SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #1867 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABDUCT
Abscond
Kidnap
Ascend
Exercise
Evade
Kidnap
"Abduct" means to kidnap.
Example Question #1082 : Synonyms
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PERSEVERE
to sweat
to lie
to abscond with
to persist
to persecute
to persist
Persevere means to persist.
Example Question #1081 : Synonyms
A synonym of "falter" is __________.
retrieve
select
entrap
scamper
waver
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 #1084 : Synonyms
Synonyms: choose the word with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Govern
to revolt
to rule
to love
to reveal
to crush
to rule
"Govern" means to rule.
Example Question #1082 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INSTIGATE
Finish
Cancel
Break
Edify
Start
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 #1086 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ELAPSE
Pass
Go under
Discuss
Go over
Move away
Pass
"Elapse" usually refers to time and means pass.
Example Question #1083 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABDICATE
Resign
Ascend
Implore
Edify
Charity
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 #1084 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CANCEL
Call off
Delegate
Postpone
Proceed with
Assist
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.
Example Question #1085 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
PREVENT
Fulfill
Retreat
Breathe
Quiet
Stop
Stop
"Prevent" means to stop something from happening, so "stop" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "prevent": "retreat" means to move back to a previous position in combat or withdraw; "fulfill" meets to satisfy some expectation; "quiet," when used as a verb, means to silence or make less noisy; and "breathe" means to inhale and exhale air using the lungs.
Example Question #1086 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
WEATHER
Promote
Outlaw
Temperature
Endure
Exclaim
Endure
While "weather" is often used as a noun that means atmospheric conditions and phenomena, "weather" can also be used as a verb that means endure. So, "endure" is the correct answer because it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "weather." For clarification, "outlaw," when used asa verb, means to ban or to prohibit, and "exclaim" means to cry out.
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