WORDS OF SIMILAR MEANING: VERBS

Complete each of the groups of three words with a word that is similar in
meaning. Choose from the following:

Abhor Coerce Jibe Scurry

Abridge Corroborate Pillage Shelve
Allure Crow Postulate Snicker
Bicker Dupe Procure Thwart
Chide Fathom Revere Vex

1) abbreviate, shorten, condense __________

2) acquire, gain, obtain __________

3) admire, respect, venerate _________

4) annoy, bother, pester __________

5) argue, quarrel, squabble __________

6) assume, suppose, infer __________

7) brag, boast, swagger __________

8) cheat, swindle, hoodwink __________

9) confirm, verify, affirm __________

10) force, compel, oblige __________

11) hate, detest, loathe __________

12) laugh, chuckle, guffaw __________

13) oppose, resist, withstand __________

14) postpone, adjourn, put off __________

15) rebuke, scold, reprimand __________

16) rush, scamper, dash __________

17) sneer, scoff, jeer __________

18) tempt, entice, seduce __________

19) understand, comprehend, grasp __________

20) rob, steal, plunder __________

FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES

Put each of the following foreign words and phrases into one of the sentences
below.

Ad hoc Coup d’état Quid pro quo

Avant garde De facto Rapport
Bona fide Détent Status quo
Carte blanche Persona non grata Vis-a-vis

1) The General overthrew the President and became the _____ ruler of the
country.

2) If you ask me, most of this _____ music is rubbish. Give me Beethoven or
Mozart any day.

3) They decided to set up an _____ committee to deal with the urgent problem
that had come up.

4) He was thrown out of the country two years ago and has been _____ since
then.

5) Generally speaking, students are against preserving the _____ in a country.

They usually want change and reform.

6) He came to power in a violent and bloody _____.

7) The car park is for _____ customers only. No one else is allowed to use it.

8) When Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher met for the first time, there was
an instant ______ between them.

9) I’d like to see you tomorrow john, John _____ the proposed new changes.

10) No one told me what to do. I was given _____ to organise things my way.

11) He gave me a 10 per cent discount as a _____ for having helped him mend
his car.

12) It is hard to believe in the present _____ that the two countries were at war
with one another less than two years ago.