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Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANNUL
Castigate
Haul
Laud
Invalidate
Operate
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
Establish
Inquire
Attend
Assist
Wrestle
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
Fight
Enjoy
Allow
Scare
Fake
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
Respire
Repeat
Repay
Replete
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
Interpret
Splice
Cleave
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
Promote
Encourage
Scold
Tease
Cheer
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."
Example Question #121 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SNUB
Elevate
Pretend
Chastise
Embrace
Ignore
Ignore
The correct answer is "ignore."
"Snub" is a verb that means to rebuff, ignore or spurn disdainfully, making "ignore" a synonym of "snub."
Example Question #122 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REFUTE
Giggle
Disprove
Support
Agree
Research
Disprove
The correct answer is "disprove."
"Refute" is a verb that means to prove wrong.
Example Question #123 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OMIT
Mislead
Exclude
Regard
Sanction
Include
Exclude
"Omit" means to exclude, to leave something out, to edit something out or eliminate it.
"Sanction" means to allow, to permit, to approve.
"Regard" means to look at something, or it can mean to judge something or to consider something.
"Mislead" means to give somebody incorrect information, to lie, to dupe.
"Conclude" means to finish or come to an end; it can also mean to decide.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ALIGN
lecture
lie
illuminate
arrange in a line
disrupt
arrange in a line
Align means to arrange in a line.
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