Synonyms Test 2

The word ‘Ardour’ means ‘intense devotion, eagerness or enthusiasm. The other three words: Candidness - frank, outspoken; Discipline - act according to rules; Fairness - free from bias.

‘Exaction’ means extortion or the act of demanding. Other synonyms: claim, requisition.

If you are discomfited by something, it causes you to feel slightly embarrassed or confused. In other words, it, frustrates you.

The word ‘mercurial’ means ‘changeable or volatile’ which is nearest in meaning to ‘quick-changing’. The other three words: Mechanical - operated by machinery; Heavy - of great weight; Clownish - a comic performer.

‘Abashed’ means embarrassed and ashamed because of something that you have done i.e., embarrassed.

Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows on another.

The word ‘arduous’ means demanding great effort or labour, which is nearest in meaning to ‘strenuous’ which means labourious, vigorous. The other three words: Over-ambitions - ambitious to an excessive degree; Sterile - barren; Apocryphal - of doubtful authorship.

The word ‘To Browbeat’ means to intimidate by overbearing looks or bully which is nearest in meaning ‘to bully’.

The word ‘Deprecate’ means to depreciate belittle which is nearest in meaning ‘to belittle’.

‘cemetery’ means graveyards, ‘hierarchy’ means a system of society in which people are graded into different classes according to certain norms, ‘harmony’ is when many things work together in the same mode.