SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #2061 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SKULK
Alleviate
Coerce
Espy
Slink
Implicate
Slink
To "skulk" is to "slink" around, lurk, or hide oneself in order to conceal evil intentions. To "espy" is to glimpse, and to "alleviate" is to lessen the severity of. To "coerce" is to threaten or force. "Implicate" is a synonym for "incriminate."
Example Question #2062 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESUSCITATE
Endure
Revive
Mitigate
Perjure
Skulk
Revive
To "resuscitate" someone or something is to bring that person or thing back to life. To "endure," on the other hand, is to survive. "Skulk" is a synonym for hide or lurk, and "mitigate" is a synonym for "alleviate." To "perjure" is to lie under oath.
Example Question #2063 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERSPIRE
Cower
Plot
Quarrel
Deceive
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 #2064 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECONNOITER
Survey
Harp
Squeal
Correlate
Scuttle
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 #2065 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENVELOP
Cultivate
Surround
Augment
Contrive
Laud
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 #2066 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENCROACH
Eradicate
Intrude
Scrutinize
Mollify
Obliterate
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 #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MOLLIFY.
Ministration
Congenial
Disobey
Placate
Oppose
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 #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
BROOD
challenge
hide
annex
fret
preclude
fret
"Brood" means to worry or to fret.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LULL.
Allow
Constrain
Calm
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 #2061 : Synonyms
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
APPEASE.
Idolize
Pacify
Atrophy
Secede
Jaunty
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.
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