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Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPEASE
Calm
Invade
Nourish
Perceive
Predict
Calm
To "appease" is to calm or to bring to a state of peace.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABHOR
Shorten
Remove
Fear
Detest
Approve
Detest
To "abhor" something is to hate it, so the synonym is "detest," which also means to hate or dislike something strongly.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLEVIATE
Oppose
Edit
Worsen
Join forces with
Relieve
Relieve
To "alleviate" a condition is to relieve it or make it better.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARROW
Emotion
Distress
Indifference
Introduction
Segment
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
Frustrate
Injure
Pacify
Recover
Relieve
Frustrate
"Confound" means to frustrate.
Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSUAGE
Decide
Measure
Reward
Allay
Indicate
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 #37 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNNERVE
Relinquish
Stress
Trudge
Reveal
Consume
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 #38 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUSE
Confiscate
Parry
Incense
Inspire
Deign
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 #39 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLUSTERED
Recondite
Unsettled
Poised
Supreme
Composed
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 #40 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENTRANCE
Dismay
Join
Resign
Captivate
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.
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