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Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
CADGE
confound
incite
bungle
scrounge
antagonize
scrounge
"Cadge" and "scrounge" both mean to beg. "Antagonize" means to cause a problem or oppose. "Bungle" means to blunder or mess up. "Confound" means to confuse or astonish. "Incite" means to encourage or provoke.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
FEIGN
laud
oscillate
juxtapose
bluff
pacify
bluff
"Feign" and "bluff" both mean to pretend or fake. "Juxtapose" means to place side by side for comparison. "Laud" means to give acclaim or praise. "Oscillate" means to move in a side-to-side motion. "Pacify" means to calm or soothe.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
CAPITULATE
concede
disentangle
callous
disdain
censure
concede
"Capitulate" and "concede" both mean to surrender or give in. "Disdain" means hate or indifference. "Disentangle" means to unwind or disconnect. "Callous" means to make cruel or insensitive. "Censure" means to condemn or criticize severely.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
ACCENT
disabuse
cadge
emphasize
disavow
lambaste
emphasize
"Accent" and "emphasize" both mean to place importance or significance. "Disavow" means to reject or contradict. "Lambaste" means to punish or beat. "Cadge" means to beg or scrounge. "Disabuse" means to free from belief.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
MINCE
exact
misconstrue
reveal
flounce
disabuse
flounce
"Mince" and "flounce" both mean to pose or put on airs. "Reveal" means to disclose or tell. "Disabuse" means to free from belief. "Misconstrue" means to get a wrong or false impression. "Exact" means to demand or call for.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Verbs
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
FULMINATE
laud
vivify
berate
conciliate
dupe
berate
"Fulminate" and "berate" both mean to criticize harshly. "Laud" means to give acclaim or praise. "Dupe" means to fool someone. "Conciliate" means to placate or appease. "Vivify" means to enliven or animate.
Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Verbs
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
ASSAY
condescend
perjure
appraise
garble
ramble
appraise
"Assay" and "appraise" both mean to analyze or assess. "Ramble" means to wander about aimlessly. "Condescend" means to stoop or humble oneself. "Perjure" means to lie or obscure the truth. "Garble" means to mix up or misrepresent.
Example Question #11 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
ENTICE
Lure
Suppress
Revolve
Err
Mourn
Lure
"Entice" means to attract or to lure. "Err" means to make a mistake. "Suppress" means to crush or quell. "Mourn" means to lament or to grieve. "Revolve" means to orbit or to circle.
Example Question #171 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATHOM
comprehend
dark
obscure
perplex
investigate
comprehend
The word “fathom” has an interesting derivation. It comes from the measurement of someone’s arms being stretched outward (like “foot” was originally designated to measure the “standard foot size”). It now is used to measure the depth of water and is equal to about six feet per unit. Since it is associated with being “deep,” the verb form of “fathom” means to understand something difficult or deep; therefore, it can mean to comprehend.
Example Question #172 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BESEECH
Decline
Beg
Well up
Describe
Evacuate
Beg
"Beseech" is a verb that means implore or entreat. "Decline," then, cannot be the correct answer, because "decline" means refuse in a polite way, making "decline" an antonym of "beseech," not a synonym. "Beg," however, is a verb that means ask in a humble manner, and because "beg" is the answer choice that is closest in meaning to "beseech," "beg" is the correct answer.
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