All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
IDOLIZE
Invite
Disown
Venerate
Denounce
Pester
Venerate
"Idolize" means worship or greatly esteem, so "venerate," which means revere, is the correct answer.
Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EDIT
Erase
Modify
Finish
Type
Modify
"Edit" means to revise, amend, or alter a text or piece of work, often to get it ready to be published, so "modify" is the correct answer. "Erase" would mean to completely remove the text. While you may "type" and "print" a work while editing it, these actions are not necessarily a part of editing, so neither can be correct. And while editing is often done near the end of the composition process, "edit" is not synonymous with "finish."
Example Question #43 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANALYZE
Study
Ignore
Test
Mock
Decide
Study
"Analyze" means to study closely, so "study" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "study": "ignore" means refuse to pay any attention to; "mock" means make fun of; "decide" means choose; and "test," when used as a verb, means evaluate or investigate.
Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONTRADICT
Accept
Dispute
Confirm
Concur
Agree
Dispute
To “contradict” means to argue with or to challenge, so "dispute," which means to argue against some point and say it is incorrect, is the correct answer. To provide further help, all the other four answer choices are loose synonyms of one another; they all generally mean agree with.
Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
VOW
Promise
Accept
Deceive
Demonstrate
Say
Promise
To “vow” means to promise. To provide further help, “demonstrate” means show how something is done; “accept” means receive or trust and not argue with; “deceive” means trick; and "say" means speak some words out loud.
Example Question #46 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFESS
Retreat
Resume
Mock
Join
Admit
Admit
The word “confess” means admit to something done wrong, to say that you have done something you should not have, so the correct answer is “admit.” To provide further help, “mock” means make fun of; “resume” means continue or restart something you have paused; “retreat” means run away from; and “join” means connect or become part of.
Example Question #47 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLEAD
Beg
Decide
Scream
Brag
Defend
Beg
"Plead" is a verb that means beg, so "beg" is the correct answer.
Example Question #48 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSMIT
Apply
Retract
Create
Send
Send
"Transmit" means to send or give something to someone. You could transmit a message by writing it down. You could transmit a disease to another person by sneezing on them. To retract something is to take it back. To "create" something is to come up with or make that thing.
Example Question #49 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
UNVEIL
Break
Hide
Fix
Show
Alter
Show
To "veil" something means to hide it, so to "unveil" something means to show it. The prefix un- causes the meaning of the word to change to the opposite meaning. To provide further help, "alter" means to change.
Example Question #50 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MIMIC
Copy
Fix
Display
Wish
Forget
Copy
"Mimic" means copy, imitate. To provide further help, "display" means to show, to make something visible.
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