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Example Questions
Example Question #931 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Decay
to rot
to express
to repeal
to narrate
to demonstrate
to rot
"Decay" means to rot.
Example Question #931 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Advance
to move forward
to retreat
to decide
to move back
to contribute
to move forward
"Advance" means to move forward.
Example Question #951 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
"Ornament
to satisfy
to decorate
to move downwards
to rot
to fulfill
to decorate
"Ornament" means to decorate.
Example Question #932 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
RANSACK
Dodge
Search
Elevate
Edify
Outline
Search
To "ransack" something means to search in a reckless or haphazard fashion. So the correct answer is “search.” For clarification, elevate means to raise or rise up; edify means to build or teach.
Example Question #933 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEBILITATE
Refuse
Edify
Strengthen
Weaken
Permit
Weaken
"Debilitate" means to make weaker. For clarification, "edify" means build or teach; "permit" means allow.
Example Question #953 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DILATE
Encourage
Widen
Lessen
Identify
Oppose
Widen
"Dilate" means widen or make larger.
Example Question #151 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMPUTATE
Placate
Attach
Retreat
Celebrate
Cut off
Cut off
"Amputate" means cut off.
Example Question #152 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CORRODE
Erode
Spread
Recognize
Infect
Emit
Erode
"Corrode" means erode.
Example Question #934 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FIDGET
Freeze
Twitch
Recover
Compensate
Capture
Twitch
"Fidget" means twitch. "Freeze" can mean solidify from a liquid state to a solid state, or stand motionless; it cannot be the correct answer because its second meaning is an antonym, not a synonym, of "fidget," and its first meaning is unrelated to "fidget." None of the other answers are close in meaning to "fidget": "recover" means recuperate; "compensate" means pay money to someone for a good or service; and "capture" means catch or entrap.
Example Question #935 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE
Demolish
Edify
Lengthen
Allude
Shorten
Shorten
To "abridge" something means to edit something so as to make it shorter. For clarification, "edify" means to build or teach; "allude" means hint at; "demolish" means destroy and is an antonym of edify.
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