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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Which word means almost the same as 'commence'?Read the answer and worked solution →A guide says the vase is ancient. Her friend says it is the reverse. Which word does the friend use?Read the answer and worked solution →Big and large mean nearly the same thing. What do we call such word pairs?Read the answer and worked solution →What name is given to a pair like 'light' and 'dark', which mean opposite things?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two words can swap places in a sentence without changing its meaning?Read the answer and worked solution →Choose the pair whose two words show opposite qualities.Read the answer and worked solution →Mum decided to purchase a new bag. Which word could replace 'purchase'?Read the answer and worked solution →Tea is a hot beverage. Which word could replace 'beverage' there?Read the answer and worked solution →In 'She finished her work quickly', which word can replace 'quickly'?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair sounds alike when spoken aloud but differs in meaning?Read the answer and worked solution →Which term fits words that look identical on paper but carry different meanings?Read the answer and worked solution →Two words are pronounced the same yet mean different things. What is this pair called?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the standard test to check whether two words are synonyms?Read the answer and worked solution →A thesaurus is a book that mainly lists what?Read the answer and worked solution →We saw an enormous elephant. Which word could replace 'enormous' without changing the meaning?Read the answer and worked solution →Meena never shares her toys. Which word is the opposite of 'generous' and describes her?Read the answer and worked solution →The team tasted the opposite of victory. Which word fits?Read the answer and worked solution →When air escapes, a balloon does the opposite of expand. Which verb fits?Read the answer and worked solution →Raju faced the tiger without any fear. Which word best describes him?Read the answer and worked solution →The lift began to ascend. Which word names the opposite movement?Read the answer and worked solution →Hot and cold lie on a continuous scale of temperature. What kind of antonyms are they?Read the answer and worked solution →Odd and even have nothing in between them. What kind of antonyms are they?Read the answer and worked solution →Teacher and pupil are opposites only through their link to each other. What kind of antonyms are they?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair is complementary, with no middle ground between the two words?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair is gradable, with steps in between the two words?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair shows a relationship seen from two opposite points of view?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the antonym of 'fast' in the phrase 'a fast runner'?Read the answer and worked solution →What do we call a word like 'fast' that can mean two opposite things?Read the answer and worked solution →In 'The boat was held fast to the dock', what does 'fast' mean?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these words is an auto-antonym, with two opposite meanings?Read the answer and worked solution →
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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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