Give the synonym for Cavity.
Answer: A
It is depth.
A cavity is a hollow space within a solid body, from the Latin cavus, hollow. Depth is the nearest of the four; punishment and imprisonment have nothing to do with it.
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Give the synonym for Abate.
Answer: A
It is moderate.
To abate is to lessen in force - the storm abated. Moderate as a verb means the same. Forsake and pardon are unrelated verbs that merely begin alike.
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Give the synonym for Encumbrance.
Answer: C
It is obstacle.
An encumbrance is a burden or impediment, and in law a claim against property. Its root is the Old French for blocking with a log.
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Give the synonym for Esteem.
Answer: D
It is regard.
To esteem is to hold in high regard, from the Latin aestimare, to value - the same root as estimate. Delusion and apparent are unrelated.
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Give the synonym for Brittle.
Answer: B
It is delicate.
Brittle means hard but easily broken. Delicate is the nearest of the four; competent and dismal are unrelated.
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Give the synonym for Gloom.
Answer: B
It is obscurity.
Gloom is partial darkness, and by extension despondency. Obscurity in the sense of dimness is the nearest of the four; beneficent and worthless describe qualities of quite another kind.
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Give the synonym for Hazard.
Answer: B
It is danger.
A hazard is a source of danger. The word came into English as the name of a dice game, by way of Arabic, which is why it also gave us haphazard and hazarding a guess.
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