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Example Question #331 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HORRIFY
Melt
Petrify
Inspire
Toss
Depict
Petrify
"Horrify" means scare greatly and make very afraid. "Petrify" can mean turn something to stone over a long period of time (like "petrified wood") or scare greatly to the point where someone cannot move, so "petrify" is the correct answer.
Example Question #332 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADMIRE
Despise
Encourage
Demand
Respect
Divide
Respect
"Admire" means respect, look up to, or view as a role model, so "respect" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "admire": "demand" means forcefully order someone to give you something; "divide" means split into two groups or parts, "despise" means greatly dislike or hate, and "encourage" means motivate or hearten.
Example Question #333 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATHOM
Intend
Understand
Deplore
Wonder
Consider
Understand
“Fathom” means understand or know how something works. To provide further help, “intend” means mean to do something; “wonder” means think about something you'd like to know more about; “consider” means think about or think about another option; and “deplore” means hate.
Example Question #334 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENRAGED
Excited
weakened
Angered
Saddened
Angered
To be "enraged" means to be very angry. You can see the base word, "rage" within it. You could say, "It enraged my mother when I failed to clean my room." "Saddened" means to be made sad. "Excited" means to be interested or made animated.
Example Question #335 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACKNOWLEDGE
Educate
Admit
Complicate
Confuse
Deny
Admit
To "acknowledge" most closely means to admit or recognize something. "Knowledge" is a root word; however it should not be confused with educate or other words dealing with the acquisition of knowledge. "Deny" is an antonym to "acknowledge"
Example Question #336 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GROW
Are
Float
Awake
Levitate
Become
Become
"Grow" and "become" are synonyms. They can both be used to refer to emotional changes and other conditions; for example, "They grow tired." "They become annoyed." The other words do not share this meaning or function.
Example Question #337 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SULK
Clean
Mope
Laugh
Giggle
Sling
Mope
The problem presents several verbs. The verb closest in meaning to "sulk" is "mope." To "sulk" or "mope" means to behave in a way that clearly displays sadness: "After his dog disappeared, he would mope around the house, sulking." "Giggle" and "laugh" are antonyms of "sulk," while "sling" means to throw something.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
A synonym of "select" is . . .
pick
consider
break
reject
move
pick
"Select" is a word that can be used as a verb or an adjective, but because all of the answer choices are verbs, we will need to consider it as a verb. When used as a verb, "select" means "carefully choose as being the best or most suitable." So, we need to pick out a verb that means something like "carefully choose." "Reject" cannot be the correct answer, then, because "reject" is a word that when used as a verb, means "dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one's taste," making it an antonym, not a synonym, of "select." "Pick," however, is a verb that can mean "choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives, typically after careful thought," and because "pick" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "select," "pick" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Cheer
to play
to block
to enjoy
to encourage
to oppose
to encourage
"Cheer" means to encourage.
Example Question #338 : Synonyms
Which word can replace the underlined word?
My sister used to love to annoy me.
pinch
compliment
bother
None of the above
help
bother
"Bother" can replace "annoy" to maintain the same meaning of the sentence.
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