SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #301 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

HOARD

Possible Answers:

Debt

Forest

Stockpile

Cave

Platitude

Correct answer:

Stockpile

Explanation:

"Hoard" is a word that can be used as a noun or a verb; as a noun, it means "a stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded," and as a verb, it means "amass (money or valued objects) and hide or store away." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that is either a verb that means means something like "amass money," or a noun that means "a stock or store of money or valuable objects." While "debt" is a noun that is often associated with money, "debt" means "something, typically money, that is owed or due," so "debt" is an antonym of "horde." "Stockpile," however, is a word that when used as a noun, means "a large accumulated stock of goods or materials, especially one held in reserve for use at a time of shortage or other emergency," and when used as a verb, means "accumulate a large stock of (goods or materials)." No matter whether we view "stockpile" and "hoard" as nouns or verbs, they are synonymous, and because "stockpile" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "hoard," "stockpile" is the correct answer.

Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

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

PROCURE

Possible Answers:

Prohibit 

Permit 

Obtain 

Dismiss 

Forbid 

Correct answer:

Obtain 

Explanation:

"Procure" means to get something or to obtain, so "obtain" is the correct answer. For clarification, "forbid" means to not allow and is a synonym of "prohibit," "permit" means to allow and is an antonym of "forbid" and "prohibit"; and "dismiss" means to send away or to ignore.

Example Question #42 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

A synonym of "enumerate" is __________.

Possible Answers:

itemize

jumble

capitulate

move

summarize

Correct answer:

itemize

Explanation:

"Enumerate" is a verb that means "mention (a number of things) one by one," or, formally, "establish the number of." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "mention one by one" or "establish the number of." "Summarize" cannot be the correct answer, then, because "summarize" means "give a brief statement of the main points of (something)," not "mention (a number of things) one by one." "Itemize," however, is a verb that can mean "present as a list of individual items," and because "itemize" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "enumerate," "itemize" is the correct answer.

Example Question #43 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Reflect

Possible Answers:

to respond

to think about

to exit

to censor

to propose

Correct answer:

to think about

Explanation:

"Reflect" means to think about; to respond means to reply; to censor means to delete; to exit is to leave; and to propose is to suggest something.

Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

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

Collaborate

Possible Answers:

to tease

to bicker

to cooperate

to disagree

to present

Correct answer:

to cooperate

Explanation:

"Collaborate" means to cooperate.

Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

Please select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

INTERPOLATE

Possible Answers:

Reject

Remove

Suggest

Insert

Interpret

Correct answer:

Insert

Explanation:

The definition of interpolate is "to insert something between fixed points." Of the words, "insert" has the closest meaning to interpolate. 

Example Question #46 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

Please select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ERADICATE

Possible Answers:

Destroy

Create

Manage

Restore

Dictate

Correct answer:

Destroy

Explanation:

"Eradicate" is a verb defined as "to remove or destroy completely." Of the answer choices, "destroy" has the closest meaning.

Example Question #47 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

A synonym of “extricate” is __________.

Possible Answers:

serve

insinuate

trap

release

prove

Correct answer:

release

Explanation:

“Extricate” is a verb that means “to free from difficulty,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “free.” That means that “trap” cannot be the correct answer, because “trap” can mean “prevent (someone) from escaping from a place,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “extricate.” “Release,” however, is a verb that means “to set free,” and because “release” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “extricate,” “release” is the correct answer.

Example Question #48 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

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

Dismantle

Possible Answers:

to approve

to trade

to construct

to destroy

to take apart

Correct answer:

to take apart

Explanation:

"Dismantle" means to take apart.

Example Question #49 : Synonyms: Other Verbs

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

Demolish

Possible Answers:

to describe

to boycott

to erect

to shuffle

to destroy

Correct answer:

to destroy

Explanation:

"Demolish" means to destroy.

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