Advanced Level Synonym Questions (Wordpower) Test 01
Question 1 |
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
I hope you are not going to abandon your project.
A | give up completely |
B | change |
C | modify slightly |
D | postpone |
E | complete |
Question 2 |
The abandoned boat was found miles away from the shore; they never found out who had been on it.
A | cherished |
B | deserted |
C | shabby |
D | austere |
E | unabashed |
Question 3 |
The pilot changed direction abruptly, causing great panic in the plane.
A | anticipated |
B | foreseen |
C | unexpectedly |
D | intended |
E | reasonably |
Question 4 |
Larry was so absorbed in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.
A | engrossed |
B | obliged |
C | enlivened |
D | excelled |
E | devastated |
Question 5 |
The only cure for alcoholism is complete abstinence from alcohol.
A | absence |
B | avoidance |
C | sickness |
D | prescription |
E | pretension |
Question 6 |
Panthotenic acid is abundant in eggs, peas and potatoes.
A | plentiful |
B | scarce |
C | inadequate |
D | insufficient |
E | analogous |
Question 7 |
Adrenalin has the effect of strengthening and accelerating the heartbeat.
A | diminishing |
B | aborting |
C | quickening |
D | abolishing |
E | adopting |
Question 8 |
There was no access to the large garden of the house except a well-hidden gate.
A | entrance |
B | seizure |
C | attack |
D | rapture |
E | turn |
Question 9 |
The Turners are looking for a little cabin in the woods where they won’t be accessible to their relatives.
A | acceptable |
B | probable |
C | reachable |
D | accessory |
E | approachable |
Question 10 |
When Mrs. Bell was the director of the firm, her first accomplishment was to bring about better working conditions.
A | accumulation |
B | achievement |
C | defeat |
D | job |
E | sermon |
Question 11 |
A treasurer must account for every penny that he spends.
A | evaluate |
B | classify |
C | explain |
D | allot |
E | reckon |
Question 12 |
Artificial insemination accounts for the birth of over half of dairy cows in the U. S. today.
A | makes it impossible |
B | is responsible for |
C | leads to |
D | is the result of |
E | endangers |
Question 13 |
During the ten years he worked in Germany, he accumulated a fortune.
A | made |
B | concentrated |
C | expanded |
D | increased |
E | intensified |
Question 14 |
I hope the weatherman has predicted accurately. If he has, we will have a perfect picnic tomorrow.
A | astutely |
B | correctly |
C | carefully |
D | acutely |
E | miraculously |
Question 15 |
Nobody knows where and how the son of the deceased politician acquired all his wealth.
A | gained |
B | lost |
C | hid |
D | stole |
E | deposited |
Question 16 |
He is proud of his son who is an active and athletic youth.
A | awkward |
B | agile |
C | ponderous |
D | inept |
E | timorous |
Question 17 |
The musicians graduated from that school are adept at playing at least four instruments.
A | proficient |
B | adjustable |
C | awkward |
D | careful |
E | proverbial |
Question 18 |
The human ear admits only a very limited range of frequencies.
A | confesses |
B | gives off |
C | forces in |
D | lets in |
E | enters |
Question 19 |
The refusal of sole nations to participate in the Olympic Games in Moscow was an admonishment to the Soviets.
A | admission |
B | admiration |
C | rebuke |
D | stigma |
E | adornment |
Question 20 |
Martin Luther King, influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, made many adversaries in his nonviolent quest for equality.
A | friends |
B | advances |
C | improvements |
D | atrocities |
E | foes |
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