SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #941 : Identifying Synonyms

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

FRAY

Possible Answers:

Open up

Stand up

Wear out

Bring down

Let go

Correct answer:

Wear out

Explanation:

"Fray" means to wear out the edges of fabric. "Plummet" means to move quickly downwards. "Stand up" means to rise from a sedentary position. "Open Up" means to disclose or to physically open something. "Let go" means to release from one's grasp.

Example Question #942 : Identifying Synonyms

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

EXHAUST

Possible Answers:

Supercede

Watch

Diffuse

Tire out

Lie down

Correct answer:

Tire out

Explanation:

"Exhaust" means to use up or to tire out. "Watch" means look at or observe. "Diffuse" means spread out or scatter. "Supercede" means take over from or replace. "Lie down" means to lie in a resting position.

Example Question #943 : Identifying Synonyms

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

RUMMAGE

Possible Answers:

Dive under

Cross

Search through

Leap over

Exercise

Correct answer:

Search through

Explanation:

"Rummage" means to search through. "Dive under" means to go below something, usually below water. "Leap over" means to jump over something. "Cross" means to move to the other side of. "Exercise" means to engage in physical activity or to make use of something, usually something abstract.

Example Question #944 : Identifying Synonyms

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

FADE

Possible Answers:

Appear

Vanish

Watch

Rise

Distribute

Correct answer:

Vanish

Explanation:

"Fade" means to vanish gradually. "Appear" is an antonym of "vanish"; it means to show up. "Watch" means to look or observe. "Rise" means to get up or to move upwards. "Distribute" means to give out.

Example Question #945 : Identifying Synonyms

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

JUMBLE

Possible Answers:

Separate

Solve

Mix up

Celebrate

Identify

Correct answer:

Mix up

Explanation:

"Jumble" means mix up. "Separate" means split or pull apart. "Identify" means single out or pick out. "Solve" means fix or answer. "Celebrate" means commemorate an event through enjoyable activities.

Example Question #946 : Identifying Synonyms

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

JUXTAPOSE

Possible Answers:

Contrast 

Equivocate

Advocate 

Empathize 

Contrition 

Correct answer:

Contrast 

Explanation:

Juxtapose means to put two differing things together. For clarification, "equivocate" means to be deliberately unclear, "empathize" means to understand another’s feelings, "advocate" means support, and "contrition" is a feeling of genuine remorse and guilt.

Example Question #947 : Identifying Synonyms

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

INTEGRATE

Possible Answers:

Prohibit 

Transcend 

Bring together 

Resilient 

Split apart 

Correct answer:

Bring together 

Explanation:

"Integrate" means to bring together or to put together. For clarification, "resilient" means able to recover quickly from setbacks, "transcend" means to go beyond or to be apart from the world, and "prohibit" means forbid.

Example Question #948 : Identifying Synonyms

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

DISTORT

Possible Answers:

Commend 

Twist 

Defy 

Suspend 

Genial 

Correct answer:

Twist 

Explanation:

"Distort" means to twist something out of shape or to manipulate. For clarification, "commend" means to praise, "genial" means friendly and affable, and "deify" means worship. The prefix "dei-usually suggests that the word will mean of or pertaining to God or religion in some way.

Example Question #949 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ERADICATE

Possible Answers:

Destroy 

Teach 

Educate 

Instruct 

Edify 

Correct answer:

Destroy 

Explanation:

"Eradicate" means get rid of or destroy. For clarification, the other four answer choices are all synonyms of one another, and mean help someone to gain knowledge about something.

Example Question #950 : Identifying Synonyms

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

BLOCKADE

Possible Answers:

Disclose

Barricade

Clarify

Inform

Decide

Correct answer:

Barricade

Explanation:

"Blockade" means seal off or block off an area's points of entry and exit, so "barricade," which also means block off an area's points of entry and exit, is the closest synonym of "blockade" and the correct answer. "Disclose" means reveal or open. "Inform" means tell some information to another. "Decide" means make a choice. "Clarify" means make clear or make something easier to understand.

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