Custom Search   [ Correct English | Common Errors |  | Sample Letters | Glossary of Correct Usage | Common Sentences | Q & A ] [ English Compositions | High School Vocab | Words | Phrases | Celebrity | Poetry Corner | SPM essays ] [ Literary English | Word Differentiation ] Sponsored Links <<Prev English Exercises > Vocabulary Cloze Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary English Conversation English Grammar American Idioms English Comprehension English Summary English News Movie Reviews   Choose the word(s) closest in meaning to the underlined word(s).   James got really annoyed. His editor wanted him to change all the (1) drawings for the books. "The head of the lion is (2) not the right size for its body ... The (3) damsel in distress does not look helpless enough ... the ..." James wished he could shut him up. After all, the books were just children's fairy tales. Even his own (4) offspring loved the drawings. James gave an audible sigh. Well, he had (5) to go back to the drawing board again ! James picked up his pencil to draw the wicked, ugly, and bald giant. After an hour, he sat back and smiled. On his drawing block was a perfect drawing of his --- editor !                   1.   (A) sketches   4.   (A) pupils (B) scrawls     (B) children     (C) illustrations       (C) nieces     (D) copies       (D) nephews                   2.   (A) disproportionate   5.   (A) to start all over again (B) dismembered     (B) to continue with one's work     (C) displaced       (C) to start on a new drawing block     (D) discounted       (D) to relearn how to draw                   3.   (A) beautiful heroine           (B) helpless young lady             (C) Amazonian Queen               (D) young lass                             Sponsored Links       Answers : 1C    2A    3B    4B    5A             001    002    003    004    005    006    007    008    009    010    011    012    013    014    015    016    017    018    019    020    021    022    023    024    025    026    027    028    029    030    031    032    033    034    035    036    037       American Slang English Proverbs English Exercises Common English mistakes Ancient Chinese stories Junior English essays High School English essays Lower Secondary English essays