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Example Question #221 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEDDLE
Purchase
Paddle
Bike
Sell door to door
Produce
Sell door to door
"Peddle" means to "sell door to door," to hawk goods, to solicit goods.
"Purchase" means to buy, or to exchange money for something.
"Produce" means to create something, to make or to assemble something.
"Paddle" means to move using oars or paddles, to row. This answer is meant to show the difference in spelling and meaning between "peddle" and "paddle."
"Bike" means to use a bicycle to transport oneself; to pedal on a bicycle. This answer is meant to trick the student if "peddle" was misread as "paddle."
Example Question #222 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MEANDER
Crawl
March
Wander
Sprint
Escort
Wander
"Meander" means to "wander" or to zigzag, to walk slowly and not in a straight line.
"Sprint" means to run at full speed.
"Crawl" means to move slowly, or to move on one's hands and feet as an infant does.
To "march" is to walk in a uniform way, or to walk in a deliberate, ordered way.
"Escort" means to accompany something as a guard, to guide or protect someone along a journey.
Example Question #223 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Enumerate
Flee
Abet
Inculcate
Delve
Flee
"Abscond" means run away, depart secretly, "flee."
"Inculcate" is to teach someone by repeating something over and over, to impart knowledge, to infuse someone with knowledge.
"Abet" means to aid or assist someone, particularly with a crime.
"Enumerate" means to list one by one, to name, to count.
"Delve" means to dig into something, to explore, to inquire.
Example Question #224 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JOSTLE
Bypass
Crawl
Push
Run
Sneak
Push
The correct answer is "push."
"Jostle" is a verb that means to push (or bump) against others (people) in a rough manner. Running into someone might "jostle" them, but this is not a necessary result of running.
Example Question #225 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WRIGGLE
Allot
Squirm
Dilute
Rebound
Dishearten
Squirm
"Wriggle" is a verb meaning to twist and turn. "Squirm" is a synonym, meaning to twist or wriggle from side to side.
Example Question #226 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REND
Tie
Jump
Glue
Pulverize
Tear
Tear
"Rend" means to rip, often clothing.
"Tie" means to bind something together.
"Pulverize" means to smash to a powder, crush, atomize.
"Glue" means to connect two things using a sticky substance, to cement, to paste.
"Jump" means to hop, to leap into the air.
Example Question #227 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FALTER
Limp
Endure
Shuffle
Leap
Stumble
Stumble
"Falter" means to stumble or to fall when related to movement; when related to speech, "falter" means stutter."
"Leap" means to jump, to spring, and when referring to a number, it means increased quickly.
"Limp" means move as if injured, to walk in halting way or to stagger. It is a similar concept to faltering, but is not a synonym.
"Shuffle" means to walk with slow, short steps; it can also mean to rearrange, such as "Shuffle the cards."
"Endure" means to keep going, to carry on, to bear hardship.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SATE
sit
resist
proclaim
satisfy fully
corrupt
satisfy fully
"Sate" means to satisfy fully.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ASTOUND
contain
corrupt
disguise
shock
modify
shock
Astound means to shock or surprise.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: Select the words that are most similar in meaning.
Abhor
Jest
Collect
Revoke
Hate
Notify
Hate
To "abhor" is to hate.
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