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Example Question #641 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEBASE
Support
Humiliate
Imperious
Peculiar
Vivid
Humiliate
"Debase" means humiliate or embarrass, so "humiliate" is the correct answer. To help you, "imperious" means superior, dominant, or arrogant; "peculiar" means weird or unusual, and "vivid" means clear and powerful.
Example Question #642 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
EQUIVOCATE
Be special
Be normal
Be engaged
Be unclear
Be obvious
Be unclear
To "equivocate" means to speak indirectly, or to be unclear. Someone might say, “Don’t equivocate, tell me how you really feel!” So, "be unclear" is the correct answer.
Example Question #643 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXONERATE
Pedantic
Absolve
Blame
Prosecute
Incompetent
Absolve
To "exonerate" means to free from guilt and blame or to absolve, so "absolve" is the correct answer. To help you, "incompetent" means not skilled enough to do something, "prosecute" means use the legal system to formally accuse someone of having broken the law, and "pedantic" means overly concerned with rules and details.
Example Question #644 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DIVULGE
Sporadic
Reveal
Writhe
Intangible
Forthcoming
Reveal
To "divulge" means to reveal, and usually refers to the revealing of secrets. For example, one might say, “Edward Snowden divulged a great deal of important information about the United States government.” To help you, "sporadic" means random and uncommon, to "writhe" means to twist in pain, "intangible" means not material or hard to describe, and "forthcoming" means imminent or sharing information.
Example Question #645 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PERCEIVE
Preach
Comprehend
Assume
Infer
Decide
Comprehend
To "perceive" means to become aware of through the senses, or to "comprehend."
Example Question #646 : Identifying Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISDAIN
Dislike
Rudeness
Unhappiness
Disagreement
Disapproval
Dislike
To "disdain" someone or something means to have a lack of respect for that person or thing, or to dislike that person or thing. "Dislike" is therefore the answer choice closest in meaning to "disdain."
Example Question #1011 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DISCERN
Wander
Capture
Find out
Integrity
Find out
The word "discern" means find out. "Find out" is the best choice because it is a part of the definition of "discern." Considering the other choices, "wander" means walk around without a destination, "capture" means take hold of by force, and "integrity" means the quality of sticking to one's moral and ethical principles.
Example Question #1012 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
REPUDIATE
Primordial
Dismiss
Synchronize
New
Dismiss
"Repudiate" means reject or dismiss. The best choice is "dismiss," as it is a part of the definition of "repudiate." Considering the other choices, "synchronize" means cause to happen at the same time, "primordial" means existing in the beginning, and "new" means existing for the first time.
Example Question #1013 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
ENDORSE
Wane
Argue
Elongate
Support
Oppose
Support
"Endorse" means to publically support. To further help you, "wane" means to weaken, to decrease in size and strength; "oppose" means go against; "elongate" means to make longer.
Example Question #1014 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase that best matches the word in capital letters.
REPUDIATE
Rectify
Rest
Reject
Recall
Remember
Reject
"Repudiate" means to reject an argument. To provide further help, "recall" means remember, and "rectify" means fix.
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