All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
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
Celebrate
Implied
Rebuke
Support
Dispose
Rebuke
"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
Declare
Special
Agree
Careful
Loud
Declare
To "announce" something means to declare that thing or make some information public.
Example Question #22 : 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
yell
jump
rant
float
primp
rant
"Bloviate" means to rant or to go on and on about something in a pompous way.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
JEER
Criticize
Laugh
Mock
Gag
Joke
Mock
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
Diverse
Complain
Fluster
Disturb
Credit
Complain
To "gripe" means to complain, so "complain" is the correct answer.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CHASTISE
To tell off
To enter a room slowly
To peel
To build a defense
To find helpful
To tell off
If you “chastise” someone, you tell them off for doing something wrong. Another way to say this would be to "scold."
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COOPERATE
Handicap
Collaborate
Hurt
Block
Check
Collaborate
Cooperate and collaborate both mean to aid or assist.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FORMULATE
Spread
Sketch
Opportunistic
Contain
Devise
Devise
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 #21 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PREDICT
Find
Learn
Teach
Exercise
Foretell
Foretell
"Predict" means to guess.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TAUNT
Adventure
Elated
Compliment
Mock
Riddle
Mock
"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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