Question 20: 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 19. In 1903 the members of the governing board of the University of Washington in Seattle engaged a firm of landscape architects to advise them on an appropriate layout for the university grounds.
Synonyms – knowledge of vocabulary
=> In 1903, members of the governing board of the University of Washington, Seattle hired a firm of landscape architects to advise them on a suitable layout for the university yard.
=> Engage /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ (v): hire someone to do what
Consider the answers:
A. train /treɪn/ (v): train, train
B. hire /haɪr/ (v): hire someone to do what
C. describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ (v): describe, describe
D. evaluate /ɪˈvæljueɪt/ (v): evaluate, evaluate
=> Engage ~ hire
Structure to note:
Advise sb on sth: to advise, to advise, to advise someone on something
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