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EACH sentence below contains a synonym of the italicized word(s), spelt out in
consecutive letters. Can you spot it ? |
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Example : The couple continued their walk along the path in silence
after he commented that she was not as slim as
she used to be. |
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He apologized to me for leaving the pile of
dirty clothes outside my room. |
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The little boy used all his strength to push a deckchair towards the big tree
so that he could rest in the shadow of
the lateral branches. |
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“I am sure there are statements to show where the remainder of
the money went.” |
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She had read a newspaper report on the haunted house, and as her car
approached the building, she was paralyzed by a great
fear. |
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Inviting his friend to join him in the hunt,
the alley cat said, “I’m going to catch a mouse, and I hope you catch a separate
one !” |
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The handsome actor’s mother managed to suppress her
anger when a reporter asked her about his drug habit. |
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The deaf man who was lip-reading a Member of Parliament on the TV smiled
bemusedly when the famed politician made a mistake in
his speech. |
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“This is the last ream of paper I have,” she said to the continuous flow of people waiting to use the photocopier. |
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When the little girl asked her father why she had to memorize the
poem, he replied, “You will earn a lot of praise from your teacher.” |
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The stem I took from a wild plant in the jungle has started to let
out an aromatic smell. |
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The dead bodies lay sprawled out on the floor, and the detective wondered
why anyone would have wanted to kill the
elderly couple. |
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We ended our informal
conversation because she wanted
to go home to watch a TV movie. |
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My pet goldfish are quarrelling among themselves in the glass bowl, for they
can’t agree on the portion of
food for each of them. |
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With a sharp knock on
her desk, the teacher appealed to the students to quieten down. |
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With her sunglasses perched
on her head, the prison guard informed the warden that two inmates had escaped. |
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Answers |
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1. |
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He apologized to me for leaving the pile of
dirty clothes outside my room. |
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2. |
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The little boy used all his strength to push a deckchair towards the big tree
so that he could rest in the shadow of
the lateral branches. |
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3. |
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“I am sure there are statements to show where the remainder of
the money went.” |
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4. |
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She had read a newspaper report on the haunted house, and as her car
approached the building, she was paralyzed by a great
fear. |
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5. |
|
Inviting his friend to join him in the hunt,
the alley cat said, “I’m going to catch a mouse, and I hope you catch a separate
one !” |
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6. |
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The handsome actor’s mother managed to suppress her
anger when a reporter asked her about his drug habit. |
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7. |
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The deaf man who was lip-reading a Member of Parliament on the TV smiled
bemusedly when the famed politician made a mistake in
his speech. |
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8. |
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“This is the last ream of paper I have,” she said to the continuous flow of people waiting to use the photocopier. |
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9. |
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When the little girl asked her father why she had to memorize the
poem, he replied, “You will earn a lot of praise from your teacher.” |
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10. |
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The stem I took from a wild plant in the jungle has started to let
out an aromatic smell. |
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11. |
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The dead bodies lay sprawled out on the floor, and the detective wondered
why anyone would have wanted to kill the
elderly couple. |
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12. |
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We ended our informal
conversation because she wanted
to go home to watch a TV movie. |
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13. |
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My pet goldfish are quarrelling among themselves in the glass bowl, for they
can’t agree on the portion of
food for each of them. |
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14. |
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With a sharp knock on
her desk, the teacher appealed to the students to quieten down. |
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15. |
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With her sunglasses perched
on her head, the prison guard informed the warden that two inmates had escaped. |
