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Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARROW
Segment
Distress
Indifference
Emotion
Introduction
Distress
"Harrow" means distress.
Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFOUND
Pacify
Injure
Relieve
Recover
Frustrate
Frustrate
"Confound" means to frustrate.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSUAGE
Decide
Indicate
Allay
Reward
Measure
Allay
To “assuage” means to provide relief from something uncomfortable or distressing. You often hear it used to describe “assuaging guilt,” which means to make someone feel less guilty. The only answer choice that matches this definition is “allay.” Allay means to relieve or calm the severity of something. Both words describe the relieving of an unpleasant sensation.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNNERVE
Stress
Trudge
Reveal
Consume
Relinquish
Stress
"Unnerve" and "stress" are closest in meaning. These synonyms describe the action of causing something frustration and uneasiness. The other words do not share this meaning. "Consume" means to eat, digest, or exhaust. To "reveal" something is to bring something to light. To "relinquish" something is to give that thing up. To "trudge" is to walk heavily.
Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUSE
Inspire
Incense
Deign
Confiscate
Parry
Inspire
The verb "rouse" means to cause excitement, to inspire and motivate. Additionally, "incense" means to anger, to make furious; "deign" means condescend, to allow oneself to talk to people one views as inferior; "confiscate" means seize, take from; "parry" means (of something thrown at one) to deflect, to cause to move in another direction.
Example Question #38 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLUSTERED
Supreme
Recondite
Composed
Unsettled
Poised
Unsettled
The verb "flustered" means unsettled, made nervous by something. Additionally, "composed" means calm and under control; "poised" means showing calm and composure in a stressful situation; "supreme" means best, superior, greatest; "recondite" means (of knowledge) obscure and arcane, known by only a few.
Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENTRANCE
Captivate
Resign
Join
Dismay
Convince
Captivate
This is a little tough because the word "entrance" can be a noun that means a way into something. But "entrance" also means to put into a trance or to charm.
I was entranced by the beautiful music coming from the tower.
There is no answer choice that could serve as a synonym of the noun form of entrance, so it must be the verb form, and the word "captivate," meaning to hold or capture the interest of, is a synonym.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOLLIFY
Frighten
Lessen
Support
Secure
Engage
Lessen
"Mollify" means to soften or make less intense in feeling or temper.
I hope that giving the family an upgrade to first class will mollify them after the airline lost their luggage.
So to "lessen" is the best choice.
Example Question #341 : Synonyms: Verbs
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Centipede
hundred
twist
light
foot
animal
foot
"Ped" usually means foot. Another example is "pedestrian."
Example Question #342 : Synonyms: Verbs
Practice using word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to predict the meaning of a word. Choose the answer that reflects what the underlined part of the word means.
Dictum
under
many
words
death
belief
words
"Dict" has to do with words, or saying. Another example is "dictionary."
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