Synonyms Questions & Answers - Page 4

16.

In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.

It is a scandal that the murderer was declared innocent.

A.

silly notion

B.

talk

C.

rumour

D.

disgraceful action

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17.

In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.

She baffled all our attempts to find her.

A.

defeated

B.

thwarted

C.

foiled

D.

circumvented

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

18.

In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.

Some of the African countries have been enmeshed in an inescapable debt trap.

A.

entangled

B.

hit

C.

struck

D.

ensured

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

19.

In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.

Manish neglected to remit the fees in time and therefore had to pay a fine.

A.

refused

B.

failed

C.

promised

D.

obstructed

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20.

In the sentence given below, a word is printed in bold. Below it, four choices are given. Pick the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printed in bold and can replace it without altering the meaning of the sentence.

When I look back over their wartime years, I cannot help feeling that time is an inadequate and even capricious measure of their duration. At one moment they seem so long, at another so short.

A.

misleading

B.

whimsical

C.

erratic

D.

unpredictable

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.