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Example Question #131 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IMPUTE
Cure
Suffocate
Board
Attribute
Lead
Attribute
To "impute" is to attribute something to a person.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ELUCIDATE
Construct
Douse
Clarify
Undermine
Strengthen
Clarify
"Elucidate" means to clarify; to strengthen is to make stronger; to undermine is to weaken; to douse is to drench; and to construct is to build.
Example Question #132 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BILK
Chastize
Exercise
Berate
Irritate
Defraud
Defraud
"Bilk" is to defraud; to exercise is to perform physical activities; to berate is to scold; to chastize is to criticize; and to irritate is to annoy.
Example Question #133 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LAUD
Trinket
Praise
Force
Deity
High
Praise
Another word for "laud" is "praise." All of the other words are mostly unrelated. Considering the other answer choices, "high" means located far above the ground, a "trinket" is something small or of little value, a "deity" is a god or goddess, and "force" refers to physical power or strength.
Example Question #131 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATHOM
Pelt
Bewilder
Satisfy
Irritate
Understand
Understand
"Fathom" means comprehend or understand, so "understand" is the correct answer. "Bewilder" is an antonym of "fathom"; it means confuse. "Satisfy" means meet a certain condition or meet the expectations of someone. "Pelt" means bombard or attack someone or something with projectiles. "Irritate" means bother or annoy.
Example Question #134 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEVELOP
Wither
Blossom
Ebb
Dwindle
Wilt
Blossom
"Develop" and "blossom" are verbs related to the growth or expansion of something. The other words refer to something's deterioration. "Ebb," "dwindle," "wilt," and "whither" are actually so closely related in meaning that they can be considered synonymous with one another.
Example Question #135 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BROWBEAT
Digress
Render
Intimidate
Circulate
Allocate
Intimidate
The verb "browbeat" means to intimidate. It is something that one person does to another person. Additionally, "circulate" means spread around; "allocate" means assign, give to; "digress" means stray from, move away from the main point; "render" means give, supply.
Example Question #136 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGITATE
Admonish
Placate
Ponder
Accrue
Delineate
Ponder
The verb "cogitate" means think deeply about, or "ponder." Additionally, "placate" means comfort, soothe; "accrue" means accumulate, grow; "admonish" means scold, yell at; "delineate" means describe exactly.
Example Question #137 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSOLE
Eradicate
Comfort
Adhere
Attack
Enervate
Comfort
The verb "console" means to comfort someone, to provide comfort and help to someone who needs it. Additionally, "enervate" means weaken; "eradicate" means completely destroy, get rid of; "adhere" means stick to.
Example Question #138 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ORATE
Circulate
Stupefy
Declaim
Glean
Engender
Declaim
You likely knew that an "orator" is a public speaker, so you could probably have determined that the verb "orate" means to speak in public. From there you simply need to figure out which of these words has the same definition, the correct answer is "declaim." To "declaim" means to speak publicly in a rhetorical fashion. Additionally, "stupefy" means astonish, amaze and confuse; "engender" means cause, create, produce; "circulate" means spread around; "glean" means gather details, compile observations in order to try and determine something.
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