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Example Question #2271 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WIND
Forecast
Demonstrate
Weave
Mock
Boil
Weave
"Wind" may be a noun (relating to air movement and weather), but it may also be a verb. As a verb, "wind" means to move in a twisting or spiral course. The verb "weave" means to turn from side to side while moving somewhere, and is an appropriate synonym for wind.
Example Question #2272 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NET
Final
Unity
Disapproval
Leisure
Incentive
Final
"Net" is a noun with different meanings. A "net" can be a device used for fishing, or an overall end result. Based on all the choices final is a synonym for the second definition, and therefore the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPROACH
Identify
Congratulate
Fault
Bend
Whirl
Fault
“Reproach” is a word that can be used as a noun or a verb, but because all of the answer choices can be used as verbs, we will need to consider “reproach” as a verb. When used as a verb, “reproach” means “to express disapproval or disappointment,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “express disapproval or disappointment.” That means that “congratulate” cannot be the correct answer, because “congratulate” means “to praise for a particular achievement,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “reproach.” “Fault,” however, when used as a verb, means “criticize for inadequacy or mistakes,” and because “fault” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “reproach,” “fault” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VAULT
Motion
Run
Tumble
Hurdle
Forget
Hurdle
“Vault” is a word that can be used as a noun or a verb, but because all of the answer choices can be used as verbs, we will need to consider “vault” as a verb. When used as a verb, “vault” means “leap or spring,” or, when used with an object, “jump over an obstacle.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “leap over something.” That means that “tumble” cannot be the correct answer, because “tumble,” when used as a verb, typically refers to a person and means “fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong,” a meaning very distant from that of “vault.” “Hurdle,” however, when used as a verb, means “jump over (a hurdle or other obstacle) while running,” when used with an object, and because “hurdle” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “vault,” “hurdle” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BREACH
Mix
Obey
Skirt
Excuse
Infringe
Infringe
“Breach” is a word that can be used as a noun or a verb, but because all of the potential answer choices are verbs, we will need to consider “breach” as a verb. When used as a verb, “breach” can mean “make a gap in something and break through” or “break or fail to observe something contracted or necessary.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “break through” or “fail to observe.” That means that “obey” cannot be the correct answer, because “obey” can mean “ behave in accordance with authority,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “breach.” “Infringe,” however, is a verb that can mean “actively break the terms of a contract or law,” and because “infringe” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “breach,” “infringe” is the correct answer.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UTTER
Herald
Complain
Miss
Say
Perform
Say
"Utter" means to make a noise or say something out loud.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BRIEF
Cover
Inform
Sculpt
Fabricate
Shorten
Inform
To "brief" someone means to inform them about something.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENGINEER
Proselytise
Record
Travel
Partake
Contrive
Contrive
To "engineer" something means to arrange for it to happen, or to contrive things.
Example Question #2273 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MINUTE
Tiny
Quiet
Worldly
Punctual
Pious
Tiny
One definition of minute is very small.
Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Determining Part Of Speech
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CURB
Mollify
Ostracize
Restrain
Sort
Harmonize
Restrain
To curb something means to restrain it or keep it in check.
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