ASVAB · Synonym Recognition

'Deceive' most nearly means:

Correct answer

Trick

  1. A Trick
  2. B Help
  3. C Follow
  4. D Teach

Why this is the answer

DECEIVE means to mislead or cause to believe something false; TRICK/fool. It relates to deception. ASVAB strategy: 'deceive' has a negative connotation of misleading someone ('deceive the enemy'). Choose 'trick' as the closest synonym. Recognizing the negative meaning eliminates positive options like 'help' and 'teach.'
Source: ASVAB Word Knowledge — Synonyms

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Word Knowledge is mostly synonym questions: a word, sometimes in a short sentence, and four choices. Eliminate the words you know are wrong, use roots and prefixes on the rest, and never leave a blank — there is no penalty for guessing. This is one of 39 Word Knowledge questions on synonym recognition, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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