Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.CAJOLE
Answer(s): A
"Cajole" means to persuade using coaxing and flattery.
Synonyms: Choose the answer closest in meaning to the word in question.ACCENTUATE
Answer(s): E
"Accentuate" means to highlight or emphasize. "Undermine" means to weaken. "Confront" means to come face-to-face with, or to challenge. "Amass" means to accumulate or gather. "Frustrate" to foil or block a plan or some action.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.OSTRACIZE
Answer(s): C
"Ostracize" means exclude or banish someone from something, so "exclude" is the correct answer. Considering the other answer choices, "include" cannot be the correct answer becuase "include" means accept or welcome into a group, making it an antonym of "ostracize" and "exclude." "Birdlike" means avian, "burn" means set on fire or injure with fire, and "craft," when used as a verb, means make or construct.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.COAX
Answer(s): D
"Coax" means to convince or to "persuade." "Buffet" means to strike something, such as with a punch. "Classify" means to arrange into classes or groups usually based on similar or shared qualities. "Diminish" means to lessen or to decrease. "Withdraw" means to rescind, to remove, or to retreat.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.BEMOAN
"Bemoan" means show sadness about something, so "lament," a word that when used as a verb means grieve or wail, is the correct answer. "Devastate" means destroy or wreck. "Bewilder" means confuse or baffle."Dispute" means to debate or to argue. "Pollute" means to contaminate or to poison.
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