【同义词辨析】 习题精选(2019-2020)

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1/40)1.implies the last degree or stage of a long process or a stage beyond which further progress or change is impossible: the ~ collapse of civilization.  a) mild2.basically applies to the cutting down and usually collecting of ripened grain, and often suggests a return or requital: hoped to ~ the rewards of hard work.  b) reap3.stresses moderation or restraint of force or intensity: ~ weather; and is often applied to what induces a feeling of quiet beauty or serenity: spoke to the patient in a ~ tone.  c) persuade4.implies a tampering with or distorting of facts or reality that is usually, but not necessarily, deliberate and intended to deceive: ~ the records of a business to conceal embezzlement.  d) ultimate5.implies appealing as much to the emotions as to reason by such things as pleas, entreaty, or expostulation in attempting to win over: ~d them to obey the ceasefire.  e) falsifydbaec Right

2/40)1.characterizes that which outrages a sense of what is right, decent, just, or honorable: the ~ practice of stereotyping minority groups.  a) achieve2.implies a wrenching from the natural, normal, or true shape, form, direction: the odd camera angle ~s his face in the photograph.  b) distort3.can stress the skill or endurance as well as the effort involved in reaching an end : ~d the success that was her due.  c) embrace4.implies a reaching out and gathering of separate items into or within a whole: her faith ~s both Christian and non-Christian beliefs.  d) abhorrent5.presupposes a previous attainment of maturity or excellence and implies a turn downward with a consequent loss of vitality or energy: cited rock music as a sign of cultural ~.  e) decadencedbace Right

3/40)1.implies an arbitrary but not despotic determination, allotment, or designation for the sake of an end such as harmonious functioning, smooth routine, or proper or efficient operation: ~ a worker to the late shift.  a) note2.suggests the very smallest size or amount possible: not an ~ of dust escaped his attention.  b) conformation3.implies a complicated structure composed of harmoniously related parts: a ~ that is proportioned and symmetrical.  c) assign4.suggests a clear logical coherence and evident order of arrangement: an amazingly ~ description of nuclear physics.  d) lucid5.suggests a distinguishing mark or characteristic: a ~ of despair pervades her poetry.  e) atomcebda Right:)

4/40)1.stresses reliability, sureness, exactness, or accuracy: a photographer with an ~ eye for beauty.  a) unerring2.implies a wavering or stumbling and often connotes nervousness, lack of courage, or outright fear: never once ~ed during her testimony.  b) falter3.implies characteristics which startle because they are contrary to expectations, standards of good taste, rational thought, or moral sense: fond of ~ stories.  c) accept4.stresses a recognition of the sacredness or inviolability of the person or thing which stimulates the emotion: demonstrated a lack of ~ for the truth.  d) shocking5.adds to receive an implication of some degree of positive acquiescence or consent even if tacit: refused to ~ a valuable gift from a comparative stranger.  e) reverenceabdec Right:)

5/40)1.implies great concern or apprehension and connotes thoughtful or hovering attentiveness: behaved with typical maternal ~.  a) mite2.may stress either smallness in size or minuteness in amount: doesn't have a ~ of suspicion.  b) solicitude3.stresses bloodshed and great loss of life: saw scenes of the crash and attendant ~.  c) trick4.implies an intent, not always vicious, to delude by means of a ruse or fraud: special effects can ~ moviegoers into believing anything.  d) blandish5.suggests open flattery and the obvious use of charm in an effort to win over: a salesclerk not above shamelessly ~ing customers.  e) carnagebaecd Right:)

6/40)1.carries a stronger implication of absence of positive or affirmative qualities and commonly implies lack of effect, activity, or definite and concrete form: won't accomplish anything with such a ~ attitude.  a) tittle2.stresses lack of pretentiousness: a volunteer willing to accept the ~iest hospital duties.  b) infallible3.may imply that one's freedom from error is divinely bestowed: fundamentalists believe in an ~ Bible.  c) negative4.suggests deception by the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape responsibility or duty or to gain an end: obtained the papers by ~.  d) lowly5.has the same meaning as iota and jot but is usually used in the phrase jot or tittle: didn't care a ~ about the opinions of others.  e) subterfugecdbea Right:)

