Advanced Level Synonym Questions (Wordpower) Test 03
Question 1 |
The department chairmen refused to authorize the requisition.
A | request |
B | transfer |
C | grant |
D | project |
E | invalidate |
Question 2 |
The notices on the wall at the airport are not available for the passengers’ perusal.
A | offered |
B | accessible |
C | acceptable |
D | accountable |
E | arbitrary |
Question 3 |
The driver tried to avert the accident by bringing the car to a sudden halt, but to no avail.
A | cause |
B | control |
C | minimize |
D | prevent |
E | witnessed |
Question 4 |
Avid pop music lovers stand in lines for hours to get a ticket to a jazz concert.
A | bored |
B | lunatic |
C | eager |
D | tedious |
E | crazy |
Question 5 |
Reading daily newspapers makes us aware of what is going on in the world.
A | knowledgeable |
B | ignorant |
C | alike |
D | dependent |
E | related |
Question 6 |
Some hotels in the United States have imposed a ban on cigarette smoking.
A | restriction |
B | guarantee |
C | fin |
D | Punishment |
E | prohibition |
Question 7 |
All students should bear in mind that these books must be read by mid-semester.
A | remember |
B | memorize |
C | decide |
D | overlook |
E | declare |
Question 8 |
The Arabic term from which the word “coffee’ derives originally referred to the bitter quality of the beverage itself.
A | plant |
B | substance |
C | drink |
D | infusion |
E | liquid |
Question 9 |
Autistic people usually have unexpected and bizarre responses to their environment.
A | inconspicuous |
B | ordinary |
C | usual |
D | passionate |
E | strange |
Question 10 |
If you never do any work, you’ll only have yourself to blame when you cannot live comfortably.
A | accuse |
B | approve |
C | to appreciate |
D | deplore |
E | pity |
Question 11 |
Some of the main roads will be closed until the blizzard ends.
A | snowstorm |
B | hurricane |
C | tornado |
D | thunderstorm |
E | disorder |
Question 12 |
The enemy’s attempt at a blockade of the port was unsuccessful.
A | expedition |
B | opening |
C | landing |
D | closure |
E | probe |
Question 13 |
The use of fertilizers and improved methods of controlling plant and animal diseases has boosted farm product.
A | exaggerated |
B | supplemented |
C | increased |
D | extended |
E | submitted |
Question 14 |
I hate people breaking in on a conversation without waiting for the speaker to stop talking.
A | Interrupting |
B | withdrawing from |
C | seizing |
D | regarding |
E | allowing |
Question 15 |
The young man earned the reputation of a brilliant lawyer during two fabulous law cases.
A | remarkable |
B | shining |
C | studious |
D | mediocre |
E | promising |
Question 16 |
Before taking a test on vocabulary, one had better brush up on his or her vocabulary.
A | outline |
B | translate |
C | revise |
D | evaluate |
E | memorize |
Question 17 |
We were shocked by the brutality of the hooligans. They were simply like a herd of violent animals.
A | politeness |
B | foolishness |
C | eagerness |
D | happiness |
E | cruelty |
Question 18 |
The bulk of the wheat exported from Brazil comes from the southern part.
A | majority |
B | surplus |
C | best |
D | profitability |
E | unity |
Question 19 |
George Washington’s great grandfather came to live in America by accident.
A | due to a calamity |
B | unintentionally |
C | adversely |
D | decisively |
E | unwittingly |
Question 20 |
Further arms limitations talks were called off when Congress failed to ratify the treaty.
A | cancelled |
B | postponed |
C | scheduled |
D | interrupted |
E | announced |
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