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Example Question #871 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters
COUNSEL
Cooperate
Advise
Defeat
Decline
Forgive
Advise
"Counsel" most nearly means to advise or give explanation. Variations include "counselor", such as a legal advocate or therapist. "Counsel" should not be confused with its homonym "council," which refers to a group of individuals who make collective decisions. "Cooperate" and "forgive" have no relation to the word "counsel."
Example Question #872 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters
DECREE
Deviate
Deny
Declare
Decide
Denounce
Declare
"Decree" most nearly means to declare or to make a formal declaration. "Decree" can also be used a noun, for example a "royal decree" from a monarch. "Denounce" and "deny" both relate to refusing a fact or circumstance and are therefore not exact synonyms of "decree." "Decide" is somewhat related to the word "decree", as it means to come to a resolution or answer on a question; however, to "decree", that decision must be announced publicly, which more closely related to the word "declare." "Deviate" has no relation to the word "decree."
Example Question #873 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters
PLACATE
Convene
Appease
Pretend
Quit
Aspire
Appease
"Placate" most nearly means to appease or to calm through agreement. The words "pretend," "aspire," "quit," and "convene" have no relation to the word "placate." "Aspire" means to direct one's ambitions towards a goal (for example, "She aspires to be a doctor.") "Convene" most nearly means to bring together in a group.
Example Question #874 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters
CONDONE
Forget
Allow
Supply
Condemn
Prohibit
Allow
"Condone" is a verb that means to allow or forgive. A typical example would be an authority figure who "condones" a subordinate's behavior. "Supply" and "forget" have no relation to the word "condone," while "prohibit" and "condemn" are antonyms. Therefore, the correct answer is "allow."
Example Question #875 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ARGUING
Talking
Whispering
Quarreling
Communicating
Assisting
Quarreling
"Arguing" involves a disagreement between two or more people who hold different views on a topic. "Quarreling" is the best synonym of "arguing."
Incorrect Answers:
"Talking" means to speak.
"Whispering" means to speak quietly.
"Communicating" involves the sharing of information.
"Assisting" means to help someone else.
Example Question #876 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFESS
Enable
Acknowledge
Yearn
Create
Ponder
Acknowledge
"Confess" means to accept fault for something. "Acknowledge," which means to admit guilt, is the best synonym of "confess."
Incorrect Answers:
"Yearn" indicates a desire to do something.
"Ponder" means to think about.
"Enable" involves giving someone the power to do something.
"Create" means bring something into existence.
Example Question #877 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?
The young boy was so hungry that he gorged himself on dinner.
skipped
None of the above
left
missed
stuffed
stuffed
To stuff yourself with food would be the same thing as to gorge yourself. Both meaning "over-eating."
Example Question #878 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?
The snake slithered effortlessly across the the grass.
glided
None of the above
ran
walked
stopped
glided
Slithered and glided both refer to the snake's movement.
Example Question #879 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?
The grasshopper leapt from my hands.
stuck
None of the above
sit
stayed
sat
None of the above
None of the above words describe that the grasshopper jumped or left the person's hands.
Example Question #880 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
A synonym of “stretch” is __________.
consider
extend
magnify
speak
shrink
extend
“Stretch” is a verb that refers to things that are soft or elastic and means “be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “be made longer.” That means that “shrink” cannot be the correct answer, because “shrink” means “to become or make smaller in size or amount,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “stretch.” “Extend,” however, is a verb that means “cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider,” and because “extend” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “stretch,” “extend” is the correct answer.
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