7/40)1.implies the use of distinct intelligible language: so enraged that he was scarcely capable of ~ speech.  a) twist2.suggests the least feasible amount, extent, or degree: a movie that was a ~ too violent.  b) fatal3.implies exertion against great difficulty and specifically suggests persistent effort: continues to ~ for a lasting peaceful solution.  c) bit4.implies the influence of a force having a spiral effect throughout the object or course involved: the ~ed wreckage of a spacecraft.  d) articulate5.stresses the inevitability of eventual death or destruction: ~ consequences.  e) strivedceab Right:)

8/40)1.implies a freshening or energizing through the imparting or renewal of vitality: her appearance ~ies a weary drawing-room drama.  a) resolve2.suggests prolonged fretting over matters that may or may not be real cause for anxiety: a businessman’s endless list of ~ies.  b) essay3.implies difficulty but also suggests tentative trying or experimenting: had ~ed dramatic roles on two earlier occasions.  c) vivify4.implies a methodical reducing of a complex whole to simpler parts or divisions: ~ the budget to see where the money is going.  d) break down5.often suggests only the separation or division into elements or parts: matter ~d by the microscope into distinct cells; or its change of form or metamorphosis: hatred ~d by suffering into tenderness.  e) worrycebda Right:)

9/40)1.often interchangeable with satisfy, may imply more abundance or richness in measuring up to a need that is less calculable, more immeasurable: a son who ~ed his father's fondest hopes.  a) employment2.implies a temporary cessation or, more often, marked decline, as in the violence of a storm or in business activity: the storm strengthened again after a ~.  b) slip3.implies work for which one has been engaged and for which one is being paid: ~ will be terminated in cases of chronic tardiness.  c) lull4.implies an intentional deferring usually to a definite time: the game was ~d until Saturday.  d) postpone5.stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes: during the speech I made several ~s.  e) fulfillecadb Right:)

10/40)1.implies adroit handling and often suggests the use of craft or fraud to attain one's ends: brutally ~s other people for his own selfish ends.  a) awful2.implies the putting of someone into one's debt by doing something that is pleasing: ingenuous and eager to ~ everyone; and is commonly used in conventional acknowledgement of small courtesies: much ~d for their warm hospitality.  b) hearten3.implies a thorough integration and harmonious cooperation of the parts or the body or organization that results from such a uniting: the ~ of thirteen diverse colonies to form one nation.  c) union4.implies the lifting of a dispiritedness or despondency by an infusion of fresh courage or zeal: a hospital patient ~ed by the display of moral support.  d) manipulate5.implies the creating of an awareness of transcendent or overpowering force, might, or significance: waited in the ~ dark for their rescuers to come.  e) obligedecba Right:)

11/40)1.suggests duplicity or treachery or action contrary to one's professed attitude: the guerillas accused the go-between of ~.  a) endeavor2.suggests an angry fit of indignation: walked out of the meeting in high ~.  b) whit3.heightens the implications of exertion and difficulty and connotes a striving to fulfill a duty: ~ed to find survivors of the crash.  c) dudgeon4.used chiefly in negative phrases, implies the least conceivable amount: cared not a ~ about their opinion.  d) aspect5.may stress the point of view of an observer and its limitation of what is seen or considered: an article that considers the financial ~s of divorce.  e) double-dealingecabd Right:)

12/40)1.suggests an agent that pillages, destroys, or ravages and the resulting confusion and disorder: the ~ of the earthquake.  a) temper2.may additionally imply a fitness for or appropriateness to the situation or occasion: a topic not ~ to our discussion.  b) gull3.stresses credulousness or readiness to be imposed on or made a fool of: you are so easily ~ed by these contest promoters.  c) coax4.suggests an artful, gentle pleading in an attempt to gain one's ends: ~ed their friends into staying for dinner.  d) havoc5.strongly implies an accommodating to a special need or requirement and is likely to suggest a counterbalancing or mitigating addition: ~ justice with mercy.  e) germanedebca Right:)

13/40)1.implies a tendency to favor one of two or more actions or conclusions: ~d to do nothing for the moment.  a) anxiety2.stresses anguished uncertainty or fear of misfortune or failure: plagued by ~ and self-doubt.  b) quandary3.implies the cutting off or removal of an essential part of a person or thing thereby impairing its completeness, beauty, or function: a poignant drama ~ by inept acting.  c) mutilate4.stresses the puzzlement and perplexity of one faced by a dilemma: in a ~ about how to repair it.  d) hoax5.implies the contriving of an elaborate or adroit imposture in order to deceive: ~ed the public by broadcasting news of a Martian invasion.  e) inclineeacbd Right:)

