SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Other Verbs
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Example Question #184 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ELICIT
Lecture
Share
Contact
Bring together
Draw out
Draw out
To "elicit" means to provoke a reaction or to draw something out. (In this context, "draw" means bring forth and not illustrate.) To help you, "contact" means touch or reach out to, and "lecture" means teach, instruct,or criticize.
Example Question #185 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the word which is most similar to the word in capital letters.
EARN
Prone
Mourn
Attract
Deserve
Forbid
Deserve
To “earn” something means to have worked for it and to deserve it. To provide further help, “mourn” means to express sadness about something; “prone” means likely to do something, vulnerable to repeating some pattern of behavior; “forbid” means not allow.
Example Question #186 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ESCALATE
Intensify
Tighten
Resume
Bypass
Halt
Intensify
"Escalate" means increase or intensify, so "intensify" is the correct answer.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Which is a synonym for abolish?
None of the other answers
Rid
Keep
Save
Establish
Rid
"Abolish" and "rid" both mean "to free from".
Example Question #1003 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Julie wanted to preserve her fruit, so that she could eat it later.
Which is a synonym for preserve?
Abandon
Keep
Halt
Give up
None of the other answer choices.
Keep
Only the word "keep" could be inserted into the original sentence to maintain a similar meaning.
Example Question #187 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Modify
to correct
to increase
to irritate
to change
to create
to change
"Modify" is to change; to increase is to make larger; to correct is to make right; to irritate is to annoy; and to create is to make something.
Example Question #188 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Decrease
to lessen
to add
to suffer
to starve
to harm
to lessen
"Decrease" means to lessen; to add is to increase; to harm is to hurt; to starve is to not have sufficient food to eat; and to suffer is to be in pain.
Example Question #191 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Repeal
to satisfy
to repair
to replace
to cancel
to achieve
to cancel
"Repeal" is to cancel; to repair is to fix; to replace is to take the place of; to achieve is to reach; and to satisfy is to meet the expecations.
Example Question #192 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GRANT
Tear
Tremble
Distant
Gather
Give
Give
To "grant" means to give or to allow, so "give" is the correct answer. To help you, "tremble" means to shake with fear, "tear" means rip, and "distant" means far away.
Example Question #193 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSIDE
Drop down
Turn on
Start up
Wear off
Pass down
Wear off
"Subside" means wear off or die down, so "wear off" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "subside."
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