SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #1081 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

SUPPLY

Possible Answers:

Prepare

Soothe

Provide

Hinder

Combat

Correct answer:

Provide

Explanation:

"Supply" means provide or give, so "provide" is the correct answer. "Hinder" means delay or block. "Prepare" means make or get ready for something. "Combat" means fightoppose, or engage in battle. "Soothe" means calm or comfort something or someone.

Example Question #1082 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

CONJURE

Possible Answers:

Choose

Produce

Exercise

Quarrel

Disappear

Correct answer:

Produce

Explanation:

"Conjure" means produce something unexpectedly or summon, so "produce," which means to present or to offer, is the correct answer. None of the other answers have meanings close to those of "conjure" and "produce": "disappear" means vanish; "exercise" means to engage in physical activity; "choose" means decide or select; and "quarrel" means to fight or argue with.

Example Question #1083 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

COVET

Possible Answers:

Concentrate

Relish

Exceed

Depart

Desire

Correct answer:

Desire

Explanation:

"Covet" means to desire or to crave something, so "desire," a verb that means want or covet, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to those of "covet" and "desire": "relish" means to enjoy or take great delight in doing something; "exceed" means to go beyond an expectation or limit; "concentrate" means to focus or to pay intent attention to something or someone; and "depart" means to leave.

Example Question #1084 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

VEND

Possible Answers:

Rue 

Sell 

Detest 

Fey 

Love 

Correct answer:

Sell 

Explanation:

To vend means to sell, so "sell" is the correct answer. For clarification, to "rue" something means to have feelings of regret about it, "fey" means supernatural or magical, and "detest" means hate.

Example Question #1085 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

OUST

Possible Answers:

Accept 

Soothe 

Compose 

Allay 

Remove 

Correct answer:

Remove 

Explanation:

“Oust” means remove a person from a position. As for the other answer choices, “allay” means soothe someone's fears or concerns, and “compose” means create, often specifically create a piece of music or create a poem.

Example Question #1086 : Identifying Synonyms

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

RELINQUISH

Possible Answers:

Dive

March

Renounce

Renew

Inhale

Correct answer:

Renounce

Explanation:

Relinquish means give up control of, so "renounce" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "relinquish."

Example Question #1087 : Identifying Synonyms

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

HOARD

Possible Answers:

Forest

Debt

Cave

Platitude

Stockpile

Correct answer:

Stockpile

Explanation:

"Hoard" is a word that can be used as a noun or a verb; as a noun, it means "a stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded," and as a verb, it means "amass (money or valued objects) and hide or store away." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that is either a verb that means means something like "amass money," or a noun that means "a stock or store of money or valuable objects." While "debt" is a noun that is often associated with money, "debt" means "something, typically money, that is owed or due," so "debt" is an antonym of "horde." "Stockpile," however, is a word that when used as a noun, means "a large accumulated stock of goods or materials, especially one held in reserve for use at a time of shortage or other emergency," and when used as a verb, means "accumulate a large stock of (goods or materials)." No matter whether we view "stockpile" and "hoard" as nouns or verbs, they are synonymous, and because "stockpile" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "hoard," "stockpile" is the correct answer.

Example Question #1088 : Identifying Synonyms

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

PROCURE

Possible Answers:

Dismiss 

Obtain 

Forbid 

Permit 

Prohibit 

Correct answer:

Obtain 

Explanation:

"Procure" means to get something or to obtain, so "obtain" is the correct answer. For clarification, "forbid" means to not allow and is a synonym of "prohibit," "permit" means to allow and is an antonym of "forbid" and "prohibit"; and "dismiss" means to send away or to ignore.

Example Question #1089 : Identifying Synonyms

A synonym of "enumerate" is __________.

Possible Answers:

jumble

itemize

move

summarize

capitulate

Correct answer:

itemize

Explanation:

"Enumerate" is a verb that means "mention (a number of things) one by one," or, formally, "establish the number of." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like "mention one by one" or "establish the number of." "Summarize" cannot be the correct answer, then, because "summarize" means "give a brief statement of the main points of (something)," not "mention (a number of things) one by one." "Itemize," however, is a verb that can mean "present as a list of individual items," and because "itemize" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "enumerate," "itemize" is the correct answer.

Example Question #1090 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Reflect

Possible Answers:

to censor

to think about

to propose

to exit

to respond

Correct answer:

to think about

Explanation:

"Reflect" means to think about; to respond means to reply; to censor means to delete; to exit is to leave; and to propose is to suggest something.

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