Synonyms - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 286:

• JAMB 1998

Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Ohiokhen had a brainwave as to how she could deal with the problem?

A. An imagination
B. A desire
C. A headache
D. An idea

Question 287:

• JAMB 1998

Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The lady who won the beauty contest had a good gait?

A. Stature
B. Figure
C. Elegance
D. Carriage

Question 288:

• JAMB 1998

Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
It would need a high flyer to make a first class degree in the university?

A. A smart performer
B. An outright genius
C. An outstanding scholar
D. An unmitigated swot

Question 289:

• JAMB 1998

Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Her was a chequered career?

A. An interesting and successful career
B. A career full of sorrow and tears
C. A bright and memorable career
D. A career full of ups and down

Question 290:

• JAMB 1998

Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The young man who distributed political pamphlets on campus was promptly repudiated?

A. Disowned
B. Arrested
C. Warned
D. Killed