BYC 17 T4 P3 Boost your Vocabulary Cambridge 17-Test 4 Passage 3

Which word is a synonym for take on in this sentence: Next month, a chess player named Timur Gareyev will take on nearly 50 opponents at once.

• sift
• compete against
• statute
• consultant

Which word is a synonym for opponent in this sentence: Next month, a chess player named Timur Gareyev will take on nearly 50 opponents at once.

• intrude

• competitor

• discrepancy

• consciousness

Which word is a synonym for challenger in this sentence: But that is not the hard part. While his challengers will play the games as normal, Gareyev himself will be blindfolded

• margin

• procession

• competitor

• shovel

Which word is a synonym for stand out in this sentence: The 28-year-old already stands out in the rarefied world of blindfold chess.

• consistent

• pneumonia

• noticeable

• peak

Which word is a synonym for rarefied in this sentence The 28-year-old already stands out in the rarefied world of blindfold chess.

• different

• linking

• beautiful

• genius

Which word is a synonym for fondness in this sentence: He has a fondness for bright clothes and unusual hairstyles.

• frugal

• nomination

• gorge

• liking

Which word is a synonym for kick in this sentence: He gets his kicks from the adventure sport of BASE jumping.

• starve

• jumble

• pleasure

• refusal

Which word is a synonym for simultaneously in this sentence: In a 10-hour chess marathon in 2013, Gareyev played 33 games in his head simultaneously.

• at once

• twig

• radar

• curb

Which word is a synonym for prowess in this sentence: But Gareyev's prowess has drawn interest from beyond the chess-playing community.

• supervision

• hygiene

• hinder

• skill

Which word is a synonym for accomplished in this sentence: 'The ability to play a game of chess with your eyes closed is not a far reach for most accomplished players,' said Jesse Rissman.

• due

• talented

• sharply

• redeem