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1931. Synonym of "impeach" is _________?

  • A. accuse
  • B. remove from office
  • C. jail
  • D. slander

Explanation: To impeach someone is to formally accuse them of serious misconduct, especially a public official. Removal from office may follow impeachment but is not its direct synonym.

Correct answer: accuse

1932. Synonym of "impound" is _________?

  • A. break up
  • B. haggle
  • C. hammer in
  • D. confiscate

Explanation: To impound means to seize and hold property officially, making confiscate the closest option. It commonly describes vehicles or goods taken into legal custody.

Correct answer: confiscate

1933. Synonym of "adduce" is _________?

  • A. cite
  • B. solve
  • C. persuade
  • D. compute

Explanation: Adduce means to present evidence or an example in support of an argument, so cite is the best synonym. It does not mean solve or compute a problem.

Correct answer: cite

1934. Synonym of "plenary" is _________?

  • A. timely
  • B. combined
  • C. florid
  • D. full

Explanation: Plenary means complete, full, or attended by all members, so full is the direct synonym. Timely refers to correct timing rather than completeness.

Correct answer: full

1935. Synonym of "assert" is _________?

  • A. agree
  • B. claim
  • C. imply
  • D. boast

Explanation: To assert is to state or claim something confidently, often without proving it immediately. Boast means to speak with excessive pride, so it is narrower and not the best answer.

Correct answer: claim

1936. Synonym of "affix" is _________?

  • A. complete
  • B. withstand
  • C. fasten
  • D. repair

Explanation: To affix means to attach or fasten something to another object. Complete and repair describe finishing or fixing, not attachment.

Correct answer: fasten

1937. Synonym of "impugn" is _________?

  • A. attribute
  • B. attack verbally
  • C. press
  • D. hold back by force

Explanation: To impugn means to challenge, attack, or cast doubt on someone's honesty or reputation, especially verbally. Attribute means to ascribe a quality or cause, which is unrelated.

Correct answer: attack verbally

1938. Synonym of "abash" is _________?

  • A. insult
  • B. be shy
  • C. revel
  • D. disconcert

Explanation: To abash means to make someone feel embarrassed, confused, or self-conscious, so disconcert is the closest synonym. Be shy describes a state rather than causing embarrassment.

Correct answer: disconcert

1939. Synonym of "implant" is _________?

  • A. inculcate
  • B. till
  • C. hybridize
  • D. transplant

Explanation: Implant can mean to establish an idea or feeling firmly in someone's mind, which is to inculcate it. Transplant is mainly the physical transfer of living tissue or an organ.

Correct answer: inculcate

1940. Synonym of "impoverish" is _________?

  • A. oppress
  • B. be unthrifty
  • C. punish
  • D. make poor

Explanation: To impoverish means to make someone or something poor, financially or in resources. Oppress means to treat cruelly or unjustly, which may cause poverty but is not the same meaning.

Correct answer: make poor