SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Other Verbs
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Example Question #355 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ELICIT
Lecture
Bring together
Share
Contact
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 #356 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word which is most similar to the word in capital letters.
EARN
Mourn
Attract
Prone
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 #357 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ESCALATE
Bypass
Intensify
Tighten
Halt
Resume
Intensify
"Escalate" means increase or intensify, so "intensify" is the correct answer.
Example Question #187 : Synonyms: Verbs
Which is a synonym for abolish?
Keep
Rid
Establish
Save
None of the other answers
Rid
"Abolish" and "rid" both mean "to free from".
Example Question #361 : Synonyms
Julie wanted to preserve her fruit, so that she could eat it later.
Which is a synonym for preserve?
None of the other answer choices.
Halt
Give up
Abandon
Keep
Keep
Only the word "keep" could be inserted into the original sentence to maintain a similar meaning.
Example Question #361 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Modify
to create
to change
to increase
to irritate
to correct
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 #362 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Decrease
to suffer
to lessen
to harm
to starve
to add
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 #361 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Repeal
to repair
to replace
to cancel
to satisfy
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 #362 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GRANT
Gather
Tear
Distant
Give
Tremble
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 #363 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSIDE
Wear off
Turn on
Pass down
Start up
Drop 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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