Synonyms

Summarise means to express the most important points of something briefly. Shorten captures this sense of making something more concise. Recite means to repeat from memory, establish means to set up, and extend means to lengthen.

Shorten means to make something briefer. Abridge is a formal synonym meaning to reduce in length while keeping the main points. Pull, shout, and store are unrelated to the meaning of shortening.

 Acclamation is synonymous to applause. 

Annunciation means the announcement or proclamation of something, especially formally. 'Acclamation' is loud approval, 'acclimation' is adaptation to climate, and 'aisle' is a passage. 'Announcement' is the closest synonym.

'Add' means to increase or join something. 'Ad' is an advertisement, 'adds' is the verb form, and 'adze' is a cutting tool. The word 'add' directly corresponds to the meaning 'to increase'.

 "Ad" is short for advertisement.

Correct Answer: adze

Constancy refers to the quality of staying the same or remaining unchanged, particularly in behavior, principles, or loyalty. Adherence means faithful attachment or loyalty to a person, cause, or belief - the closest match. Adherents are people who follow something, not the act of constancy itself.

Followers are people who support, follow, or adhere to a particular person, belief, or cause. Adherents specifically means followers or supporters who maintain allegiance to someone or something. Adherence is the act of following, not the followers themselves.

The meaning of ail is to feel pain or sickly (i.e. suffer from bad health).

An inheritor is someone who receives property, titles, or assets from someone who has died. An heir is specifically a person who inherits or is entitled to inherit property, rank, or title - the direct synonym. Air refers to the invisible gaseous substance surrounding Earth.

Atmosphere can refer to the envelope of gases surrounding a planet, specifically air. In this context, air is the closest synonym. Heir refers to an inheritor, which is unrelated to atmospheric composition. The question uses atmosphere in its scientific sense of gaseous envelope.

Island is a piece of land surrounded by water. Isle is a synonym for island, particularly used in poetry or proper names (like the British Isles). Aisle refers to a passage between rows of seats, which is unrelated. The spelling distinction is key here.

To make better means to improve or enhance something. Amend is a verb meaning to make minor improvements or corrections to something, especially a document or situation. Altar is a noun (religious table), while alter is also to change but amend specifically connotes making better.

For worship refers to something used in religious ceremonies or devotion. An altar is a sacred table or platform used for religious rituals and worship. Amend means to change something, which is unrelated to worship contexts.