Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for control

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

have a firm understanding or knowledge of

Do you control these data?

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

master

Same sentence, swapped: Do you master these data?

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for control as it is used in the sentence above.

hold
drive
pull

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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

catchverbcapturesucceed in catching or seizing, especially after a chaseFoothills2 senses centraladjectivekeyserving as an essential componentFoothills characternounqualitya characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of somethingFoothills checkverbmarkput a check mark on or near or next toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line promisingadjectivebrightlikely to turn out well in the futureTreeline questnounpursuita search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteriaTreeline2 senses ragenouncultan interest followed with exaggerated zealTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line interruptverbdisturbdestroy the peace or tranquility ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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