SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #853 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ENTREAT

Possible Answers:

Embitter

Mortify

Implore

Envision

Calibrate

Correct answer:

Implore

Explanation:

"Entreat" is a verb that means beg or implore, so "implore" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, none are close in meaning to "entreat": "embitter" means to make bitter; "mortify" means embarrass greatly; "calibrate" means adjust a machine so that its measurements are accurate and standard; and "envision" means imagine or visualize as something that might happen in the future.

Example Question #65 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

LAUD

Possible Answers:

Accept

Relive

Praise

Grunt

Repeat

Correct answer:

Praise

Explanation:

"Laud" most nearly means praise, as in "The graduate was lauded for his tremendous academic achievements."

Example Question #851 : Identifying Synonyms

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

GRIPE

Possible Answers:

Complain

Grasp

Emphasize

Discover

Select

Correct answer:

Complain

Explanation:

To "gripe" about something means to grumble or "complain" about it.

Example Question #855 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ATONE

Possible Answers:

fear

scold

harmonize

displace

apologize

Correct answer:

apologize

Explanation:

"Atone" means serve a punishment for or take other actions to formally apologize for some crime or wrong, so "apologize" is the correct answer.

Example Question #852 : Identifying Synonyms

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

SCRUTINIZE

Possible Answers:

Attach

Dirty

Misrepresent

Inspect

Enchant

Correct answer:

Inspect

Explanation:

"Scrutinize" means inspect or examine in detail, so "inspect" is the correct answer.

Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

JEST

Possible Answers:

Joke

Understand

Scold

Remark

Stab

Correct answer:

Joke

Explanation:

To "jest" means to joke, and a "jest" is a joke, so "joke" is the correct answer.

Example Question #72 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

CAPITULATE

Possible Answers:

Thwart

Yield

Promise

Leap

Resist

Correct answer:

Yield

Explanation:

“Capitulate” is a verb that means surrender. “Resist,” then, cannot be the correct answer, because “resist” is a verb that can mean refuse to surrender to; that means that “resist” is an antonym of “capitulate,” not a synonym. “Yield,” however, can mean relent and agree to and because “yield” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “capitulate,” “yield” is the correct answer.

Example Question #853 : Identifying Synonyms

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

DIVULGE

Possible Answers:

Reveal

Withhold

Double

Keep

Split

Correct answer:

Reveal

Explanation:

"Divulge" is a verb that means make something secret known. Of the given answer choices, "reveal" has the closest meaning. 

Example Question #71 : Synonyms: Verbs About Communicating, Arguing, And Understanding

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

INFER

Possible Answers:

Summarize

Surmise

Realize

Know

Enwrap

Correct answer:

Surmise

Explanation:

"Infer" means figure something out without that information being directly conveyed or supported by evidence, so "surmise," which means figure out indirectly, is the correct answer.

Example Question #73 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

SOLICIT

Possible Answers:

Present

Command

Request

Condense

Consider

Correct answer:

Request

Explanation:

"Solicit" is a verb that means "ask for or try to obtain something from someone." So, we need to pick out another word that means something like "ask for." While "command" might look like a good answer, as a verb, "command" means "give an authoritative order," so "command" doesn't mean the same thing as "solicit" and is not the correct answer. "Request," however, means "politely or formally ask for," and since "request" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "solicit," "request" is the correct answer.

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