Synonyms - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 41:

• JAMB 1980

Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to the underlined word:

The bible's prodigal son became quite wealth eventually

A. Prestigious
B. Phlegmatic
C. Errant
D. Pecuniary
E. Extravagant

Question 42:

• JAMB 1980

Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to the underlined word:

Don't eat just any innocuous looking mushroom you see around

A. Harmful
B. Harmless
C. Innocent
D. Immunized
E. Conspicuous

Question 43:

• JAMB 1980

Choose the word or phrase closest in meaning to the underlined word:

Colossal means

A. A greek column
B. Gigantic
C. Something which has lost too much fluid
D. A calamity
E. The sale of colos

Question 44:

• JAMB 1980

Choose the best option to fill the gaps in the following sentences:

The prices .... are too high for us

A. You lent me
B. You quoted
C. You attended
D. You gave me
E. You want to buy

Question 45:

• JAMB 1980

Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:

Writing for newspaper is exciting and lucrative especially when one is a freelance journalist

A. A forthright
B. An eloquent
C. An unattached
D. A political
E. A convincing