SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #155 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

RUMMAGE

Possible Answers:

Dive under

Leap over

Cross

Exercise

Search through

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 #156 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

FADE

Possible Answers:

Appear

Watch

Vanish

Distribute

Rise

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 #157 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

JUMBLE

Possible Answers:

Mix up

Solve

Identify

Celebrate

Separate

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 #158 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

JUXTAPOSE

Possible Answers:

Empathize 

Advocate 

Contrition 

Equivocate

Contrast 

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 #161 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

INTEGRATE

Possible Answers:

Split apart 

Prohibit 

Transcend 

Resilient 

Bring together 

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 #162 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

DISTORT

Possible Answers:

Commend 

Suspend 

Twist 

Defy 

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 #163 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

ERADICATE

Possible Answers:

Teach 

Instruct 

Destroy 

Educate 

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 #164 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

BLOCKADE

Possible Answers:

Inform

Disclose

Barricade

Clarify

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.

Example Question #165 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

HURTLE

Possible Answers:

Drench

Shrink

Sprint

Distinguish

Compare

Correct answer:

Sprint

Explanation:

"Hurtle" means run or move at a great speed and usually in an uncontrolled manner, so "sprint," which means run very quickly, is the correct answer.  "Compare" means identify similar and dissimilar qualities of two or more things. "Shrink" means make smaller. "Drench" means wet or soak. "Distinguish" means tell apart two or more people or things.

Example Question #166 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

ANNIHILATE

Possible Answers:

Deny

Build

to swell

Destroy

Continue

Correct answer:

Destroy

Explanation:

"Annihilate" means obliterate or completely destroy, so "destroy" is the correct answer. "Build" is an antonym of "annihilate" and "destroy"; it is a verb that means construct. "Deny" means refuse or reject. "Swell" means expand or become larger. "Continue" means keep going.

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