Advanced Level Synonym Questions (Wordpower) Test 25
Question 1 |
After listening to the testimony, the members of the jury delivered their verdict.
A | sentence |
B | cross-examination |
C | decision |
D | foreman |
E | speech |
Question 2 |
The 1961 missile crisis brought the world to the verge of all-out war.
A | horror |
B | brink |
C | prospect |
D | danger |
E | security |
Question 3 |
The ambassador verified the report before he called the State Department to make sure he wasn’t causing unwarranted anxiety.
A | canceled |
B | confirmed |
C | proofread |
D | purloined |
E | hid |
Question 4 |
A forest is a vibrant, complex community of many forms of life, and it should be protected at all costs.
A | active |
B | fatal |
C | slick |
D | fabulous |
E | fierce |
Question 5 |
The candidate’s victory at the polls was overwhelming.
A | treachery |
B | defeat |
C | triumph |
D | popularity |
E | certificate |
Question 6 |
Views regarding private education appear to be changing.
A | forecasts |
B | predictions |
C | opinions |
D | proponents |
E | advocates |
Question 7 |
Some parts of the world, such as the Arctic and Antarctica, remain virtually unexplored.
A | actually |
B | partially |
C | superficially |
D | practically |
E | completely |
Question 8 |
As I expected, I did not have to say much. He had actually agreed to the plan voluntarily.
A | to his benefit |
B | enthusiastically |
C | unwillingly |
D | unhesitatingly |
E | of his own accord |
Question 9 |
Will their vows be made publicly or privately?
A | opening remarks |
B | thoughts |
C | promises |
D | emotions |
E | trials |
Question 10 |
The army was out in the open and therefore vulnerable to the enemy attack.
A | exposed |
B | eager |
C | closed |
D | remote |
E | attainable |
Question 11 |
Only wealthy people can maintain such a big yacht.
A | fearless |
B | gifted |
C | mechanical |
D | affluent |
E | imbecile |
Question 12 |
Mr Moore’s behaviour was often considered weird, even by his friends.
A | strange |
B | foreign |
C | cold |
D | unknown |
E | shameless |
Question 13 |
Having spent all his money on clothes, Laura is not well-off enough even to buy a loaf of bread.
A | destitute |
B | arrogant |
C | wealthy |
D | afraid |
E | peevish |
Question 14 |
Whenever she reads a good mystery, it whets her appetite for more books by any author.
A | waits |
B | cajoles |
C | sharpens |
D | resolves |
E | idles |
Question 15 |
That railroads were the ultimate mode of transport was a widespread belief before the 20th century.
A | contagious |
B | expansive |
C | common |
D | broad |
E | esteemed |
Question 16 |
The city managed to withstand the years-long siege by Serbian forces.
A | resist |
B | rise against |
C | prepare for |
D | predict |
E | overw |
Question 17 |
Only a small number of the wounded people in Gorazde were carried to the aircraft by the soldiers of the United Nations.
A | unconscious |
B | injured |
C | deceased |
D | inept |
E | distressed |
Question 18 |
He yearns to ask his girlfriend to marry him, but he is too bashful to do so.
A | hopes |
B | wants |
C | plans |
D | refuses |
E | discourages |
Question 19 |
My aunt worked in her garden with such zeal that she grew more vegetables than she could possibly eat.
A | fertilizers |
B | garden tools |
C | unwillingness |
D | enthusiasm |
E | vanity |
Question 20 |
A cave is a natural opening in the ground extending beyond the zone of light, and large enough to permit the entry of man.
A | region |
B | hamlet |
C | refrain |
D | aversion |
E | articulation |
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