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Example Question #111 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VOUCH
Connive
Confide
Confine
Confirm
Confer
Confirm
The verb "vouch" means to declare that something someone else has said is ture based on one's own experiences, to confirm, affirm, or support someone else's story. Additionally, "confide" means reveal one's secrets to someone else, place one's trust in; "confine" means lock away, imprison; "confer" means grant, bestow, give a title or award to; "connive" means conspire, work with someone else to do something illegal, manipulative, or immoral.
Example Question #112 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BECKON
Shout
Engage
Vilify
Wave
Enthrall
Wave
"Beckon" means to "wave" to someone, to signal, to call out to someone.
"Enthrall" means to captivate someone or to mesmerize someone.
"Engage" means to occupy, to use or to employ.
"Vilify" means to demonize someone, to depict someone as a villain.
"Shout" means to call out in a loud and aggressive manner, to holler.
Example Question #113 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DUPE
Persist
Argue
Cajole
Trick
Stymie
Trick
"Dupe" means to "trick," to deceive, or to hoodwink.
"Persist" means to continue, to carry on, to endure.
"Argue" means to verbally fight, to try to convince someone, or to discuss.
"Stymie" means to constrict, to impede, or to hinder something.
"Cajole" means to coax someone to do something, to flatter them, to tempt someone.
Example Question #114 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAPITULATE
Chant
Bungle
Refute
Ponder
Give up
Give up
"Capitulate" means to "give up," to concede defeat, to surrender.
"Chant" means to sing, recite or shout a song.
"Bungle" means to mess up, to blunder, or to do something incorrectly.
"Ponder" means to consider, to think about something, to reflect on something.
"Refute" means to prove false, to discredit, or to repudiate.
Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANNUL
Laud
Invalidate
Haul
Operate
Castigate
Invalidate
The verb "annul" means to make or declare something to be invalid, to invalidate, to null and void, to disallow. Additionally, "haul" means carry, transport cargo; "laud" means enthusiastically praise; "operate" means use, drive; "castigate" means yell at, punish.
Example Question #116 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GRAPPLE
Attend
Inquire
Establish
Wrestle
Assist
Wrestle
The verb "grapple" means to struggle with, to wrestle, to fight. Additionally, "assist" means help; "establish" means set up; "attend" means go to; "inquire" means ask about.
Example Question #117 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FABRICATE
Allow
Fight
Scare
Fake
Enjoy
Fake
The verb "fabricate" means to fake, to concoct, to invent a fake version of something, to 'make something up'.
Example Question #118 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REIMBURSE
Replay
Repeat
Repay
Replete
Respire
Repay
The verb "reimburse" means to pay someone back who has lost money or given money to you. This is, of course, closest in meaning to "repay." Additionally, "respire" means breathe; "replete" means filled with.
Example Question #119 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSTRUE
Splice
Cleave
Interpret
Shun
Pilfer
Interpret
The verb "construe" means to understand something in one's own individual way, to interpret something. Additionally, "pilfer" means steal from, plunder; "cleave" means split, sever, hack up; "splice" means join together, attach to; "shun" means ignore.
Example Question #120 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOCK
Encourage
Cheer
Scold
Promote
Tease
Tease
The correct answer is "tease."
To "mock" (verb) means to tease or laugh at in a scornful way, making "tease" a synonym of the term "mock."
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