SYNONYMS. Find the word nearest in meaning.

The flowers grow profusely in the garden.

• healthily

• wildly

• plentifully

• colourfully

The news story revealed the squalor of the old prison cells.

• security

• strength

• ambiance

• filthiness

Although she had visited the site on many occasions, nothing had compared her for the grandeur of the sunset on that day.

• colourfulness

• splendor

• gaudiness

• harmony

For the first time in a decade the company disclosed a deficit in its accounts.

• error

• defect

• balance

• shortfall

It was impossible to rectify the error made by the computer since inaccurate information had been fed into it.

• alter

• erase

• correct

• determine

Although some words and forms of addresses are archaic most people still understand what they mean.

• old-fashioned

• misused

• unacceptable

• unconventional

During the final stages of the trial a new witness was called to corroborate the testimony of the accused.

• clarify

• confirm

• conclude

• compliment

The employees were skeptical about the usefulness of the new procedure.

• unenthusiastic

• concerned

• forewarned

• doubtful

During the rainstorm yesterday the wind blew incessantly across the island.

• noisily

• furiously

• constantly

• occasionally

The stricken family thanked the entire community for their benevolence after the earthquake.

• kindness

• courtesy

• tolerance

• friendship