All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1033 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABHOR
Squander
Dissent
Evoke
Hate
Perplex
Hate
"Abhor" is a verb that means to hate, or to feel disgust.
None of the other words are synonymous with abhor.
"Evoke" means to conjure or call forth.
"Squander" means to spend money excessively or to waste your money.
"Dissent" means to disagree or to object to something.
"Perplex" means to confuse or to astound.
Example Question #1034 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENDEAR
Captivate
Capitulate
Endorse
Insulate
Heartless
Captivate
"Endear" means to attract affection and attention or to captivate.
None of the other words are synonyms of endear:
"To be heartless" means to be without feeling, or to be callous and cold.
"Capitulate" means to give up or to surrender.
"Endorse" means to give official or public approval to something.
"Insulate" means to protect or to close off, or it means to use a material that prevents loss of heat, such as when walls are insulated.
Example Question #1035 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENERVATE
Tire
Invoke
Incorporate
Mollify
Rally
Tire
"Enervate" means to tire or to exhaust or make feeble.
None of the other words are synonymous with enervate.
"Rally" means to gather people and excite them or to unite people for a cause.
"Incorporate" means to bring something in or to integrate or assimilate something.
"Invoke" means to call upon, and is typically used in a spiritual sense, such as invoking ancestors.
"Mollify" means to pacify or to calm somebody.
Example Question #1036 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UPSET
Confuse
Discombobulate
Confound
Distress
Bedazzle
Distress
"Upset" and "distress" are synonymous verbs expressing the action of irritating someone, causing them stress or frustration. The other words are related to each other and are verbs expressing the action of "confusing" someone or causing them to feel "awe".
Example Question #1037 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EAGER
Emotional
Depressed
Moody
Enthusiastic
Gloomy
Enthusiastic
The words "eager" and "enthusiastic" are both positively charged and are in fact synonymous, meaning to be excited about something! The other words do not have similar meanings, all referring to various emotional states, and are not synonymous with "eager."
Example Question #1038 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OVERWHELMED
Underachieve
Overcome
Overage
Overnight
Overachieve
Overcome
The verbs "overwhelmed" and "overcome" are the closest in meaning both meaning to be overpowered or conquered (can be used metaphorically, as in "overcome with emotion"). "Overage" is a banking term; "overnight" describes something that lasts through the night until morning; "overachieve" refers to succeeding more than is expected at a task; "underachieve" is an antonym to "overachieve."
Example Question #1039 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BEWITCH
Incense
Deceive
Charm
Curse
Attract
Charm
"Bewitch" means to "charm" someone, to fascinate or to dazzle someone.
"Incense" means to make someone very angry, to enrage.
"Reject" means to say no, to refuse, to deny.
"Deceive" means to mislead someone, to lie, to be dishonest.
"Curse" means to say a bad word, or to put an evil spell on someone.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FOSTER
Stifle
Renounce
Eradicate
Polarize
Promote growth
Promote growth
"Foster" means to "promote growth" or to nurture or to support something.
"Eradicate" means to eliminate or destroy or remove.
"Polarize" means to divide into opposites, to split.
"Renounce" means to abandon, to reject, to quit.
"Stifle" means to suppress, to restrain, or to prevent from expanding or growing.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COVET
Desire
Allow
Dislike
Pretend
Reject
Desire
The verb "covet" means to want to possess something, to yearn for something, to "desire" something.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REPRESS
Assume
Control
Deride
Dispute
Ordain
Control
The verb "repress" has several different meanings, all of which are loosely related. It can mean to put down an uprising or protest; it can mean to prevent or restrain; it can mean to control and suppress; or it can mean to push down one's emotions so that they are subconscious and concealed. Additionally, "ordain" means make holy or formally approve of; "dispute" means argue against a certain point; "deride" means mock, speak negatively about and make fun of; "assume" means believe something to be true without actually knowing.
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