SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, or Location
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Example Question #81 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BURGEON
Flourish
Exit
Impair
Balance
Survey
Flourish
To burgeon is to grow quickly or flourish.
Example Question #1961 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASCEND
Marry
Rise
Lend
Transcribe
Shrivel
Rise
To ascend is to rise.
Example Question #82 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SMOLDER
Pursue
Smoke
Destroy
Present
Imply
Smoke
Smolder means to burn slowly, with smoke but no flame.
Example Question #83 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENRICH
Perceive
Naturalize
Augment
Account for
Mistake
Augment
Enrich means to improve, add to, or augment.
Example Question #84 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EMASCULATE
Weaken
Frolic
Arrange
Conspire
Hide
Weaken
Emasculate means to weaken something.
Example Question #85 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
NAVIGATE
Negotiate
Shout
Participate
Harness
Assemble
Negotiate
Navigate means to plan and direct a route, or to negotiate obstacles.
Example Question #86 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEPLOY
Formalize
Lessen
Corroborate
Strategize
Position
Position
Deploy means to position troops (when referring to the military).
Example Question #87 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
LOLL
Dangle
Dash
Tense
Perceive
Bounce
Dangle
“Loll” is a verb that can mean “sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way, or hang loosely; droop,” or, with an object, “stick out one’s tongue loosely.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “sit, lie, or stand in a relaxed way,” “droop,” or “stick out one’s tongue so that it dangles.” That means that “tense” cannot be the correct answer, because “tense,” when used as a verb, means “become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness” or, with an object, “make (a muscle or one’s body) tight or rigid,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “loll.” “Dangle,” however, is a verb that can mean “hang or swing loosely,” and because “dangle” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “loll,” “dangle” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1971 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOLT
Melt
Shed
Bite
Flap
Scratch
Shed
“Molt” is a verb that is used of an animal and means “shed old feathers, hair, or skin, etc.,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “discard feathers, hair, skin, or an old shell to make way for new growth.” While all of the answer choirs are verbs that might be associated with animals, “shed,” is a verb that when referring to a reptile or insect means “allow skin to come off, to be replaced by another one that has grown underneath,” and when referring to a mammal means “lose (hair) as a result of molting, disease, or age.” Because “shed” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “molt,” “shed” is the correct answer.
Example Question #1972 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ERADICATE
Harbor
Bombard
Grumble
Grant
Destroy
Destroy
"To eradicate" means to completely destroy.
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