Synonyms Test 13

To abet means to encourage or assist someone, typically in doing something wrong. Therefore, encourage is the closest synonym among the choices.

Abominate means to detest or loathe intensely. Hate is the direct synonym here.

To absolve means to set or declare someone free from blame, guilt, or responsibility. Pardon is the correct synonym.

Adorn means to make more beautiful or attractive. Decorate is the most accurate synonym.

Adverse means preventing success or development; harmful or unfavorable. Hostile is the best fit among the options provided.

Alleviate means to make suffering or a problem less severe. Relieve is the correct synonym.

Amalgamate means to combine or unite to form one organization or structure. Combine is the correct synonym.

Amorphous means without a clearly defined shape or form. Shapeless is the direct synonym.

In this context, base refers to something without moral principles or ignoble. Contemptible is the correct synonym.

Amicable means having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement. Friendly is the correct synonym.

Bellicose means demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. Warlike is the correct synonym.

To bilk means to obtain or withhold money from someone by deceit or without justification. Cheat is the correct synonym.

Brazen likely means insolent, shameless, or bold (the word appears to have a typo as Brazena). Comprehensive means thorough, outburst is a noun, and fire is unrelated.

Candor means the quality of being open and honest in expression. Frankness is the correct synonym.

Brink means an extreme edge of land before a steep or vertical slope. Edge is the correct synonym.

Carnivorous refers to an animal that feeds on other animals. Meat eating is the correct definition.

Cathartic means providing psychological relief through the open expression of strong emotions. Purgative is the correct synonym, as it implies cleansing.

Inception means the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity. Beginning is the correct synonym.

Lacerate means to tear or make cuts in something. Mangle is a synonym as it also refers to damaging or disfiguring by cutting or crushing.

An infidel is a person who does not believe in a particular religion, often used in contrast to a believer. Unbeliever is a direct synonym.

Limber describes something or someone that is flexible or easily bent. Flexible is the direct synonym.

Lucrative describes something that produces a great deal of profit. Profitable is the direct synonym.

Masticate is the formal term for chewing food. Chew is the direct synonym.

Recapitulate means to summarize and state the main points of something. Summarize is the direct synonym.

Upbraid means to find fault with someone or scold them severely. Scold is the direct synonym.