March Exam

----------------- is defined as deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)

• Aridity

• Abundance

• Anguish

• Contour

Sandra winced as the dentist started to drill.

• grimaced

• glared

• bounced

• grazed

‘Was it as bad as you expected?’ Travis gave a wry smile.

One option is incorrect as it does not have the same meaning as wry.

• mocking

• satirical

• ironic

• serious

He and David Hemmings got on very well and got up to a lot of mischievous things.

• benevolent

• naughty

• obedient

• beneficial

No comic actress working today is funnier or more versatile. Choose the option that does not have the meaning of Versatile

• having different skills

• adaptable

• flexible

• limited

The synonym of fleeting is --------------------

• brief

• long- lived

• everlasting

• continual

He glared defiance at the pistols pointing at him

• stared fiercely

• unsnapped

• rubbed

• abraded

She shut her eyes in anguish as she spent the next two weeks thinking about whether I'd made the right decision"

• severe mental pain

• light suffering

• relaxation

• decisiveness

The media dubbed anorexia ‘the slimming disease’"

• outlined

• nicknamed

• released

• emphasized

He was driven on by a primordial terror.

• enormous

• ancient

• recent

• novel