SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

SCOLD

Possible Answers:

Support 

Celebrate 

Rebuke

Dispose

Implied 

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

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

ANNOUNCE

Possible Answers:

Special

Declare

Loud

Agree

Careful

Correct answer:

Declare

Explanation:

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

Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Verbs

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:

yell

jump

rant

float

primp

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

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

JEER

Possible Answers:

Criticize

Gag

Laugh 

Joke 

Mock 

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

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

GRIPE

Possible Answers:

Diverse

Fluster

Credit

Disturb

Complain

Correct answer:

Complain

Explanation:

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

Example Question #25 : 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 enter a room slowly

To tell off

To build a defense

To find helpful

To peel

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 #201 : Synonyms

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

FORMULATE

Possible Answers:

Opportunistic

Spread

Contain

Sketch

Devise

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:

Learn

Foretell

Exercise

Find

Teach

Correct answer:

Foretell

Explanation:

"Predict" means to guess.

Example Question #203 : Synonyms

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

TAUNT

Possible Answers:

Elated

Adventure

Compliment

Riddle

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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