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"vanish"의 동의어 (3).
1.
As the sun began to set,
the bright colors of the garden started to ________
into shades of gray.
A) sink
B) fade
C) flee
D) dissolve
Answer: B
Explanation:
"Fade" is the correct term
for colors losing their intensity or brightness gradually.
2.
The witness saw the suspect ________ from the scene of the crime
before the police arrived.
A) evaporate
B) flee
C) blur
D) dematerialize
Answer: B
Explanation:
"Flee" means to run away quickly from a place of danger or a crime.
3.
Scientists watched
the water droplets ________ from the hot surface of the metal plate.
A) go missing
B) dissipate
C) evaporate
D) sink
Answer: C
Explanation:
"Evaporate" describes the physical process of liquid turning into gas.
4.
After the magician closed the curtain,
the rabbit seemed to ________ into thin air.
A) melt
B) disperse
C) pass into oblivion
D) vanish
Answer: D
Explanation:
"Vanish" is used for sudden and complete disappearance,
often in a mysterious context.
5.
Stir the sugar in the warm tea until the crystals completely ________.
A) dissolve
B) blur
C) go missing
D) fade away
Answer: A
Explanation:
"Dissolve" is used
when a solid substance incorporates into a liquid to form a solution.
6.
In the science fiction movie,
the alien's body began to ________ as it was beamed up to the ship.
A) sink
B) dematerialize
C) flee
D) become invisible
Answer: B
Explanation:
"Dematerialize" refers to the loss of physical matter or substance,
often used in technical or sci-fi contexts.
7.
Youthful beauty is often described as ________,
lasting only for a brief moment before it is gone.
A) evanescent
B) evanescence
C) melting
D) fleeing
Answer: A
Explanation:
The word "evanescent" is the adjective form
of the literary term "evanesce."
It is used to describe something
that is fleeting or vanishes like vapor,
which perfectly fits the description
of "lasting only for a brief moment."
(전치사 as 뒤에는 형용사가 올 수 있음,
being이 생략된 구조.
즉, “as being + 형용사” 구조의 축약형
→ "described as being evanescent".
특히 상태를 묘사하는 동사
"describe, regard, view" 등과 찰떡궁합.)
8.
Global warming
is causing the polar ice caps to ________ at an alarming rate.
A) dissipate
B) sink
C) melt
D) blur
Answer: C
Explanation:
"Melt" is the change from a solid (ice) to a liquid (water) due to heat.
9.
The heavy anchor
began to ________ slowly to the bottom of the ocean floor.
A) fade away
B) disperse
C) sink
D) go missing
Answer: C
Explanation:
"Sink" means
to move downward through water or any other substance.
10.
As the car drove further away into the distance,
it eventually ________.
A) dropped out of sight
B) dissolved
C) fled
D) melted
Answer: A
Explanation:
"Drop out of sight" is used
when an object moves beyond the observer’s range of vision.
11.
My vision started to ________
because I wasn't wearing my glasses,
making it hard to read the sign.
A) flee
B) evaporate
C) blur
D) sink
Answer: C
Explanation:
"Blur" means to become indistinct or lose sharp edges/focus.
12.
When the bell rang,
the students began to ________ in different directions
toward their classrooms.
A) pass into oblivion
B) become invisible
C) disperse
D) dematerialize
Answer: C
Explanation:
"Disperse" means
to scatter or spread out in different directions.
13.
The morning mist started to ________
as the sun warmed the valley.
A) vanish into thin air
B) drop out of sight
C) sink
D) dissipate
Answer: D
Explanation:
"Dissipate" is often used
for clouds, smoke,
or energy gradually thinning out and vanishing.
14.
The police are asking for the public's help to find the hiker
who ________ last Tuesday.
A) melted
B) dissolved
C) dispersed
D) went missing
Answer: D
Explanation:
"Go missing" is the standard phrase for people
who cannot be found or are lost.
15.
Over time,
the painful memories of the accident began to ________.
A) sink
B) fade away
C) flee
D) evaporate
Answer: B
Explanation:
"Fade away" describes
a gradual process
of something losing its strength or presence over time.
16.
The airplane flew behind a thick cloud
and was ________ for several minutes.
A) be lost to sight
B) lost to sight
C) dissolved
D) dispersed
Answer: B
Explanation:
"Lost to sight" (or be lost to sight) means
to no longer be visible due to an obstruction or distance.
17.
Without any warning, the keys seemed to ________.
A) pass into oblivion
B) sink
C) melt
D) vanish into thin air
Answer: D
Explanation:
"Vanish into thin air" is an idiomatic expression
for a sudden and total disappearance.
18.
The stealth bomber
was designed to ________ to enemy radar systems.
A) dissolve
B) become invisible
C) flee
D) blur
Answer: B
Explanation:
"Become invisible" means to reach a state
where something cannot be seen or detected visually.
19.
Once a famous king, his name has now ________,
and no one remembers his deeds.