14/40)1.suggests unwariness in the person deluded: ~d us into buying a lemon of a car.  a) suspend2.implies the absence of anything that might disturb, stimulate, or irritate and may suggest insipidness: spent a week on a ~ diet.  b) dupe3.implies a temporary stopping with an added suggestion of waiting until some expressed or implied condition is satisfied: all business has been ~d while repairs are being made.  c) bland4.suggests a far removal from one's point of view, time, or location and is likely to connote a consequent lessening of importance to oneself: spent her life on a ~ island.  d) horrific5.suggests qualities or properties intended or suited to produce a horrible effect: a ~ account of the tragedy.  e) remoteWrong bcaed Right:)

15/40)1.suggests the stopping or checking by an intervening obstacle, agency, or authority: measures intended to ~ the rapid rate of inflation.  a) deform2.is often used in the sense of false show and implies an unwarranted belief in one's desirable qualities that results from conceit or self-deception: harbored ~s to wealth and good breeding.  b) cajole3.may imply a changing of shape, appearance, character, or nature through stress, injury, or some accident of growth: relentless winds ~ed the pines into bizarre shapes.  c) mark4.suggests enticing or alluring through beguilement: ~d by his friend into trying the exotic dish.  d) pretension5.suggests something impressed on or inherently characteristic of a thing often in contrast to something outwardly evident: the bitter experience left its ~ on him.  e) stayedabc Right:)

16/40)1.may apply to any purposeful activity whether remunerative OR not: her work as a hospital volunteer.  a) work2.suggests an easing up or relaxing of power or effort: he needs to ~ his pace if he intends to finish the race.  b) vacillate3.implies artful persuading or flattering to attain a thing or a purpose: always able to ~ her doting grandfather out of a few dollars.  c) slacken4.implies rigid and unfailing adherence to, observance of, or respect for truth: a politician not known for his ~.  d) cozen5.implies prolonged hesitation from inability to reach a firm decision and suggests the play of opposing factors that results in indecision: ~ed until it was too late and events were out of control.  e) veracityacdeb Right:)

17/40)1.implies an amount of a substance or quality that is within the range of visual or mental perception: a rumor without a ~ of truth.  a) dreadful2.implies a break in continuity and is especially applicable to an interval available for some new or special activity: no one should work day after day without ~.  b) inerrant3.is likely to imply a going back to a former, often a lower, condition: ~ed to an earlier, less civilized state; but it can also apply to a returning after interruption: after careful consideration he ~ed to his first decision.  c) revert4.stresses the fact that no mistakes were made: an ~ interpretation of the most demanding role in drama.  d) particle5.applies to what fills one with shuddering fear or loathing and strikes one as at least disagreeable or extremely unpleasant: cancer is a ~ disease.  e) intermissiondecba Right:)

18/40)1.suggests a marked and felicitous relevance: the anecdotes in his sermons are always ~.  a) consonance2.implies the fact or means by which harmony is achieved throgh coincidence or concurrence: immediate ~ of action and custom.  b) revive3.can imply a welcoming recognition: ~ guests with open arms; but more often it implies that something comes or is allowed to come into one's possession or presence while one is passive: ~d the news without comment.  c) apposite4.is likely to stress levity with a hint of smartness or amusing effrontery: made a ~ retort.  d) saucy5.may imply recovery from a deathlike state, such as a stupor or faint: ~ him from a faint with cold water; but is widely applicable to restoration to a flourishing state: the showers ~d the withering crops.  e) receivecaedb Right:)

19/40)1.implies oneness especially of what is varied and diverse in its elements or parts: a multiplicity of styles effectively combined into a ~ of architectural design.  a) dissect2.suggests a searching analysis by laying bare parts or pieces for individual scrutiny: commentators ~d every word of the President's statement.  b) vitalize3.suggests a torturing often persistent grief or dread: the ~ felt by the hostages.  c) unity4.implies interfering with something in motion or in progress by the often intentional placing of obstacles in the way: the view was ~ed by billboards.  d) anguish5.may stress the arousal of something more or less inert or lifeless, often by communicating an impetus or force: took steps to ~ the local economy; or an imparting of significance or interest to something: a set of images that ~ the story.  e) obstructcadeb Right:)

