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Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUSTER
Spread
Assemble
Hold
Enjoy
Provoke
Assemble
"Muster" means gather or assemble and often is used to refer to people, so "assemble" is the correct answer.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXPEDITE
Risk
Hasten
Recede
Load
Wish
Hasten
"Expedite" means speed up the progress of or hasten, so "hasten" is the correct answer. None of the other answers are close in meaning to "expedite": "load" means fill; "wish" means hope; "risk" means endanger; and "recede" means retreat.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ADULTERATE
Frequent
Matriculate
Mature
Contaminate
Deny
Contaminate
"Adulterate" means to lessen the quality of a substance by adding an impurity, or to contaminate it.
Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SHIRK
Avoid
Irritate
Appreciate
Determine
Bewilder
Avoid
"Shirk" means avoid or evade, so "avoid," a verb that means eschew or stay away from, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "shirk" and "avoid": "determine" means to figure out or solve; "bewilder" means to confuse or to baffle; "Irritate" means to annoy or to bother; and "appreciate" means to show gratitude for something.
Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.
DAWDLE
Idle
Memorize
Prioritize
Accuse
Innovate
Idle
"Dawdle" means to idle or waste time and do nothing. "Memorize" to remember every word or aspect. "Prioritize" means to put things in order of importance with the most important in front. "Innovate" means to improve or make changes to something to make it better. "Accuse" means to charge a person with a crime or offense.
Example Question #55 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DALLY
Profess
Rectify
Elucidate
Concur
Dawdle
Dawdle
"Dally" means linger or "dawdle." "Concur" means agree. "Rectify" means to correct or to make right. "Elucidate" means make clear. "Profess" means state openly or announce.
Example Question #57 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HINDER
Improve
Facilitate
Charge
Maintain
Obstruct
Obstruct
"Hinder" means to create difficulties for something, or to obstruct something.
Example Question #58 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUMPLE
Wake
Scold
Empty
Flatten
Wrinkle
Wrinkle
To "rumple" something means to wrinkle it, so "wrinkle" is the correct answer.
Example Question #221 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUARANTINE
Organize
Undermine
Compromise
Isolate
Rust
Isolate
To "quarantine" is to isolate.
Example Question #60 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MITIGATE
Ease
Disguise
Shorten
Announce
Capture
Ease
"Mitigate" means to reduce pain or negative effects. Thus, the word "ease" (used as a verb) is closest in meaning, as easing pain or negative effects would also cause a reduction in those. The other words are completely unrelated to the verb "mitigate."
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