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    Synonyms: It Is All The Same!

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    Synonyms are words that have the same or nearly the same meaning. To improve knowledge of synonyms for competitive exams, the document recommends: reading widely to expand vocabulary; looking up new words in dictionaries; maintaining a notebook of new words; practicing synonym exercises; carefully analyzing exam question options; choosing answers that match the degree of the question word; and avoiding confusion from similar-sounding words.

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    Synonyms are words that have the same or nearly the same meaning. To improve knowledge of synonyms for competitive exams, the document recommends: reading widely to expand vocabulary; looking up new words in dictionaries; maintaining a notebook of new words; practicing synonym exercises; carefully analyzing exam question options; choosing answers that match the degree of the question word; and avoiding confusion from similar-sounding words.

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    Synonyms are words that have the same or nearly the same meaning. To improve knowledge of synonyms for competitive exams, the document recommends: reading widely to expand vocabulary; looking up new words in dictionaries; maintaining a notebook of new words; practicing synonym exercises; carefully analyzing exam question options; choosing answers that match the degree of the question word; and avoiding confusion from similar-sounding words.

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    Synonyms: It is all the same!

    The fantastic world of words has a category of words called synonyms which have the same or
    nearly the same meaning as another word. For instance, ‘effort ’ and ‘endeavour’ are synonyms
    because they mean the same, that is, ‘attempt’. Generally speaking, knowledge of synonyms of
    words and general vocabulary is of utmost importance.
    Here we present a covey of tips on how to attempt the synonyms questions in competitive
    examinations:
     As it is, there is no shortcut to success, each road that takes us on the path of success,
    passes through meandering road of hardships. So before you take on the examination,
    you will have to make sure that you have to improve your vocabulary through reading,
    rigorous rounds of reading. For, reading provides us an ocean of opportunities to
    improve our vocabulary. You may read novels, the newspaper or any other English
    literature media especially the Classics. Most nationally circulated newspapers contain
    articles written in a decent level of language. This helps by letting you build context
    surrounding the words. When you see the word being used in a sentence, you form a
    background on the word, making it easier to guess its synonym.
     Each time you come across a new word, you must look it up in the dictionary and
    thesaurus to make sure that word is well-understood and thus, well-memorized. As for
    betting to the meaning of the word, it should be done through breaking down the word
    into its roots. For instance, ‘anthropology’ consists of two parts wherein first part means
    humans and the second ‘study or knowledge’ i.e. study of human beings.
     Maintain a diary or notebook to keep a record of all the new words. This notebook will
    then serve as a tool for quick revision as the examination day nears. You may prefer
    learning words of a similar category together for better understanding. For example, the
    names of specialists maybe learnt together. For instance, cardiologist (heart specialist),
    neurologist (brain specialist) and ophthalmologist (eye specialist)
     The more the merrier! Practicing exercises on synonyms and words with similar
    meanings can be advantageous. The more you rehearse, the better you become. After
    all, practice makes perfect!
     During the examination, you must carefully examine each option before choosing the
    correct one. When stuck, using the word in a sentence and then doing the same with
    each of the options may help bring some clarity.
     In case you are unable to choose between two given options, it is preferable to choose
    the word which matches the degree of the word in question. For instance, the word
    ‘obese’ would be most similar in meaning to ‘overweight’ rather than just ‘plump’.
     Keep an eye out for easily confusable words and homophones. These are words that
    sound alike but may be spelt differently. For instance, ‘bare’ and ‘bear’. These cannot be
    used interchangeably. Try remembering the context in which you read the word first.
    This will help clear any confusion.

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