From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
His appointment was….because of the irregularities discovered in his credentials.
- A. cancelled
- B. terminated
- C. suspended
- D. postponed
- E. dismissed
From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Femi has a…appetite.
- A. vivacious
- B. loquacious
- C. garrulous
- D. suspicious
- E. voracious
From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
The meeting was…indefinitely to reconvene at a later date.
- A. adjourned
- B. commenced
- C. concluded
- D. stopped
- E. postponed
From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
It is a … that the more you look, the less you see.
- A. wonder
- B. feat
- C. myth
- D. paradox
- E. magic
From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
The shrill voice of the actor….across the hall.
- A. renascenced
- B. reverberated
- C. rejuvenated
- D. realigned
- E. rejoiced
From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Poor feeding causes …..in children.
- A. maladjustment
- B. malfunction
- C. malediction
- D. malaria
- E. malnutrition
From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Despite all our pleas, the manager remained…. in his refusal of our request.
- A. flexible
- B. pliable
- C. adamant
- D. unconvinced
- E. curious
From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Many people died in the …accident
- A. serious
- B. wicked
- C. evil
- D. reckless
- E. fatal
Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
Rather than show remorse for his offense, he remained……
- A. calculated
- B. unpleasant
- C. apathetic
- D. abrasive
- E. unrepentant
Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
At the end of the crisis, the leaders declared that there was neither victor nor…..
- A. winner
- B. oppressor
- C. vanquished
- D. originator
- E. vanguard
Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
The young man was advised to be ….and not rigid on critical Issues if he wanted to make a good career in politics.
- A. wavering
- B. evasive
- C. cautious
- D. flexible
- E. constant
Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
Ibrahim’s flamboyant lifestyle contrasts sharply with Aminu’s ….attitude.
- A. austered
- B. ostentatious
- C. serious
- D. lavish
- E. severe
Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
The rather insignificant effort he made yielded ….results
- A. exorbitant
- B. absolute
- C. unimaginable
- D. prohibitive
- E. tremendous
Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
Bola was vocal in protesting against the high-handedness of the police unlike Sola who was ….
- A. mute
- B. shouting
- C. arguing
- D. sober
- E. adamant
Instruction. Choose the word most suitable for the sentence.
The …..of the few rich in our society contrasts with the poverty of the masses.
- A. arrogance
- B. authority
- C. influence
- D. affluence
- E. monopoly
Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
I thought that the comments made by the secretary were quite innocuous but the chairman considered them…..
- A. polite
- B. inappropriate
- C. antagonistic
- D. unnecessary
- E. harmful
Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
The measures that were introduced to accelerate the process of national development have in actual fact …it
- A. accentuated
- B. retarded
- C. promoted
- D. neutralized
- E. revoked