alleryStart learning →Which word means almost the same as 'commence'?
- Cancel
- Delay
- Begin
- Finish
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Correct answer: C. Begin
Commence means to start something, so begin is its synonym.
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A guide says the vase is ancient. Her friend says it is the reverse. Which word does the friend use?
- Aged
- Historic
- Modern
- Old
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Correct answer: C. Modern
Ancient means very old, and modern means belonging to the present, so they are opposites.
Big and large mean nearly the same thing. What do we call such word pairs?
- Homophones
- Homographs
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
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Correct answer: C. Synonyms
Synonyms are words that share a similar or identical meaning, like big and large.
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