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Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLACATE
Implore
Conciliate
Urge
Antagonize
Assist
Conciliate
“Placate” means to calm down, and is therefore most similar in meaning to conciliate, which means to make peace, to bring calm. For clarification, implore and urge are synonyms; antagonize is loosely an antonym of placate and conciliate.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLACATE
Wash
Overwhelm
Master
Calm
Plaster
Calm
"Placate" means to soothe or remove anxiety. (Example: "The mailman tried to placate the angry dog by offering him dog treats.") Thus, the verb "calm" is close in meaning and is therefore the best synonym.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INFURIATE
Fracture
Anger
Sling
Flood
Brawl
Anger
"Infuriate" means to make someone or something angry, so "anger," a word that when used as a verb means to enrage or to cause to be angry, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "infuriate" or "anger": "flood" means inundate with; "fracture" means to break or to crack; "brawl" means to fight; and "sling" means to throw.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLACATE
Soothe
Recommend
Corner
Abandon
Express
Soothe
To placate is to soothe or to pacify.
Example Question #336 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VEX
Boost
Annoy
Utilize
Heal
Captivate
Annoy
To vex is to annoy or to confuse.
Example Question #335 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUENCH
Confuse
Satisfy
Ratify
Prescribe
Offend
Satisfy
To quench is to satisfy.
Example Question #2091 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPEASE
Perceive
Calm
Nourish
Invade
Predict
Calm
To "appease" is to calm or to bring to a state of peace.
Example Question #2092 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABHOR
Approve
Fear
Shorten
Detest
Remove
Detest
To "abhor" something is to hate it, so the synonym is "detest," which also means to hate or dislike something strongly.
Example Question #2093 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLEVIATE
Relieve
Edit
Oppose
Join forces with
Worsen
Relieve
To "alleviate" a condition is to relieve it or make it better.
Example Question #2094 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARROW
Emotion
Segment
Introduction
Indifference
Distress
Distress
"Harrow" means distress.
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