Synonyms and Antonyms - 20 Exercíios com gabarito

01. (EFOMM) Regarding the impact the lady’s appearance caused, the word breathless in verse 16 means:

a) simple.

b) light.

c) unimportant.

d) remarkable.

e) awful.

02. (EFOMM)

Just The Way You Look Tonight (Rod Stewart)

01. Someday when I’m awfully low

02. When the world is cold

03. I will feel a glow

04. Just thinking of you

05. And the way you look tonight

06. You’re so lovely

07. With your smile so warm

08. And your cheeks so soft

09. There’s nothing for me but to love you

10. And the way you look tonight

11. With each word, your tenderness grows

12. Tearing my fears apart

13. And that laugh that wrinkles your nose

14. Touches my foolish heart

15. Yes your lovely, never ever change

16. Keep that breathless charm

17. Won’t you please arrange it

18. Cause I love you

19. Just the way you look tonight

20. Just the way you look tonight ...

In verse 1 of the lyrics we find the adverb awfully, which means:

a) absolutely.

b) terribly.

c) fortunately.

d) wishfully.

e) certainly.

03.  (JFS) In “A pact made by a group of teens to get pregnant and raise their babies together is at least partly behind a sudden spike in pregnancies at Gloucester High School, school officials said”, the verb to raise is synonymous with:

a) to deal.

b) to praise.

c) to increase.

d) to rise.

e) to bring up

04. (EFOMM) In “On TV and radio, in print and over the Internet, news is everywhere. But are we better informed or just overwhelmed?”, the underlined word means: 

a) interested. 

b) agape. 

c) worn out. 

d) familiar. 

e) tight.

05. (JFS) He may have competed in one of the most passionate derbies on the planet as a player, led a team at the FIFA World Cup™ and be the most successful manager in the history of British football, but even Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that he was shaking the first time he met Nelson Mandela. "We also met him two years ago and were invited to his house and it was amazing how relaxed he was. He 

really seemed to be enjoying himself, which was great to see. He is a truly amazing man".

– In the fragment above, the word amazing cannot be replaced by:

a) gruesome.

b) fascinating.

c) incredible.

d) stunning.

e) wonderful.

06.  (EFOMM) Communication is embedded within culture and therefore culturally orientated.

– The word embedded means:

a) dislodged

b) refused

c) rooted

d) remained

e) disturbed

07. (JFS) In the sentence “Researchers conducting tests in the harsh environment of Mono Lake in California have discovered the first known microorganism on Earth able to thrive and reproduce using the toxic chemical arsenic”, the words in bold can be replaced, respectively, by:

a) realizing – smooth – get on 

b) carrying out – strict – develop

c) attaining – sharp – rise

d) leading – rough – wear out

e) handling – mild – grow

08. (JFS) In the sentence “the researchers successfully grew microbes from the lake on a diet that was very lean on phosphorus”, the word lean can be replaced by: 

a) rich.

b) fat.

c) plump.

d) bare.

e) flat.

09. (JFS) In the sentence “The prize drops to $15 million after that date and goes away altogether after 2014”, the verbs to drop and to go away, and the adverb altogether can be replaced by:

a) to increase – to vanish – absolutely

b) to lift up – to fade away – actually

c) to fall – to disappear – completely

d) to decrease – to leave – utterly

e) to curtail – to flee – wholly

10.  (IME) The word underlined in the sentence “That incident, which took place on 7 November 2007, exhibits many of the hallmarks of the missions in Iraq and Afghanistan ...” can be replaced by which of the following expressions, still keeping the same meaning?

a) landmarks 

b) trademarks 

c) stamps 

d) signs 

e) brands

11. (EFOMM) In the fragment “… naval officers hailed the pirates over loudspeakers and finally fired warning shots to stop them”, the word highlighted could be accurately replaced with:

a) alerted

b) threatened

c) called

d) informed

e) advised

12. (JFS) Among the hundreds of thousands of leaked State Department documents were candid and often unflattering assessments of foreign leaders. The classified diplomatic cables were released Sunday by online whistle-blower WikiLeaks. The massive release of material intended for diplomatic eyes only is sure to ruffle feathers in foreign capitals since the cables contain many tart comments.

In the sentence “The cables contain many tart comments”, the words in bold mean respectively the same as:

a) wires and sharp.

b) information and luscious.

c) links and caustic.

d) messages and sour.

e) chains and bitter.

13. (IME) Modern buildings incorporate exciting forms with glittering façades and compelling interior spaces. Surveying for these projects requires sophisticated computation, aggressive quality control and close interaction with construction teams.

– Tick the alternative that corresponds to “glittering”, still keeping the same meaning of the sentence.

a) glossing 

b) gliding 

c) gladding 

d) gluing

e) gloating

14. (ITA) Even after adding in the 16 ovens and coffee machines in the galley, plus the electronic navigation, communications and avionics systems, we will still be well short of the electrical system on board the advanced jets that will go into service between 2006 and 2010.

– A expressão to be well short of pode ser substituída por:

a) to be far from.

b) to be adequately supplied with.

c) to be below the limit.

d) to be close.

e) to be left off.

15. (JFS) Give a synonym for the underlined word in the sentence below:

I am reliably informed that you have been talking about resigning from the company.

a) fairly

b) doubtfully

c) faithfully

d) steadily

e) eventually

16. (ITA) They would keep on developing until they were far more intelligent than we are.

Na sentença acima, o vocábulo grifado poderia ser substituído por:

a) far away.

b) incredible.

c) much.

d) distant.

e) many.

17. (ITA) This Janus-like quality is true of all intelligence services, I suppose, but I have never seen an organization quite like the ISI. It is at once very secretive and very open, yet ISI officials get especially peeved at the charge of duplicity: “I cannot go on defending myself forever, even when I am not doing what I am blamed for,”‖wrote one of my ISI contacts, after I had written a column noting the organization’s “double game” with the U.S. “I shall do what I think is good for PAKISTAN, my country. I am sure you will do the same for US.”

– A opção cujo significado mais se aproxima do vocábulo peeved é:

a) mistrustful.

b) challenged.

c) irritated.

d) worried.

e) encouraged.

18. (EFOMM) Major accidents have often been the catalysts for key changes.

– The underlined word can be replaced by:

a) goads

b) clogs

c) obstructions

d) troubles

e) excuses

19. (IME) What word could replace queasy in “well, the very thought makes publishers queasy”, without changing the meaning of the sentence?

a) sick

b) fussy

c) delighted

d) obliging

e) angry

20. (ITA) Na sentença “When you find the strength to act in the face of uncertainty, you till the soil of genius”, o vocábulo till tem o mesmo significado de:

a) crop.

b) until.

c) stir.

d) cultivate.

e) still.

01. d) remarkable.
02. b) terribly.
03. e) to bring up
04. e) tight.
05. a) gruesome.
06. c) rooted
07. b) carrying out – strict – develop
08. d) bare.
09. c) to fall – to disappear – completely
10. d) signs
11. c) called
12. d) messages and sour.
13. a) glossing 
14. a) to be far from.
15. c) faithfully
16. c) much.
17. c) irritated.
18. a) goads
19. a) sick
20. d) cultivate.