SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

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

JOSTLE

Possible Answers:

Push

Crawl 

Run

Bypass

Sneak 

Correct answer:

Push

Explanation:

The correct answer is "push."

"Jostle" is a verb that means to push (or bump) against others (people) in a rough manner. Running into someone might "jostle" them, but this is not a necessary result of running.

Example Question #102 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

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

WRIGGLE

Possible Answers:

Rebound

Squirm

Allot

Dilute

Dishearten

Correct answer:

Squirm

Explanation:

"Wriggle" is a verb meaning to twist and turn. "Squirm" is a synonym, meaning to twist or wriggle from side to side. 

Example Question #103 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

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

REND

Possible Answers:

Pulverize

Jump

Tear

Tie

Glue

Correct answer:

Tear

Explanation:

"Rend" means to rip, often clothing.

"Tie" means to bind something together.

"Pulverize" means to smash to a powder, crush, atomize.

"Glue" means to connect two things using a sticky substance, to cement, to paste.

"Jump" means to hop, to leap into the air.

Example Question #104 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

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

FALTER

Possible Answers:

Endure

Leap

Shuffle

Stumble

Limp

Correct answer:

Stumble

Explanation:

"Falter" means to stumble or to fall when related to movement; when related to speech, "falter" means stutter."

"Leap" means to jump, to spring, and when referring to a number, it means increased quickly.

"Limp" means move as if injured, to walk in halting way or to stagger. It is a similar concept to faltering, but is not a synonym.

"Shuffle" means to walk with slow, short steps; it can also mean to rearrange, such as "Shuffle the cards."

"Endure" means to keep going, to carry on, to bear hardship.

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