SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

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Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Synonyms: select the word that most closely matches.

Laud

Possible Answers:

Praise

Win

Help

Cooperate

Dislike

Correct answer:

Praise

Explanation:

Laud and Praise both mean to give acclaim to.

Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

A synonym of "bewilder" is . . .

Possible Answers:

avid

colossal

confusion

collapse

perplex

Correct answer:

perplex

Explanation:

Since "bewilder" is a verb that means "confuse," we need to find another verb that also means "confuse." While "confusion" may look like a great answer choice, it is a noun, not a verb (it doesn't represent an action) so it can't be the right answer. However, because "perplex" means "confuse," it is the correct answer.

Example Question #172 :Synonyms

Which is a synonym forpardon?

Possible Answers:

Penalty

Hold

None of the other answer choices.

Forgive

Blame

Correct answer:

Forgive

Explanation:

"Pardon" and "forgive" both mean to excuse from blame.

Example Question #3 :Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

A synonym of "clarify" is . . .

Possible Answers:

weaken

explain

jump

clean

fortify

Correct answer:

explain

Explanation:

"Clarify" is a verb that means "make a statement or situation less confused and more clearly comprehensible," so we need to pick out another verb that means something like "make something more clearly understandable." While "clean" might look like a potentially correct answer, "clean" means " free from dirt, marks, or stains." Because "clean" does not have the same meaning as "clarify," "clean" cannot be the correct answer. "Explain," however, is a verb that means "make an idea, situation, or problem clear to someone by describing it in more detail or revealing relevant facts or ideas." Because "explain" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "clarify," "explain" is the correct answer.

Example Question #2 :Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?

The boydecievedhis classmates by pretending the faint.

Possible Answers:

hid

misled

None of the above

left

rose

Correct answer:

misled

Explanation:

“误导”,制作h is the past tense of "mislead," can be substitued into the sentence to maintain the meaning.

Example Question #3 :Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?

As she looked into her crystal ball, sheforesawthe future.

Possible Answers:

confused

None of the above

forgot

dialed

predicted

Correct answer:

predicted

Explanation:

"Predicted" could replace "foresaw" to maintain a similar meaning.

Example Question #4 :Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?

She couldcomprehendalmost anything that she read.

Possible Answers:

None of the above

waste

understand

find

forget

Correct answer:

understand

Explanation:

"Comprehend" could be replaced by "understand" to maintain a similar meaning for the sentence.

Example Question #1 :Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Analyze

Possible Answers:

to attend

to study

to exercise

to travel

to propose

Correct answer:

to study

Explanation:

"Analyze" meansto study or examine.

Example Question #2 :Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Educate

Possible Answers:

to find out

to fire

to teach

to practice

to scold

Correct answer:

to teach

Explanation:

"Educate" meansto teach.

Example Question #5 :Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

SOLVE

Possible Answers:

Shoot

Act

Talk

Figure out

Wrap

Correct answer:

Figure out

Explanation:

这意味着“解决”是一个动词figure out, so "figure out" is the correct answer.

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