All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #151 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMPUTATE
Placate
Attach
Retreat
Celebrate
Cut off
Cut off
"Amputate" means cut off.
Example Question #152 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CORRODE
Erode
Spread
Recognize
Infect
Emit
Erode
"Corrode" means erode.
Example Question #1741 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FIDGET
Recover
Capture
Compensate
Freeze
Twitch
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 #1742 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE
Demolish
Shorten
Lengthen
Edify
Allude
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 #1743 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FRAY
Wear out
Open up
Bring down
Let go
Stand up
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 #1744 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXHAUST
Watch
Lie down
Tire out
Diffuse
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 #1745 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RUMMAGE
Search through
Exercise
Dive under
Cross
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 #1746 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FADE
Rise
Appear
Distribute
Vanish
Watch
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 #1747 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JUMBLE
Separate
Identify
Celebrate
Solve
Mix up
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 #1748 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
JUXTAPOSE
Empathize
Contrast
Contrition
Advocate
Equivocate
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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