SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, and Understanding

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

SCOLD

Possible Answers:

Dispose

Support 

Implied 

Celebrate 

Rebuke

Correct answer:

Rebuke

Explanation:

"Scold" means rebuke, so "rebuke" is the correct answer. To help you, "dispose" means get rid of, and "imply" means suggest indirectly.

Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ANNOUNCE

Possible Answers:

Loud

Agree

Careful

Special

Declare

Correct answer:

Declare

Explanation:

To "announce" something means to declare that thing or make some information public.

Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

BLOVIATE

Possible Answers:

primp

jump

float

rant

yell

Correct answer:

rant

Explanation:

"Bloviate" means to rant or to go on and on about something in a pompous way.

Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.

JEER

Possible Answers:

Joke 

Mock 

Laugh 

Gag

Criticize

Correct answer:

Mock 

Explanation:

To “jeer” is to make fun of someone or something. “Mock” has the same meaning as "jeer," whereas “joke” means to cause laughter; a “gag” is the same as a joke; “criticize” is to express disapproval or judgement.

Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

GRIPE

Possible Answers:

Disturb

Diverse

Fluster

Complain

Credit

Correct answer:

Complain

Explanation:

To "gripe" means to complain, so "complain" is the correct answer.

Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

CHASTISE

Possible Answers:

To build a defense

To peel

To find helpful

To tell off

To enter a room slowly

Correct answer:

To tell off

Explanation:

If you “chastise” someone, you tell them off for doing something wrong. Another way to say this would be to "scold."

Example Question #201 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COOPERATE

Possible Answers:

Check

Block

Handicap

Collaborate

Hurt

Correct answer:

Collaborate

Explanation:

Cooperate and collaborate both mean to aid or assist. 

Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

FORMULATE

Possible Answers:

Sketch

Devise

Spread

Contain

Opportunistic

Correct answer:

Devise

Explanation:

To "formulate" something means to systematically devise it, so "devise," which means invent while paying careful attention to details, is the best answer choice.

Example Question #202 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PREDICT

Possible Answers:

Foretell

Find

Learn

Exercise

Teach

Correct answer:

Foretell

Explanation:

"Predict" means to guess.

Example Question #28 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TAUNT

Possible Answers:

Adventure

Compliment

Riddle

Elated

Mock

Correct answer:

Mock

Explanation:

"Taunt," when used as a verb, means mock or make fun of, and when used as a noun, "taunt" means a remark made in order to provoke or anger someone. "Mock" is most similar in meaning to "taunt," so "mock" is the correct answer choice! A "compliment" is an antonym of a "taunt."

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