SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #271 : Synonyms

A synonym of "dwindle" is . . .

Possible Answers:

grow

fall

shrink

wiggle

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 #272 : Synonyms

A synonym of “clog” is . . .

Possible Answers:

win

clear

obstruct

project

filter

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.

Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location

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

Leap

Possible Answers:

to swim

to decide

to jump

to look at

to buy

Correct answer:

to jump

Explanation:

"Leap" means to jump.

Example Question #273 : Synonyms

Peek

Possible Answers:

to hear

to smell

to look

to touch

to taste

Correct answer:

to look

Explanation:

Peek means to look.

Example Question #911 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal

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

Return

Possible Answers:

to befriend

to find

to play

to learn

to go back

Correct answer:

to go back

Explanation:

"Return" means to go back.

Example Question #274 : Synonyms

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

Display

Possible Answers:

to show

to volunteer

to move back

to work

to pay

Correct answer:

to show

Explanation:

"Display" means to show.

Example Question #273 : Synonyms

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

EXPLORE

Possible Answers:

Investigate

See

Explain

Exercise 

Implore 

Correct answer:

Investigate

Explanation:

To "explore" something means to survey it or investigate it, so "investigate" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are as close in meaning to "explore" as "investigate" is: "see" means visually perceive; "exercise" means perform physical activities in order to become or remain healthy; "implore" means beg; and "explain" means describe something in a detailed way in order to help others understand it.

Example Question #103 : Synonyms: Verbs

Which is a synonym for perish?

Possible Answers:

Survive

None of the other answer choices. 

Die

Alive

Born

Correct answer:

Die

Explanation:

"Perish" and "die" both refer to something passing away or expiring. 

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