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Example Question #401 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPLOIT
Take advantage of
Mistake
Propel
Overcome
Charge
Take advantage of
Exploit means to make full use of something, often in a selfish way, or to take advantage of someone.
Example Question #402 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPT
Choose
Rotate
Preserve
Shun
Bounce
Choose
Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.
Example Question #403 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANEUVER
Category
Cylinder
Hat
Device
Tactic
Tactic
A maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.
Example Question #404 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCEL
Decry
Fail
Prepare
Mimic
Shine
Shine
“Excel” is a verb that means “be exceptionally good at an activity or subject,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “be exceptionally good at something.” That means that “fail” cannot be the correct answer, because “fail” means “to be unsuccessful,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “excel.” “Shine,” however, is a word that when used as a verb, can mean “to be very talented or perform very well,” and because “shine” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “excel,” “shine” is the correct answer.
Example Question #405 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REMUNERATE
Recede
Impersonate
Live
Elude
Pay
Pay
To "remunerate" is to pay.
Example Question #406 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RELEGATE
Evade
Energize
Demote
Dupe
Lighten
Demote
To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.
Example Question #407 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABANDON
Cherish
Forget
Absorb
Maintain
Relinquish
Relinquish
"Abandon" means to relinquish or give up.
Example Question #408 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLOUT
Comply
Defend
Violate
Precipitate
Champion
Violate
"Flout" means to defy or violate.
Example Question #409 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FOSTER
Fail
Liberate
Design
Promote
Speak
Promote
"Foster" means to promote.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BIDE
Propose
Chew
Wait
Steal
Discover
Wait
"Bide" means to wait.
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