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Example Question #2061 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNNERVE
Trudge
Consume
Reveal
Relinquish
Stress
Stress
"Unnerve" and "stress" are closest in meaning. These synonyms describe the action of causing something frustration and uneasiness. The other words do not share this meaning. "Consume" means to eat, digest, or exhaust. To "reveal" something is to bring something to light. To "relinquish" something is to give that thing up. To "trudge" is to walk heavily.
Example Question #2062 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUSE
Confiscate
Incense
Deign
Inspire
Parry
Inspire
The verb "rouse" means to cause excitement, to inspire and motivate. Additionally, "incense" means to anger, to make furious; "deign" means condescend, to allow oneself to talk to people one views as inferior; "confiscate" means seize, take from; "parry" means (of something thrown at one) to deflect, to cause to move in another direction.
Example Question #2063 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLUSTERED
Poised
Supreme
Unsettled
Recondite
Composed
Unsettled
The verb "flustered" means unsettled, made nervous by something. Additionally, "composed" means calm and under control; "poised" means showing calm and composure in a stressful situation; "supreme" means best, superior, greatest; "recondite" means (of knowledge) obscure and arcane, known by only a few.
Example Question #2064 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENTRANCE
Dismay
Captivate
Convince
Resign
Join
Captivate
This is a little tough because the word "entrance" can be a noun that means a way into something. But "entrance" also means to put into a trance or to charm.
I was entranced by the beautiful music coming from the tower.
There is no answer choice that could serve as a synonym of the noun form of entrance, so it must be the verb form, and the word "captivate," meaning to hold or capture the interest of, is a synonym.
Example Question #2065 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOLLIFY
Lessen
Frighten
Engage
Support
Secure
Lessen
"Mollify" means to soften or make less intense in feeling or temper.
I hope that giving the family an upgrade to first class will mollify them after the airline lost their luggage.
So to "lessen" is the best choice.
Example Question #2066 : Identifying Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Centipede
twist
animal
hundred
light
foot
foot
"Ped" usually means foot. Another example is "pedestrian."
Example Question #2067 : Identifying Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Dictum
belief
words
many
death
under
words
"Dict" has to do with words, or saying. Another example is "dictionary."
Example Question #2068 : Identifying Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Credential
call
become
study
believe
other
believe
"Cred" usually has to do with belief. Another example is "credible."
Example Question #2069 : Identifying Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Hydrate
under
water
light
between
many
water
"Hydr" usually means water. Another example is "hydraulic."
Example Question #2070 : Identifying Synonyms
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Belligerent
large
two
advance
war
inside
war
"Bell" usually means war. Another example is "rebellion."
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