Choose the best Synonymous Option for- At daggers drawn
Correct answer(s):
- on the point of fighting
Subject
English Grammar
English grammar is the structure of expressions in the English language. This includes the structure of words, phrases, clauses and sentences. There are certain differences in grammar between the standard forms of British English, American English and Australian English, although these are inconspicuous compared with the lexical and pronunciation differences.
Quizzes in English Grammar
Choose the best Synonymous Option for-A man of parts
Correct answer(s):
- expert
Choose the best Synonymous Option for- As the crow flies
Correct answer(s):
- direct
Choose the best Synonymous Option for-At a stretch
Correct answer(s):
- relentlessly
Choose the best Synonymous Option for- Ten to one
Correct answer(s):
- Probably
The teacher accused me of ____ because my essay was so similar to that of another student.
Correct answer(s):
- plagiarism
We live in a ____ age; everyone thinks that maximizing pleasure is the point of life.
Correct answer(s):
- hedonistic
The meal had ____ effect on the famished travelers; their energy was restored almost instantly.
Correct answer(s):
- a tonic
Ancient cloth makers probably could not twist flax fibers until they had dipped the fibers into water to make them ____.
Correct answer(s):
- supple
Rosita Peru, who rose to become the highest-ranking female in the television industry, was ____ recruited: Spanish language program- producers courted her persistently.
Correct answer(s):
- assiduously
The new concert hall proved to be a __________: it was costly, acoustically unsatisfactory, and far too small
Correct answer(s):
- debacle
The prosecutor termed the defendants actions _______ because there was no justification for their intentional disregard for the law.
Correct answer(s):
- indefensible
Science progresses by building on what has come before; important findings thus form the basis of ____ experiments.
Correct answer(s):
- subsequent
Younger members of the company resented the domineering and ____ manner of manager
Correct answer(s):
- imperious
Because he is so ____, we can never predict what he will do at any moment.
Correct answer(s):
- capricious
Medieval Kingdoms did not become constitutional republics overnight; on the contrary, the change was ____
Correct answer(s):
- gradual
People from all over the world are sent by their doctors to breath the pure, ____ air in this mountain region
Correct answer(s):
- invigorating
He was treated like a ____ and cast out from his community.
Correct answer(s):
- pariah
Thankfully the disease has gone into ____; it may not recur for many years.
Correct answer(s):
- remission
Sonia is as interested in ice skating as (I/me) ___ (am). [choose the correct pronoun]
Correct answer(s):
- I