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Example Question #2119 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPT
Bounce
Shun
Choose
Preserve
Rotate
Choose
Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.
Example Question #2120 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANEUVER
Tactic
Device
Hat
Cylinder
Category
Tactic
A maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.
Example Question #2161 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCEL
Shine
Decry
Prepare
Mimic
Fail
Shine
“Excel” is a verb that means “be exceptionally good at an activity or subject,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “be exceptionally good at something.” That means that “fail” cannot be the correct answer, because “fail” means “to be unsuccessful,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “excel.” “Shine,” however, is a word that when used as a verb, can mean “to be very talented or perform very well,” and because “shine” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “excel,” “shine” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2164 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REMUNERATE
Elude
Recede
Live
Impersonate
Pay
Pay
To "remunerate" is to pay.
Example Question #402 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RELEGATE
Lighten
Dupe
Energize
Evade
Demote
Demote
To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.
Example Question #403 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABANDON
Relinquish
Cherish
Maintain
Absorb
Forget
Relinquish
"Abandon" means to relinquish or give up.
Example Question #404 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLOUT
Precipitate
Comply
Violate
Defend
Champion
Violate
"Flout" means to defy or violate.
Example Question #2168 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FOSTER
Design
Speak
Promote
Fail
Liberate
Promote
"Foster" means to promote.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BIDE
Propose
Chew
Wait
Steal
Discover
Wait
"Bide" means to wait.
Example Question #2162 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERROGATE
Suggest
Imply
Incinerate
Interrupt
Question
Question
"Interrogate" and "question" are synonymous. To "interrupt" something is to halt the continuity or jump into the middle of something. To "incinerate" something is to burn that thing up. "Imply" and "suggest" are synonyms meaning to give the impression of something without stating it directly.
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