Synonyms MCQs with Answers & Explanations (Page 39)

Magnanimous (فیاض) means very 'generous' (سخی) or forgiving, especially toward a rival or someone less powerful. 'Mean' (کم ظرف) is the antonym.

A mainstay (بنیادی سہارا) is a person or thing on which something else is based or depends. It is the 'chief support' (اہم ستون).

To 'make angry' (غصہ دلانا) is the definition of 'infuriate' (غضبناک کرنا). 'Instigate' (اکسانا) means to provoke, but 'infuriate' is a more direct match.

Makeshift (عارضی) means serving as a temporary substitute. It is 'improvised' (فوری طور پر تیار کردہ) from whatever is available. 'Permanent' (مستقل) is the antonym.

A malediction (بد دعا) is 'a curse' (لعنت) or a phrase uttered with the intention of bringing about evil. 'Benediction' (دعا) is the antonym.

Malice (بد نیتی) is the intention or desire to do evil; ill will. 'Hatred' (نفرت) is a strong synonym. 'Kind' (مہربان) is an antonym.

To malign (بدنام کرنا) someone is to speak about them in a spitefully critical manner. 'Condemn' (مذمت کرنا) or slander is the closest meaning.

Malignant (مہلک) means malevolent, wishing to do harm. In medicine, it means 'destructive' (تباہ کن) and tending to spread (like a tumor). 'Benign' or 'Kind' (شفیق) is the antonym.

A mandarin (بااثر شخص) is a powerful 'influential person' (بااثر افسر) or bureaucrat. It is also a type of orange and a Chinese language.

A mandate (حکم) is an official 'order' (حکم) or commission to do something. It is the 'authority to command' (حکم دینے کا اختیار) given by voters.

Manifest (ظاہر) means clear or obvious to the eye or mind. 'Conspicuous' (نمایاں) or evident is a direct synonym. 'Unclear' (غیر واضح) is the antonym.

To manumit (آزاد کرنا) is to release from slavery; to set free. 'Rescue' (رہائی دلانا) is the closest synonym. 'Enslave' (غلام بنانا) is the antonym.

Martial (جنگی) means relating to 'war' (جنگ) or fighting (e.g., martial law). 'Marital' (ازدواجی) relates to 'marriage'.

To mastermind (منصوبہ بندی کرنا) a plan is to 'conceive' (سوچنا) of it and direct it. A mastermind (noun) is a 'prodigy' (ذہین شخص) who conceives such plans.

Maudlin (جذباتی) means self-pityingly or tearfully 'sentimental' (رقیق القلب), often through drunkenness.

Mazo (مکئی) is a Spanish word for 'corn' (مکئی) on the cob. 'Labyrinth' (بھول بھلیاں) is 'laberinto'. 'Torture' (تشدد) is 'tortura'.

Meagre (ناقص) means lacking in quantity or quality. 'Small' (چھوٹا) and 'thin' (پتلا) (in the sense of being scant) are both close. 'Sufficient' (کافی) is the antonym.

The median (درمیانی) is the 'middle' (وسط) value in a set of data, or the dividing strip in the 'middle' of a highway.

Melancholy (اداسی) is a feeling of pensive 'sadness' (غم), typically with no obvious cause.

Melodramatic (جذباتی) means characteristic of melodrama, appealing to emotions in an 'exaggerated' (مبالغہ آمیز) or sensational way.