Question

Find the synonym of the underlined word.
A thousand dollars today will suffice to buy a personal computer with amazing power.

A) Be insufficient
B) Induce
C) Seduce
D) Be enough
E) Necessitate

Answer 1

Hint: Synonyms are the words that mean the same but have different spellings. Suffice means adequate or to satisfy a need.

Complete answer:

From the hint given to us, we know that synonyms are the words that mean the same but have different spellings. We also know that suffice means adequate or to satisfy a need. It is a verb. Hence, we can infer that the synonym of suffice must have the same meaning. It should also be acting as a verb.
‘Be insufficient’ means to be inadequate. Be is the verb and insufficient is an adjective. However, together they act as a verb which means to be inadequate. We observe that it does not match the meaning of suffice. Hence, option A is not the correct answer.
Induce means to cause or produce something. It is a verb. We observe that it does not match the meaning of suffice. Hence, option B is not the correct answer.
Seduce means to sexually attract someone. It is a verb. We observe that it does not match the meaning of suffice. Hence, option C is not the correct answer.
‘Be enough’ means to be adequate. Be is the verb and enough is the adjective, together they act as a verb which means to be adequate. We observe that it matches the meaning of . Hence, option D is possibly the correct answer.
Necessitate means making something compulsory. It is a verb. We observe that it does not match the meaning of. Hence, option E is not the correct answer.
Hence, we can conclude that option D, ‘be enough’ is the correct answer.

Note: Be added to an adjective means that the adjective is occurring or existing. Hence, the combined be + adjective acts as a verb.