SSAT Elementary Level Verbal › Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESTROY
Demolish
Employ
Convoy
Abolish
Create
To "destroy" something means to dismantle it completely, or to demolish it, so "demolish" is the correct answer. Considering the answer choices, "employ" means make use of, a "convoy" is a groups of vehicles traveling together, to "abolish" something means to put an end to it, and "create" means make, produce,or generate.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUMINATE
Brighten
Shower
Cascade
Falter
Confuse
"Illuminate" means to supply or brighten with light. Thus, "brighten," which means lighten or light up, is the correct answer.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DOZE
Sleep
Leap
Sprint
Predict
Exhaust
“Doze” means sleep for a short period of time in a light way. To provide further help, “leap” means jump high; “sprint” means run quickly; “predict” means say that something will happen in the future; and “exhaust” means use up a given amount of something or cause someone or something to become very tired.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACKNOWLEDGE
Recognize
Serious
Alarmed
Portray
Depict
"Acknowledge" means recognize or accept, so "recognize" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "acknowledge": "recognize" means know or see; "alarmed" means scared; and "portray" and "depict" both mean to show.
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word?
The boy decieved his classmates by pretending the faint.
misled
rose
left
hid
None of the above
The word "misled," which is the past tense of "mislead," can be substitued into the sentence to maintain the meaning.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
INFILTRATE
Gain access to
Cross over
Go under
Measure
Be victorious in
To "infiltrate" means to enter into a group and spy on it. The closest answer choice to that definition is “gain access to.”
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABANDON
Leave behind
Pick up
Laud
Sanction
Consume
"Abandon" means discard, get rid of, or leave behind, so "leave behind" is the correct answer. To help you, "laud" is a verb that means praise; "criticize" means_point out the flaws in something_; and "consume" means eat, or take in.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ANNOUNCE
Declare
Special
Loud
Agree
Careful
To "announce" something means to declare that thing or make some information public.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACKNOWLEDGE
Recognize
Serious
Alarmed
Portray
Depict
"Acknowledge" means recognize or accept, so "recognize" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "acknowledge": "recognize" means know or see; "alarmed" means scared; and "portray" and "depict" both mean to show.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DEPICT
Represent
Abnormal
Confirm
Restore
Normal
"Depict" means show or represent something, so "represent" is the correct answer. To help you, "abnormal" means not normal or weird, and "restore" means return to an earlier, better condition.