Vocabulary - Similar Meanings (Verbs)

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These sentences can either be completed with a word from box on the left or a word with a similar meaning from box on the right. Click on a word in the box below and then click on the appropriate gap. You can also type the words in the gaps. ANSWERS

gathered achieved launch comes allow confirmed ban disclosing handle gained

permit deal with introduce verified acquired accomplished revealing collected derives forbid

1) She may be prosecuted for secrets about new fighter jets.

2) Much of the book's appeal from the personality of its main character.

3) He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know to children.

4) They don't people to take photographs in this gallery.

5) She hasn't much this year.

6) The researchers have information from a random sample of 43 households.

7) Paul quickly fluency in Spanish.

8) His version of events was by neighbours.

9) The company hopes to a new product by next June.

10) There are plans to smoking in public places.

Answers

1)	disclose => reveal	to allow something that was hidden to be seen
2)	derive from => come from	to come or develop from something
3)	handle => deal with	to manage or deal with someone
4)	allow => permit	to let someone do something
5)	achieve => accomplish	to gain; to reach successfully
6)	gather => collect	to collect information from different sources
7)	gain => acquire	to get new knowledge or a new skill by learning it
8)	confirm => verify	to make something certain
9)	launch => introduce	to offer or sell something for the first time
10)	forbid => ban	to tell someone not to do something