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

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Example Questions

Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location

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

ANNIHILATE

Possible Answers:

Bewilder

Demonstrate 

Reveal 

Implicate

Destroy 

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 #32 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location

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

LOCATE

Possible Answers:

Crawl

Change

Find

Clean

Hide

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 #33 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location

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

CLEANSE

Possible Answers:

Rave

Taunt

Shift

Slide

Bathe

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 #34 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location

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

PURSUE

Possible Answers:

Chase

Allocate

Construct

Donate

Destroy

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 #35 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location

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

QUENCH

Possible Answers:

Cure

Harbor 

Freeze

Satisfy 

Surrender 

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 #36 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location

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

SNIP

Possible Answers:

Cut 

Batter 

Leap 

Dodge 

Borrow 

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 #37 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location

A synonym of "dwindle" is . . .

Possible Answers:

wiggle

grow

fall

shrink

keep

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 #38 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location

A synonym of “clog” is . . .

Possible Answers:

obstruct

filter

win

project

clear

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 add

to read

to protect

to climb

Correct answer:

to draw

Explanation:

Sketch means to draw.

Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location

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

Mix

Possible Answers:

to combine

to run

to separate

to drive

to tease

Correct answer:

to combine

Explanation:

"Mix" is to combine.

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