Multiple choice

Directions- In this Section you find a number of sentences, parts of which are bold. You may also find only a group of words, which is bold. For each bold part, four words/phrases are listed below. Choose the word/phrases nearest in meaning to the bold part.

Some people believe that the third world war is imminent.

  1. Possible

  2. Impending

  3. Likely

  4. Certain
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'imminent' describes something that is about to happen, especially something unpleasant. 'Impending' is a direct synonym used for events that are looming or approaching.

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