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Example Question #2161 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OPT
Choose
Rotate
Preserve
Shun
Bounce
Choose
Opt means to make a choice from a range of possibilities, or to choose.
Example Question #2162 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MANEUVER
Tactic
Category
Hat
Cylinder
Device
Tactic
A maneuver is a carefully planned scheme or tactic.
Example Question #2163 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXCEL
Shine
Prepare
Decry
Fail
Mimic
Shine
“Excel” is a verb that means “be exceptionally good at an activity or subject,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “be exceptionally good at something.” That means that “fail” cannot be the correct answer, because “fail” means “to be unsuccessful,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “excel.” “Shine,” however, is a word that when used as a verb, can mean “to be very talented or perform very well,” and because “shine” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “excel,” “shine” is the correct answer.
Example Question #2164 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REMUNERATE
Elude
Recede
Live
Impersonate
Pay
Pay
To "remunerate" is to pay.
Example Question #2164 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RELEGATE
Dupe
Demote
Lighten
Evade
Energize
Demote
To "relegate" is to demote or assign to an inferior position.
Example Question #2165 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABANDON
Forget
Absorb
Maintain
Relinquish
Cherish
Relinquish
"Abandon" means to relinquish or give up.
Example Question #2166 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLOUT
Violate
Defend
Champion
Comply
Precipitate
Violate
"Flout" means to defy or violate.
Example Question #2168 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FOSTER
Design
Speak
Promote
Fail
Liberate
Promote
"Foster" means to promote.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BIDE
Propose
Chew
Wait
Steal
Discover
Wait
"Bide" means to wait.
Example Question #2167 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INTERROGATE
Question
Suggest
Incinerate
Interrupt
Imply
Question
"Interrogate" and "question" are synonymous. To "interrupt" something is to halt the continuity or jump into the middle of something. To "incinerate" something is to burn that thing up. "Imply" and "suggest" are synonyms meaning to give the impression of something without stating it directly.
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