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Example Question #2024 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENCROACH
Intrude
Eradicate
Obliterate
Mollify
Scrutinize
Intrude
To "encroach" is to invade, violate, or interrupt. To "mollify" is to placate or appease. "Obliterate" and "eradicate" are synonyms for destroy or wipe out completely. To "scrutinize" is to examine or inspect closely.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MOLLIFY.
Disobey
Congenial
Placate
Ministration
Oppose
Placate
To “mollify” someone means to calm them down or to placate them. For clarification, "ministration" means to provide support; "congenial" means friendly.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
BROOD
preclude
annex
challenge
fret
hide
fret
"Brood" means to worry or to fret.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LULL.
Allow
Perceive
Calm
Constrain
Suggest
Calm
A “lull” can be a verb or a noun but in either instance is a synonym for calm. It can be used either to describe a calm, as in “there was a lull in the storm . . .” or to calm, as in “he helped lull the restless animal . . .” For clarification, perceive means detect or identify some characteristic;constrain means to forcibly restrict somebody or something.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
APPEASE.
Pacify
Idolize
Jaunty
Atrophy
Secede
Pacify
“Appease” means to calm someone or make something better, so the correct answer is “pacify,” which means to bring peace and calm. For clarification, secede means to break away; idolize means worship; atrophy refers to the wasting away of some part of the body, like muscle; jaunty means cheerful.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Assuage
Rectify
Fool
Bask
Relieve
Surrender
Relieve
To "assuage" is to relieve, to soothe, or to make less severe.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms
Abhor
Hate
Terminate
Differentiate
Abolish
Support
Hate
"Abhor" means to hate. Abolish and terminate means to end and differentiate means to distinguish.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Revel
to enjoy
to compliment
to mimic
to fetter
to examine
to enjoy
"Revel" means to enjoy or party; to compliment means to praise someone; to fetter means to restrain; to mimic means to copy; and to examine means to look carefully.
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.
VEX
Avert
Irritate
Dissipate
Ridicule
Derive
Irritate
"Vex" means to irritate. "Derive" means to obtain or acquire something. "Dissipate" means to disperse. "Avert" means to turn away or avoid. "Ridicule" means to mock or to laugh at.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FLABBERGAST
Construct
Renovate
Surprise
Concentrate
Align
Surprise
"Flabbergast" means astonish or surprise, so "surprise" is the correct answer. "Concentrate" means focus or pay close attention to. "Construct" means build or erect. "Align" means line up or put in order. "Renovate" means restore or refurbish.
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