SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Other Verbs
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Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ELAPSE
Move away
Discuss
Pass
Go over
Go under
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
Resign
Ascend
Charity
Edify
Implore
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
Delegate
Postpone
Proceed with
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
Stop
Breathe
Fulfill
Retreat
Quiet
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
Exclaim
Outlaw
Temperature
Endure
Promote
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
Encompass
Investigate
Surpass
Bother
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
Farm
Notice
Row
Ignore
Introduce
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
Counteract
Proposal
Remedy
Clothing
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
Shove
Berate
Inspire
Encourage
Suppress
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.
Example Question #29 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RATIFY
Reproach
Approve
Insolent
Insult
Emancipate
Approve
"Ratify" means approve and is usually used to refer to the passage of legislation. So, "approve" is the correct answer. For clarification, "emancipate" means to make free, "insolent" means rude, "reproach" means scold or tell off, and "insult" means verbally disparage.
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