http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144477Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:14:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144477davkett0http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144477http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144477.xmlActually, 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144465Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:14:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144465Clive1http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144465http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144465.xmlHi, 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. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144424Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:14:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144424jeff_9992http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144424http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144424.xmlSorry, Clive, could you please explain it a little more clearly?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144367Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:14:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144367Clive3http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144367http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144367.xmlHi, 'Equivocate' means to speak with two voices to someone, so that's where the communication comes in. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144358Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:14:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144358jeff_9994http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144358http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144358.xmlThank you Clive. Does "communicate" here mean "to convey an idea, or information to"?http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144194Mon, 25 May 2009 00:14:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144194Clive5http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htm#144194http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144194.xmlHi again, I think A. 'Communicate' is not bad here, and it certainly fits better than 'instruct'. The key, as you suggest, is 'straightforwardly'. Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htmSun, 25 Jan 2009 01:14:26 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:144178jeff_9996http://www.englishforums.com/English/AntonymEquivocate/bmzpb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-144178.xmlEQUIVOCATE: (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.