All SSAT Elementary Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Verbs
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?
The seatbelt is meant to restrict your movement in a car crash.
advance
enhance
increase
None of the above
limit
limit
"Limit" could replace "restrict" to maintain that the seatbelt is trying to protect you during a car crash.
Example Question #43 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: select the word that most closely matches.
Haste:
Delay
Welcome
Honor
Wait
Scurry
Scurry
The correct answer is scurry. Scurry and haste both mean to move speedily along.
Example Question #102 : Synonyms: Verbs
A synonym of "nourish" is . . .
plant
seed
feed
grow
natural
feed
Since "nourish" is a verb that means "provide with food," we need to find another verb that means "to provide with food." While "grow" may seem like a good answer because things that are nourished can grow, "grow" does not mean the same thing as "nourish," so it can't be the right answer. Since "feed" means "provide with food," "feed" is the correct answer.
Example Question #103 : Synonyms: Verbs
A synonym of "flee" is . . .
escape
vacation
town
insect
quick
escape
Since "flee" is a verb that means "run away," we need to find another verb that means "run away." Spelling is important - while "insect" might look like a good choice because a "flea" is an insect, to "flee" is to run away, so "insect" is not the correct answer. Similarly, "fleet," which is only one letter away from "flee," means "quick," but neither word means "run away," so "quick" isn't the correct answer either. Since "escape" means "run away," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #281 : Synonyms
A synonym of "illuminate" is __________.
waver
run away
spin
color in
light up
light up
Since "illuminate" is a verb that means "provide or brighten with light," we need to pick out an answer that also means "provide or brighten with light." Since "light up" also means "provide or brighten with light," it is the correct answer.
Example Question #52 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location
Which is a synonym for budge?
Solid
Shift
None of the other answer choices.
Secure
Keep
Shift
Both "budge" and "shift" can mean to move something slightly.
Example Question #53 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location
Which is a synonym for evade?
Aid
Flee
Confront
None of the other answer choices.
Explain
Flee
"Evade" and "flee" both mean to avoid someone or a situation.
Example Question #112 : Synonyms: Verbs
A synonym of "dismantle" is . . .
ignore
discard
wear
build
deconstruct
deconstruct
"Dismantle" is a verb that means "to take something, such as a machine or structure, apart so that it is in separate pieces," so we need to pick out an answer choice that is a verb and means something like "take apart." While "discard" may look like a good answer choice because like "dismantle," it starts with the prefix "dis-," "discard" actually means "throw away," so it cannot be the correct answer because it does not mean the same thing that "dismantle" does. "Deconstruct," however, is a verb that means "to break down into constituent parts; dissect; dismantle," and since it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "dismantle," "deconstruct" is the correct answer.
Example Question #113 : Synonyms: Verbs
A synonym of "elude" is . . .
evade
event
engross
embargo
enough
evade
"Elude" is a verb that means "to escape from a danger, enemy, or pursuer, typically in a skillful or cunning way," so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "to escape in a cunning way." While all the answer choices may seem potentially correct because they all start with the letter "e," only "engross" and "evade" are verbs. "Engross" means "absorb all the attention or interest of," so it can't be the correct answer because it is not similar in meaning to "elude." "Evade," however, means "escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery," and since it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "elude," "evade" is the correct answer.
Example Question #281 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASCEND
Drop
Fall
Climb
Crack
Jump
Climb
"Climb" could be substituted to maintain a similar meaning.
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