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

Since "bewilder" is a verb that means "confuse," we need to find another verb that also means "confuse." While "confusion" may look like a great answer choice, it is a noun, not a verb (it doesn't represent an action) so it can't be the right answer. However, because "perplex" means "confuse," it is the correct answer.

"Pardon" and "forgive" both mean to excuse from blame.

"Clarify" is a verb that means "make a statement or situation less confused and more clearly comprehensible," so we need to pick out another verb that means something like "make something more clearly understandable." While "clean" might look like a potentially correct answer, "clean" means " free from dirt, marks, or stains." Because "clean" does not have the same meaning as "clarify," "clean" cannot be the correct answer. "Explain," however, is a verb that means "make an idea, situation, or problem clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas." Because "explain" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "clarify," "explain" is the correct answer.

The word "misled," which is the past tense of "mislead," can be substitued into the sentence to maintain the meaning.

"Predicted" could replace "foresaw" to maintain a similar meaning.

"Comprehend" could be replaced by "understand" to maintain a similar meaning for the sentence.

"Demonstrate" is to show; to recover is to get better; to tease is to make fun of; and to drench is to soak with a liquid.

"Estimate" is to guess, and to discuss is to talk.

"Analyze" means to study or examine.

"Educate" means to teach.

"Predict" means to guess.

"Acknowledge" means recognize or accept, so "recognize" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "acknowledge": "recognize" means know or see; "alarmed" means scared; and "portray" and "depict" both mean to show.

"Assert" means to say something forcibly or insist, so "insist" is the correct answer. To help you, "convey" means express an idea, "consider" means think, and "deny" means refuse or say that something is not true.

To "dignify" something is to make it seem honorable and important, so "honor" is the correct answer. To help you, "mock" and "ridicule" both mean make fun of someone or something, and "supplant" means replace.

"Depict" means show or represent something, so "represent" is the correct answer. To help you, "abnormal" means not normal or weird, and "restore" means return to an earlier, better condition.

"Betray" means say you will help someone and then go back on you word, so "trick" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "betray," because "trick" means purposely mislead or deceive. To help you, "conjure" means summon by magic or as if by magic, "establish" means set up, and "random" means by chance or accidental.

To "bewilder" someone is to confuse him or her, and to feel "bewildered" is to feel confused. So, "confuse" is the correct answer, because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "bewilder." To help you, "reject" means turn down, "support" means encourage, "demand" means forcefully ask for something, and "supply" means provide with.

To "deny" means to refuse to accept, so "refuse" is the correct answer. To help you, "mild" means calm, "ideal" means perfect, and to "usurp" means to take over a powerful role or position.

"Analyze" means to study closely, so "study" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "study": "ignore" means refuse to pay any attention to; "mock" means make fun of; "decide" means choose; and "test," when used as a verb, means evaluate or investigate.

To "define" something is to name and group it,or to specify what something is like. This definition is most similar in meaning to "describe," which means say what something is like, so "describe" is the correct answer. To help you, to "smite" means to hit, to "stumble" means to fall, and to "sprint" means to run very quickly.