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Example Question #81 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REBUT
Exclaim
Contradict
Slip
Argue
Agree
Contradict
"Rebut" means to prove a claim is false in the course of an argument.
"Contradict" is closer than "argue" because a "rebuttal" is a rhetorical device often used within an argument rather than the argument itself, "agree" is an antonym of "rebut," "slip" means to fall or trip, and "exclaim" means to say something excitedly.
Example Question #82 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEDDLE
Purchase
Sell
Sentence
Reach
Portray
Sell
"Peddle" means to sell or to travel around selling something. To provide further help, "sentence" means determine the punishment for; "portray" means depict, show.
Example Question #83 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SWINDLE
Redeem
Create
Mollify
Plead
Cheat
Cheat
To "swindle" someone means to cheat him or her out of money. To provide further help, "mollify" means sooth, calm, relieve; "redeem" means make right something done wrong; "plead" means beg, urge.
Example Question #84 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERROGATE
Ponder
Surmise
Advise
Question
Replenish
Question
To "interrogate" means to question, to investigate for a crime through questioning. To provide further help, "ponder" means think carefully; "replenish" means refuel, restock; "surmise" means deduce, figure out.
Example Question #85 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUMINATE
Abuse
Ponder
Abscond
Yell
Meander
Ponder
To "ruminate" means to think carefully and deliberately about (something). So the best possible answer choice is "ponder" which has the same meaning. To provide further help, "abscond" means run away with; "meander" means to move in a winding manner, like a river.
Example Question #86 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFRINGE
Fetter
Ignite
Violate
Kindle
Embellish
Violate
To "infringe" means to actively break the rules or to actively disturb someone. As such the closest answer choice is "violate." To provide further help, "kindle" means the same thing as "ignite," they both mean to start a fire; "fetter" means shackle, tie to something; "embellish" means to adorn with details.
Example Question #87 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INSINUATE
Explicate
Abhor
Deplore
Comprehend
Suggest
Suggest
"Insinuate" means to suggest. To provide further help, "comprehend" means understand; "abhor" means detest, hate; "deplore" means speak badly of, to disparage; "explicate" means to free from.
Example Question #88 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HOODWINK
Trick
Cajole
Extol
Encourage
Tantalize
Trick
To "hoodwink" someone means to deceive or trick him or her. To provide further help, "cajole" means encourage; "extol" means praise; "tantalize" means tease.
Example Question #89 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECAPITULATE
Misunderstand
Surrender
Lure
Praise
Summarize
Summarize
Although "capitulate" means to surrender, "recapitulate" means to summarize the main points of. This is a somewhat tricky question for this reason. To provide further help, "lure" means attract, often with nefarious means or intentions.
Example Question #90 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPORTUNE
Encroach
Integrate
Entreat
Accost
Exhume
Entreat
"Importune" means to beg, to urge someone to do something, to entreat. To provide further help, "integrate" means combine, include one thing in another; "accost" means physically assault; "exhume" means dig up, as in dig up a corpse; "encroach" means intrude on, impose on.
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