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Example Question #2651 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BROWBEAT
Circulate
Render
Digress
Intimidate
Allocate
Intimidate
The verb "browbeat" means to intimidate. It is something that one person does to another person. Additionally, "circulate" means spread around; "allocate" means assign, give to; "digress" means stray from, move away from the main point; "render" means give, supply.
Example Question #2652 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COGITATE
Ponder
Delineate
Placate
Admonish
Accrue
Ponder
The verb "cogitate" means think deeply about, or "ponder." Additionally, "placate" means comfort, soothe; "accrue" means accumulate, grow; "admonish" means scold, yell at; "delineate" means describe exactly.
Example Question #2653 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONSOLE
Enervate
Eradicate
Adhere
Attack
Comfort
Comfort
The verb "console" means to comfort someone, to provide comfort and help to someone who needs it. Additionally, "enervate" means weaken; "eradicate" means completely destroy, get rid of; "adhere" means stick to.
Example Question #2654 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ORATE
Glean
Declaim
Circulate
Engender
Stupefy
Declaim
You likely knew that an "orator" is a public speaker, so you could probably have determined that the verb "orate" means to speak in public. From there you simply need to figure out which of these words has the same definition, the correct answer is "declaim." To "declaim" means to speak publicly in a rhetorical fashion. Additionally, "stupefy" means astonish, amaze and confuse; "engender" means cause, create, produce; "circulate" means spread around; "glean" means gather details, compile observations in order to try and determine something.
Example Question #141 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABET
Mock
Reprimand
Adhere
Help
Stop
Help
The verb "abet" means to aid, to assist, to provide help. Additionally, "reprimand" means to tell off, to scold and yell at; "mock" means to make fun of; "adhere" means stick to or follow.
Example Question #142 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLOT
Aspire
Acknowledge
Applaud
Assign
Attend
Assign
The verb "allot" means to assign to, to allocate to, to give to someone as their share of something.
Example Question #143 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
THWART
Prevent
Predetermine
Propose
Consume
Conserve
Prevent
The verb "thwart" means to prevent someone from finishing something or to apprehend or catch someone trying to do something wrong. Additionally, "predetermine" means decide before the moment; "consume" means eat, devour; "conserve" means save; "propose" means suggest.
Example Question #144 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUIBBLE
Inundate
Infiltrate
Confiscate
Carp
Explicate
Carp
The verb "quibble" means to raise trivial objections about something, to complain about something not very important. This is closest in meaning to "carp" which means to complain. Additionally, "confiscate" means take control of, seize; "infiltrate" means gain access to (something one is not meant to); "inundate" means flood, overwhelm with; "explicate" means analyze, clarify, examine and make able to be understood.
Example Question #145 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SUBSTANTIATE
Ventilate
Swindle
Prove
Abjure
Imbibe
Prove
The verb "substantiate" means to provide evidence to verify a claim, to prove something that someone else has said is true. Additionally, "swindle" means cheat out of; "imbibe" means drink, consume; "abjure" means reject; "ventilate" means 'air out,' allow air to circulate freely.
Example Question #146 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUSE
Prohibit
Perspire
Permit
Pervade
Ponder
Ponder
When used as a verb "muse" means to think deeply about for an extended period of time, to contemplate, to "ponder." When used as a noun, a "muse" is an inspiration for a work of art. Additionally, "permit" means allow; "prohibit" means ban, forbid, not allow; "pervade" means spread throughout; "perspire" means sweat.
All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
