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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by Secret,

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deodorant for people with something to hide. Yeah.

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All right, which of these words is closest in meaning to divulge?

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And here are the potential answers.

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[ mumbles ]

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All right, so, the word "divulge"

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means to unveil a secret,

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like when you told your brother's friends that he used to have

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night terrors. [ groan ]

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Okay, well, let's start with A - dig.

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Eh. You might have to dig a little bit to find out a secret,

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but digging takes place before someone actually divulges

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anything. So that's not right.

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Same goes for invest,

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which means spending time or money to get something done.

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A good secret might cost some cash or even

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a few favors, but that's not it, either.

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Now B - cover

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feels like the opposite of divulge,

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since to cover something up means

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that you're hiding it.

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So let's eliminate that, as well.

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All right, which leaves us with

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reveal. We know that "reveal" means

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to make something known, so it's a synonym

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for divulge.

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The correct answer is C - reveal.

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But, remember, sometimes it pays

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to keep your lips zipped.

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Especially at the dinner table.

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[ gasp ]

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