Synonyms Test 3

The word ‘Procrastinate’ means delay; to put off till another day or time; which is nearest in meaning to ‘postpone’. The other three words: Intimidate - fill with fear; Humiliate - to cause a painful loss of pride; Predict - to foretell the future.

The word ‘circumspect’ means ‘watchful and cautions’ which is nearest in meaning to ‘cautious’.

‘cemetery’ means graveyards, ‘hierarchy’ means a system of society in which people are graded into different classes according to certain norms, ‘harmony’ is when many things work together in the same mode.

The word ‘Ensconce’ means ‘to settle securely or snugly’ which is nearest in meaning to ‘settle comfortably’. The other three words: To surround - encompass; To promote - to help or encourage; To honour - to pay respect.

The word ‘amorphous’ means lacking definite form or shape which is nearest in meaning to formless. The other three words: Impractical - not practical or useful; Prohibitive - sufficient to prevent the use of something; Inimical - unfriendly.

The word ‘Admonish’ means ‘to caution, advise, or counsel against something’; to reprove or scold which is nearest in meaning ‘to scold’. The other three words: To impoverish - to reduce to poverty; To disappear - to vanish from sight; To brag - boast.

Obvious means ‘clear’, ‘atrocious’ means ‘cruel’, ferocious means full of anger.

‘Verbose’ means using or containing more words than are needed, ‘ambiguous’ means having more than one meaning.

‘sight’ means scene, ‘sue’ means to file a Suit.

‘imperial’ means of an empire or its rulers, ‘adamant’ means firmly or stubbornly, determinedly.