Synonyms Drill 1

Question 1

Integrate

a) Bring together
b) Settle accounts
c) Press on
d) Create
e) Argue

Answer 1

A - Integrate means to bring together or incorporate parts into a whole.

Question 2

Predicament

a) Forecast
b) Plight
c) Sorrow
d) Regret
e) Dominance

Answer 2

B - A predicament is a unpleasant or difficult situation or plight.

Question 3

Rendezvous

a) Response
b) Invitation
c) Score
d) Meeting
e) Memento

Answer 3

D - A rendezvous is a French word that means an agreement to meet at a certain place or the meeting itself.

Question 4

Eulogize

a) Condemn
b) Preach
c) Flatter
d) Commend
e) Put Down

Answer 4

D - Eulogize means to praise highly, or commend.

Question 5

Peccadillo

a) Instrument
b) Flavour
c) Dishonesty
d) Grave error
e) Minor offence

Answer 5

E - A peccadillo is a Spanish word for a very slight sin or minor offence.

Question 6

Titanic

a) Nautical
b) Romantic
c) Enormous
d) Mythical
e) Smooth

Answer 6

C - Titanic means huge or enormous.

Question 7

Rambunctious

a) Dependent
b) Energetic
c) Disagreeable
d) Argumentative
e) Tame

Answer 7

B - Rambunctious means difficult to control or handle, wildly active and noisy.

Question 8

Disdain

a) Contempt
b) Appreciation
c) Descent
d) Fragile
e) Indifference

Answer 8

A - Disdain means a feeling of contempt, looking down on anything or anyone judged unworthy or inferior.

Question 9

Invigorate

a) Weaken
b) Import
c) Dispute
d) Stimulate
e) Delay

Answer 9

D - To invigorate means to fill with energy and life or to stimulate.

Question 10

Hamper

a) Enclose
b) Restrict
c) Approve
d) Lower
e) Balance

Answer 10

B - Hamper can be used as a noun or verb, but since the answer choices are all verbs the steam verb must also be a verb. To hamper means to hold back, impede, or restrict.

The other meaning is “a large basket with a lid used for laundry”.