SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

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

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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

Possible Answers:

Attach

Placate

Cut off

Celebrate

Retreat

Correct answer:

Cut off

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Spread

Erode

Infect

Emit

Recognize

Correct answer:

Erode

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Compensate

Twitch

Freeze

Capture

Recover

Correct answer:

Twitch

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Allude 

Edify 

Lengthen 

Demolish 

Shorten 

Correct answer:

Shorten 

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Open up

Stand up

Let go

Wear out

Bring down

Correct answer:

Wear out

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Diffuse

Lie down

Watch

Tire out

Supercede

Correct answer:

Tire out

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Cross

Exercise

Search through

Dive under

Leap over

Correct answer:

Search through

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Watch

Rise

Appear

Distribute

Vanish

Correct answer:

Vanish

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Mix up

Solve

Separate

Identify

Celebrate

Correct answer:

Mix up

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Contrition 

Contrast 

Equivocate

Advocate 

Empathize 

Correct answer:

Contrast 

Explanation:

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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