20/40)1.is likely to suggest a loss of identity in what is taken in or an enrichment of what takes in: a lotion ~ed quickly by the skin.  a) animate2.implies a subduing of all that is vivid, intense, or forceful until it is agreeably soothing: took a walk in the ~ evening air.  b) soft3.may stress either finality or abruptness in stopping or ceasing: the engine faltered, sputtered, then ~ altogether.  c) absorb4.is likely to imply a natural or homogeneous association of similar things or persons: a ~ of bananas.  d) bunch5.emphasizes the imparting of motion or vitality to what was previously deficient in or lacking such a quality: telling details that ~ the family story.  e) quitcbeda Right:)

21/40)1.usually used with on or upon, carries a strong implication of overcoming opposition or reluctance with sustained argument or pressure or cogent appeals: ~ed upon them to stay for the night.  a) terrific2.suggests what is both relevant and opportune: for your term paper use only ~ quotations.  b) inflate3.applies to something intended or fitted to inspire terror as by its size, appearance, or potency: a ~ outburst of fury.  c) pickle4.implies distension by or as if by the introduction of a gas or something insubstantial and suggests a resulting instability and liability to sudden change: an ~d ego.  d) prevail5.implies a particularly distressing or sorry plight: conflicting obligations that that put me in a real ~.  e) aproposdeabc Right:)

22/40)1.implies such a startling or outrageous quality as produces utter consternation or a paralysis of fear: a ~ tornado.  a) metier2.suggests a settled and predictable leaning in one direction and connotes unfair prejudice: ~ed against young urban professionals.  b) frightful3.implies a calling or pursuit for which one believes oneself to be especially fitted: from childhood I considered acting my ~.  c) bias4.may go even further in stressing minuteness or scarcity: left them without even a ~ of hope.  d) terrible5.suggests painfulness too great to be endured or a capacity to produce and prolong extreme and agitating fear: caught in the grip of the ~ maelstrom.  e) smidgenbcaed Right:)

23/40)1.implies a solid pounding or beating that produces a dull booming sound: heard the ~ing and banging of carpenters working on the floor below.  a) trump2.implies an exact or close imitation of an existing thing: ~s from the museum’s furniture collection.  b) respite3.implies a period of relief, as from labor, suffering, or war, OR of delay, as before being sentenced or before having to pay money due: enjoyed the brief ~ between attacks.  c) devastation4.implies a widespread laying waste, as by war or natural catastrophe, but it is also applicable to something that overwhelms an individual with comparable decisiveness: tried to overcome the ~ of losing a spouse.  d) reproduction5.sometimes stresses the taking of necessary measures beforehand to make a result certain or to provide for any probable contingency: careful planning should ~ the success of the party.  e) insureadbce Right:)

24/40)1.refers to the sudden occurrence or intensification of a symptom or a state and to its recurrence: ~s of fear.  a) wallow2.suggests a stimulating influence that arouses from dullness or torpidity: ~ed his lecture with humorous anecdotes.  b) paroxysm3.suggests a firm, neat union or effective consolidation of parts within a small compass: a ~, muscular body.  c) compact4.basically implies a lurching or rolling to and fro, as of a hog in the mire or a ship in a troubled sea, and may imply complete self-abandonment: ~ing in self-pity; or absorption: ~ed in the romantic music.  d) enliven5.stresses the fact of stopping and ordinarily implies an expectation of resumption, as of movement or activity: spoke during a ~ in the music.  e) pausebdcae Right:)

25/40)1.applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession to which one has been drawn by one's nature, tastes, or aptitudes: I feel the ministry is my true ~.  a) inerrable2.implies a rasping discordant but insistent quality, especially of voice: the ~ voices of hecklers.  b) glower3.stresses the initiation or beginning of an effort and often suggests the strong possibility of failure: will ~ to photograph the rare bird.  c) calling4.may be preferable when one wishes to avoid any association with religious or papal infallibility: no reference source should be considered ~.  d) attempt5.implies a direct defiant brooding stare or glare as in contempt or defiance: the natives merely ~ed at the invading tourists.  e) stridentcedab Right:)

26/40)1.applies to something the sight of which induces fear or terror combined with loathing or aversion and suggests hatefulness or hideousness: the ~ carnage of war.  a) bother2.implies a return to consciousness, health, or vigor often by the use of remedies or treatments: hearing can sometimes be ~d by surgery.  b) restore3.suggests bewildering or upsetting interference with comfort or peace of mind: that discrepancy ~s me.  c) horrible4.stresses reduction of what is excessive without necessarily reaching an optimum: the sun ~d the chill.  d) moderate5.suggests a menacing darkness or gloomy anger and refers either to persons OR to skies that promise bad weather: ~ed as he went about his work, never uttering a word.  e) lowercbade Right:)

