All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
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Example Question #141 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Preserve
to replace
to destroy
to conserve
to create
to discover
to conserve
"Preserve" means to conserve.
Example Question #142 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Decay
to narrate
to rot
to demonstrate
to repeal
to express
to rot
"Decay" means to rot.
Example Question #143 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Advance
to move forward
to decide
to retreat
to move back
to contribute
to move forward
"Advance" means to move forward.
Example Question #144 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
"Ornament
to decorate
to rot
to satisfy
to move downwards
to fulfill
to decorate
"Ornament" means to decorate.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters
RANSACK
Search
Dodge
Elevate
Edify
Outline
Search
To "ransack" something means to search in a reckless or haphazard fashion. So the correct answer is “search.” For clarification, elevate means to raise or rise up; edify means to build or teach.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEBILITATE
Edify
Refuse
Permit
Strengthen
Weaken
Weaken
"Debilitate" means to make weaker. For clarification, "edify" means build or teach; "permit" means allow.
Example Question #147 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DILATE
Oppose
Widen
Identify
Encourage
Lessen
Widen
"Dilate" means widen or make larger.
Example Question #151 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AMPUTATE
Placate
Retreat
Attach
Celebrate
Cut off
Cut off
"Amputate" means cut off.
Example Question #152 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CORRODE
Erode
Spread
Recognize
Infect
Emit
Erode
"Corrode" means erode.
Example Question #23 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FIDGET
Compensate
Freeze
Capture
Recover
Twitch
Twitch
"Fidget" means twitch. "Freeze" can mean solidify from a liquid state to a solid state, or stand motionless; it cannot be the correct answer because its second meaning is an antonym, not a synonym, of "fidget," and its first meaning is unrelated to "fidget." None of the other answers are close in meaning to "fidget": "recover" means recuperate; "compensate" means pay money to someone for a good or service; and "capture" means catch or entrap.
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