All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1001 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PROCRASTINATE
Lie
Bolster
Uproot
Study
Delay
Delay
The verb "procrastinate" means to delay doing something, to stop doing what one is supposed to be doing and do something distracting. Additionally, "bolster" means reinforce, support, strengthen; "uproot" means force to move from one location to another.
Example Question #1002 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MUSTER
Eradicate
Gather
Allude
Deceive
Possess
Gather
The verb "muster" means to gather, compile, assemble, bring together. Additionally, "allude" means hint at, suggest; "eradicate" means completely destroy; "deceive" means lie to and trick; "possess" means own, have.
Example Question #1003 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRUNCATE
Dance
Elongate
Move
Shorten
Supplant
Shorten
The verb "truncate" means to shorten something, to make something shorter by finishing it early. Additionally, "elongate" means make or become longer; "supplant" means replace, take over from.
Example Question #1004 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CULTIVATE
Mend
Send
Bend
Lend
Tend
Tend
The verb "cultivate" is generally used to refer to tending one's crops, preparing one's land for the growth of crops and attending to those crops. It can also mean simply to "tend" to something more generally, like "I am trying to cultivate a better work ethic." Additionally, "lend" means allow someone to borrow and "mend" means fix, repair.
Example Question #1005 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JEOPARDIZE
Indict
Pelt
Mar
Linger
Endanger
Endanger
The verb "jeopardize" means endanger, to put someone in danger due to your actions. Additionally, "mar" means spoil, ruin; "linger" means hesitate, remain behind after others have left; "pelt" means throw things at with force; "indict" means formally accuse of committing a crime or other misdeed.
Example Question #1006 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
COAGULATE
Saturate
Steep
Form a clot
Evaporate
Imbue
Form a clot
"Coagulate" means to "form a clot," such as when blood dries, or when a liquid congeals into a semi-solid state.
"Evaporate" means to disappear or to melt; in science it means liquid becoming gas, such as when water evaporates and becomes steam.
"Saturate" means to soak, to get very wet or to douse.
"Steep" means to bathe something in liquid, to soak, to submerge in liquid.
"Imbue" means to infuse, to saturate or to ingrain something upon something else.
Example Question #1007 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PEDDLE
Purchase
Bike
Paddle
Sell door to door
Produce
Sell door to door
"Peddle" means to "sell door to door," to hawk goods, to solicit goods.
"Purchase" means to buy, or to exchange money for something.
"Produce" means to create something, to make or to assemble something.
"Paddle" means to move using oars or paddles, to row. This answer is meant to show the difference in spelling and meaning between "peddle" and "paddle."
"Bike" means to use a bicycle to transport oneself; to pedal on a bicycle. This answer is meant to trick the student if "peddle" was misread as "paddle."
Example Question #1008 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MEANDER
March
Sprint
Crawl
Wander
Escort
Wander
"Meander" means to "wander" or to zigzag, to walk slowly and not in a straight line.
"Sprint" means to run at full speed.
"Crawl" means to move slowly, or to move on one's hands and feet as an infant does.
To "march" is to walk in a uniform way, or to walk in a deliberate, ordered way.
"Escort" means to accompany something as a guard, to guide or protect someone along a journey.
Example Question #1009 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABSCOND
Delve
Enumerate
Abet
Flee
Inculcate
Flee
"Abscond" means run away, depart secretly, "flee."
"Inculcate" is to teach someone by repeating something over and over, to impart knowledge, to infuse someone with knowledge.
"Abet" means to aid or assist someone, particularly with a crime.
"Enumerate" means to list one by one, to name, to count.
"Delve" means to dig into something, to explore, to inquire.
Example Question #1010 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JOSTLE
Push
Sneak
Bypass
Crawl
Run
Push
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.
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