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Example Question #1851 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADMONISH
Decorate
Warn
Growl
Create
Give
Warn
To admonish is to warn or caution someone.
Example Question #1852 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DICTATE
Suggest
Buffet
Cavort
Command
Invent
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 #1853 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPEAL
Officiate
Decompose
Request
Send
Slice
Request
Appeal means to make a serious or urgent request.
Example Question #1854 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REVERE
Turn
Castigate
Orate
Linger
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 #1855 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMISERATE
Salute
Sympathize
Change
Collaborate
Market
Sympathize
Commiserate means to express pity for or sympathize with someone.
Example Question #1856 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REBUKE
Misrepresent
Abscond
Abhor
Scold
Experiment
Scold
To rebuke and to scold both mean to express disapproval.
Example Question #1857 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERSCORE
Record
Brighten
Emphasize
Mistake
Marvel
Emphasize
Underscore means to underline, or emphasize.
Example Question #1858 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BERATE
Brave
Scold
Excite
Accelerate
Bury
Scold
To berate someone is to scold him or her harshly.
Example Question #1859 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCEDE
Agree
Build
Surrender
Hurry
Consider
Surrender
To concede is to give in, admit defeat, or surrender.
Example Question #1860 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELUDE
Dream
Remove
Convince
Drown
Trick
Trick
To "delude" someone is to trick them, deceive them, or lie to them.
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