Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes

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1

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

ABHOR

Detest

Love

Absolve

Abolish

Imagine

Explanation

If you "abhor" something you hate and detest it. For clarification detest is a synonym of abhor; "abolish" means get rid of; "absolve" means to remove blame from someone.

2

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

OVERWHELMED

Overcome

Overage

Overnight

Overachieve

Underachieve

Explanation

The verbs "overwhelmed" and "overcome" are the closest in meaning both meaning to be overpowered or conquered (can be used metaphorically, as in "overcome with emotion"). "Overage" is a banking term; "overnight" describes something that lasts through the night until morning; "overachieve" refers to succeeding more than is expected at a task; "underachieve" is an antonym to "overachieve."

3

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

PETRIFY

Terrify

Encourage

Malign

Welcome

Convince

Explanation

"Petrify" means to _terrify or to scare someone so badly that they can't move; "_petrify" can also mean to become inert or fossilized.

"Convince" means t_o assure or persuade someone_.

"Welcome" means to receive someone, to accost someone or approach someone with a greeting.

"Malign" means to defame, besmirch, or denigrate something.

"Encourage" means to stimulate, to boost or to buoy someone's confidence; to give someone courage.

4

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

FRET

Worry

Appease

Scorn

Repudiate

Sanction

Explanation

"Fret" means to "worry," to agonize, or to brood.

"Sanction" means to authorize, approve or certify.

"Repudiate" means to abandon something, to turn one's back on, to reject something.

"Scorn" means to feel contempt, to sneer or to disdain.

"Appease" means to satisfy, to pacify or to alleviate.

5

Synonyms: Select the words that are most similar in meaning.

Abhor

Hate

Jest

Notify

Collect

Revoke

Explanation

To "abhor" is to hate.

6

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

Startle

to surprise

to exercise

to devote

to consider

to fantasize

Explanation

"Startle" means to surprise.

7

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

SCORN

Disdain

Admiration

Persuasion

Demolition

Business

Explanation

“Scorn” is a noun that means “contempt,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “contempt.” That means that “admiration” cannot be the correct answer, because “admiration” means “respect and warm approval,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “scorn.” “Disdain,” however, is a noun that means “the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt,” and because “disdain” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “scorn,” “disdain” is the correct answer.

8

Synonyms

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

SATE

satisfy fully

resist

corrupt

sit

proclaim

Explanation

"Sate" means to satisfy fully.

9

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

BEWITCH

Charm

Curse

Deceive

Attract

Incense

Explanation

"Bewitch" means to "charm" someone, to fascinate or to dazzle someone.

"Incense" means to make someone very angry, to enrage.

"Reject" means to say no, to refuse, to deny.

"Deceive" means to mislead someone, to lie, to be dishonest.

"Curse" means to say a bad word, or to put an evil spell on someone.

10

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

GRATIFY

Please

Correct

Mistake

Barter

Sling

Explanation

"Gratify" means please, satisfy, or gladden, so "please" is the correct answer. "Correct" means fix an error or mistake or make right. "Mistake," when used as a verb, means commit an error. "Barter" is a verb that means trade goods. "Sling," when used as a verb, means throw or fling an object.

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