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Main Entry:	read
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	look at and understand written word
Synonyms:	apprehend, comprehend, construe, decipher, dip into, discover, gather, glance, go over, go through, interpret, know, learn, make out, perceive, peruse, scan, see, skim, study, translate, unravel, view, bury oneself in, flip through*, leaf through, pore over, refer to, scratch the surface
Antonyms:	write

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Main Entry:	read
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	express, state
Synonyms:	affirm, announce, assert, declaim, deliver, display, explain, expound, hold, indicate, mark, paraphrase, pronounce, recite, record, register, render, say, show, speak, utter, restate

Main Entry:	appraise
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	judge, estimate
Synonyms:	adjudge, assay, assess, audit, calculate, check, check out, deem, evaluate, examine, eye, figure, figure in, figure out, gauge, guesstimate, have one's number, inspect, look over, peg, price, rate, read, review, set at, size, survey, take account of, valuate, value
Notes:	appraise is 'evaluate, size up' and apprise is 'inform' apprise means 'to inform'; appraise means 'to assess or evaluate'

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Main Entry:	appreciate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	recognize worth
Synonyms:	acknowledge, apprehend, comprehend, dig, fathom, grasp, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, savvy, understand, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, catch the drift, see daylight, sympathize with, take account of

Main Entry:	apprehend
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	understand
Synonyms:	absorb, accept, appreciate, believe, catch, comprehend, conceive, digest, fathom, get, grasp, have, imagine, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, sense, think, get the picture
Antonyms:	misunderstand

Main Entry:	ascertain
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make sure
Synonyms:	check, check out, confirm, determine, dig, discover, divine, establish, eye, find out, fix, identify, learn, learn the ropes, peg, pick up, read, see, settle, size, tell, verify, catch on, check up on, double-check, eyeball, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get it down, get the hang of, look-see, make certain, make sure, pick up on, size up*

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	assay
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	analyze
Synonyms:	appraise, apprise, assess, check, check out, estimate, evaluate, examine, inspect, investigate, measure, peg, prove, rate, read, see, size, survey, test, try, value, weigh, eyeball, size up, valuate

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	augur
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	predict; be an omen of
Synonyms:	adumbrate, bespeak, bode, call the shots*, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, harbinger, herald, portend, presage, prognosticate, promise, prophesy, read, signify, call it, crystal-ball, figure out, have a hunch, psych out, soothsay

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Main Entry:	browse
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	look around; look through
Synonyms:	dip into, feed, graze, nibble, peruse, read, run through, scan, skim, survey, check over, examine cursorily, flip through, get the cream, give the once over, glance at, hit the high spots, inspect loosely, leaf through, once over lightly, pass an eye over, read here and there, riff through, riffle through, skip through, thumb through wander

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Main Entry:	comprehend
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	understand
Synonyms:	appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, catch, click, conceive, dig, discern, envisage, envision, fathom, get, grasp, have, know, make out, perceive, read, savvy, see, take in, tumble*, capiche, cognize, get the picture, gotcha
Antonyms:	misinterpret, mistake, misunderstand

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Main Entry:	construe
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	deduce; explain
Synonyms:	analyze, decipher, define, explicate, expound, figure it to be, infer, interpret, one's best guess, parse, read, render, spell out, take, translate, understand

Main Entry:	cram
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	study intensely
Synonyms:	hit the books*, read, review, revise, burn midnight oil, heavy booking, megabook, mug up

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Main Entry:	decipher
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	figure out, understand
Synonyms:	analyze, break, bring out, cipher, construe, crack, decode, deduce, disentangle, elucidate, explain, expound, interpret, make out, read, render, reveal, solve, spell, translate, unfold, unravel, break down, dope out, encipher, find the key, make clear, puzzle out, unriddle
Antonyms:	code, encode, scramble

Main Entry:	decode
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	decipher
Synonyms:	break, clear up, crack, interpret, read, solve, translate, unravel, untangle, work out, crack the code, decrypt, figure out, find the solution, make clear, unriddle, unscramble

Main Entry:	deliver
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	announce, proclaim
Synonyms:	address, bring out, broach, come out with, communicate, declare, express, give, impart, present, pronounce, publish, read, say, state, tell, throw out, utter, vent, voice, chime in, give forth
Antonyms:	keep, withhold, be quiet

Main Entry:	direct
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	give instructions; teach
Synonyms:	address, advise, bid, charge, command, deliver, dictate, enjoin, inform, instruct, lecture, order, read, tell, warn, give directions, give orders
Antonyms:	mislead, misguide

Main Entry:	discern
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	catch sight of; recognize and understand
Synonyms:	anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, behold, descry, detect, determine, difference, differentiate, discover, discriminate, distinguish, divine, espy, extricate, find out, focus, foresee, judge, know, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, read, remark, rubberneck*, separate, spot, take in, view, discrepate, figure out, get a load of, get the picture, get wise to, make distinction, pick out, secern, see the light, see through, severalize
Antonyms:	disregard, neglect, overlook

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Main Entry:	distinguish
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	discern, identify
Synonyms:	beam, catch, descry, detect, dig, discover, discriminate, eye, flash, focus, know, make out, mark, note, notice, observe, perceive, read, recognize, remark, see, spot, spy, take in, tell, view, eyeball, get a load of, get an eyeful, pick out, pick up on

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Main Entry:	evaluate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	judge
Synonyms:	appraise, assay, assess, calculate, check, check out, class, classify, criticize, decide, estimate, gauge, grade, peg, rank, rate, read, reckon, size, survey, value, weigh, figure out, fiture, guesstimate, look over, price out, set at, size up, take account of, take measure, valuate

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	examine
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	analyze, test
Synonyms:	appraise, assay, audit, canvass, case, check, check out, consider, criticize, explore, eye, finger, frisk, go into, go over, go through, gun, inquire, inspect, investigate, peruse, ponder, probe, prospect, prove, read, reconnoiter, research, review, scan, scope, screen, scrutinize, sift, study, survey, sweep, try, turn over, view, weigh, winnow, chew over, delve into, dig into, look over, look see, parse, pat down, pick at, pore over, scrutinate, search into, size up, take stock of, vet

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