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Example Question #1811 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
WHEEDLE
Fulfill
Compel
Disengage
Coax
Mislead
Coax
"Wheedle" means to coax or persuade using flattery. "Fulfill" means to complete or to satisfy a task. "Disengage" means to separate or detach from something. "Compel" means to force a person to do something. "Mislead" means to deceive or to lie.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
ACCENTUATE
Amass
Confront
Undermine
Highlight
Frustrate
Highlight
"Accentuate" means to highlight or emphasize. "Undermine" means to weaken. "Confront" means to come face-to-face with, or to challenge. "Amass" means to accumulate or gather. "Frustrate" to foil or block a plan or some action.
Example Question #1771 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
MALIGN
Magnify
Lacerate
Inundate
Urge
Slander
Slander
"Malign" means to slander or to speak in a critical manner of a person's reputation. "Magnify" means to enlarge or make something look bigger. "Lacerate" means to tear or cut. "Inundate" means to flood. "Urge" means to push or persuade a person to do something.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
OSTRACIZE
Craft
Exclude
Birdlike
Include
Burn
Exclude
"Ostracize" means exclude or banish someone from something, so "exclude" is the correct answer. Considering the other answer choices, "include" cannot be the correct answer becuase "include" means accept or welcome into a group, making it an antonym of "ostracize" and "exclude." "Birdlike" means avian, "burn" means set on fire or injure with fire, and "craft," when used as a verb, means make or construct.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
COAX
Withdraw
Buffet
Persuade
Diminish
Classify
Persuade
"Coax" means to convince or to "persuade." "Buffet" means to strike something, such as with a punch. "Classify" means to arrange into classes or groups usually based on similar or shared qualities. "Diminish" means to lessen or to decrease. "Withdraw" means to rescind, to remove, or to retreat.
Example Question #131 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BEMOAN
Lament
Dispute
Pollute
Bewilder
Devastate
Lament
"Bemoan" means show sadness about something, so "lament," a word that when used as a verb means grieve or wail, is the correct answer. "Devastate" means destroy or wreck. "Bewilder" means confuse or baffle. "Dispute" means to debate or to argue. "Pollute" means to contaiminate or to poison.
Example Question #1772 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISSEMBLE
Levitate
Undermine
Conceal
Ridicule
Caution
Conceal
“Dissemble” means to conceal or to fake, so "conceal" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “dissemble”. “Undermine” means to weaken. “Caution” means to warn. “Ridicule” means to mock or to deride. “Levitate” means to rise up or to float in mid-air.
Example Question #1773 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ESCHEW
Traverse
Beep
Shun
Predict
Fix
Shun
“Eschew” means to shun or to avoid, so "shun" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “eschew”. “Predict” means to forecast. "Beep” means to emit a short, high-pitched, electronic sound. “Traverse” means to cross. “Fix” means to repair.
Example Question #1774 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EVINCE
Increase
Graft
Happen
Reveal
Hemorrhage
Reveal
To “evince” is to show clearly or to reveal, so "reveal" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to “evince”. “Increase” means to get bigger. “Graft” means to insert or to transplant. “Hemorrhage” means to bleed, especially profusely. “Happen” means to occur.
Example Question #1775 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JUSTIFY
Borrow
Languish
Pretend
Warrant
Scintillate
Warrant
"Justify" means be a good reason for something. Similarly, "warrant" means require or deserve something, so "warrant" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "justify": "pretend" means simulate or feign, "languish" means suffer or become weak, scintillate means sparkle or shimmer, and "borrow" means take possession of something temporarily with the intention of returning it to its original owner after one has used it.
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