Brown's Advanced English Vocabulary - Lessons 2 and 3

Which word is a synonym for ABHOR?

• despise

• adore

• predict

• appreciate

Which word is a synonym for CHAUFFEUR?

• driver

• jockey

• pilot

• reserve

Which word is a synonym for HYPERBOLE?

• ridiculous

• overstatement

• monsterous

• formidable

Which word is a synonym for HYPERCRITICAL?

• ridiculous

• faultfinding

• unstable

• rude

Which word is a synonym for HYPERVENTILATE?

• mourning

• fainting

• gasping

• unhealthy

Based on what you know, choose the answer that best describes what HYPER- means.

• less, under

• reach, forward

• over, excess

• beside, minimum

Based on what you know about the word abrasion, what does the word ABRADE mean?

• scrape, or wear away, by friction or erosion

• an injury involving ruptured blood vessels, caused by a blow or an impact

• deliberately cause damage to a person's feelings

• offensively impolite or ill-mannered

Based on what you know about the word chronicle, what does it mean to have a CHRONIC illness?

• short-term or ceasing

• temporary and curable

• long-lasting or constantly recurring

Based on what you know about the word deliberately, what does DELIBERATION mean?

• the complete ignorance and disregard of facts

• long and careful consideration or discussion

• careless and inattentive decision making

Based on what you know about the word facilitating, what does FACILITATE mean?

• to make easier or possible

• long and careful consideration or discussion

• to hinder or create an obstacle