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Example Question #418 : Synonyms
Answer the following sample question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
EQUIVOCATE
precipitate
corroborate
prevaricate
venerate
imply
prevaricate
"Equivocate" means to prevaricate or avoid an issue. "Venerate" means to revere or cherish. "Precipitate" means to expedite or hurry. "Imply" means to indicate or hint. "Corroborate" means to authenticate or confirm.
Example Question #419 : Synonyms
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
PREVARICATE
cadge
confront
deceive
absolve
breach
deceive
"Prevaricate" and "deceive" both mean to exaggerate or stretch the truth. "Confront" means to challenge or defy. "Absolve" means to free from responsbility. "Cadge" means to beg. "Breach" means to crack or rupture.
Example Question #421 : Synonyms
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
INFER
truncate
disperse
ascertain
zest
abstain
ascertain
"Infer" and "ascertain" both mean to conclude or deduce. "Abstain" means to hold back from doing something. "Disperse" means to distribute or scatter. "Truncate" means to shorten or abbreviate. "Zest" means to season or make flavorful.
Example Question #422 : Synonyms
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
ADVOCATE
condemn
nullify
undermine
promote
glean
promote
"Accolade" and "promote" both mean to support. "Condemn" means to blame or convict. "Undermine" means to weaken or cripple. "Glean" means to pick out or collect. "Nulllify" means to cancel or revoke.
Example Question #423 : Synonyms
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
PROPITIATE
provoke
recant
summon
conciliate
pulverize
conciliate
"Propitiate" and "conciliate" both mean to appease or satisfy. "Provoke" means to make angry. "Pulverize" means to destroy or smash. "Recant" means to take back something said. "Summon" means to call to a place.
Example Question #424 : Synonyms
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
ACQUIESCE
dissuade
cajole
abdicate
concur
distend
concur
"Acquiesce" and "concur" both mean to agree or approve. "Dissaude" means to talk out of doing something. "Abdicate" means to give up a right, position, or power. "Cajole" means to attempt to coax or flatter. "Distend" means to bulge or swell.
Example Question #425 : Synonyms
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
RENEGE
embezzle
nettle
redress
default
bemoan
default
"Renege" and "default" both mean to go back on one's word. "Nettle" means to provoke or upset. "Bemoan" means to express sorrow. "Embezzle" means to steal money, often from an employer. "Redress" means to change or rectify.
Example Question #426 : Synonyms
Answer the following question by selecting the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capital letters.
DESCRY
dissemble
perceive
cajole
overlook
blandish
perceive
"Descry" and "perceive" both mean to discover or behold. "Overlook" means to disregard or neglect. "Blandish" means to flatter or cajole. "Cajole" means to attempt to coax or flatter. "Dissemble" means to disguise or pretend.
Example Question #427 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DIGRESS
Compound
Inflame
Expunge
Evade
Deviate
Deviate
"Digress" means deviate or move off topic, so "deviate" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "digress": "compound" means make worse or to exacerbate; "evade" means avoid or escape; "expunge" means erase or get rid of; and "inflame" means enrage.
Example Question #428 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCUR
agree
argue
nod
gesticulate
embrace
agree
Perhaps you have heard the word “concur” used in the very short expression, “I concur,” meaning, I agree. The word literally means to run with. The “con-” prefix means with and is found in many words such as “concord” and “constant.” The “-cur” portion of the word is derived from the Latin for to run, as is found in words like “current” and “incursion.” Those who “concur” can be said to “run with each other” in the sense of “having ideas in the same direction.” The meaning is perhaps a bit stretched, but it will help you to remember it!
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