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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1850 : Synonyms

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

CORROBORATE

Possible Answers:

Incite

Accelerate

Acclaim

Evaluate

Validate

Correct answer:

Validate

Explanation:

"Corroborate" is a verb which means "confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding," so we need to find another verb which means "confirm." While "acclaim" might seem like the correct answer, it actually means "praise enthusiastically and publicly," and doesn't quite match the meaning of "confirm" that we're looking for. "Validate," on the other hand, means "check or prove the validity or accuracy of something," and since it is the closest in meaning to "corroborate," it is the correct answer.

Example Question #91 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

ADMONISH

Possible Answers:

Growl

Warn

Create

Give

Decorate

Correct answer:

Warn

Explanation:

To admonish is to warn or caution someone.  

Example Question #91 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

DICTATE

Possible Answers:

Cavort

Command

Invent

Suggest

Buffet

Correct answer:

Command

Explanation:

"Dictate" means to command or compel. Suggest is an anytonym because it means to provide an option. Invent means to create something. Cavort means to have fun. Buffet means to hit. None of these last three words have any relation to Dictate in this context.

Example Question #92 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

APPEAL

Possible Answers:

Decompose

Request

Slice

Send

Officiate

Correct answer:

Request

Explanation:

Appeal means to make a serious or urgent request.

Example Question #93 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

REVERE

Possible Answers:

Honor

Castigate

Linger

Turn

Orate

Correct answer:

Honor

Explanation:

To revere someone is to have respect and awe for him or her.  To honor someone is to show him or her a high degree of respect.  

Example Question #94 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

COMMISERATE

Possible Answers:

Collaborate

Change

Sympathize

Salute

Market

Correct answer:

Sympathize

Explanation:

Commiserate means to express pity for or sympathize with someone.

Example Question #95 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

REBUKE

Possible Answers:

Abscond

Experiment

Abhor

Scold

Misrepresent

Correct answer:

Scold

Explanation:

To rebuke and to scold both mean to express disapproval.  

Example Question #96 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

UNDERSCORE

Possible Answers:

Brighten

Marvel

Emphasize

Record

Mistake

Correct answer:

Emphasize

Explanation:

Underscore means to underline, or emphasize.

Example Question #1853 : Synonyms

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

BERATE

Possible Answers:

Scold

Excite

Accelerate

Brave

Bury

Correct answer:

Scold

Explanation:

To berate someone is to scold him or her harshly.

Example Question #1854 : Synonyms

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

CONCEDE

Possible Answers:

Consider

Surrender

Hurry

Build

Agree

Correct answer:

Surrender

Explanation:

To concede is to give in, admit defeat, or surrender.

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