Advanced Level Synonym Questions (Wordpower) Test 21
Question 1 |
As the minute hand approaches the hour, hordes of students throughout the campus rush towards gates.
A | move |
B | scatter |
C | hurry |
D | ascend |
E | march |
Question 2 |
Savage enemy swept across the region and ruthlessly killed everybody in their way.
A | without stopping |
B | without weapons |
C | without pity |
D | without warning |
E | without purpos |
Question 3 |
Mr. Simon’s treatment of his employees is ruthless.
A | rash |
B | without mercy |
C | rational |
D | liberal |
E | sluggish |
Question 4 |
The ancient Egyptians viewed cats as sacred and honoured them in art forms.
A | holy |
B | pure |
C | intact |
D | haughty |
E | haughty |
Question 5 |
Immigrants have always been prepared to work hard and in appalling conditions for the sake of their descendants.
A | benefit |
B | benefit |
C | property |
D | entertainment |
E | recognition |
Question 6 |
The attempt made to salvage the ship and its contents was unsuccessful.
A | stalk |
B | surface |
C | sink |
D | submerge |
E | save |
Question 7 |
His understanding of basic mathematics puts advanced physics beyond his scope.
A | memory |
B | telescope |
C | view |
D | hollow |
E | range |
Question 8 |
Backed by the full faith and credit of the French government, savings bonds are considered to be secure investments.
A | dependable |
B | unreliable |
C | affluent |
D | hazardous |
E | tricky |
Question 9 |
Computer firms are seeking ways of cramming more bits of information onto tiny silicon chips.
A | finding |
B | looking for |
C | staking out |
D | revealing |
E | propelling |
Question 10 |
Martin Luther King fought to put an end to segregation in the United States.
A | integration |
B | education |
C | separation |
D | torture |
E | desertion |
Question 11 |
Scott seized the opportunity to present his proposal to the director
A | realized |
B | grasped |
C | rendered |
D | delivered |
E | manifested |
Question 12 |
Though it can sense the slightest touch anywhere on the body, the brain itself is insensitive to pain.
A | intellectualize |
B | reveal |
C | sensualize |
D | feel |
E | seize |
Question 13 |
That house on the hill has a mysterious air of serenity about it.
A | melancholy |
B | joy |
C | sadness |
D | calmness |
E | calamity |
Question 14 |
That big house surrounded with great trees had served as a hospital during the war.
A | functioned |
B | exerted |
C | moaned |
D | reconciled |
E | placated |
Question 15 |
An important population shift in Turkey during the second half of the 20th century has been from rural to urban areas.
A | rotation |
B | explosion |
C | movement |
D | transition |
E | alteration |
Question 16 |
The Caspian Sea has been shrinking over the years due to a number of negative factors.
A | receding |
B | migrating |
C | expanding |
D | revitalizing |
E | evaporating |
Question 17 |
It is no simple matter for chimpanzees accustomed to living with human beings to return to the wild.
A | foolish |
B | easy |
C | common |
D | unique |
E | unusual |
Question 18 |
it is generally believed that child-care centers should be situated on the ground floor of a building.
A | barricaded |
B | destroyed |
C | synchronized |
D | concocted |
E | founded |
Question 19 |
None of the members of the cabinet is sceptical about the success of the economic measures of April 5.
A | confident |
B | anxious |
C | indifferent |
D | doubtful |
E | informed |
Question 20 |
Prices skyrocket when there is a severe shortage of any product.
A | tower |
B | slow |
C | fall |
D | soar |
E | decrease |
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