Formal Expression

Identify the correct meaning of the expression Hold in abeyance.

• A difficult and complicated problem
• A very large and sudden improvement or change
• To stop supporting a group and act independently
• To suspend or postpone something temporarily

Which option gives the closest meaning of Come into force?

• A connected sequence of ideas in the mind
• To conform or agree with rules, orders, or a group
• To become legally or officially active
• A personal benefit or strong stake in an outcome

Choose the correct meaning of At the behest of.

• After a quick look
• A very small distance, difference, or margin
• To be in a very uncertain or dangerous state
• To find one’s position or understand a situation
• Because of the request or command of someone

What does the phrase Beyond the pale mean in standard English?

• A very small distance, difference, or margin
• Outside acceptable limits of behavior
• At an important point when a decision or change is needed
• To support or defend a person, idea, or cause
• To become legally or officially active

Which meaning best matches the idiom By default?

• With serious risk to oneself
• Much better than others of the same type
• A career marked by both successes and failures or controversies
• Automatically because no other choice is made
• By a very narrow margin

Which answer explains At one’s behest correctly?

• Because of someone’s request or order
• To understand something after thought or investigation
• To conform or agree with rules, orders, or a group
• With serious risk to oneself
• After taking all facts and circumstances into account

Which answer explains A dim view of correctly?

• A disapproving or negative opinion about something
• To act honestly, sincerely, and with fair intention
• To try any small hope when desperate
• In effect; almost completely
• A personal benefit or strong stake in an outcome