SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #191 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

HOIST

Possible Answers:

Swing

Attend

Confuse

Lift

Destroy

Correct answer:

Lift

Explanation:

"Hoist" means to lift or to lift using a rope. "Swing" means to sway or to move back and forth. "Destroy" means to end or to demolish. "Confuse" means bewilder. "Attend" means be present at.

Example Question #192 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

DEVIATE

Possible Answers:

Detour 

Renegade

Degenerate

Falter

Deviant

Correct answer:

Detour 

Explanation:

If you “deviate,” you do something that is different from what is usual or expected,so you make “a detour” from what is normal. To further help you, "degenerate” is similar in meaning to "deviant" and means a person who takes a detour from what is accepted by society; a “renegade” is a person who is disloyal or someone who does not respect orders; “to falter” is to begin to fail or weaken.

Example Question #193 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

Recline

Possible Answers:

to lie down

to stand up

to reject

to quit

to observe

Correct answer:

to lie down

Explanation:

"Recline" means to lie down.

Example Question #193 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

WAVER

Possible Answers:

Tremble

Gamble

Fray

Exhume

Desert

Correct answer:

Tremble

Explanation:

"Waver" is a verb that means to tremble or it means to be indecisive, depending on context.

"Gamble" means to bet money or to play games of chance.

"Fray" means to come apart at the edges, and refers to objects that involve stitching or cloth.

"Desert" means to abandon somebody or to escape or flee.

"Exhume" means to dig up a corpse.

Example Question #194 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

THWART

Possible Answers:

Preside 

Pretend 

Prevent 

Provoke 

Protect 

Correct answer:

Prevent 

Explanation:

To "thwart" most nearly means to prevent someone from undertaking an attempted action or to foil a plan.

Example Question #195 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

PALPITATE

Possible Answers:

Percolate

Oust

Bawl

Throb

Straggle

Correct answer:

Throb

Explanation:

"Palpitate" means to throb or to pulse.

"Bawl" means to cry or to sob loudly.

"Percolate" means filtering liquid through something

"Straggle" means to walk slowly or to wander in an irregular manner.

"Oust" means to expel someone or to kick someone out.

Example Question #196 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

SEAR

Possible Answers:

Muddle

Warm

Char

Freeze

Sever

Correct answer:

Char

Explanation:

"Sear" means to "char" something or to burn with intense heat.

"Muddle" means to put into a confused state, or "muddle" means to mix.

"Sever" means to cut apart, to disconnect or to split.

"Warm" means to increase the heat of something

"Freeze" means to lower the temperature of something until liquid turns into solid.

Example Question #197 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

WRITHE

Possible Answers:

Emerge

Leap

Forge

Gesture

Squirm

Correct answer:

Squirm

Explanation:

"Writhe" means to "squirm" or to contort oneself back and forth.

"Forge" means to make something from scratch, or it means to create a false copy or a counterfeit of something.

"Emerge" means to come out, to arrive or to appear.

"Leap" means to jump, or it can mean to rapidly increase.

"Gesture" means to make a motion that signifies something, or to move as a form of communication.

Example Question #198 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

ELEVATE

Possible Answers:

Descent

Sink

Descend

Sync

Levitate

Correct answer:

Levitate

Explanation:

To "elevate" something is to raise that thing further away from the ground. To "levitate" is to lift something into the air off the ground, so these two words are synonymous. "Sink" and "descend are antonyms to "elevate."

Example Question #199 : Synonyms: Verbs

Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. You are to select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters. 

TRUDGE

Possible Answers:

Track

Tramp

Train

Trip

Triangulate

Correct answer:

Tramp

Explanation:

"Trudge" and "tramp" are verbs used to describe the way a person might walk, with heavy steps. The other verbs do not have meanings synonymous with "trudge."

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