Use Of English 2019 Jamb Examination
Use Of English 2019 Jamb Examination
Question 171
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
The sick man is now [ambulatory]
The sick man is now [ambulatory]
'Ambulatory' means related to or adapted for walking. In a medical context, it means a patient is no longer bedridden. The opposite is 'immobile' (unable to move).
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Question 172
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
Every human being is [vulnerable] to communicable disease
Every human being is [vulnerable] to communicable disease
'Vulnerable' means susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm. 'Liable' is the nearest in meaning here, as it suggests being likely to experience something (usually something unpleasant).
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Question 173
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
The student's union leader delivered his speech [extempore]
The student's union leader delivered his speech [extempore]
'Extempore' means spoken or done without preparation. The idiom 'off the cuff' means exactly the same thing.
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Question 174
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
These policies have been [espoused] by the ruling party
These policies have been [espoused] by the ruling party
To 'espouse' a cause or policy means to adopt or support it.
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Question 175
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
Her findings [exploded] widely held beliefs about learning
Her findings [exploded] widely held beliefs about learning
In this context, 'exploded' means to show a belief or theory to be false. 'Debunked' is a precise synonym.
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Question 176
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
We must not [foreclose] reconciliation as the purpose of his trip
We must not [foreclose] reconciliation as the purpose of his trip
To 'foreclose' an option means to rule it out or prevent it from being possible. Therefore, 'exclude' is the nearest meaning.
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Question 177
Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket: G[ua]rantee
The 'ua' in guarantee is pronounced as a short /æ/ sound (like in 'cat'). 'Plait' (a braid of hair) is also pronounced /plæt/ in many standard English dialects, sharing that short vowel sound.
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Question 178
Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket: B[oo]k
The 'oo' in 'book' is the short /ʊ/ sound. 'Full' also contains the short /ʊ/ sound. 'Shoe', 'group', and 'blue' all use the long /uː/ sound.
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Question 179
Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket: Neighb[our]
The 'our' in neighbor is an unstressed syllable producing the schwa sound /ə/. 'Standard' ends in the same schwa sound in its final syllable (-ard).
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Question 180
Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket: H[ei]r
The word 'heir' is pronounced /eə(r)/ (rhyming with 'air'). 'Care' contains the same diphthong /eə/.
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