SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, and Location

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #265 : Synonyms

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

ANNIHILATE

Possible Answers:

Destroy 

Reveal 

Implicate

Bewilder

Demonstrate 

Correct answer:

Destroy 

Explanation:

To “annihilate” something means to completely destroy it, or to wipe it out, so "destroy" is the correct answer, as it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "annihilate." As for the other answer choices, “bewilder” means confuse; “implicate” means suggest someone might be guilty; “demonstrate” means show by example; and “reveal” means make something known that was previously not known.

Example Question #266 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

LOCATE

Possible Answers:

Hide

Clean

Crawl

Change

Find

Correct answer:

Find

Explanation:

"Locate" means to find, so "find" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, to "change" is to modify; to "crawl" is to move on one's hands and knees; to "hide" is to make something or oneself not visible; and to "clean" someone or something is to remove dirt or other residues from that person or thing.

Example Question #267 : Synonyms

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

CLEANSE

Possible Answers:

Taunt

Bathe

Shift

Slide

Rave

Correct answer:

Bathe

Explanation:

To "cleanse" something means to make it clean, often by washing or bathing, so "bathe" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "cleanse": "rave" means talk incoherently and excitedly; "shift" means slightly change position; "slide" means slip or glide; and "taunt" means mock.

Example Question #268 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PURSUE

Possible Answers:

Destroy

Allocate

Chase

Donate

Construct

Correct answer:

Chase

Explanation:

To “pursue” is to chase after something or someone, so "chase" is the best answer. To provide further help, “destroy” means end or demolish; “construct” means build; “allocate” means give to or decide who gets what; and “donate” means give to someone who has less than you or to a charity for free.

Example Question #269 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

QUENCH

Possible Answers:

Surrender 

Satisfy 

Harbor 

Freeze

Cure

Correct answer:

Satisfy 

Explanation:

“Quench” means satisfy, particularly satisfy a thirst. In case you are not sure, “satisfy” means fulfill. To provide further help, “surrender” means give up or give in; “harbor,” when used as a verb, means retain, as in the sentence "I'm harboring doubts about the project"; "cure" means remove a disease from someone, and "freeze" means make a liquid into a solid by reducing its temperature.

Example Question #270 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SNIP

Possible Answers:

Dodge 

Cut 

Leap 

Borrow 

Batter 

Correct answer:

Cut 

Explanation:

To “snip” something is to cut it, so "cut" is the correct answer. To provide further help, “dodge” means avoid or get out of the way of; “batter” means beat or hit; “borrow” means take something from someone for a short time and then return it to them; and “leap” means jump high.

Example Question #271 : Synonyms

A synonym of "dwindle" is . . .

Possible Answers:

grow

wiggle

keep

fall

shrink

Correct answer:

shrink

Explanation:

"Dwindle" is a verb meaning "diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength," so we need to pick out a verb that means something like "get smaller." Since "shrink" means "become or make smaller in size or amount; contract or cause to contract," "shrink" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "dwindle" and the correct answer.

Example Question #272 : Synonyms

A synonym of “clog” is . . .

Possible Answers:

filter

obstruct

clear

win

project

Correct answer:

obstruct

Explanation:

“Clog” is a word that can be used as a noun or a verb, but because all of the answer choices can be used as verbs, we will need to consider “clog” as a verb. When used as a verb, “clog” can mean “block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter” or “fill up or crowd (something) so as to obstruct passage.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “block.” That means that “clear” cannot be the correct answer, because “clear,” when used as a verb, means “become free of obstructions,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “clog.” “Obstruct,” however, is a verb that can mean “block (an opening, path, or road); be or get in the way of,” and because “obstruct” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “clog,” “obstruct” is the correct answer.

Example Question #99 : Synonyms: Verbs

Sketch

Possible Answers:

to draw

to climb

to protect

to read

to add

Correct answer:

to draw

Explanation:

Sketch means to draw.

Example Question #100 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

Mix

Possible Answers:

to run

to tease

to combine

to drive

to separate

Correct answer:

to combine

Explanation:

"Mix" is to combine.

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