) dry

Question 23

Modern Indian languages are the most fecund and productive ones.

  1. infertile
  2. arid
  3. fertile
  4. poor
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Answer: (c) fertile

Question 24

He is a symbol of tyranny.

  1. plutocracy
  2. democracy
  3. aristocracy
  4. autocracy
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Answer: (d) autocracy

Question 25

We scrambled on the rocks.

  1. slept
  2. slipped
  3. smiled
  4. hurried
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Answer: (d) hurried

Glossary of Terms

Acquainted
Having knowledge or experience of something; familiar.
Aesthetics
A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty.
Altitude
The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
Apparatus
The technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose.
Cauldron
A large metal pot with a lid and handle, used for cooking over an open fire.
Controversial
Giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement; debatable.
Demeanor
Outward behavior or bearing; manner.
Deter
To discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
Ennobles
To lend greater dignity or nobility of character to someone or something.
Fecund
Producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile.
Intrude
To put oneself deliberately into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited.
Parched
Dried out with heat; extremely thirsty.
Profound
Very great or intense; having or showing great knowledge or insight.
Rationing
The controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services.
Recreation
Activity done for enjoyment when one is not working; entertainment.
Recovery
A return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength; recuperation.
Scrambled
To move hurriedly or clumsily from a particular place or position.
Shabby
In poor condition through long use or lack of care; worn-out.
Solace
Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
Sophisticated
Having a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge; advanced or complex.
Sparingly
In a restrained or frugal manner; economically.
Subsidiary
Less important than but related or supplementary to something.
Touchstone
A standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized.
Traverse
To travel across or through; a path or route across something, especially a mountain.
Tyranny
Cruel and oppressive government or rule; autocracy.