SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms

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

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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

Possible Answers:

Scream

Brag

Defend

Beg

Decide

Correct answer:

Beg

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Send

Retract

Apply

Create

Correct answer:

Send

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Show

Alter

Fix

Hide

Break

Correct answer:

Show

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Wish

Forget

Fix

Display

Copy

Correct answer:

Copy

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Advertise

Abolish

Adjust

Object

Resist

Correct answer:

Adjust

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Motivate

Compete

Question

Sing

Harmonize

Correct answer:

Question

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Deliberate

Finish

Fancy

Film

Include

Correct answer:

Finish

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Joke

Bawl 

Cough

Scowl 

Talk 

Correct answer:

Joke

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Cooperate

Forgive

Advise

Defeat

Decline

Correct answer:

Advise

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Deny

Denounce

Decide

Deviate

Declare

Correct answer:

Declare

Explanation:

"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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