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Test-style synonyms

Level 9 · Meaning · for questions like “Which word means almost the same as ‘candid’?”

💡 The idea

A synonym means almost the same thing. Test words often have a simpler synonym you already know. Learn them in pairs.

⚡ Handy ones

🪜 The steps

1. Use the word in a short sentence.
2. Swap in each choice and keep the one that doesn’t change the meaning.

⚠️ Watch out

• Sound traps: candid is not candy (sweet); ominous is not hidden.
• Opposites are usually among the choices: lethargic vs. energetic.

🎯 Try these

1. amiable: hostile · friendly · proud
2. impede: help · block · hurry

Answers: 1) friendly 2) block

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