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"fate"의 동의어 (1).
1.
Scenario:
In a high-tech laboratory,
scientists set up an experiment
where the final temperature is fixed
by the initial settings of the machine.
The result is locked in before the process even begins.
Which word describes this state
where a result is decided beforehand?
A) karma
B) moira
C) predetermination
D) chance
Answer: C
Rationale:
'Predetermination' refers to the act
of establishing or deciding something in advance,
often implying a logical or mechanical necessity.
2.
Scenario:
During a terrible famine,
the village remained safe
because a sudden, unexpected rain saved their crops.
The priest told the villagers
that it was the protective care and timely intervention
of a higher power.
Which word refers to this divine guidance or care?
A) providence
B) doom
C) outcome
D) fate
Answer: A
Rationale:
'Providence' refers to the protective care of God or nature
as a spiritual power that guides human destiny.
3.
Scenario:
After being unkind to his colleagues for months,
Mark found himself without any help
when his own project failed.
People around him whispered
that his current struggles were a direct result of his past actions.
Which word describes
this cycle of cause and effect based on one’s actions?
A) kismet
B) providence
C) karma
D) future
Answer: C
Rationale:
'Karma' is the concept
that a person's intentional actions
determine their future states or the consequences they face.
4.
Scenario:
Sarah has always felt a calling to become a doctor,
as if her entire life’s path
was naturally leading her toward healing others.
She views this not as a choice,
but as her ultimate purpose in life.
Which word best describes this inevitable
and often positive life path?
A) doom
B) destiny
C) circumstance
D) outcome
Answer: B
Rationale:
'Destiny' refers to a predetermined course
of events or a specific purpose in a person's life,
often seen as a great or noble goal.
5.
Scenario:
Two people met by total accident in a foreign country
and realized they were born in the same small village.
They smiled and said it was simply "meant to be" in a spiritual,
almost mystical way.
Which word, derived from Turkish and Arabic,
refers to this sense of "fate"?
A) lot
B) kismet
C) chance
D) predestination
Answer: B
Rationale:
'Kismet' refers to fate or destiny,
particularly a sense of something
being divinely ordained or "meant to be."
6.
Scenario:
A specific religious group believes
that before a person is even born,
God has already decided
whether they will achieve salvation or not,
regardless of their actions on earth.
Which word describes
this theological concept of destiny being fixed in advance?
A) circumstance
B) predestination
C) future
D) fortune
Answer: B
Rationale:
'Predestination' is the divine foreordaining of all
that will happen,
especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others.
7.
Scenario:
After years of working hard,
James won a massive jackpot in the lottery.
He didn't plan for it,
but he considers himself extremely lucky
to have received such a sudden change in his life's wealth.
Which word best describes
this luck or the portion of wealth given to a person?
A) fortune
B) karma
C) predetermination
D) moira
Answer: A
Rationale:
'Fortune' specifically relates to the luck or wealth
that befalls a person,
often through random or favorable events.
8.
Scenario:
The ancient prophecy foretold
that the kingdom would fall into darkness
and that no hero could stop the coming destruction.
The people lived in fear of this inescapable and tragic end.
Which word best describes
an unavoidable, unhappy, or tragic fate?
A) destiny
B) providence
C) kismet
D) doom
Answer: D
Rationale:
'Doom' signifies a terrible, inevitable fate
or a final state of ruin and death.
9.
Scenario:
Despite his desire to be a painter,
Thomas had to manage his family's farm
because he was the only son.
He accepted his role,
believing this was the life portion
he was assigned to handle.
Which word refers to
a person's assigned station or "portion" in life?
A) lot
B) outcome
C) fortune
D) predetermination
Answer: A
Rationale:
'Lot' refers to a person's luck or condition in life,
often implying a specific "portion" or "share"
of life's circumstances.
10.
Scenario:
In an ancient Greek play,
a goddess appears to weave the threads of a hero's life,
deciding exactly when his life will begin
and when it will end according to the laws of the universe.
Which word refers to this mythological personification of fate?
A) karma
B) moira
C) providence
D) kismet
Answer: B
Rationale:
'Moira' is the Greek term for fate,
often personified as goddesses
who assign to mortals their share of fortune and misfortune.
11.
Scenario:
Economists are analyzing the current market trends
to see what the next decade will hold for the global economy,
focusing on the inevitable events that lie ahead.
Which word simply refers to the time
that is yet to come and the events within it?
A) doom
B) lot
C) future
D) destiny
Answer: C
Rationale:
'Future' is a general term for the time
that will come after the present
and the events that are expected to happen.
12.
Scenario:
After a long and complicated legal battle,
the judge finally delivered the verdict.
This final resolution was the result
of all the evidence and arguments
presented during the trial.
Which word describes
the final result or consequence of a process?
A) outcome
B) fate
C) kismet
D) fortune
Answer: A
Rationale:
'Outcome' refers to the specific result, effect,
or consequence of an action, process, or situation.
13.
Scenario:
While walking through the park,
Anna found a rare coin on the ground.
There was no reason for it to be there;
it was just a random, unplanned occurrence.
Which word describes something
that happens by accident or without a clear cause?
A) predestination
B) karma
C) moira
D) chance
Answer: D
Rationale:
'Chance' refers to the occurrence of events
in the absence of any obvious design or cause;
pure randomness.
14.
Scenario:
Growing up in a very poor neighborhood
with limited access to education
made it very difficult for Leo to find a high-paying job,
even though he was very talented.
Which word describes the external conditions or factors
that affect one's fate?
A) destiny
B) circumstance
C) doom
D) kismet
Answer: B
Rationale:
'Circumstance' refers to the facts or conditions
connected with or relevant to an event or action,
often shaping a person's situation.
15.
Scenario:
Ancient sailors used to pray to a goddess
who held a rudder and a wheel,
believing she could turn their lives
from poverty to riches or vice versa on a whim.
Which name refers to
the personification of luck and the unpredictability of life?
A) Providence
B) Lady Fortune
C) Moira
D) Karma
Answer: B
Rationale:
'Lady Fortune' (or Fortuna) is
the Roman personification
of luck and the random nature of fate,
often depicted with a wheel.
16.
Scenario:
Ed was born into a royal family
and was told from day one
that he would become the King.
He felt that his path was fixed
by the laws of the universe
and was beyond his control.
Which word describes a power
that is thought to settle events
as if they are unchangeable and predetermined?
A) fate
B) outcome
C) chance
D) fortune
Answer: A
Rationale:
'Fate' is the general power believed to control all events,
often implying that they are destined to happen
and cannot be changed.
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