SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1033 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ABHOR

Possible Answers:

Squander

Dissent

Evoke

Hate

Perplex

Correct answer:

Hate

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Captivate

Capitulate

Endorse

Insulate

Heartless

Correct answer:

Captivate

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Tire

Invoke

Incorporate

Mollify

Rally

Correct answer:

Tire

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Confuse

Discombobulate

Confound

Distress

Bedazzle

Correct answer:

Distress

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Emotional

Depressed

Moody

Enthusiastic

Gloomy

Correct answer:

Enthusiastic

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Underachieve

Overcome

Overage

Overnight

Overachieve

Correct answer:

Overcome

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Incense

Deceive

Charm

Curse

Attract

Correct answer:

Charm

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Stifle

Renounce

Eradicate

Polarize

Promote growth

Correct answer:

Promote growth

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Desire

Allow

Dislike

Pretend

Reject

Correct answer:

Desire

Explanation:

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

Possible Answers:

Assume

Control

Deride

Dispute

Ordain

Correct answer:

Control

Explanation:

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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