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Synonyms worksheet

November 5, 2016 - pdf

From the given options find the word that means the same as the word in quotation marks.

1. The committee was not 'disposed' to hold another meeting.

Correct! Wrong!

2. The special TV report 'disrupted' regular programming.

Correct! Wrong!

3. He 'dissipated' his inheritance in less than six months.

Correct! Wrong!

4. If enough members 'dissent', the new bill won’t be approved.

Correct! Wrong!

5. A thunderstorm came up and 'dispersed' the picnickers.

Correct! Wrong!

6. The boy’s recklessness 'dismayed' his mother.

Correct! Wrong!

7. The 'disguised' commandos slipped through the enemy’s defense.

Correct! Wrong!

8. Laws have been passed against religious 'discrimination'.

Correct! Wrong!

9. The dog luckily 'disgorged' the bone from his throat.

Correct! Wrong!

10. The plane would probably 'disintegrate' at that high speed.

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

1. The committee was not inclined to hold another meeting.

2. The special TV report interrupted regular programming.

3. He wasted his inheritance in less than six months.

4. If enough members disagree, the new bill won’t be approved.

5. A thunderstorm came up and scattered the picnickers.

6. The boy’s recklessness distressed his mother.

7. The camouflaged commandos slipped through the enemy’s defense.

8. Laws have been passed against religious bias.

9. The dog luckily expelled the bone from his throat.

10. The plane would probably crumble at that high speed.

Meanings

1. disposed = inclined

2. disrupted = interrupted

3. dissipated = wasted

4. dissent = disagree

5. dispersed = scattered

6. dismayed = distressed

7. disguised = camouflaged

8. discrimination = bias

9. disgorged = expelled

10. disintegrate = crumble

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