SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #181 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

OCCUR

Possible Answers:

Demonstrate 

Glance 

Choose

Happen 

Lie 

Correct answer:

Happen 

Explanation:

"Occur" means happen or take place, so "happen" is the correct answer. To help you, "choose" means pick or select; "glance" means quickly look; and "demonstrate" means show or indicate.

Example Question #182 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

INSPECT

Possible Answers:

Examine 

Curved 

Fathom 

Mimic 

Solve 

Correct answer:

Examine 

Explanation:

"Inspect" means examine or look at very closely, so "examine" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "inspect": to "mimic" someone or something means to copy that person or that thing; "solve" means figure out; "curved" means rounded; and "fathom" means understand.

Example Question #183 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

INFILTRATE

Possible Answers:

Be victorious in

Go under 

Cross over 

Gain access to 

Measure 

Correct answer:

Gain access to 

Explanation:

To "infiltrate" means to enter into a group and spy on it. The closest answer choice to that definition is “gain access to.”

Example Question #184 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

ELICIT

Possible Answers:

Bring together 

Contact 

Lecture 

Share 

Draw out 

Correct answer:

Draw out 

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Mourn

Attract

Deserve

Prone

Forbid

Correct answer:

Deserve

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Tighten

Resume

Intensify

Bypass

Halt

Correct answer:

Intensify

Explanation:

"Escalate" means increase or intensify, so "intensify" is the correct answer.

Example Question #1002 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

Which is a synonym for abolish?

Possible Answers:

Rid

Establish

Keep

None of the other answers

Save

Correct answer:

Rid

Explanation:

"Abolish" and "rid" both mean "to free from".

Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

Julie wanted to preserve her fruit, so that she could eat it later. 

Which is a synonym for preserve? 

Possible Answers:

Give up

Halt

None of the other answer choices.  

Abandon

Keep

Correct answer:

Keep

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

to create

to irritate

to change

to increase

to correct

Correct answer:

to change

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

to starve

to harm

to add

to lessen

to suffer

Correct answer:

to lessen

Explanation:

"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.

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