Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location - ISEE Middle Level Verbal Reasoning

The word "juxtapose" means to put two things next to each other or combine them in order to highlight a certain difference between them. The best choice is "contrast" as it means consider the differences between two or more things . Considering the other choices, "justify" means show to be right, "put" means place, and "judge" means decide.

"Segregate" means separate from the rest of a group, often due to particular charatacteristics. Therefore, "separate," which when used as a verb means divide from the rest of a group, is the correct answer.

"Taint" means contaminate, so "contaminate" is the correct answer.

"Hamper" means obstruct or hinder. For example, one might write, "Excessive noise can hamper a teacher's effectiveness in the classroom." So, "hinder" is the correct answer.

To "hasten" means to hurry or to rush. For example, one might write, "The woman hastened her speech as she realized she was running out of time to communicate what she wanted to say." So, "hurry" is the correct answer.

To "meander" means to wander in a winding, indirect way. Therefore, "wander" has the closest meaning to "meander" of the words provided.

A "catapult" is an ancient war machine that throws or hurls large objects, like boulders. So, to "catapult" something means to hurl or throw it, and "hurl" is the correct answer.

"Raze" can be a tricky word because its homophone (a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning), "raise," means almost the exact opposite. To "raze" something means to destroy or demolish it. It is related to the word "razor," which means to remove by scraping.

"Melt" means to be liquified by heat. This is similar to "thaw."

"Linger" means remain or be present or last for a time. For example, one might write, "The scent of the perfume lingered in the air." So, "remain" is the correct answer.

"Cultivate" means develop, prepare or grow. Therefore, "develop" is the proper synonym.

“Furl” means to fold up. It is commonly heard in the expression “to unfurl,” which means to unfold, to reveal. To provide further help, “confer” means award, bestow, give; “congeal” means thicken or come together; “foreign” means from another country; “fluctuate” means vary.

To "recuperate" means to rest and recover from something like an illness. To provide further help, "uncover" means reveal, show; "discover" means find.

To "ensnare" something means to trap it. To provide further help, "urge" means beg, plead; "convene" means meet; "assist" means help; "liberate" means free. "Liberate" and "ensnare" are antonyms because they have opposite meanings.

"Taper" means to diminish or reduce in size or impact, to dwindle. To provide further help, "admonish" means yell at, scold; "shirk" means avoid a responsibility; "thrive" and "flourish" are synonyms, both words means to grow and develop very well.

To "fumble" means to drop something, to do something careless and clumsy with one's hands.

To "wrench" means to pull suddenly or violently, to tug, to yank. To provide further help, "loathe" means hate; "jest" means joke; "leap" means jump high.

To "uproot" means to force someone from their home, or place they are comfortable in, and make them move elsewhere. To provide further help, "dismember" means take apart; "encroach" means trespass, intrude on another person's property; "succumb" means give in to, fail to resist; "demise" means death.

"Transpire" means to take place, to happen, to occur. To provide further help, "misplace" means lose; "eradicate" means get rid of, completely eliminate; "frighten" means scare; "acknowledge" means recognize, notice.

"Materialize" means to happen, to transpire, to occur, to take place, to become real and take place. To provide further help, "partition" means divide; "cleave" means split in two, divide; "toss" means throw; "lend" means allow someone to borrow.