SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms
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Example Question #2021 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERSPIRE
Plot
Cower
Deceive
Quarrel
Sweat
Sweat
To "perspire" is to sweat. Don't confuse this with "conspire," which means to plot. To "deceive" is to trick, while to "cower" is to cringe or crouch. To "quarrel" is to argue or bicker.
Example Question #2022 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECONNOITER
Squeal
Harp
Scuttle
Survey
Correlate
Survey
To "reconnoiter" is to "scout" or survey, usually for military purposes. To "correlate" is to correspond to or connect with. To "harp" on something is to keep talking or complaining about it. To "squeal" is to screech or shriek. To "scuttle" is to move quickly with small steps.
Example Question #2023 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENVELOP
Surround
Cultivate
Laud
Contrive
Augment
Surround
To "envelop" something is to "surround" or enclose it completely. To "augment" is to increase or make larger. To "contrive" is to plan, plot, or scheme. To "cultivate" is to grow or develop, depending on the context. To "laud" is to praise or commend.
Example Question #2024 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENCROACH
Mollify
Obliterate
Intrude
Eradicate
Scrutinize
Intrude
To "encroach" is to invade, violate, or interrupt. To "mollify" is to placate or appease. "Obliterate" and "eradicate" are synonyms for destroy or wipe out completely. To "scrutinize" is to examine or inspect closely.
Example Question #2025 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MOLLIFY.
Oppose
Congenial
Ministration
Disobey
Placate
Placate
To “mollify” someone means to calm them down or to placate them. For clarification, "ministration" means to provide support; "congenial" means friendly.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
BROOD
preclude
annex
challenge
fret
hide
fret
"Brood" means to worry or to fret.
Example Question #2026 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LULL.
Calm
Allow
Constrain
Suggest
Perceive
Calm
A “lull” can be a verb or a noun but in either instance is a synonym for calm. It can be used either to describe a calm, as in “there was a lull in the storm . . .” or to calm, as in “he helped lull the restless animal . . .” For clarification, perceive means detect or identify some characteristic;constrain means to forcibly restrict somebody or something.
Example Question #2027 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
APPEASE.
Pacify
Idolize
Secede
Jaunty
Atrophy
Pacify
“Appease” means to calm someone or make something better, so the correct answer is “pacify,” which means to bring peace and calm. For clarification, secede means to break away; idolize means worship; atrophy refers to the wasting away of some part of the body, like muscle; jaunty means cheerful.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Assuage
Rectify
Fool
Bask
Relieve
Surrender
Relieve
To "assuage" is to relieve, to soothe, or to make less severe.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms
Abhor
Hate
Terminate
Differentiate
Abolish
Support
Hate
"Abhor" means to hate. Abolish and terminate means to end and differentiate means to distinguish.
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