Synonyms: Other Verbs

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1

Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Collaborate

to cooperate

to bicker

to tease

to disagree

to present

Explanation

"Collaborate" means to cooperate.

2

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FUMIGATE

Disinfect

Burn

Preserve

Repudiate

Fuse

Explanation

"Fumigate" is a verb that means to disinfect something by means of smoke or poisonous fumes.

"Fuse" means to join, or to meld objects. Often is means to weld two pieces of metal together.

"Repudiate" means to reject something as false or to turn one's back on something.

"Preserve" means to keep something safe in its original state.

"Burn" means to harm or destroy something with fire.

3

Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Dismantle

to take apart

to construct

to trade

to destroy

to approve

Explanation

"Dismantle" means to take apart.

4

Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

CONGEAL

Thicken

Underwhelm

Deplore

Parody

Integrate

Explanation

“Congeal” means thicken, so "thicken" is the correct answer. For clarification, "deplore" means hate, "integrate" means to put together or to come together, and a "parody" is an amusing copy of something.

5

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ELAPSE

Pass

Go under

Go over

Discuss

Move away

Explanation

"Elapse" usually refers to time and means pass.

6

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

RELINQUISH

Renounce

Inhale

March

Dive

Renew

Explanation

Relinquish means give up control of, so "renounce" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "relinquish."

7

Synonyms

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

PERSEVERE

to persist

to sweat

to lie

to persecute

to abscond with

Explanation

Persevere means to persist.

8

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

VEND

Sell

Fey

Rue

Love

Detest

Explanation

To vend means to sell, so "sell" is the correct answer. For clarification, to "rue" something means to have feelings of regret about it_,_ "fey" means supernatural or magical, and "detest" means hate.

9

A synonym of "falter" is __________.

waver

entrap

select

scamper

retrieve

Explanation

"Falter" is a verb that means "to being to fail or weaken," "to begin to walk or move in an unsteady way," or "to feel doubt about doing something." Since "waver" means "to go back and forth between choices or opinions; to be indecisive," "to move back and forth in an unsteady way," or "to become unsteady because of weakness, emotion, or tiredness," "waver" is closest in meaning to "falter" of the given answer choices, so "waver" is the correct answer.

10

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

DISCRIMINATE

Differentiate

Blend

Excuse

Spite

Reject

Explanation

"Discriminate" means differentiate or make a biased decision about how you treat a group or a member of that group, so "differentiate" is the correct answer.

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