CLASS: SYNONYMS
AND WORD
SUBSTITUTION
110
marks
EXERCISE 57
Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word(s) and
write its number in the brackets.
1 Sharon chose to study engineering in university instead of medicine.
(1) adopted (2) assigned (3) opted
(4) agreed
[2] Pull the wires until they are completely stretched tightly.
(1) taut
(2) inflexible (3) stiff
(4) extended
3. With such a flexible body, I am sure she will be a good ballet dancer.
(1) elastic
(2) soft
(3) delicate (4) supple
)
4.
You are old enough to tell the difference between right and wrong.
(1) discern
(2) decide
(3) judge (4) anticipate
5
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You must keep trying until you succeed.
(1) insist
(2) persist (3) endure
(4) overcome ( )
The price of oil went up very fast during the war.
(1) depreciated (2) escalated (3) transformed (4) fluctuated (

a

explanation:

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first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.