Vocabulary Exercise -6

1) Write the letter of the choice that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word on the left.

1. a fiction

A) falsehood

B) fact

C) books

D) words

Answer : falsehood

2. a theory

A) research

B) thought

C) question

D) explanation

Answer : explanation

3. to overwhelm

A) climb

B) overpower

C) finish

D) rebuild

Answer : overpower

4. security

A) courage

B) danger

C) protection

D) happiness

Answer : protection

5. to determine

A) go around

B) find out

C) delay

D) work

Answer : find out

6. an emotion

A) movement

B) reason

C) feeling

D) goal

Answer : feeling

7. an impression

A) opinion

B) result

C) income

D) example

Answer : opinion

8. to investigate

A) examine

B) hire

C) accuse

D) admire

Answer : examine

9. to convince

A) find guilty

B) annoy

C)join

D) persuade

Answer : persuade

10. to preserve

A) protect

B) serve

C) get ready

D) destroy

Answer : protect

11. dramatic

A) noisy

B) hidden

C) very noticeable

D) very famous

Answer : very noticeable

12. economical

A) funny

B) thrifty

C) wasteful

D) simple

Answer : thrifty

13. a burden

A) sound

B) package

C) detail

D) hardship

Answer : detail