Boost your Vocabulary Cambridge 11 - Test 2 - Passage 03

Which word is a synonym for emerging in this sentence:

An emerging discipline called neuroaesthetics is seeking to bring scientific objectivity to the study of art, and has already given us a better understanding of many masterpieces.

• rising

• profitable

• unrefined

• instinctive

Which word is a synonym for objectivity in this sentence:

An emerging discipline called neuroaesthetics is seeking to bring scientific objectivity to the study of art, and has already given us a better understanding of many masterpieces.

• vertical

• rear

• fairness

• evolution

Which word is a synonym for blurred in this sentence:

The blurred imagery of Impressionist paintings seems to stimulate the brain's amygdala, for instance.

• unclear

• intricate

• sensitive

• appropriate

Which word is a synonym for stimulate in this sentence:

The blurred imagery of Impressionist paintings seems to stimulate the brain's amygdala, for instance.

• reveal

• choke off

• traverse

• inspire

Which word is a synonym for moving in this sentence:

Since the amygdala plays a crucial role in our feelings, that finding might explain why many people find these pieces so moving.

• rational

• emotional

• fraternal

• unalterable

Which word is a synonym for shed light on in this sentence:

Could the same approach also shed light on abstract twentieth-century pieces, from Mondrian's geometrical blocks of colour, to Pollock's seemingly haphazard arrangements of splashed paint on canvas?

• anticipate

• lacking harmony

• make clear

• fast and not veryorganized

Which word is a synonym for abstract in this sentence:

Could the same approach also shed light on abstract twentieth-century pieces, from Mondrian's geometrical blocks of colour, to Pollock's seemingly haphazard arrangements of splashed paint on canvas?

• infinite

• interminable

• critical

• symbolic

Which word is a synonym for inclination in this sentence:

We certainly do have an inclination to follow the crowd.

• tendency

• motion

• division

• separation

Which word is a synonym for fuzzy in this sentence:

It is easy to imagine that this mentality would have even more impact on a fuzzy concept like art appreciation, where there is no right or wrong answer.

• unwanted

• unclear

• unlimited

• unusual

Which word is a synonym for debate in this sentence:

Angelina Hawley-Dolan, of Boston College, Massachusetts, responded to this debate by asking volunteers to view pairs of paintings - either the creations of famous abstract artists or the doodles of infants, chimps and elephants.

• discussion

• revolution

• interaction

• variation