Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, and Understanding - ISEE Lower Level Verbal Reasoning

An example with the word elicit is when you elicit a response; this means that you draw out or evoke a response.

If a meaning of a word or words is implied, it means that it is suggested. Thus, if someone indicates they are going to a faraway place on vacation, it implies that they need space and a change of pace.

If someone flatters someone or something, it means that they compliment or praise that person or thing.

If someone makes an assertion, it means that they make a declaration or declare something in particular.

"Ascertain" is a verb that means "find something out for certain; make sure of." So, "forget" cannot be the correct answer, because it means the opposite of "ascertain." "Deduce," however, is a verb that means "arrive at a fact or a conclusion by reasoning; draw as a logical conclusion," and because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "ascertain," it is the correct answer.

“Assist” is a verb that means “to help someone,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “help.” That means that “hinder” cannot be the correct answer, because “hinder” means “to create difficulties for,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “assist.” “Aid,” however, is a word that means “help” when used as a verb, and because “aid” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “assist,” “aid” is the correct answer.

The word "perplex" means confuse. The best choice is "puzzle" because it shares the same definition as "perplex" when used as a verb. Considering the other choices, "perpetrate" means commit or carry out an action and is usually used to refer to people committing crimes. _"_Join" means put together, and "break" means prevent something from working until it is repaired or split into parts.

"Ascertain" means figure out or find out, so "find out" is the correct answer. To help you, "bemuse" means confuse, and "bungle" means_spoil, ruin,_ or mess up.

To "jeer" means to mock or make fun of, so "mock" is the correct answer. To help you, "joy" is deep happiness, and "allow" means permit.

To demonstrate something means to show something. To further help you, achieve means succeed in doing something; reassure means comfort; elicit means draw out a reaction.

Clarify means to make something clear. To further help you, approximate means to roughly guess; a diagram is a picture or visual representation of information; revert means to go back; compare means to talk about the good and the bad sides of two or more things.

Assert means take control or insist. To further help you, accomplish means succeed; outlaw means criminal; condemn means ban; antagonize means make an enemy out of.

"Deplore" means condemn or criticize, so "criticize" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "deplore": "duplicate" means reproduce exactly; "imitate" is a verb that means copy; and "praise" and "laud" are synonyms of one another and both mean say something is good or that someone is doing well. "Praise" and "laud" are antonyms of "criticize" and "deplore."

"Compel" is a verb that means force or make someone do something, so "force" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "compel": an "accord" is an agreement; "outline" means plan; "intercept" means catch something meant for someone else or interrupt the progress of something; and "exert" means make an effort or put forth.

To "summon" someone means to call for them.

"Imitate" means mimic or copy. To further help you, "mock" means make fun of; "suffocate" means prevent from breathing; "retrieve" means to go get something; someone who is "thoughtful" is deep in thought or very considerate of others.

"Comply" means to follow the rules, to listen to orders, to obey. To further help you, "resist," "defy," "oppose," and "disobey" are all antonyms of "comply" and mean to not listen to rules and orders.

To "assist" simply means to help perform a task. Think about the word "assistant." What do assistants do? They help someone else with a job that requires multiple people! "Help" is clearly the correct choice here. To "scold" is to yell at or reprimand, which is not the same as helping someone. To "pressure" is to exert force, and to "forewarn" is to tell someone about a potentially dangerous event that is about to happen. Neither of those choices have the same meaning as the word "assist."

"Affirm" means confirm or state as true. "Confirm" is the best choice, as it is a part of the definition of "affirm." Considering the other choices, "firm" means solid or hard, "adjust" means change so that something fits or works, and "make" means create.

"Ascertain" means make certain of.The best choice is "check" because it also means make certain of. Considering the other choices, "nurture" means feed and protect or support,"overt" means obvious,and "complain" means express dissatisfaction.