SSC MTS 2019 PYQ — Question 22

SSC MTS Previous Year - 06 August 2019 - Shift 3 • English • Q22

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.

Profuse

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Aplenty.

Word meaning

Usage

Synonym

Antonym

Profuse: abundant, excessive.

It has the synonym ‘Aplenty’ which means ‘in sufficient quantity’.

Hence, he was everywhere greeted with a genial and profuse hospitality.

plentiful

extreme ample

aplenty

lacking

sparse

wanting

Meaning of other words:

Thrifty: economical

Sparse: very few and scattered

Scarce: insufficient, infrequent.