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

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #921 : Synonyms

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

SNUB

Possible Answers:

Ignore

Pretend

Chastise

Elevate

Embrace

Correct answer:

Ignore

Explanation:

The correct answer is "ignore."

"Snub" is a verb that means to rebuff, ignore or spurn disdainfully, making "ignore" a synonym of "snub."

Example Question #922 : Synonyms

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

REFUTE

Possible Answers:

Agree

Disprove

Research

Giggle

Support

Correct answer:

Disprove

Explanation:

The correct answer is "disprove." 

"Refute" is a verb that means to prove wrong.

Example Question #923 : Synonyms

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

OMIT

Possible Answers:

Mislead

Include

Sanction

Exclude

Regard

Correct answer:

Exclude

Explanation:

"Omit" means to exclude, to leave something out, to edit something out or eliminate it.

"Sanction" means to allow, to permit, to approve.

"Regard" means to look at something, or it can mean to judge something or to consider something.

"Mislead" means to give somebody incorrect information, to lie, to dupe.

"Conclude" means to finish or come to an end; it can also mean to decide.

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