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Example Question #241 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERSPIRE
Cool down
Sweat
Heat up
Cry
Rain
Sweat
To “perspire” means to secrete sweat; therefore, “sweat” is the correct answer.
Example Question #242 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JETTISON
Abhor
Anoint
Discard
Dispel
Require
Discard
“Jettison” is a transitive verb that is used to describe the rejection or discarding of something. Most typically it is used to describe discarding something overboard from a ship or aircraft. Abhor means to detest; dispel means dismiss; anoint means to bless somebody.
Example Question #243 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURGEON
Flourish
Survey
Impair
Balance
Exit
Flourish
To burgeon is to grow quickly or flourish.
Example Question #247 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASCEND
Lend
Shrivel
Rise
Marry
Transcribe
Rise
To ascend is to rise.
Example Question #244 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SMOLDER
Pursue
Smoke
Present
Destroy
Imply
Smoke
Smolder means to burn slowly, with smoke but no flame.
Example Question #245 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENRICH
Naturalize
Augment
Mistake
Perceive
Account for
Augment
Enrich means to improve, add to, or augment.
Example Question #246 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EMASCULATE
Hide
Weaken
Frolic
Conspire
Arrange
Weaken
Emasculate means to weaken something.
Example Question #251 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NAVIGATE
Harness
Participate
Shout
Negotiate
Assemble
Negotiate
Navigate means to plan and direct a route, or to negotiate obstacles.
Example Question #252 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEPLOY
Strategize
Corroborate
Formalize
Position
Lessen
Position
Deploy means to position troops (when referring to the military).
Example Question #1961 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LOLL
Perceive
Dash
Tense
Bounce
Dangle
Dangle
“Loll” is a verb that can mean “sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way, or hang loosely; droop,” or, with an object, “stick out one’s tongue loosely.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “sit, lie, or stand in a relaxed way,” “droop,” or “stick out one’s tongue so that it dangles.” That means that “tense” cannot be the correct answer, because “tense,” when used as a verb, means “become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness” or, with an object, “make (a muscle or one’s body) tight or rigid,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “loll.” “Dangle,” however, is a verb that can mean “hang or swing loosely,” and because “dangle” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “loll,” “dangle” is the correct answer.
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