Question 19: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. Question 20. We can only give you the approximate number of refugees crossing the border at the moment.
Synonyms – knowledge of vocabulary
We can only give you an approximate number of refugees who have crossed the border at this time.
=> Approximate /əˈprɑːksəmət/ (a): approximately, approximately
Consider the answers:
A. a sort of (a;adv): approximately, approximately, slightly (to describe something that the speaker does not know exactly, about the object in question)
B. a bit of: a little bit, a little bit
C. a variety of: variety, including many different types
D. a deluge of = a lot of sth: a lot of things
=> Approximate ~ A sort of
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