SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Other Verbs
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Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROCURE
Forbid
Permit
Prohibit
Dismiss
Obtain
Obtain
"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 __________.
jumble
summarize
capitulate
itemize
move
itemize
"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
to think about
to propose
to exit
to respond
to censor
to think about
"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
to present
to cooperate
to bicker
to tease
to disagree
to cooperate
"Collaborate" means to cooperate.
Example Question #44 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Please select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INTERPOLATE
Remove
Suggest
Insert
Reject
Interpret
Insert
The definition of interpolate is "to insert something between fixed points." Of the words, "insert" has the closest meaning to interpolate.
Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Please select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ERADICATE
Create
Manage
Destroy
Restore
Dictate
Destroy
"Eradicate" is a verb defined as "to remove or destroy completely." Of the answer choices, "destroy" has the closest meaning.
Example Question #45 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
A synonym of “extricate” is __________.
insinuate
trap
prove
release
serve
release
“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 #47 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Dismantle
to trade
to construct
to take apart
to approve
to destroy
to take apart
"Dismantle" means to take apart.
Example Question #48 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Demolish
to erect
to shuffle
to destroy
to describe
to boycott
to destroy
"Demolish" means to destroy.
Example Question #46 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONGEAL
Parody
Integrate
Deplore
Thicken
Underwhelm
Thicken
“Congeal” means thicken, so "thicken" is the correct answer. For clarification, "deplore" means hate, "integrate" means to put together or to come together, and a "parody" is an amusing copy of something.
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