Question

choose and match the right synonym for each word. assign gentle decay attack start erosion invade delicate commence devote

Explanation:

To solve this synonym matching problem, we analyze the meaning of each word:

• "decay" means to deteriorate or erode, so it matches with "erosion".
• "attack" means to invade or assault, so it matches with "invade".
• "gentle" can be related to being delicate (in a soft or mild sense), so it matches with "delicate".
• "start" means to begin or commence, so it matches with "commence".
• "assign" can be related to devoting (allocating or assigning to a purpose), so it matches with "devote".

Answer:

• decay - erosion
• attack - invade
• gentle - delicate
• start - commence
• assign - devote