All SSAT Upper Level Verbal Resources
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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.
ADMONISH
Create
Decorate
Warn
Growl
Give
Warn
To admonish is to warn or caution someone.
Example Question #1851 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DICTATE
Suggest
Cavort
Buffet
Invent
Command
Command
"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 #1852 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPEAL
Slice
Request
Officiate
Send
Decompose
Request
Appeal means to make a serious or urgent request.
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.
REVERE
Turn
Honor
Linger
Orate
Castigate
Honor
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 #96 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COMMISERATE
Salute
Collaborate
Change
Market
Sympathize
Sympathize
Commiserate means to express pity for or sympathize with someone.
Example Question #97 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REBUKE
Abhor
Scold
Misrepresent
Abscond
Experiment
Scold
To rebuke and to scold both mean to express disapproval.
Example Question #98 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNDERSCORE
Emphasize
Brighten
Mistake
Record
Marvel
Emphasize
Underscore means to underline, or emphasize.
Example Question #99 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BERATE
Scold
Bury
Brave
Excite
Accelerate
Scold
To berate someone is to scold him or her harshly.
Example Question #100 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCEDE
Build
Surrender
Hurry
Consider
Agree
Surrender
To concede is to give in, admit defeat, or surrender.
Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DELUDE
Dream
Convince
Trick
Drown
Remove
Trick
To "delude" someone is to trick them, deceive them, or lie to them.
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