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Example Question #311 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PILFER
Steal
Recognize
Delay
Comprehend
Acquire
Steal
To "pilfer" something means to steal, to plunder. To provide further help, "comprehend" means understand; "acquire" means get.
Example Question #312 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CLEAVE
Augment
Split
Multiply
Subtract
Enhance
Split
To "cleave" something means to cut in half, to split something. To provide further help, "enhance" and "augment" are synonyms, both words mean to make something better by adding to it.
Example Question #311 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
KINDLE
Ignite
Abscond
Defer
Read
Ridicule
Ignite
"Kindle" means to light on fire, to ignite. To provide further help, "ridicule" means mock, make fun of; "defer" means postpone, put off, allow someone else to take charge; "abscond" means run away, usually run away with.
Example Question #312 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REVERBERATE
Recoil
Formulate
Echo
Complain
Scrutinize
Echo
"Reverberate" means to echo, to rebound and re-sound. To provide further help, "recoil" means step back from in fear or disgust; "formulate" means come up with; "scrutinize" means carefully examine.
Example Question #153 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUFFLE
Encourage
Imply
Disturb
Postpone
Recreate
Disturb
To "ruffle" means to disarrange, to disturb, to mess up. To provide further help, "imply" means suggest. To "postpone" something is to put that thing off for later. To "encourage" is to support or pump up.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SATE
Abstain
Vindicate
Quaff
Gratify
Drawl
Gratify
"Sate" and "gratify" both mean satisfy. As for the other answer choices, "abstain" means hold back from doing; "quaff" means drink down or gulp; "drawl" means lengthen or draw out; and "vindicate" means prove one's innocence.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VEX
Annoy
Question
Trigger
Enrage
Horrify
Annoy
The word “vex” comes from the Latin for “to annoy.” “Vexations,” are annoying things. One could use the word in a sentence like, “After many years of living with Sally, Joan started to become vexed by all of her little character flaws, eventually becoming enraged by what were at best small annoyances.”
Example Question #151 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPULSE
Retch
Foul
Undulate
Reek
Repel
Repel
We usually think of a “repulsive” thing as being disgusting or gross. The correspondence is not direct. Something gross is called “repulsive” because it “pushes people away from it.” (Nobody wants to be close to the person with body odor; he or she “repulses” people away.) A “pulsation” is so called because it is caused by a “beating” or “pressing” motion. To “repulse” is to “drive, beat, or press” someone away.
Example Question #151 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COVET
Detest
Maneuver
Crave
Cover
Introduce
Crave
"Covet" is a verb that means "yearn to possess or have something," so we need to pick out a verb that means something like "yearn to possess." While "cover" may sound and look similar to "covet," the two words have very different meanings, so "cover" cannot be the correct answer. "Crave," however, means "feel a powerful desire for something," and because it is the closest synonym of "covet" among the possible answer choices, "crave" is the correct answer.
Example Question #152 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DAUNT
Corrupt
Deter
Embolden
Enhance
Equivocate
Deter
"Daunt" and "deter" both mean to make fearful or hesitant. "Embolden" means to encourage or inspire. "Corrupt" means to pervert or pollute. "Enhance" means to improve or embellish. "Equivocate" means to avoid an issue.
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