27/40)1.stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause: apart from a few grammatical ~s, the paper is good.  a) balmy2.suggests refreshment and sometimes exhilaration, frequently coupled with a suggestion of fragrance: an unusually ~ day in early spring.  b) lapse3.implies expression of affection by gentle stroking or patting: the ~ of a soft breeze.  c) diverse4.implies a monetary penalty fixed within certain limits by law: the library ~s careless borrowers a few cents a day to encourage prompt return of books.  d) fine5.implies both distinctness and marked contrast: such ~ interests as dancing and football.  e) caressbaedc Right:)

28/40)1.stresses the application of close observation and attention to minute detail: closely ~d the bill from the hospital.  a) try2.suggests a flowing through a channel or from an opening or the abundance or continuousness of that flow: tears ~ed from her eyes.  b) concern3.stresses effort or experiment made to test or prove something: ~ied several times to find a solution.  c) stream4.stresses orderly disposition, sometimes by aligning but often by separating into classes according to some plan: students ~d in groups by age and gender.  d) range5.implies a troubled state of mind and the interest, relation, affection, or responsibility that produces it: your happiness is my only ~.  e) scrutinizeecadb Right:)

29/40)1.applies to a transient feeling of wounded vanity: in a ~ she foolishly declined the invitation.  a) trickery2.stresses an intent to mark boundaries so as to prevent confusion, conflict, or overlap: ~d clearly the limits of their freedom.  b) define3.implies ingenious or dishonest acts intended to dupe or cheat: will resort to any ~ to gain her ends.  c) pique4.implies an ease or coolness under stress that reflects perfect self-control and command of one's powers: she answered the insolent question with complete ~.  d) self-possession5.adds the implication of obvious, often vain display of one's satisfaction and commonly suggests less justification: ~d herself on the obedience of her staff.  e) plumecbade Right:)

30/40)1.is likely to imply a struggle to reach a contemplated or desired goal or end: ~ed a measure of self-confidence from the experience.  a) gain2.may be used in the sense of work or occupation but often suggests activity in commerce or the management of money and affairs: the ~ of managing a hotel.  b) contrary3.implies work in which one engages regularly or by preference, especially as a result of training or experience: his ~ as a trained auto mechanic.  c) occupation4.implies a temporary suspension of work or activity: children playing during the morning school ~.  d) recess5.implies extreme divergence or diametrical opposition of such things as opinions, motives, intentions, or ideas: ~ accounts of the late president's character.  e) businessaecdb Right:)

31/40)1.suggests contemptible timidity or lack of courage: ~ politicians feared crossing him.  a) frown2.implies supremacy in importance, rank, or jurisdiction: inflation was the ~ issue in the campaign.  b) intrude3.suggests rudeness or officiousness in invading another's property, time, or privacy: didn't mean to ~ upon the family's private gathering.  c) paramount4.implies a stern face and contracted brows that express concentration, bewilderment, anger, displeasure, or contempt: the teachers ~ed on my boyish pranks.  d) qualify5.emphasizes a restricting that more precisely defines or limits: ~ied her praise with some doubts about the project.  e) pusillanimousecbad Right:)

32/40)1.suggests a similar expression that conveys bad humor, sullenness, or resentful puzzlement: a grumpy old man who ~ed habitually.  a) scowl2.suggests a transferring that removes something from one's immediate control: ~ed my paintings to a gallery for sale.  b) mangle3.implies oppression of the mind by responsibility and apprehension: a face worn by a host of ~s.  c) care4.implies a tearing or crushing that leaves deep extensive wounds or lacerations: thousands are ~ every year by auto accidents.  d) inoculate5.implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests surreptitiousness or subtlety: tried to ~ the child with a taste for opera.  e) consignaecbd Right:)

33/40)1.suggests a capacity for keen gratification: seemed to utter the denunciation with great ~.  a) relish2.suggests being pervaded by usually agreeably stimulating emotion that sets one atingle with pleasure, horror, or excitement: a ~ing detective story.  b) grovel3.stresses a sudden arousal or renewal of physical, spiritual, or intellectual life or activity especially in something inert: the arrival of spring ~s the earth.  c) prescribe4.implies a crawling or wriggling close to the ground in abject fear, self-abasement, or utter degradation: ~led for forgiveness.  d) quicken5.implies an authoritative pronouncement that is clear, definite, and incontrovertible: the ~d procedure for requesting new supplies.  e) thrillaedbc Right:)

