SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 11

SSC CGL - 12th June 2019 - Shift 3 • English • Q11

Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.

ADEPT

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3, i.e., skilled.  

Word meaning

Usage

Synonym

Antonym

Adept means very skilled or proficient at something.

 

Skilled means having or showing the knowledge, ability, or training to perform a certain activity or task well.

For E.g. Lyttelton was an adept in the artifices of fashionable intrigue.

    

He was a skilled man at this, none more so; nevertheless he failed.

accomplished

adroit

capable

deft

proficient

skilled

awkward

clumsy

green

incapable

incompetent

Meaning of other words:-

Alone means having no one else present.

Kind-hearted means having a kind and sympathetic nature.

Unknown means not known or familiar.

So the most appropriate synonym of the given word is skilled.