SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal
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Example Question #20 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSTIGATE
Start
Break
Finish
Cancel
Edify
Start
To "instigate" something means to start it or to bring it about. It is most commonly used to describe a disagreement, e.g. "he instigated the fight." For clarification, "edify" means to build or instruct.
Example Question #282 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ELAPSE
Move away
Discuss
Go under
Pass
Go over
Pass
"Elapse" usually refers to time and means pass.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABDICATE
Edify
Charity
Resign
Implore
Ascend
Resign
To "abdicate" means to resign a position of authority, it is usually used to describe the abdication of the throne when a king or queen resigns the monarchy. For clarification, "ascend" means to move upwards; "edify" means build or teach; "implore" means beg.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CANCEL
Proceed with
Postpone
Delegate
Assist
Call off
Call off
"Cancel" means call off. "Proceed with" means continue with, so it is an antonym, not a synonym, of "cancel." None of the other answers are close in meaning to "cancel": "postpone" means put off until a later time, "assist," means help, and "delegate" means assign to someone who is lower in a hierarchy than oneself.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PREVENT
Fulfill
Retreat
Breathe
Quiet
Stop
Stop
"Prevent" means to stop something from happening, so "stop" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "prevent": "retreat" means to move back to a previous position in combat or withdraw; "fulfill" meets to satisfy some expectation; "quiet," when used as a verb, means to silence or make less noisy; and "breathe" means to inhale and exhale air using the lungs.
Example Question #24 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
WEATHER
Temperature
Promote
Outlaw
Exclaim
Endure
Endure
While "weather" is often used as a noun that means atmospheric conditions and phenomena, "weather" can also be used as a verb that means endure. So, "endure" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "weather." For clarification, "outlaw," when used asa verb, means to ban or to prohibit, and "exclaim" means to cry out.
Example Question #25 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ECLIPSE
Surpass
Bother
Investigate
Encompass
Shadow
Surpass
"Eclipse" means to make less outstanding or important by comparison. "Surpass," which means to exceed or be greater than, is the right answer.
Example Question #26 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HEED
Row
Introduce
Ignore
Farm
Notice
Notice
"Heed" means pay attention to or obey, so "notice" is the correct answer.
Example Question #27 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REDRESS
Proposal
Clothing
Remedy
Counteract
Benefit
Remedy
"Redress" most nearly means remedy (as a verb), as in "The prisoners were seeking to have their false convictions redressed."
Example Question #28 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUELL
Berate
Suppress
Inspire
Encourage
Shove
Suppress
“Quell” is a verb that can mean “to forcibly put an end to a rebellion,” “to subdue or silence,” or “to suppress a feeling.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “end a rebellion by force,” “subdue someone,” or “suppress a feeling.” That means that “encourage” cannot be the correct answer, because “encourage” can mean “to give support and advice,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “quell.” “Suppress,” however, is a verb that means “forcibly put an end to” or “restrain.” So, because “suppress” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “quell,” “suppress” is the correct answer.
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