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Example Question #317 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RECUPERATE
Frenetic
Procure
Rift
Convalesce
Absolve
Convalesce
"Recuperate" means to recover or to get better, so it is most similar in meaning to “convalesce," which means to recover. For clarification, a "rift" is a divide or a crack, "procure" means to obtain or to get, "absolve" means to free from blame or guilt, and "frenetic" means fast and out of control.
Example Question #318 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
INTRUDE
Discover
Feeling
Melt
Inquire
Thrust
Thrust
"Intrude" means to force in; therefore, "thrust," to push forcibly, is the best answer choice.
Example Question #1121 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INCINERATE
Cremate
Enclose
Develop
Visit
Interest
Cremate
"Incinerate" means to burn or reduce to ashes. "Cremate," meaning to burn or consume by fire, is the best answer.
Example Question #312 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARISE
Emerge
Hinder
Capitulate
Celebrate
Perform
Emerge
"Arise" means emerge, so "emerge" is the correct answer.
Example Question #321 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPEDITE
Expose
Decelerate
Hasten
Fumble
Recite
Hasten
"Expedite" is a verb that means make something occur or be accomplished more quickly, so we need to pick out another verb that also means speed up. While both "hasten" and "decelerate" have to do with speed, "decelerate" means make something moving slow down, whereas "hasten" means cause something to speed up. Because "hasten" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "expedite," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #1101 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Conform
to comply
to persist
to distract
to destroy
to rebel
to comply
"Conform" means to obey or comply.
Example Question #61 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RESUME
Glorify
Refuse
Restart
Repair
Obstruct
Restart
"Resume" means restart or continue again after a break, so "restart" is the correct answer. "Obstruct" means physically block or prevent an event from occuring. "Refuse" means reject or say no to some request. "Repair" means fix or restore to working condition. "Glorify" means worship or admire a person or object beyond reason.
Example Question #62 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONFORM
Comply
Avoid
Respond
Comprehend
Hinder
Comply
"Conform" means to comply or abide by the customs or rules, so "comply" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "conform": "avoid" means to stay away from something or someone. "Comprehend" means to understand; "respond" means to reply; and "hinder" means to delay or prevent something from occurring.
Example Question #1122 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSACT
Demand
Enunciate
Neglect
Perform
Bolster
Perform
“Transact” is a verb that means “conduct or carry out (business),” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “carry out.” That means that “neglect” cannot be the correct answer, because “neglect” can mean “fail to do something” when used with an infinitive, making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “transact.” “Perform,” however, is a verb that means “carry out, accomplish, or fulfill (an action, task, or function),” and because “perform” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “transact,” “perform” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1123 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISCARD
Respect
Support
Steal
Damage
Abandon
Abandon
To "discard" something is to throw it away. This definition is most similar in meaning to "abandon," which is the correct answer.
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