All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1656 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ENTREAT
Implore
Mortify
Envision
Embitter
Calibrate
Implore
"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 #871 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LAUD
Grunt
Praise
Accept
Repeat
Relive
Praise
"Laud" most nearly means praise, as in "The graduate was lauded for his tremendous academic achievements."
Example Question #872 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GRIPE
Discover
Grasp
Emphasize
Select
Complain
Complain
To "gripe" about something means to grumble or "complain" about it.
Example Question #1659 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ATONE
apologize
displace
harmonize
scold
fear
apologize
"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 #873 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SCRUTINIZE
Inspect
Attach
Dirty
Misrepresent
Enchant
Inspect
"Scrutinize" means inspect or examine in detail, so "inspect" is the correct answer.
Example Question #874 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
JEST
Scold
Stab
Remark
Understand
Joke
Joke
To "jest" means to joke, and a "jest" is a joke, so "joke" is the correct answer.
Example Question #875 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CAPITULATE
Leap
Thwart
Resist
Yield
Promise
Yield
“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 #876 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DIVULGE
Double
Keep
Withhold
Reveal
Split
Reveal
"Divulge" is a verb that means make something secret known. Of the given answer choices, "reveal" has the closest meaning.
Example Question #877 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INFER
Know
Enwrap
Realize
Surmise
Summarize
Surmise
"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 #878 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SOLICIT
Condense
Consider
Command
Request
Present
Request
"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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