All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #28 : 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.
AMPUTATE
Attach
Placate
Cut off
Celebrate
Retreat
Cut off
"Amputate" means cut off.
Example Question #29 : 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.
CORRODE
Spread
Erode
Infect
Emit
Recognize
Erode
"Corrode" means erode.
Example Question #151 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FIDGET
Compensate
Twitch
Freeze
Capture
Recover
Twitch
"Fidget" means twitch. "Freeze" can mean solidify from a liquid state to a solid state, or stand motionless; it cannot be the correct answer because its second meaning is an antonym, not a synonym, of "fidget," and its first meaning is unrelated to "fidget." None of the other answers are close in meaning to "fidget": "recover" means recuperate; "compensate" means pay money to someone for a good or service; and "capture" means catch or entrap.
Example Question #152 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE
Allude
Edify
Lengthen
Demolish
Shorten
Shorten
To "abridge" something means to edit something so as to make it shorter. For clarification, "edify" means to build or teach; "allude" means hint at; "demolish" means destroy and is an antonym of edify.
Example Question #153 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FRAY
Open up
Stand up
Let go
Wear out
Bring down
Wear out
"Fray" means to wear out the edges of fabric. "Plummet" means to move quickly downwards. "Stand up" means to rise from a sedentary position. "Open Up" means to disclose or to physically open something. "Let go" means to release from one's grasp.
Example Question #154 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXHAUST
Diffuse
Lie down
Watch
Tire out
Supercede
Tire out
"Exhaust" means to use up or to tire out. "Watch" means look at or observe. "Diffuse" means spread out or scatter. "Supercede" means take over from or replace. "Lie down" means to lie in a resting position.
Example Question #155 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RUMMAGE
Cross
Exercise
Search through
Dive under
Leap over
Search through
"Rummage" means to search through. "Dive under" means to go below something, usually below water. "Leap over" means to jump over something. "Cross" means to move to the other side of. "Exercise" means to engage in physical activity or to make use of something, usually something abstract.
Example Question #156 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FADE
Watch
Rise
Appear
Distribute
Vanish
Vanish
"Fade" means to vanish gradually. "Appear" is an antonym of "vanish"; it means to show up. "Watch" means to look or observe. "Rise" means to get up or to move upwards. "Distribute" means to give out.
Example Question #157 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JUMBLE
Mix up
Solve
Separate
Identify
Celebrate
Mix up
"Jumble" means mix up. "Separate" means split or pull apart. "Identify" means single out or pick out. "Solve" means fix or answer. "Celebrate" means commemorate an event through enjoyable activities.
Example Question #158 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JUXTAPOSE
Contrition
Contrast
Equivocate
Advocate
Empathize
Contrast
Juxtapose means to put two differing things together. For clarification, "equivocate" means to be deliberately unclear, "empathize" means to understand another’s feelings, "advocate" means support, and "contrition" is a feeling of genuine remorse and guilt.
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