Advanced Level Synonym Questions (Wordpower) Test 17
Question 1 |
Her swollen tonsils are obstructing the doctor’s view of her throat.
A | encouraging |
B | assisting |
C | aiding |
D | impeding |
E | revealing |
Question 2 |
He has always been too obstinate to admit he had been wrong.
A | stubborn |
B | frightened |
C | selfish |
D | cautious |
E | inert |
Question 3 |
If the information we need is easily obtainable, we will find it immediately.
A | acceptable |
B | accessory |
C | accessible |
D | probable |
E | incessant |
Question 4 |
The Scottish kilt is a checkered skirt worn by men for both formal and informal occasions.
A | purposes |
B | events |
C | probabilities |
D | clothing |
E | ceremonies |
Question 5 |
The word” Christmas,” which is derived from the Old English for “Christ’s Mass” is believed to occur for the first time in the eleventh century.
A | vanish |
B | vanish |
C | appear |
D | suggest |
E | revive |
Question 6 |
In animal communication, odour is substituted for sound as a main form of language.
A | smell |
B | aroma |
C | perfume |
D | awareness |
E | fragrant |
Question 7 |
Your application will be returned to you if you omit any answers.
A | include |
B | insert |
C | introduce |
D | leave out |
E | infuse |
Question 8 |
Ballet is believed to originate in the courts of Italian royal families in the 1400s.
A | develop into |
B | begin in |
C | be supported by |
D | coexist with |
E | be forbidden |
Question 9 |
There were a number of limiting factors on the output of consumer durables in 1973-74.
A | outflow |
B | production |
C | income |
D | reduction |
E | stability |
Question 10 |
Your outrageous behaviour was more shocking than entertaining.
A | diminutive |
B | sinful |
C | tentative |
D | offensive |
E | atrocious |
Question 11 |
Perhaps you have overlooked your mistakes in your last test and that is why you made the same mistakes on this test.
A | perused |
B | confused |
C | neglected |
D | not received |
E | browsed |
Question 12 |
It was no surprise when they were told that their great-grandmother had passed away.
A | survived |
B | slipped |
C | died |
D | gone on a tri |
E | dozed off |
Question 13 |
Watermelon crops must be rotated periodically with other crops to avoid fungal disease.
A | constantly |
B | simultaneously |
C | regularly |
D | rarely |
E | eternally |
Question 14 |
As the saying goes, those who live by the sword will perish by the sword.
A | breathe |
B | survive |
C | vanish |
D | win |
E | flourish |
Question 15 |
Tattooing involves putting permanent designs on the body by pricking holes and filling them with ink.
A | lasting |
B | colorful |
C | visible |
D | short-lived |
E | skin-deep |
Question 16 |
Everybody should read periodicals which are related to his profession.
A | appropriate |
B | apparent |
C | perceptive |
D | discriminating |
E | exceptional |
Question 17 |
While they were away on vacation, they allowed their mail to pile up at the post office.
A | be delivered |
B | accumulate |
C | get lost |
D | be returned |
E | dispel |
Question 18 |
A Japanese company pioneered the use of the Bessemer process for making steel and improved the quality of steel.
A | hid |
B | initiated |
C | explored |
D | disguised |
E | illustrated |
Question 19 |
Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning.
A | fell |
B | retrieved |
C | skyrocketed |
D | recovered |
E | fluctuated |
Question 20 |
The toxic material coming out of the factory chimney polluted the atmosphere.
A | contaminated |
B | intoxicated |
C | congested |
D | cremated |
E | littered |
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