SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #191 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
BEWILDER
Reject
Support
Supply
Confuse
Demand
Confuse
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.
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DENY
Fight
Mild
Ideal
Usurp
Refuse
Refuse
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.
Example Question #193 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEFINE
Exit
Smite
Stumble
Sprint
Describe
Describe
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.
Example Question #194 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ADVERTISE
Listen
Steal
Sincere
Promote
Admit
Promote
To "advertise" means to tell others about the positive qualities of something, usually in order to make money. This definition is most similar to “promote,” which means to support. To help you, someone who is "sincere" is honest, and "admit" means to confess.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SCOLD
Dispose
Support
Celebrate
Rebuke
Implied
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 #196 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ANNOUNCE
Special
Declare
Loud
Agree
Careful
Declare
To "announce" something means to declare that thing or make some information public.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
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
primp
jump
rant
float
yell
rant
"Bloviate" means to rant or to go on and on about something in a pompous way.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Choose the answer that most closely matches the word in capital letters.
JEER
Mock
Gag
Joke
Laugh
Criticize
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 #199 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GRIPE
Complain
Diverse
Credit
Disturb
Fluster
Complain
To "gripe" means to complain, so "complain" is the correct answer.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CHASTISE
To tell off
To find helpful
To enter a room slowly
To build a defense
To peel
To tell off
If you “chastise” someone, you tell them off for doing something wrong. Another way to say this would be to "scold."
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