34/40)1.stresses a relaxing, softening, or calming influence: the ~ effect of lanolin.  a) offense2.characterizes the position or methods of the attackers with specific reference to their desire for supremacy: went on the ~ to gain as much ground as possible.  b) lenient3.suggests ordinariness and homely simplicity: she comes from ~, hard-working stock.  c) plain4.applies to what produces fear, agitation, loss of courage, or mere disquiet: a ~ predicament.  d) fearful5.implies a deep or inconsolable distress or misery: cries of ~ echoed throughout the bombed city.  e) woebacde Right:)

35/40)1.implies hardness together with lack of elasticity or flexibility or toughness: elderly patients with ~ bones.  a) pursuit2.describes what strikes one with dismay as well as terror or horror: had to perform the operation under ~ conditions.  b) assemble3.may apply to two contrasting things appearing repeatedly one after the other OR to every second member of a series: club meetings on ~ Tuesdays.  c) appalling4.implies an orderly union or organization of persons or things and a conscious or definite end for their coming or being brought together: the country's leading experts on aeronautics ~d under one roof.  d) alternate5.suggests a trade, profession, or avocation followed with zest or steady interest: her family considered medicine the only proper ~.  e) brittleecdba Right:)

36/40)1.implies a start of a movement away prompted by shock, fear, or disgust: ~s at the sight of blood.  a) mispresent2.implies absolute proscription and expected obedience of an order from one in authority: smoking is ~den in the building.  b) analyze3.suggests separating or distinguishing the component parts of something (as a substance, a process, or a situation) so as to discover its true nature or inner relationships: ~d the current problem of trade imbalances to discover its basis.  c) raucous4.implies a loud harsh grating tone, especially of voice, and may suggest rowdiness: a barroom filled with the ~ shouts of drunken revelers.  d) recoil5.usually implies an intent to deceive and may suggest deliberate lying and often bias, prejudice, or a will to be unfair: ~ the value of property offered for sale.  e) forbiddebca Right:)

37/40)1.implies persistent or repeated efforts to impress on the mind: ~d in him high moral standards.  a) iota,jot2.refers both to bearing and demeanor often as indicative of mood: a ~ of supreme self-satisfaction.  b) mannerism3.applies to an acquired peculiarity of behavior or speech that has become a habit: gesturing with a cigarette was her most noticeable ~.  c) inculcate4.are used interchangeably to mean the smallest or most minute detail or amount: tried to remove the last ~ of doubt; added not a ~ to their knowledge.  d) mien5.implies the use of force OR ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation: a knack for ~ing himself from damaging political rows.  e) extricatecdbae Right:)

38/40)1.implies a manifest self-possession in trying or challenging situations: handled the horde of reporters with great ~.  a) adjourn2.implies suspension until an appointed time OR indefinitely: ~ a meeting.  b) common3.stresses the use of soft words, artful flattery, or seductive appeal: ~d the old man out of his money.  c) huff4.implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence: a ~ error; lacked ~ honesty; and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness: his ~ manners shocked her family.  d) wheedle5.implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger, usually at a petty cause: in a ~ she threw the ring in his face.  e) aplombeadbc Right:)

39/40)1.implies outward expansion caused by pressure from within: a stomach ~ed by gas.  a) obey2.applies to any boat or ship that plies the water and is often a vague or general term: small ~ darting in all directions.  b) dictate3.implies an intent to provide explicit direction or clear guidance to those who accept or are bound by one's authority: the Constitution ~s the conditions under which it may be amended.  c) distend4.implies an authoritative directive given orally or as if orally: in matters of love, do as the heart ~s.  d) prescribe5.is the general term and implies ready and submissive yielding to authority: ~ed her parents.  e) craftcedba Right:)

40/40)1.stresses urgent necessity more than absence or shortage: everyone ~s a friend.  a) secure2.applies to things that are pleasant and agreeable rather than harsh, tough, fierce, strong, or irritating, and that produce a sense of placidity or tranquility or restrained power: a ~ rain.  b) gentle3.implies the taking of action to ensure safety, protection, or certainty against adverse contingencies: ~ their cooperation by payment of a large fee.  c) needcba Right:)

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