Synonyms: Other Verbs

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Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Collaborate

to cooperate

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to bicker

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to tease

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to disagree

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to present

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Explanation

"Collaborate" means to cooperate.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

FUMIGATE

Disinfect

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Burn

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Preserve

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Repudiate

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Fuse

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Explanation

"Fumigate" is a verb that means to disinfect something by means of smoke or poisonous fumes.

"Fuse" means to join, or to meld objects. Often is means to weld two pieces of metal together.

"Repudiate" means to reject something as false or to turn one's back on something.

"Preserve" means to keep something safe in its original state.

"Burn" means to harm or destroy something with fire.

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Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Dismantle

to take apart

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to construct

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to trade

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to destroy

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to approve

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Explanation

"Dismantle" means to take apart.

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Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

CONGEAL

Thicken

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Underwhelm

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Deplore

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Parody

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Integrate

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Explanation

“Congeal” means thicken, so "thicken" is the correct answer. For clarification, "deplore" means hate, "integrate" means to put together or to come together, and a "parody" is an amusing copy of something.

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Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ELAPSE

Pass

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Go under

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Go over

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Discuss

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Move away

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Explanation

"Elapse" usually refers to time and means pass.

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Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

RELINQUISH

Renounce

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Inhale

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March

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Dive

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Renew

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Explanation

Relinquish means give up control of, so "renounce" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "relinquish."

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Synonyms

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

PERSEVERE

to persist

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to sweat

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to lie

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to persecute

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to abscond with

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Explanation

Persevere means to persist.

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Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

VEND

Sell

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Fey

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Rue

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Love

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Detest

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Explanation

To vend means to sell, so "sell" is the correct answer. For clarification, to "rue" something means to have feelings of regret about it_,_ "fey" means supernatural or magical, and "detest" means hate.

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A synonym of "falter" is __________.

waver

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entrap

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select

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scamper

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retrieve

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Explanation

"Falter" is a verb that means "to being to fail or weaken," "to begin to walk or move in an unsteady way," or "to feel doubt about doing something." Since "waver" means "to go back and forth between choices or opinions; to be indecisive," "to move back and forth in an unsteady way," or "to become unsteady because of weakness, emotion, or tiredness," "waver" is closest in meaning to "falter" of the given answer choices, so "waver" is the correct answer.

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Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

DISCRIMINATE

Differentiate

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Blend

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Excuse

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Spite

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Reject

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Explanation

"Discriminate" means differentiate or make a biased decision about how you treat a group or a member of that group, so "differentiate" is the correct answer.