All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ANNUL
Castigate
Invalidate
Haul
Laud
Operate
Invalidate
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
Attend
Assist
Establish
Inquire
Wrestle
Wrestle
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
Scare
Allow
Enjoy
Fake
Fight
Fake
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
Respire
Replete
Replay
Repeat
Repay
Repay
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
Interpret
Cleave
Pilfer
Splice
Shun
Interpret
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
Promote
Encourage
Tease
Scold
Cheer
Tease
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 #901 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SNUB
Embrace
Elevate
Chastise
Ignore
Pretend
Ignore
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 #902 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
REFUTE
Agree
Giggle
Disprove
Research
Support
Disprove
The correct answer is "disprove."
"Refute" is a verb that means to prove wrong.
Example Question #903 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
OMIT
Sanction
Exclude
Regard
Include
Mislead
Exclude
"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 #904 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ALIGN
arrange in a line
illuminate
lecture
disrupt
lie
arrange in a line
Align means to arrange in a line.
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