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Example Question #1881 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BLOVIATE
Wander aimlessly
Work assiduously
Talk excessively
Perjure
Persecute ruthlessly
Talk excessively
To "bloviate" is to talk pompously and in an overblown manner. To "meander" is to wander aimlessly, and to "persevere" is to work assiduously. To "perjure" is to lie under oath. To "persecute ruthlessly" is to oppress.
Example Question #1882 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXTOL
Prevaricate
Contaminate
Subsume
Daunt
Laud
Laud
To "extol" something is to sing its praises. To "subsume" something is to absorb it into something else. To "prevaricate" is to lie, while to "contaminate" is to pollute. To "daunt" is to make someone feel apprehensive or dismayed.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
CONGEAL
melt
gather
populate
thicken
pardon
thicken
"Congeal" means to solidify, or thicken.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
SABOTAGE
damage
repel
fling
mystify
transform
damage
Sabotage means to deliberately destroy or damage something.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters
PROPEL
curve
study
yell
push
consume
push
Propel means to drive or push something, usually forwards
Example Question #1923 : Synonyms
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
AUGMENT
consume
limit
supplement
hinder
critique
supplement
Augment means to increase or to supplement.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
LANGUISH
talk slowly
curtail
frustrate
deteriorate
promote
deteriorate
"Languish" means to lose vitality or deteriorate.
Example Question #1883 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE.
Scold
Advise
Shorten
Frighten
Invoke
Shorten
To “abridge” something means to shorten something, as in “the movie was abridged for television.” For clarification, "to invoke" means to call upon an authority for support or assistance; "scold" means to tell off, castigate.
Example Question #1931 : Synonyms
Synonyms: find the words that match most closely.
REIN
Fly
Prevail
Underscore
Populate
Constrain
Constrain
To "rein" is to restrict or constrain something. "Reign" (with a "g") means to prevail.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
BEAR
protect
growl
support
quote
change
support
"Bear" means to support or carry.
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