SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms
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Example Question #14 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
FEND
Retrieve
Cope
Embellish
Feud
Glitch
Cope
“Fend” can mean to try to get along without help or to“cope.” To help you “embellish” is to embroider or blow out of proportion so a person might embellish the truth making it into an unlikely story. To “feud” is to fight. A “glitch” is a usually minor malfunction. To “retrieve” is to fetch, to go get something.
Example Question #15 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLEVIATE
Irritate
Ease
Allocate
Increase
Solidify
Ease
"Alleviate" is a verb that means to make something bad less intense. Of the answer choices, "ease" has the closest meaning.
Example Question #16 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Ascend
Kidnap
Exercise
Evade
Abscond
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #17 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PERSEVERE
to lie
to persist
to sweat
to abscond with
to persecute
to persist
Persevere means to persist.
Example Question #18 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
A synonym of "falter" is __________.
waver
retrieve
entrap
scamper
select
waver
"Falter" is a verb that means "to being to fail or weaken," "to begin to walk or move in an unsteady way," or "to feel doubt about doing something." Since "waver" means "to go back and forth between choices or opinions; to be indecisive," "to move back and forth in an unsteady way," or "to become unsteady because of weakness, emotion, or tiredness," "waver" is closest in meaning to "falter" of the given answer choices, so "waver" is the correct answer.
Example Question #19 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Govern
to rule
to revolt
to crush
to reveal
to love
to rule
"Govern" means to rule.
Example Question #20 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSTIGATE
Start
Break
Finish
Cancel
Edify
Start
To "instigate" something means to start it or to bring it about. It is most commonly used to describe a disagreement, e.g. "he instigated the fight." For clarification, "edify" means to build or instruct.
Example Question #282 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ELAPSE
Move away
Discuss
Go under
Pass
Go over
Pass
"Elapse" usually refers to time and means pass.
Example Question #21 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABDICATE
Edify
Charity
Resign
Implore
Ascend
Resign
To "abdicate" means to resign a position of authority, it is usually used to describe the abdication of the throne when a king or queen resigns the monarchy. For clarification, "ascend" means to move upwards; "edify" means build or teach; "implore" means beg.
Example Question #22 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CANCEL
Proceed with
Postpone
Delegate
Assist
Call off
Call off
"Cancel" means call off. "Proceed with" means continue with, so it is an antonym, not a synonym, of "cancel." None of the other answers are close in meaning to "cancel": "postpone" means put off until a later time, "assist," means help, and "delegate" means assign to someone who is lower in a hierarchy than oneself.
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