Synonyms (advanced level; using contextual clues), Part 1

Synonyms (advanced level; using contextual clues), Part 1

Multiple-choice quiz

Find the synonym of the boldfaced word or phrase.

I hope you are not going to abandon your project.
1. give up completely
2. change
3. modify slightly
4. postpone
5. postpone
The abandoned boat was found miles away from the shore; they never found out who had been on it.
1. cherished
2. deserted
3. shabby
4. austere
5. unabashed
The pilot changed direction abruptly, causing great panic in the plane.
1. anticipated
2. foreseen
3. unexpectedly
4. intended
5. reasonably
Larry was so absorbed in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.
1. engrossed
2. obliged
3. enlivened
4. excelled
5. devastated
The only cure for alcoholism is complete abstinence from alcohol.
1. absence
2. avoidance
3. sickness
4. prescription
5. pretension
Panthotenic acid is abundant in eggs, peas and potatoes.
1. plentiful
2. scarce
3. inadequate
4. insufficient
5. analogous
Adrenalin has the effect of strengthening and accelerating the heartbeat.
1. diminishing
2. aborting
3. quickening
4. abolishing
5. adopting
There was no access to the large garden of the house except a well-hidden gate.
1. entrance
2. seizure
3. attack
4. rapture
5. turn
The Turners are looking for a little cabin in the woods where they won’t be accessible to their relatives.
1. acceptable
2. probable
3. reachable
4. accessory
5. approachable
When Mrs. Bell was the director of the firm, her first accomplishment was to bring about better working conditions.
1. accumulation
2. achievement
3. defeat
4. job
5. sermon

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