A few doubts i wish 2 clear:
(a) My grandfather has a kinship towards trees.
Which is the best word 2 replace kinship: (i) kindness (ii) empathy (iii) friendship (iv) familiarity
(b) Something was bothering me but I could not tell what it was.
Which is the best word 2 replace tell: (i) think (ii) imagine (iii) perceive (iv) comprehend
(c) It happened after I had a premonition that I would lose in the story-telling competition. I refused to believe it but on the day of the competition, my worst fears were realised.
Which is the best word 2 replace refused to believe: (i) denied (ii) rejected (iii) ignored (iv) distrusted
(d) Clutching their meagre belongings, they scampered along the long, winding roads to the port.
Which is the best word 2 replace meagre: (i) flimsy (ii) sparse (iii) miserable (iv) inconsiderable
Originally posted by Dixon999:A few doubts i wish 2 clear:
(a) My grandfather has a kinship towards trees.
Which is the best word 2 replace kinship: (i) kindness (ii) empathy (iii) friendship (iv) familiarity
(b) Something was bothering me but I could not tell what it was.
Which is the best word 2 replace tell: (i) think (ii) imagine (iii) perceive (iv) comprehend
(c) It happened after I had a premonition that I would lose in the story-telling competition. I refused to believe it but on the day of the competition, my worst fears were realised.
Which is the best word 2 replace refused to believe: (i) denied (ii) rejected (iii) ignored (iv) distrusted
(d) Clutching their meagre belongings, they scampered along the long, winding roads to the port.
Which is the best word 2 replace meagre: (i) flimsy (ii) sparse (iii) miserable (iv) inconsiderable
kinship is friendship
tell is to perceive
rejected and denied
meagre means sparse and miserable
Originally posted by syncopation_music:kinship is friendship
tell is to perceive
rejected and denied
meagre means sparse and miserable
What TS want is the best word only.
If you ask me, the answer is (ii), (iii), (iii), (ii).
(a) could be wrong though, since I am no English expert.