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Example Question #1031 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALTER
Endure
Stumble
Shuffle
Limp
Leap
Stumble
"Falter" means to stumble or to fall when related to movement; when related to speech, "falter" means stutter."
"Leap" means to jump, to spring, and when referring to a number, it means increased quickly.
"Limp" means move as if injured, to walk in halting way or to stagger. It is a similar concept to faltering, but is not a synonym.
"Shuffle" means to walk with slow, short steps; it can also mean to rearrange, such as "Shuffle the cards."
"Endure" means to keep going, to carry on, to bear hardship.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SATE
proclaim
corrupt
sit
resist
satisfy fully
satisfy fully
"Sate" means to satisfy fully.
Example Question #1015 : Identifying Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ASTOUND
shock
corrupt
disguise
contain
modify
shock
Astound means to shock or surprise.
Example Question #1016 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the words that are most similar in meaning.
Abhor
Notify
Hate
Collect
Jest
Revoke
Hate
To "abhor" is to hate.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Rejoice
Happiness
Holiday
Gloominess
Furnace
Sadness
Happiness
"Rejoice" means happiness; Sadness and Gloominess is the opposite; Holiday is a celebrated day; and a Furnace is equipment in a home used to generate heat.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Startle
to surprise
to exercise
to fantasize
to devote
to consider
to surprise
"Startle" means to surprise.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DETEST
Comfort
Hate
Love
Refuse
Accept
Hate
If you "detest" something then you hate it. Other similar words that mean hate include deplore, abhor, despise, loathe, and deride.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LAMENT
Praise
Defy
Celebrate
Reward
Mourn
Mourn
A "lament" is an expression of sadness and as such is most similar in meaning to mourn. For clarification, to "defy" means to resist authority.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABHOR
Detest
Absolve
Love
Imagine
Abolish
Detest
If you "abhor" something you hate and detest it. For clarification detest is a synonym of abhor; "abolish" means get rid of; "absolve" means to remove blame from someone.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DREAD
Aspire
Love
Despair
Hope
Fear
Fear
"Dread" means to fear something greatly, so "fear" is the correct answer. For clarification, "aspire" means aim or seek, and "despair" means a feeling of sadness and hopelessness.
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