Vocabulary and Synonyms

[by showing approval, to favour, to sanction]

[to long for]

to - an excuse

Dissemble means to disguise or conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs. 'To disguise' is the correct synonym because it captures this sense of hiding or putting on a false appearance. 'Person' and 'sermon' are unrelated, while 'sharpen' means to make something sharper.

Dissect means to cut apart or analyze something in detail. 'To anatomize' is a direct synonym meaning to cut apart for study, especially in anatomy. 'Bully' and 'gather' are unrelated. Note: 'Scater' appears to be a typo for 'scatter'.

Disserve means to injure, harm, or treat badly - essentially the opposite of 'to serve'. 'Injure' is the correct synonym as it captures this sense of causing harm or damage. 'Grab', 'flight', and 'open' are unrelated meanings.

Dissociate means to disconnect, separate, or break the association between things. 'To disconnect' is the correct synonym as it captures this sense of separation. 'Scold', 'sing', and 'hint' are unrelated actions.

Dissension means disagreement, discord, or conflict between people or groups. 'Discord' is the correct synonym as it directly means lack of harmony or disagreement. 'Growth' and 'obscure' are unrelated, while 'scold' means to criticize, not to disagree.

Distain is a less common variant meaning to stain or discolor. 'To stain' is the correct synonym as it directly means to mark or discolor something. 'Native', 'book', and 'come' are completely unrelated to the meaning.

Dissipate means to scatter, disperse, or waste something - especially energy, money, or resources. 'To squander' is the correct synonym as it specifically means to waste something foolishly. 'Keen', 'beyond', and 'small' are unrelated.

Dissuade means to persuade someone from not doing something, therefore option 1 is correct.

Dissolve means to break apart, disintegrate, or cause something to disappear into liquid. 'To break' is the correct synonym as it captures the sense of causing something to fall apart or separate. 'Hint', 'make', and 'small' are unrelated.

Distend means to swell, expand, or stretch outwards from internal pressure. 'To extend' is the correct synonym as it captures this sense of stretching or expanding. 'Hint' and 'looking' are unrelated. Note: 'Increase' is similar but not as precise as 'extend' for distend.

Disrelish means to dislike or have no taste for something, which is the same as distaste. The other options (outer, bury, burial) are unrelated to the concept of dislike or aversion.

At a distance correctly captures the meaning of distant - referring to something far away in space or time. Make, skin, and whole are unrelated to distance.