Synonyms Questions and Answers

Answer: B

Meaning : The disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings.

Other synonyms: disguise, concealment

Answer: A

It is unbiased.

Neutral means taking no side in a dispute, which is exactly what unbiased says. Non-aligned is the same idea narrowed to foreign policy, undecided means not yet having chosen, and indifferent means not caring - a neutral party may care a great deal.

Answer: A

It is prosperous.

Affluent means having plenty of money, from the Latin for flowing towards - wealth flowing in. Poor is its opposite; close in the sense of tight-fisted describes how someone spends, not what they have.

Answer: B

It is superficial.

Shallow means of little depth, literally or in thought, and superficial carries both senses too - on the surface only. Artificial means not genuine, and worthless is a judgement of value rather than depth.

Answer: D

Meaning: Not allow to be seen; hide.

Other synonyms: hide, keep out of sight, keep hidden, secrete, tuck away; screen, cover, obscure, block out, blot out, disguise, camouflage, mask, cloak, mantle.

Answer: C

It is differentiate.

To distinguish is to tell one thing from another, which is what differentiate means. Confuse is the opposite - failing to tell them apart.

Answer: D

Meaning: Reconsider and alter (something) in the light of further evidence.

Other synonyms: reconsider, review, re-examine, reassess, re-evaluate, reappraise, rethink

Answer: D

Meaning: Charge (someone) with an offence or crime.
Other synonyms: charge with, indict for, arraign for, take to court for, put on trial for, bring to trial for, prosecute for;

Answer: C

It is deviation.

A diversion is a turning aside from the intended course, which is deviation. Amusement is the other sense of the word, a diversion in the sense of entertainment, but deviation is the closer match to the core meaning of turning aside.

Answer: B

It is fleeting.

Transient means lasting only a short time, from the Latin for passing through - the same root as transit. Transparent, which looks similar, means letting light through, and has nothing to do with duration.