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Example Question #401 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPLOIT
Overcome
Mistake
Propel
Take advantage of
Charge
Take advantage of
Exploit means to make full use of something, often in a selfish way, or to take advantage of someone.
Example Question #402 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPT
Choose
Rotate
Preserve
Shun
Bounce
Choose
Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.
Example Question #403 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANEUVER
Cylinder
Hat
Category
Tactic
Device
Tactic
A maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.
Example Question #404 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCEL
Prepare
Shine
Fail
Mimic
Decry
Shine
“Excel” is a verb that means “be exceptionally good at an activity or subject,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “be exceptionally good at something.” That means that “fail” cannot be the correct answer, because “fail” means “to be unsuccessful,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “excel.” “Shine,” however, is a word that when used as a verb, can mean “to be very talented or perform very well,” and because “shine” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “excel,” “shine” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2164 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REMUNERATE
Elude
Recede
Live
Impersonate
Pay
Pay
To "remunerate" is to pay.
Example Question #405 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RELEGATE
Evade
Energize
Lighten
Dupe
Demote
Demote
To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.
Example Question #406 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABANDON
Cherish
Relinquish
Forget
Maintain
Absorb
Relinquish
"Abandon" means to relinquish or give up.
Example Question #407 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLOUT
Violate
Defend
Comply
Precipitate
Champion
Violate
"Flout" means to defy or violate.
Example Question #2168 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FOSTER
Design
Speak
Promote
Fail
Liberate
Promote
"Foster" means to promote.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BIDE
Propose
Chew
Wait
Steal
Discover
Wait
"Bide" means to wait.
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