SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Middle Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

ANNUL

Possible Answers:

Castigate

Haul

Laud

Invalidate

Operate

Correct answer:

Invalidate

Explanation:

The verb "annul" means to make or declare something to be invalid, to invalidate, to null and void, to disallow. Additionally, "haul" means carry, transport cargo; "laud" means enthusiastically praise; "operate" means use, drive; "castigate" means yell at, punish.

Example Question #116 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

GRAPPLE

Possible Answers:

Establish

Inquire

Attend

Assist

Wrestle

Correct answer:

Wrestle

Explanation:

The verb "grapple" means to struggle with, to wrestle, to fight. Additionally, "assist" means help; "establish" means set up; "attend" means go to; "inquire" means ask about.

Example Question #117 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

FABRICATE

Possible Answers:

Fight

Enjoy

Allow

Scare

Fake

Correct answer:

Fake

Explanation:

The verb "fabricate" means to fake, to concoct, to invent a fake version of something, to 'make something up'.

Example Question #118 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

REIMBURSE

Possible Answers:

Replay

Respire

Repeat

Repay

Replete

Correct answer:

Repay

Explanation:

The verb "reimburse" means to pay someone back who has lost money or given money to you. This is, of course, closest in meaning to "repay." Additionally, "respire" means breathe; "replete" means filled with.

Example Question #119 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

CONSTRUE

Possible Answers:

Interpret

Splice

Cleave

Shun

Pilfer

Correct answer:

Interpret

Explanation:

The verb "construe" means to understand something in one's own individual way, to interpret something. Additionally, "pilfer" means steal from, plunder; "cleave" means split, sever, hack up; "splice" means join together, attach to; "shun" means ignore.

Example Question #120 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

MOCK

Possible Answers:

Promote

Encourage

Scold

Tease

Cheer

Correct answer:

Tease

Explanation:

The correct answer is "tease."

To "mock" (verb) means to tease or laugh at in a scornful way, making "tease" a synonym of the term "mock."

Example Question #121 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

SNUB

Possible Answers:

Elevate

Pretend

Chastise

Embrace

Ignore

Correct answer:

Ignore

Explanation:

The correct answer is "ignore."

"Snub" is a verb that means to rebuff, ignore or spurn disdainfully, making "ignore" a synonym of "snub."

Example Question #122 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

REFUTE

Possible Answers:

Giggle

Disprove

Support

Agree

Research

Correct answer:

Disprove

Explanation:

The correct answer is "disprove." 

"Refute" is a verb that means to prove wrong.

Example Question #123 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

OMIT

Possible Answers:

Mislead

Exclude

Regard

Sanction

Include

Correct answer:

Exclude

Explanation:

"Omit" means to exclude, to leave something out, to edit something out or eliminate it.

"Sanction" means to allow, to permit, to approve.

"Regard" means to look at something, or it can mean to judge something or to consider something.

"Mislead" means to give somebody incorrect information, to lie, to dupe.

"Conclude" means to finish or come to an end; it can also mean to decide.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

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

ALIGN

Possible Answers:

lecture

lie

illuminate

arrange in a line

disrupt

Correct answer:

arrange in a line

Explanation:

Align means to arrange in a line.

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