24/03/2020 Vocabulary Development(Senior Class English Study by Topics) 0Comments by Gate Academy Welcome to your Vocabulary Development(Senior Class English Study by Topics) NAME EMAIL PHONE NUMBER 1. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceHe was reluctant to grant my requestagreeabledelightedunwillingdisposed2. But for the night guard's vigilance, the factory ....... burgledwould have beenwill have beenwould bewill be3. The members of staff told the principal that they took exception to his comments. This means that:wanted to be excempted from the principal's commentthey objected to the principal's commentwarned the principal about his commentsthey approved of the principal's comments4. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceThe Military Governor has called for a concerted effort in solving the problemsdirecteddramaticagitatedjoint5. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceIt takes a great deal of stamina to run a marathon raceclevernessdeterminationcourageenergy6. The wedding was attended by the cream of the society. This means that the wedding was attended byonly those who were invitedeverybody in the societyonly the educated peoplevery important people7. Shaun invited .......... to the partyBlue and IBlue and myselfBlue and meMyself and Blue8. I want you to keep an eye on that child. This means that I want you tokeep the child busy at all timespunish the child if he misbehaveswatch the child all the timediscipline the child9. Corruption is one social evil that must be ....... from our societyeradicatedremovedcondemnedwithdrawn10. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceMy financial situation is so precarious that very soon I may be insolventstealingbankruptborrowingsoluble11. The day I won a Visa lottery was the ........... of my lifehappierhappyhappiestvery happy12. You haven't seen this man before, ..........?isn't itis it sohave youisn't so13. We should all ............ the exploitation of the poor by the richsupportdeploredeployencourage14. She told me that she always ........ the television before going to bedswitches offswitch offswitched offoff15. Many dignitaries attended the ........ of the new kingcommendationinaugurationcoronationinvestigation16. Choose the word or group of words that is nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceAndre's humility contrasts with his sister's ........badnesshaughtinesscalmnessaggressiveness17. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceThe chairman is of the opinion that accepting the proposal would be inimicalirrelevantrelevantindespesableharmful18. The test was so difficult that ....... students passeda fewfewestsome fewfew19. Choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as used in the sentenceMummy gave the visitor a cold receptionunfriendlydisninterestedcheerfulenthusiastic20. She asked the driver to ........... at the school gatedrop herdrop her outdrop her indrop her down21. Sabena says she .......... the new teacherforward looking to meetlooking forward to meetlooks forward meetingis looking forward to meeting22. The man denied ............. the company propertyto have stolenstealingto be stealingstolen23. Laura is very hardworking but her problem is that she has too many irons in the fire. This means that Laurais a blacksmithis an iron womantakes on more problems than she can cope withis good at solving problems24. So far, scientists have found little ........ of life outside our planetevidencetheoryassumptionhypothesis25. Though Moses was provoked, he ought to have controlled himself. This means that he should haveexercised some restraintbeen the agressortaken the provocation with calmnessbeen found guilty of commiting the offense26 out of 25Time is Up!
