SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location
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Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABRIDGE
Lengthen
Allude
Edify
Demolish
Shorten
Shorten
To "abridge" something means to edit something so as to make it shorter. For clarification, "edify" means to build or teach; "allude" means hint at; "demolish" means destroy and is an antonym of edify.
Example Question #32 : 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.
FRAY
Bring down
Stand up
Let go
Open up
Wear out
Wear out
"Fray" means to wear out the edges of fabric. "Plummet" means to move quickly downwards. "Stand up" means to rise from a sedentary position. "Open Up" means to disclose or to physically open something. "Let go" means to release from one's grasp.
Example Question #33 : 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.
EXHAUST
Diffuse
Watch
Tire out
Supercede
Lie down
Tire out
"Exhaust" means to use up or to tire out. "Watch" means look at or observe. "Diffuse" means spread out or scatter. "Supercede" means take over from or replace. "Lie down" means to lie in a resting position.
Example Question #34 : 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.
RUMMAGE
Cross
Search through
Exercise
Leap over
Dive under
Search through
"Rummage" means to search through. "Dive under" means to go below something, usually below water. "Leap over" means to jump over something. "Cross" means to move to the other side of. "Exercise" means to engage in physical activity or to make use of something, usually something abstract.
Example Question #35 : 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.
FADE
Watch
Distribute
Appear
Rise
Vanish
Vanish
"Fade" means to vanish gradually. "Appear" is an antonym of "vanish"; it means to show up. "Watch" means to look or observe. "Rise" means to get up or to move upwards. "Distribute" means to give out.
Example Question #36 : 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.
JUMBLE
Identify
Mix up
Separate
Celebrate
Solve
Mix up
"Jumble" means mix up. "Separate" means split or pull apart. "Identify" means single out or pick out. "Solve" means fix or answer. "Celebrate" means commemorate an event through enjoyable activities.
Example Question #37 : 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.
JUXTAPOSE
Contrition
Advocate
Empathize
Equivocate
Contrast
Contrast
Juxtapose means to put two differing things together. For clarification, "equivocate" means to be deliberately unclear, "empathize" means to understand another’s feelings, "advocate" means support, and "contrition" is a feeling of genuine remorse and guilt.
Example Question #38 : 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.
INTEGRATE
Resilient
Split apart
Prohibit
Transcend
Bring together
Bring together
"Integrate" means to bring together or to put together. For clarification, "resilient" means able to recover quickly from setbacks, "transcend" means to go beyond or to be apart from the world, and "prohibit" means forbid.
Example Question #39 : 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.
DISTORT
Suspend
Commend
Genial
Twist
Defy
Twist
"Distort" means to twist something out of shape or to manipulate. For clarification, "commend" means to praise, "genial" means friendly and affable, and "deify" means worship. The prefix "dei-" usually suggests that the word will mean of or pertaining to God or religion in some way.
Example Question #40 : 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.
ERADICATE
Edify
Instruct
Teach
Educate
Destroy
Destroy
"Eradicate" means get rid of or destroy. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms of one another, and mean help someone to gain knowledge about something.
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