Synonyms Flashcards
We should never be APATHETIC towards other people for we have social responsibility to fulfill.
a. indifferent
b. concerned
c. generous
d. worried
a. indifferent
A good leader should be COGNIZANT of the numerous issues that affect his constituents.
a. aware
b. uninformed
c. confused
d. idealistic
a. aware
Always be careful not to issue any DISPARAGING remarks against other people.
a. praising
b. confusing
c. damaging
d. discouraging
c. damaging
Flowers are EPHEMERAL; they bloom yet wither in a week or so later.
a. shrivel
b. long lasting
c. beautiful
d. short lived
d. short lived
A FASTIDIOUS person will never find true happiness.
a. simple
b. choosy
c. greedy
d. contented
b. choosy
The Ortigas Center is filled with GARGANTUAN buildings, some having up to 50 floors.
a. crowded
b. old and weak
c. first class
d. gigantic
d. gigantic
Nobody liked HAUGHTY Monty who kept bragging about his riches.
a. arrogant
b. foolish
c. respectable
d. dependable
a. arrogant
The corrupt policeman was discharged from service due to his IGNOMINIOUS act of accepting bribes.
a. honorable
b. disrespectable
c. unwanted
d. unremarkable
b. disrespectable
Spores are INFINITESIMAL reproductive units of fungi and lower plants.
a. invisible
b. interesting
c. microscopic
d. large
c. microscopic
The IMPUDENT child was scolded for answering back to older people.
a. respectful
b. honorable
c. clever
d. rude
d. rude
Never trust an INSIDIOUS person because you’ll never know what goes on his mind.
a. honest
b. treacherous
c. loyal
d. trustworthy
b. treacherous
Jessica is an IRASCIBLE girl who frequently has tantrums.
a. impatient
b. cheerful
c. hot-tempered
d. jolly
c. hot-tempered
Surgeons should be METICULOUS especially when performing operations.
a. careful
b. careless
c. strict
d. lenient
a. careful
Christ teaches us to be concerned about putting up riches in heaven and not to be obsessed with MUNDANE things.
a. temporary
b. worldly
c. insignificant
d. important
b. worldly
Rochelle has difficulty seeing things from afar because she is MYOPIC.
a. cross-eyed
b. eagle-eyed
c. farsighted
d. nearsighted
d. nearsighted
Regina, being a child of three, is OBLIVIOUS to the world around her.
a. careful
b. carefree
c. aware
d. unmindful
d. unmindful
Man can never be OMNISCIENT like God.
a. all-knowing
b. logical
c. immortal
d. miraculous
a. all-knowing
The PIQUANT mouse was able to find its way out of the maze in a short while.
a. dumb
b. clever
c. small
d. unusual
b. clever
It is not PLAUSIBLE to say that someday, interplanetary travel will no longer be impossible.
a. reasonable
b. unusual
c. illogical
d. extraordinary
a. reasonable
A PRUDENT person is not easily deceived.
a. loyal
b. careless
c. wise
d. foolish
c. wise
“Spare the rod and spoil the child” is a common APHORISM.
a. slogan
b. battle cry
c. proverb
d. motto
c. proverb
Charmaine’s DEPORTMENT is highly commendable.
a. belief
b. behavior
c. intelligence
d. competence
b. behavior
For ENMITY and hate are contrary to friendship and concord.
a. agreement
b. mutual hatred
c. intelligence
d. competence
b. mutual hatred
The Filipino’s FORTITUDE is the reason why he seldom complains.
a. endurance
b. peace-loving
c. discontent
d. satisfaction
a. endurance
Poverty should never be viewed as an IMPEDIMENT towards attaining good education.
a. reason
b. way
c. link
d. obstruction
d. obstruction
The students were UPBRAIDED for misbehaving during the assembly.
a. praised
b. honored
c. scolded
d. stopped
c. scolded
URBANE people are appalled by rude behavior.
a. well-mannered
b. ill-mannered
c. modern
d. rich
a. well-mannered
Clowns are never VAPID but the sick usually are.
a. lively and energetic
b. lacking spirit and liveliness
c. clumsy
d. funny
b. lacking spirit and liveliness
The client was asked to verify the VERACITY of the statement of accounts issued.
a. accuracy
b. discrepancy
c. redundancy
d. mistake
a. accuracy
Dentists believe that babies should be WEANED from feeding bottles as soon as possible to prevent malformation of the infants’ erupting teeth.
a. get used to
b. develop hatred for
c. free from dependence
d. make more dependent
c. free from dependence
Some people believe that Balete Drive is haunted because a WRAITH of a woman appears there.
a. shadow
b. statue
c. reflection
d. ghost
d. ghost
She looks UNKEMPT with her wavy coarse hair falling freely behind her back.
a. pretty
b. neat
c. prim and proper
d. untidy
d. untidy
The room is TOPSY-TURVY, as if a hurricane just passed through.
a. disorderly
b. destroyed
c. orderly
d. clean
a. disorderly
Sherlock Holmes is a famous SLEUTH.
a. adventurer
b. scientist
c. detective
d. criminal
c. detective
Mindy RUMMAGED through the chest of old clothes for something usable to donate.
a. searched through
b. wandered through
c. passed through
d. scattered
a. searched through
Only a RUFFIAN could do such a heinous act of killing a helpless child.
a. an insane person
b. a brutal person
c. a lovable person
d. a confused person
b. a brutal person
To AUGMENT the policemen’s income, the government allowed them to take part-time jobs.
a. increase
b. contribute
c. limit
d. remove
a. increase
A person’s reputation is very important so be very careful not to CALUMNIATE anybody.
a. embarrass
b. abuse
c. tease
d. slander
d. slander
The footprints were EFFACED when the floor was mopped.
a. printed
b. erased
c. deformed
d. developed
b. erased
The plane OVERSHOT the runway and landed on a ditch.
a. passed through
b. passed by
c. went beyond
d. did not reach
c. went beyond
