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Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DECODE
Disapear
Mingle
Decipher
Officiate
Caterwaul
Decipher
To "decipher" something, be it a complex riddle or a simple remark, is to "decode" that thing. To "caterwaul" is to yowl or cry. To "officiate" is to preside over, and the verb is usually applied to ceremonies such as marriage. To "mingle" is to mix and blend.
Example Question #162 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPRIMAND
Mollify
Forfend
Harbor
Chastise
Extol
Chastise
To "reprimand" is to "chastise," scold, or admonish. To "forfend" is to protect, and to "extol" is to laud or praise. To "mollify" is to placate, while to "harbor" is to house, to extend refuge to.
Example Question #163 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENERVATE
Invigorate
Placate
Weaken
Ally
Rebut
Weaken
To "enervate" is to tire, "weaken," and drain of energy. This is an antonym for "invigorate," which means strengthen. To "placate" is to mollify or appease. "Rebut" means refute. To "ally" is to join forces in pursuit of a common goal.
Example Question #164 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLOVIATE
Wander aimlessly
Talk excessively
Persecute ruthlessly
Work assiduously
Perjure
Talk excessively
To "bloviate" is to talk pompously and in an overblown manner. To "meander" is to wander aimlessly, and to "persevere" is to work assiduously. To "perjure" is to lie under oath. To "persecute ruthlessly" is to oppress.
Example Question #165 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTOL
Contaminate
Subsume
Daunt
Prevaricate
Laud
Laud
To "extol" something is to sing its praises. To "subsume" something is to absorb it into something else. To "prevaricate" is to lie, while to "contaminate" is to pollute. To "daunt" is to make someone feel apprehensive or dismayed.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONGEAL
gather
melt
populate
pardon
thicken
thicken
"Congeal" means to solidify, or thicken.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
SABOTAGE
mystify
repel
transform
fling
damage
damage
Sabotage means to deliberately destroy or damage something.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
PROPEL
curve
consume
yell
study
push
push
Propel means to drive or push something, usually forwards
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
limit
consume
critique
hinder
supplement
supplement
Augment means to increase or to supplement.
Example Question #1921 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
LANGUISH
curtail
frustrate
deteriorate
promote
talk slowly
deteriorate
"Languish" means to lose vitality or deteriorate.
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