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1921. Synonym of "accord" is _________?
- A. address
- B. grant
- C. take note of
- D. respect
Explanation: As a verb, accord can mean to give or grant something, as in accord someone due respect. It can also mean agreement, but grant is the only matching option here.
Correct answer: grant1922. Synonym of "abate" is _________?
- A. tease
- B. lessen
- C. suppress
- D. give away
Explanation: To abate means to become or make less intense, severe, or abundant, so lessen is the closest synonym. Suppress can mean stop completely, which is stronger than abate.
Correct answer: lessen1923. Synonym of "impede" is _________?
- A. encourage
- B. hinder
- C. speed up
- D. stutter
Explanation: To impede is to obstruct or hinder progress or movement. Encourage and speed up are opposites, while stutter applies to speech rather than general obstruction.
Correct answer: hinder1924. Synonym of "abet" is _________?
- A. wager
- B. reduce in volume
- C. encourage
- D. haggle
Explanation: To abet means to help, support, or encourage someone, especially in wrongdoing. Wager, reduce, and haggle have unrelated meanings.
Correct answer: encourage1925. Synonym of "impend" is _________?
- A. rely
- B. ponder
- C. menace
- D. reflect
Explanation: To impend means to be about to happen, usually as something threatening or undesirable, so menace is the closest option. Rely, ponder, and reflect concern dependence or thought.
Correct answer: menace1926. Synonym of "immerse" is _________?
- A. conceal
- B. float
- C. saturate
- D. plunge into
Explanation: To immerse means to plunge something into a liquid or other surrounding substance. Saturate can be related when something is thoroughly soaked, but plunge into is the more direct match.
Correct answer: plunge into1927. Synonym of "amend" is _________?
- A. alter
- B. suggest
- C. bring together
- D. subscribe
Explanation: To amend means to change or improve a text, law, or proposal, so alter is the closest synonym. Suggesting or subscribing does not necessarily involve making a change.
Correct answer: alter1928. Synonym of "abstain" is _________?
- A. separate
- B. ignore
- C. refrain
- D. frustrate
Explanation: Abstain means to deliberately hold back from an action, so refrain is its closest synonym. Ignore means to pay no attention, which is different.
Correct answer: refrain1929. Synonym of "impale" is _________?
- A. terrify
- B. entrap
- C. transfix
- D. summon for jury duty
Explanation: To impale means to pierce or fix something on a pointed object, while transfix means to pierce through or pin in place. Terrify and entrap do not convey this piercing sense.
Correct answer: transfix1930. Synonym of "abut" is _________?
- A. strike
- B. border on
- C. cut
- D. protrude
Explanation: Abut means to share a boundary or lie next to something, hence border on. Protrude means to project outward, which is not the same relationship.
Correct answer: border on