Advanced Level Synonym Questions (Wordpower) Test 08
Question 1 |
The boy felt disgraced because he knew that he had been wrong to cheat on the exam.
A | ashamed |
B | Worried |
C | tempted |
D | cunning |
E | relieved |
Question 2 |
The circus performer asked for the safety net to be taken down during the performances thinking that in this way he would display his skill more effectively.
A | generate |
B | improve |
C | deform |
D | obscure |
E | avert |
Question 3 |
He disregarded his wife’s feelings in the matter, which made her furious enough to think of divorce.
A | did not ignore |
B | paid no attention to |
C | discharged |
D | considered |
E | was careless |
Question 4 |
The fact that economists are able to distinguish virtually all of the causes of recessions does not mean they can accurately predict them.
A | prevent |
B | discern |
C | promote |
D | define |
E | confound |
Question 5 |
Dogs were kept as domestic animals by early nomadic hunters.
A | foreign |
B | exotic |
C | alien |
D | tame |
E | hazardous |
Question 6 |
It is said that brown genes are dominant and blue ones are recessive.
A | controlling |
B | docile |
C | dormant |
D | doleful |
E | barren |
Question 7 |
Manufacturers are planning to donate computers to schools in poor areas.
A | dedicate |
B | go |
C | load |
D | salute |
E | give |
Question 8 |
The public seems doubtful about the government’s last plan on the economy.
A | debit |
B | delightful |
C | delirious |
D | dubious |
E | rational |
Question 9 |
Millions of Americans were down and out in the '30s.
A | illiterate |
B | imprudent |
C | divided |
D | impoverished |
E | querulous |
Question 10 |
The government took some drastic measures against reckless drivers to be able to decrease the number of traffic accidents.
A | moderate |
B | compromising |
C | radical |
D | sensible |
E | wild |
Question 11 |
During the 1940’s, a long period of drought turned the great Texas plains into a dustbowl.
A | violent winds |
B | dry weather |
C | rain and sleet |
D | flash floods |
E | earthquakes |
Question 12 |
Most businessmen are dubious about predictions of a speedy economic recovery in Turkey.
A | assured |
B | enthusiastic |
C | happy |
D | doubtful |
E | worried |
Question 13 |
The captives were thrown into a dark, damp, filthy dungeon and were given almost nothing to eat.
A | hut |
B | tunnel |
C | station |
D | cell |
E | cabin |
Question 14 |
Can this be a duplicate of the document?
A | summary |
B | revision |
C | outline |
D | copy |
E | paraphrase |
Question 15 |
The earliest watches were actually small decks hung from a strap around the neck.
A | first |
B | timely |
C | most unusual |
D | fastest |
E | most accurate |
Question 16 |
My uncle is not crazy. He is just a bit eccentric.
A | intelligent |
B | strange |
C | lunatic |
D | ordinary |
E | dense |
Question 17 |
In spite of being economical in most things, he spends a lot of money on ties.
A | extravagant |
B | awkward |
C | thrifty |
D | careless |
E | profitable |
Question 18 |
The plant has an edible, bulb-shaped stem.
A | eatable |
B | rotund |
C | convex |
D | sizable |
E | poisonous |
Question 19 |
The detectives use various means to elicit a confession from murderers.
A | make |
B | force |
C | frame |
D | temper |
E | draw out |
Question 20 |
He worked hard for the enlightenment of his people.
A | lavishness |
B | brightness |
C | qualification |
D | abuse |
E | education |
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