Vocabulary 13

To end the argument, I conceded by telling my friend that he was right. Which word is most similar in meaning to conceded?

• debated

• yielded

• witnessed

• allowed

Answer explanation

Both yield and concede mean you let the other person have their way.

Yield is specifically used with driving when a driver lets another car go in front or cross.

Which word is most similar in meaning to the picture?

• yarn

• legend

• lyre

• crystal

Which word is most similar in meaning to flat cloud formation?

• lightning

• rainstorm

• gravity

• stratus

Answer explanation

Which word is most similar in meaning to good enough?

• indignant

• adequate

• amazing

• freckle

Which word is most similar in meaning to the picture?

• derby

• channel

• silhouette

• scepter

Which word is most similar in meaning to amateur?

• elderly

• visible

• famous

• unpaid

Answer explanation

Amateur athletes are unpaid unlike professional athletes who are paid.

Which word is most similar in meaning to where people live?

• stream

• level

• settlement

• department

Which word is most similar in meaning to predicament?

• grudge

• extinction

• mistake

• dilemma

The intervention of the firefighters brought the forest fire to an end. Which word is most similar in meaning to intervention?

• concussion

• laziness

• damage

• involvement

Which word is most similar in meaning to personal belief about how things should be?

• convention

• philosophy

• law

• distance