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Example Question #1809 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADMONISH
Growl
Warn
Create
Decorate
Give
Warn
To admonish is to warn or caution someone.
Example Question #1810 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DICTATE
Suggest
Command
Cavort
Invent
Buffet
Command
"Dictate" means to command or compel. Suggest is an anytonym because it means to provide an option. Invent means to create something. Cavort means to have fun. Buffet means to hit. None of these last three words have any relation to Dictate in this context.
Example Question #1851 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPEAL
Slice
Decompose
Request
Officiate
Send
Request
Appeal means to make a serious or urgent request.
Example Question #1852 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REVERE
Castigate
Honor
Orate
Linger
Turn
Honor
To revere someone is to have respect and awe for him or her. To honor someone is to show him or her a high degree of respect.
Example Question #1853 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMISERATE
Market
Sympathize
Collaborate
Change
Salute
Sympathize
Commiserate means to express pity for or sympathize with someone.
Example Question #1854 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REBUKE
Abhor
Misrepresent
Experiment
Abscond
Scold
Scold
To rebuke and to scold both mean to express disapproval.
Example Question #1855 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERSCORE
Marvel
Brighten
Mistake
Record
Emphasize
Emphasize
Underscore means to underline, or emphasize.
Example Question #1856 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BERATE
Scold
Excite
Bury
Accelerate
Brave
Scold
To berate someone is to scold him or her harshly.
Example Question #1857 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCEDE
Hurry
Build
Agree
Consider
Surrender
Surrender
To concede is to give in, admit defeat, or surrender.
Example Question #1818 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELUDE
Trick
Convince
Dream
Drown
Remove
Trick
To "delude" someone is to trick them, deceive them, or lie to them.
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