All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #47 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PLEAD
Scream
Brag
Defend
Beg
Decide
Beg
"Plead" is a verb that means beg, so "beg" is the correct answer.
Example Question #47 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRANSMIT
Send
Retract
Apply
Create
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 #48 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
UNVEIL
Show
Alter
Fix
Hide
Break
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 #222 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MIMIC
Wish
Forget
Fix
Display
Copy
Copy
"Mimic" means copy, imitate. To provide further help, "display" means to show, to make something visible.
Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ADAPT
Advertise
Abolish
Adjust
Object
Resist
Adjust
"Adapt" and "adjust" are synonymous. They refer to something changing in order to conform. The other words do not share this meaning.
Example Question #51 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INQUIRE
Motivate
Compete
Question
Sing
Harmonize
Question
"Inquire" means to investigate or question. You might "inquire" of your teacher how long the test will take. When used as a verb, "question" also means to ask questions or investigate.
"Motivate" means to encourage someone. This is similar to the word "inspire," but not "inquire."
"Harmonize" is a form of singing where two or more people sing different, complimentary notes.
When you "compete," you work against another person or a group of people in order to win a game or achieve a goal.
Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONCLUDE
Deliberate
Finish
Fancy
Film
Include
Finish
The word that has the most similar meaning to CONCLUDE is "finish." To CONCLUDE a discussion, you "finish" it.
"Include" means make whole, or make part of a set.
Using "film" as a verb means, creating a movie.
"Fancy" is an adjective meaning elaborately decorated.
"Deliberate" means done on purpose.
Example Question #54 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JEST
Joke
Bawl
Cough
Scowl
Talk
Joke
"Jest" means to joke or make light of a situation. A variation is the word "jester," like a clown. While "joke" can also be used as a noun, it can also be used as a verb, as it is for this synonym. While "jesting" may be accomplished through "talking" the words are not directly related in their definitions. "Cough" is totally unrelated to "jest," and the other answer choices all describe actions with negative connotations, and thus cannot be synonymous with "jest" or "joke."
Example Question #55 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters
COUNSEL
Cooperate
Forgive
Advise
Defeat
Decline
Advise
"Counsel" most nearly means to advise or give explanation. Variations include "counselor", such as a legal advocate or therapist. "Counsel" should not be confused with its homonym "council," which refers to a group of individuals who make collective decisions. "Cooperate" and "forgive" have no relation to the word "counsel."
Example Question #56 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters
DECREE
Deny
Denounce
Decide
Deviate
Declare
Declare
"Decree" most nearly means to declare or to make a formal declaration. "Decree" can also be used a noun, for example a "royal decree" from a monarch. "Denounce" and "deny" both relate to refusing a fact or circumstance and are therefore not exact synonyms of "decree." "Decide" is somewhat related to the word "decree", as it means to come to a resolution or answer on a question; however, to "decree", that decision must be announced publicly, which more closely related to the word "declare." "Deviate" has no relation to the word "decree."
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