SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Other Verbs

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1082 : Identifying Synonyms

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

PROCURE

Possible Answers:

Dismiss 

Permit 

Forbid 

Obtain 

Prohibit 

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 #1083 : Identifying Synonyms

A synonym of "enumerate" is __________.

Possible Answers:

move

jumble

itemize

capitulate

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 #1084 : Identifying Synonyms

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

Reflect

Possible Answers:

to exit

to propose

to respond

to censor

to think about

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 #1102 : Synonyms

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

Collaborate

Possible Answers:

to present

to disagree

to tease

to bicker

to cooperate

Correct answer:

to cooperate

Explanation:

"Collaborate" means to cooperate.

Example Question #1091 : Identifying Synonyms

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

INTERPOLATE

Possible Answers:

Reject

Remove

Interpret

Suggest

Insert

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 #1891 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

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

ERADICATE

Possible Answers:

Restore

Create

Manage

Dictate

Destroy

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 #1892 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

A synonym of “extricate” is __________.

Possible Answers:

insinuate

release

prove

serve

trap

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 #302 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

Dismantle

Possible Answers:

to destroy

to trade

to construct

to approve

to take apart

Correct answer:

to take apart

Explanation:

"Dismantle" means to take apart.

Example Question #1094 : Identifying Synonyms

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

Demolish

Possible Answers:

to describe

to boycott

to erect

to destroy

to shuffle

Correct answer:

to destroy

Explanation:

"Demolish" means to destroy.

Example Question #1901 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

CONGEAL

Possible Answers:

Deplore 

Thicken 

Parody 

Underwhelm 

Integrate 

Correct answer:

Thicken 

Explanation:

“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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