Synonyms Online Test 4

‘WEARY’ means very tired, especially after you have been doing something for a long time. ‘Fatigue’ is excessive whole-body tiredness.

‘counsel’ also means ‘legal adviser’.

The word ‘Diaphanous’ means almost completely transparent or translucent which is nearest in meaning to ‘almost transparent’.

The word ’ Profane’ means common or vulgar’. Which is nearest in meaning to ‘obscene’. The other three answer choices: Artistic - satisfying aesthetic requirement; Clean - free from dirt; Concealment - the act of hiding.

If you abstain from something, you deliberately do not do it. ‘Restraint a limit or control on something.

The word ‘Parsimonious’ means ‘frugal or stingy; excessively sparing’ which is nearest in meaning to ‘thrifty’ which means ‘prosperous or successful’. The other three words: Cunning – guile; Extravagant – excessively high; Upright –being in accord with what is right.

Obvious means ‘clear’, ‘atrocious’ means ‘cruel’, ferocious means full of anger.

The word ‘Knave’ means ‘an unprincipled, untrustworthy, dishonest person, which is nearest in meaning to dishonest’. The other three words: Novice - a person new to the circumstances; Futuristic - ahead of the times; Traditional - of or pertaining to tradition.

‘Attenuate’ comes from the same Latin root tenuis (= thin). If you attenuate something, you make it slender or thin.

The word ‘despot’ means a king or the ruler with absolute, unlimited power, autocrat which is nearest in meaning to ‘cruel ruler’.