English Questions: Synonyms Set- 29

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1. modest most nearly means
   A. attractive
   B. clever
   C. current
   D. humble
   
   Answer

   D. humble
   modest means to be free of conceit or pretension, or humble
   
   
2. custom most nearly means
   A. dessert
   B. habit
   C. ethic
   D. deliver
   
   Answer

   B. habit
   a custom means a long-established practice, or a habit
   
   
3. prolong most nearly means
   A. extend
   B. inquire
   C. relax
   D. wait
   
   Answer

   A. extend
   to prolong means to lengthen in time, or to extend
   
   
4. hustle most nearly means
   A. dance
   B. hurry
   C. busy
   D. clean
   
   Answer

   B. hurry
   to hustle means to hurry
   
   
5. solemn most nearly means
   A. amusing
   B. harmful
   C. speech
   D. serious
   
   Answer

   D. serious
   solemn means marked by grave sobriety, or serious
   
   
6. imply most nearly means
   A. suggest
   B. stab
   C. thick
   D. destroy
   
   Answer

   A. suggest
   to imply means to express indirectly, or to suggest
   
   
7. beneficial most nearly means
   A. help
   B. advantageous
   C. charity
   D. wise
   
   Answer

   B. advantageous
   beneficial means causing benefit, or advantageous
   
   
8. flare most nearly means
   A. judicial
   B. temper
   C. style
   D. blaze
   
   Answer

   
   flare means a fire or blaze used to signal; flair means talent or
   style
   
   
9. negligent most nearly means
   A. pajamas
   B. morbid
   C. careless
   D. dark
   
   Answer

   C. careless
   negligent means marked by neglect, or careless
   
   
10. aloof most nearly means
    A. above
    B. tidy
    C. clever
    D. reserved
    
    Answer

    D. reserved
    aloof means distant in feeling, or reserved