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Example Question #2161 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPT
Rotate
Bounce
Choose
Preserve
Shun
Choose
Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.
Example Question #2162 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANEUVER
Category
Hat
Device
Tactic
Cylinder
Tactic
A maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.
Example Question #2163 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCEL
Fail
Shine
Prepare
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 #2164 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RELEGATE
Evade
Lighten
Energize
Demote
Dupe
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
Relinquish
Absorb
Maintain
Forget
Cherish
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
Comply
Violate
Champion
Defend
Precipitate
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.
Example Question #2921 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERROGATE
Question
Imply
Incinerate
Suggest
Interrupt
Question
"Interrogate" and "question" are synonymous. To "interrupt" something is to halt the continuity or jump into the middle of something. To "incinerate" something is to burn that thing up. "Imply" and "suggest" are synonyms meaning to give the impression of something without stating it directly.
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