SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Other Verbs
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Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ELICIT
Bring together
Lecture
Contact
Draw out
Share
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 #22 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the word which is most similar to the word in capital letters.
EARN
Prone
Deserve
Mourn
Attract
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 #23 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ESCALATE
Intensify
Resume
Tighten
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?
Save
Keep
Rid
Establish
None of the other answers
Rid
"Abolish" and "rid" both mean "to free from".
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Julie wanted to preserve her fruit, so that she could eat it later.
Which is a synonym for preserve?
Give up
Abandon
None of the other answer choices.
Halt
Keep
Keep
Only the word "keep" could be inserted into the original sentence to maintain a similar meaning.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Modify
to increase
to create
to correct
to change
to irritate
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 #26 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Decrease
to lessen
to starve
to harm
to suffer
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 #27 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word closest in meaning to the word in question.
Repeal
to replace
to repair
to achieve
to satisfy
to cancel
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 #28 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
GRANT
Tear
Give
Gather
Distant
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 #29 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SUBSIDE
Wear off
Pass down
Drop down
Turn on
Start up
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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