TACHS Reading : Verbs about communicating and understanding

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for TACHS Reading

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Example Questions

Example Question #5 : Tachs: Reading

Kevin was more than willing to debate his sister's claim that he had destroyed her carpet.

Possible Answers:

Rebate

Dispute

Antagonize

Disgruntle

Correct answer:

Dispute

Explanation:

This question was solvable by understanding the full context of the sentence, and the definition meaning required to make sense, in the context of the sentence only "dispute" discussed the particular act of arguing describing in the sentence. It was also solvable by knowing the definitions of all the other verbs provided, as only "dispute" had a definition that was close to "debate."

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