A) evaporated
B) melted
C) passed into oblivion
D) fled
Answer: C
Explanation:
"Pass into oblivion" means
to be completely forgotten by history or memory.
20.
The magician made the coin ________ right
before the audience's eyes.
A) sink
B) dissipate
C) disperse
D) disappear
Answer: D
Explanation:
"Disappear" is the general term for ceasing to be visible or present.
21.
Old photographs will ________
if they are left in direct sunlight for too long.
A) fade
B) sink
C) flee
D) dissolve
Answer: A
Explanation:
Light causes colors in photos to "fade" or lose their intensity.
22.
During the bank robbery,
the suspects tried to ________ through the back alley.
A) evaporate
B) blur
C) flee
D) dematerialize
Answer: C
Explanation:
"Flee" is the act of escaping quickly from a scene.
23.
If you leave the rubbing alcohol open, it will quickly ________.
A) go missing
B) dissipate
C) evaporate
D) sink
Answer: C
Explanation:
Alcohol is a volatile liquid that "evaporates" easily into the air.
24.
My stress seemed to ________ the moment
I stepped onto the beach for vacation.
A) melt
B) disperse
C) pass into oblivion
D) vanish
Answer: D
Explanation:
"Vanish" metaphorically describes
the sudden disappearance of a feeling or state.
25.
Put the tablet in water
and watch it ________ to create a fizzy drink.
A) dissolve
B) blur
C) go missing
D) fade away
Answer: A
Explanation:
"Dissolve" refers to a solid breaking down into a liquid.
26.
In the sci-fi story,
the teleporter causes
the traveler to ________ in one place and reappear in another.
A) sink
B) dematerialize
C) flee
D) become invisible
Answer: B
Explanation:
"Dematerialize" is the technical term for matter breaking down.
27.
The beauty of a snowflake is ________;
it lasts only until it touches your warm hand.
A) evanescent
B) dissipate
C) melt
D) flee
Answer: A
Explanation:
"Evanescent" captures the poetic sense
of a delicate, short-lived disappearance.
Since the sentence describes
the "beauty" (a noun) using the linking verb "is," an adjective
is required to function as the subject complement.
28.
The candle wax will ________
and run down the side of the holder as it burns.
A) dissipate
B) sink
C) melt
D) blur
Answer: C
Explanation:
Heat causes the solid wax to "melt" into a liquid.
29.
If you drop a heavy coin into a fountain,
it will ________ to the bottom.
A) fade away
B) disperse
C) sink
D) go missing
Answer: C
Explanation:
"Sink" describes the downward motion in water.
30.
The ship sailed further west
until it ________ behind the curvature of the Earth.
A) dropped out of sight
B) dissolved
C) fled
D) melted
Answer: A
Explanation:
"Drop out of sight" refers to moving beyond the horizon.
31.
The fast-moving car appeared as a ________ in the photograph
because the shutter speed was too slow.
A) flee
B) evaporate
C) blur
D) sink
Answer: C
Explanation:
A "blur" is an indistinct, out-of-focus image.
32.
The crowd began to ________ once the concert was over.
A) pass into oblivion
B) become invisible
C) disperse
D) dematerialize
Answer: C
Explanation:
People "disperse"
when they move away from a central gathering point.
33.
The strong smell of perfume
will ________ if you open the windows for a while.
A) vanish into thin air
B) drop out of sight
C) sink
D) dissipate
Answer: D
Explanation:
Smells and gases "dissipate" as they spread out and weaken.
34.
The library is worried about several rare books
that ________ from the archives.
A) melted
B) dissolved
C) dispersed
D) went missing
Answer: D
Explanation:
"Go missing" is used for lost or stolen objects.
35.
As the years went by,
the once-popular fashion trend began to ________.
A) sink
B) fade away
C) flee
D) evaporate
Answer: B
Explanation:
"Fade away" is the gradual decline of a trend or presence.
36.
The mountain peak was ________ behind the thick fog.
A) be lost to sight
B) lost to sight
C) dissolved
D) dispersed
Answer: B
Explanation:
"Lost to sight" describes something being hidden from view.
37.
I searched everywhere for my phone, but it had ________.
A) vanished into thin air
B) passed into oblivion
C) sunk
D) melted
Answer: A
Explanation:
This idiom describes a frustratingly sudden disappearance.
38.
Modern camouflage helps soldiers ________
against their surroundings.
A) dissolve
B) become invisible
C) flee
D) blur
Answer: B
Explanation:
Camouflage aims to make the wearer "invisible" to the eye.
39.
Many ancient languages have ________
because no one speaks them anymore.
A) evaporated
B) melted
C) passed into oblivion
D) fled
Answer: C
Explanation:
"Pass into oblivion" is used for things forgotten by history.
40.
Dark clouds began to ________ as the storm moved toward the east.
A) sink
B) dissipate
C) disperse
D) disappear
Answer: D
Explanation:
"Disappear" is the general result of moving out of view.
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