English: Word Usage Questions Set 35

Directions (1-10): In each of the following questions one sentence is given with a word, choose the most similar meaning of that word and mark it as your answer.

1. OVERRIDE : The president has decided to override his advisors’ decision.
   assume
   overrule
   mandate
   acquiesce
   All are Correct
   Option B
   OVERRIDE (VERB): abrogate Synonyms: annul, nullify Antonyms: sanction, validate

    

2. INVIOLABILITY : The strongest statement regarding the inviolability of many dogmas is mentioned in his book.
   imperilment
   distress
   sanctity
   jeopardy
   All are Correct
   Option C
   INVIOLABILITY (NOUN): sanctity Synonyms: devotion, divinity Antonyms: impiousness, irreverence

    

3. POSIT : Since no other venue is available, I will posit my condominium as a place for the company holiday party.
   unknot
   coiffure
   diversify
   hypothesize
   All are Correct
   Option D
   POSIT (VERB): suppose Synonyms: assume, consider Antonyms: neglect, ignore

    

4. UNPRECEDENTED : The Internet has erased distance and given people unprecedented access to each other.
   remarkable
   traditional
   ordinary
   prosaic
   All are Correct
   Option A
   UNPRECEDENTED (NOUN): extraordinary Synonyms: bizarre, exceptional Antonyms: regular, common

    

5. CITY DWELLERS: Many city dwellers live in rented apartments.
   national
   bourgeois
   voter
   immigrant
   All are Correct
   Option B
   CITY DWELLERS (NOUN): townie Synonyms: urbanite, city boy Antonyms: immigrant, foreigner

    

6. BYSTANDAR : As the drivers’ argument became physical, a bystander had to intervene.
   accomplice
   participant
   spectator
   entrant
   All are Correct
   Option C
   BYSTANDAR (NOUN): observer Synonyms: onlooker, witness Antonyms: participant, associate

    

7. CHICANERY : He is up to his old chicanery, blaming all democrats for the recession.
   purity
   candour
   guile
   honesty
   All are Correct
   Option C
   CHICANERY (NOUN): deception Synonyms: trickery, duplicity Antonyms: honesty, truthfulness

    

8. AGITATE : As his younger brother is a troublemaker, he likes to agitate his sister by hiding her dolls.
   quell
   lull
   mollify
   incite
   All are Correct
   Option D
   AGITATE (ADJECTIVE): disturb Synonyms: churn, concuss Antonyms: calm, soothe

    

9. CEREMONIAL : The tribe has different ceremonial dance for each ceremony.
   solemn
   colloquial
   snug
   cozy
   All are Correct
   Option A
   CEREMONIAL (ADJECTIVE): ritual Synonyms: solemn, august Antonyms: unimpressive, unceremonial

    

10. GRUELING : In between work and school, the medical student managed a very grueling schedule.
    facile
    arduous
    cushy
    bland
    All are Correct
    Option B
    GRUELING (ADJECTIVE): arduous Synonyms: exhausting, laborious Antonyms: easy, facile