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Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECODE
Decipher
Mingle
Disapear
Caterwaul
Officiate
Decipher
To "decipher" something, be it a complex riddle or a simple remark, is to "decode" that thing. To "caterwaul" is to yowl or cry. To "officiate" is to preside over, and the verb is usually applied to ceremonies such as marriage. To "mingle" is to mix and blend.
Example Question #162 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPRIMAND
Harbor
Mollify
Extol
Forfend
Chastise
Chastise
To "reprimand" is to "chastise," scold, or admonish. To "forfend" is to protect, and to "extol" is to laud or praise. To "mollify" is to placate, while to "harbor" is to house, to extend refuge to.
Example Question #163 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENERVATE
Ally
Weaken
Placate
Invigorate
Rebut
Weaken
To "enervate" is to tire, "weaken," and drain of energy. This is an antonym for "invigorate," which means strengthen. To "placate" is to mollify or appease. "Rebut" means refute. To "ally" is to join forces in pursuit of a common goal.
Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLOVIATE
Talk excessively
Wander aimlessly
Perjure
Persecute ruthlessly
Work assiduously
Talk excessively
To "bloviate" is to talk pompously and in an overblown manner. To "meander" is to wander aimlessly, and to "persevere" is to work assiduously. To "perjure" is to lie under oath. To "persecute ruthlessly" is to oppress.
Example Question #162 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTOL
Daunt
Subsume
Contaminate
Laud
Prevaricate
Laud
To "extol" something is to sing its praises. To "subsume" something is to absorb it into something else. To "prevaricate" is to lie, while to "contaminate" is to pollute. To "daunt" is to make someone feel apprehensive or dismayed.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONGEAL
gather
melt
populate
pardon
thicken
thicken
"Congeal" means to solidify, or thicken.
Example Question #166 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
SABOTAGE
fling
transform
damage
mystify
repel
damage
Sabotage means to deliberately destroy or damage something.
Example Question #167 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
PROPEL
study
curve
push
consume
yell
push
Propel means to drive or push something, usually forwards
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
limit
consume
critique
hinder
supplement
supplement
Augment means to increase or to supplement.
Example Question #168 : Synonyms: Verbs
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
LANGUISH
deteriorate
curtail
promote
talk slowly
frustrate
deteriorate
"Languish" means to lose vitality or deteriorate.
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