jeff_999  +  144178 Mon, 03 Oct 05 04:19 PM EQUIVOCATE: (A) communicate straightforwardly (B) articulate persuasively (C) instruct exhaustively (D) study painstakingly (E) reproach sternly (Choose a lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in the capital letters.) Equivocate means to avoid making an explicit statement, so I think "C. instruct/explain exhaustively/explicitly" would serves best as the opposite. However some A-preference would argue only "straightforward" is the exact opposite to "equivocate". I agree. But I still don’t think "communicate" fits well here. What do you think? Thank you. jeff_999 Joined on Wed, Oct 20 2004 Xiamen Regular Member 817 Capital Letters, Antonyms

	Clive  +  144194 Mon, 03 Oct 05 04:54 PM Hi again, I think A. 'Communicate' is not bad here, and it certainly fits better than 'instruct'. The key, as you suggest, is 'straightforwardly'. Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,580 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Antonyms

	Clive  +  144367 Tue, 04 Oct 05 04:36 AM Hi, 'Equivocate' means to speak with two voices to someone, so that's where the communication comes in. Clive Clive Antonyms

	Clive  +  144465 Tue, 04 Oct 05 02:06 PM Hi, EQUIVOCATE: (A) communicate ... (B) articulate ... (C) instruct ... (D) study ... (E) reproach ... What I meant was that, of these five verbs, 'communicate' seems the best choice to answer the original question. 'Equivocation' suggests making the meaning inclear, while 'communication' suggests clarity. All four other choices seem to introduce extra and unnecessary meaning. Clive Clive Verbs, Antonyms

	davkett  +  144477 Tue, 04 Oct 05 02:42 PM Actually, Jeff, I think the verbs act like decoys.  They are not the determiners, since they can be exchanged amongst themselves with little impact on the answer.   davkett Joined on Tue, Jun 7 2005 Pennsylvania, USA Senior Member 2,788 "The rose stays fresh in its name..." -Bernard of Morlay Verbs, Antonyms, Determiners