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Example Question #1877 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECODE
Decipher
Mingle
Officiate
Caterwaul
Disapear
Decipher
To "decipher" something, be it a complex riddle or a simple remark, is to "decode" that thing. To "caterwaul" is to yowl or cry. To "officiate" is to preside over, and the verb is usually applied to ceremonies such as marriage. To "mingle" is to mix and blend.
Example Question #1878 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPRIMAND
Mollify
Extol
Chastise
Forfend
Harbor
Chastise
To "reprimand" is to "chastise," scold, or admonish. To "forfend" is to protect, and to "extol" is to laud or praise. To "mollify" is to placate, while to "harbor" is to house, to extend refuge to.
Example Question #1879 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENERVATE
Ally
Weaken
Placate
Rebut
Invigorate
Weaken
To "enervate" is to tire, "weaken," and drain of energy. This is an antonym for "invigorate," which means strengthen. To "placate" is to mollify or appease. "Rebut" means refute. To "ally" is to join forces in pursuit of a common goal.
Example Question #1921 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLOVIATE
Talk excessively
Wander aimlessly
Persecute ruthlessly
Perjure
Work assiduously
Talk excessively
To "bloviate" is to talk pompously and in an overblown manner. To "meander" is to wander aimlessly, and to "persevere" is to work assiduously. To "perjure" is to lie under oath. To "persecute ruthlessly" is to oppress.
Example Question #1922 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTOL
Contaminate
Subsume
Daunt
Laud
Prevaricate
Laud
To "extol" something is to sing its praises. To "subsume" something is to absorb it into something else. To "prevaricate" is to lie, while to "contaminate" is to pollute. To "daunt" is to make someone feel apprehensive or dismayed.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONGEAL
melt
gather
populate
thicken
pardon
thicken
"Congeal" means to solidify, or thicken.
Example Question #1923 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
SABOTAGE
mystify
repel
fling
transform
damage
damage
Sabotage means to deliberately destroy or damage something.
Example Question #1924 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
PROPEL
curve
study
consume
push
yell
push
Propel means to drive or push something, usually forwards
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
consume
supplement
limit
hinder
critique
supplement
Augment means to increase or to supplement.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
LANGUISH
talk slowly
curtail
frustrate
promote
deteriorate
deteriorate
"Languish" means to lose vitality or deteriorate.
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