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Example Question #91 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CORROBORATE
Accelerate
Incite
Validate
Acclaim
Evaluate
Validate
"Corroborate" is a verb which means "confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding," so we need to find another verb which means "confirm." While "acclaim" might seem like the correct answer, it actually means "praise enthusiastically and publicly," and doesn't quite match the meaning of "confirm" that we're looking for. "Validate," on the other hand, means "check or prove the validity or accuracy of something," and since it is the closest in meaning to "corroborate," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #92 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADMONISH
Warn
Give
Decorate
Create
Growl
Warn
To admonish is to warn or caution someone.
Example Question #93 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DICTATE
Suggest
Cavort
Invent
Buffet
Command
Command
"Dictate" means to command or compel. Suggest is an anytonym because it means to provide an option. Invent means to create something. Cavort means to have fun. Buffet means to hit. None of these last three words have any relation to Dictate in this context.
Example Question #94 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPEAL
Request
Send
Officiate
Slice
Decompose
Request
Appeal means to make a serious or urgent request.
Example Question #95 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REVERE
Turn
Castigate
Linger
Orate
Honor
Honor
To revere someone is to have respect and awe for him or her. To honor someone is to show him or her a high degree of respect.
Example Question #96 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMISERATE
Collaborate
Salute
Market
Sympathize
Change
Sympathize
Commiserate means to express pity for or sympathize with someone.
Example Question #97 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REBUKE
Abscond
Experiment
Scold
Abhor
Misrepresent
Scold
To rebuke and to scold both mean to express disapproval.
Example Question #98 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERSCORE
Marvel
Mistake
Record
Brighten
Emphasize
Emphasize
Underscore means to underline, or emphasize.
Example Question #99 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BERATE
Bury
Excite
Accelerate
Brave
Scold
Scold
To berate someone is to scold him or her harshly.
Example Question #100 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCEDE
Build
Hurry
Surrender
Consider
Agree
Surrender
To concede is to give in, admit defeat, or surrender.
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