Discussion
Home ‣ General Knowledge ‣ English Comments
- Question
English words with similar meaning
Options- A. Relegate - Downgrade
- B. Beautiful - Ugly
- C. Qualm - Confidence
- D. Generic - Branded
- Correct Answer
- Relegate - Downgrade
ExplanationRelegate means Assigning an inferior rank or position to. That means, downgrading or pulling down, lower a person.
All other options have words with opposite in meaning.
Hence, Relegate is an English word which is similar in meaning to Downgrade.
- 1. Lover of nature is called
Options- A. Autophile
- B. Green panther
- C. Dendrophile
- D. Petrichor Discuss
- 2. Which of these lines contains a metaphor?
Options- A. You light up my life.
- B. She was fishing for compliments.
- C. He broke my heart.
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 3. Foam brightens like the dogwood now is an example of
Options- A. a metaphor
- B. consonance
- C. a simile
- D. alliteration Discuss
- 4. Facilitate is similar in meaning to
Options- A. help
- B. halt
- C. check
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 5. Antonym of Sober?
Options- A. not affected by alcohol
- B. Sensible
- C. Serious
- D. emotional Discuss
- 6. Emphasize most nearly means
Options- A. Accentuate
- B. Calculate
- C. Justify
- D. Demain Discuss
- 7. A person who writes books is called
Options- A. Anthropologist
- B. Archeologist
- C. Author
- D. Dendrologist Discuss
- 8. A person who insists on something - one word substitute
Options- A. Stickler
- B. Boaster
- C. Disciplinarian
- D. Instantaneous Discuss
- 9. To paraphrase a poem means to
Options- A. rewrite it in one's own words
- B. determine the rhyme scheme
- C. summarize its theme
- D. analyze the meter Discuss
- 10. Camouflage is one way animals protect themselves. Is this pronoun reflexive or intensive?
Options- A. reflexive
- B. intensive
- C. Both A & B
- D. None of the above Discuss
English problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: Green panther
Correct Answer: All of the above
Explanation:
A metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.
In all the given options we have Metaphors.
Correct Answer: a simile
Explanation:
A simile is a figure of speech in which two different things are compared using like or as words.
Here in the given sentence, Foam brightens like the dogwood foam's brightness is compared to dogwood. Hence, it is a simile.
Correct Answer: help
Explanation:
Facilitate means assist someone in their progress or work. Here Help is the only word which is similar in meaning with facilitate. Halt and check are antonyms i.e opposite in meaning of facilitate.
Hence, facilitate is similar in meaning to help.
Correct Answer: emotional
Explanation:
Sober means not afected by alcohol, clear headed, very serious, sensible,...
Antonyms of Sober are :: light hearted, frivolous, sensational, emotional,...
Correct Answer: Accentuate
Explanation:
Emphasize means giving special importance or worth giving attention to in speaking or writing.
Here in the options, Accentuate is most nearly means Emphasize.
Correct Answer: Author
Explanation:
A person one who writes books, stories or articles is called as an author.
Correct Answer: Stickler
Correct Answer: rewrite it in one's own words
Correct Answer: reflexive
Explanation:
Camouflage is one way animals protect themselves is reflexive.
Comments
There are no comments.More in General Knowledge:
Programming
Copyright ©CuriousTab. All rights reserved.