SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

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

varsity tutors app store varsity tutors android store

Example Questions

Example Question #121 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

SNUB

Possible Answers:

Ignore

Chastise

Embrace

Pretend

Elevate

Correct answer:

Ignore

Explanation:

The correct answer is "ignore."

"Snub" is a verb that means to rebuff, ignore or spurn disdainfully, making "ignore" a synonym of "snub."

Example Question #122 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

REFUTE

Possible Answers:

Agree

Research

Support

Giggle

Disprove

Correct answer:

Disprove

Explanation:

The correct answer is "disprove." 

"Refute" is a verb that means to prove wrong.

Example Question #123 : Synonyms: Verbs

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

OMIT

Possible Answers:

Sanction

Regard

Include

Exclude

Mislead

Correct answer:

Exclude

Explanation:

"Omit" means to exclude, to leave something out, to edit something out or eliminate it.

"Sanction" means to allow, to permit, to approve.

"Regard" means to look at something, or it can mean to judge something or to consider something.

"Mislead" means to give somebody incorrect information, to lie, to dupe.

"Conclude" means to finish or come to an end; it can also mean to decide.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ALIGN

Possible Answers:

disrupt

illuminate

lie

lecture

arrange in a line

Correct answer:

arrange in a line

Explanation:

Align means to arrange in a line.

Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

Synonyms

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

FORAGE

Possible Answers:

leap

abide

emerge

scavenge

deflect

Correct answer:

scavenge

Explanation:

Forage means to scavenge.

Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

A synonym of "fumble" is __________.

Possible Answers:

talk aimlessly

wander around

search blindly

look quickly

walk gracefully

Correct answer:

search blindly

Explanation:

One meaning of "fumble" is "to search for something by reaching or touching with your fingers in an awkward or clumsy way," we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "search for." While both "search blindly" and "look quickly" could mean "search for," "search blindly" is the better answer because "blindly" conveys the "awkward or clumsy way" of searching that "fumble" conveys.

Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

A synonym of "mar" is __________.

Possible Answers:

jar

spoil

complement

whet

provide

Correct answer:

spoil

Explanation:

"Mar" is a verb that means "to ruin the beauty or perfection of something" or "to hurt or damage the good condition of something," so we need to pick out a word that means something like "to ruin" or "to damage." Since one meaning of "spoil" is "to have a bad effect on something" or "to damage or ruin something," "spoil" is closest in meaning to "mar" of the given answer choices, so it is the correct answer.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

A synonym of "encroach" is __________.

Possible Answers:

utter

glower

pacify

trespass

enroll

Correct answer:

trespass

Explanation:

"Encroach" is a verb that means "intrude on a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right," we need to pick out another verb that means "intrude on." While "enroll" sounds like "encroach," "enroll" means "officially register as a member of an institution or a student on a course"; since it does not mean the same thing as "encroach," it can't be the right answer. "Trespass," however, means "enter the owner's land or property without permission" or "commit an offense against (a person or a set of rules)." Since the first meaning of "trespass" is similar to the meaning of "encroach," "trespass" is the correct answer.

Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

A synonym of "amble" is __________.

Possible Answers:

scamper

embark

saunter

dash

run

Correct answer:

saunter

Explanation:

"Amble" is a word that means "walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace," so we need to pick out another word that means "walk," and more specifically, "walk at a relaxed pace." While "scamper," "run," and "dash" all refer to movement, they refer to quick movement, not a form of movement that is "at a slow, relaxed pace." Only "saunter," which means "to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner," means "to walk" and includes the connotation of the movement being relaxed and "leisurely." Because of this, "saunter" is closest in meaning to "amble" of the given answer choices, so "saunter" is the correct answer.

Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

A synonym of "wilt" is . . .

Possible Answers:

pester

frugal

limp

droop

resplendent

Correct answer:

droop

Explanation:

"Wilt" is a verb that refers to plants and means "become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease." So, we need to pick out another verb that means something like "become limp." While "droop" and "limp" might both look like potentially correct answers, "limp" cannot be the correct answer because while "wilt" means "to become limp," "limp" as a verb does not mean "become limp" - it means "walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot." So, "limp" cannot be the correct answer. "Droop," however, means "bend or hang downward limply," so "droop" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "wilt."

Learning Tools by Varsity Tutors