SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs
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Example Question #161 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ACKNOWLEDGE
Confuse
Complicate
Deny
Admit
Educate
Admit
To "acknowledge" most closely means to admit or recognize something. "Knowledge" is a root word; however it should not be confused with educate or other words dealing with the acquisition of knowledge. "Deny" is an antonym to "acknowledge"
Example Question #162 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
GROW
Levitate
Are
Awake
Become
Float
Become
"Grow" and "become" are synonyms. They can both be used to refer to emotional changes and other conditions; for example, "They grow tired." "They become annoyed." The other words do not share this meaning or function.
Example Question #163 : Synonyms: Verbs
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SULK
Giggle
Laugh
Mope
Sling
Clean
Mope
The problem presents several verbs. The verb closest in meaning to "sulk" is "mope." To "sulk" or "mope" means to behave in a way that clearly displays sadness: "After his dog disappeared, he would mope around the house, sulking." "Giggle" and "laugh" are antonyms of "sulk," while "sling" means to throw something.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
A synonym of "select" is . . .
reject
break
move
consider
pick
pick
"Select" is a word that can be used as a verb or an adjective, but because all of the answer choices are verbs, we will need to consider it as a verb. When used as a verb, "select" means "carefully choose as being the best or most suitable." So, we need to pick out a verb that means something like "carefully choose." "Reject" cannot be the correct answer, then, because "reject" is a word that when used as a verb, means "dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one's taste," making it an antonym, not a synonym, of "select." "Pick," however, is a verb that can mean "choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives, typically after careful thought," and because "pick" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "select," "pick" is the correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Cheer
to play
to block
to enjoy
to encourage
to oppose
to encourage
"Cheer" means to encourage.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Which word can replace the underlined word?
My sister used to love to annoy me.
compliment
None of the above
help
bother
pinch
bother
"Bother" can replace "annoy" to maintain the same meaning of the sentence.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
RESPECT
Honor
Ignorance
Envy
Intelligence
Limp
Honor
"Respect" can be a verb or a noun, so think about that when you choose the answer. Here, "honor" is the best choice, because to "respect" someone is to honor them, and "respect" also means honor when used as a noun. "Knowledge" and "ignorance" actually have opposite meanings. "Envy" means jealousy when used as a noun or be jealous of something when used as a verb, while to "limp" is to stumble.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Which is a synonym for dedicate?
Take
Devote
Hold
Steal
None of the other answer choices.
Devote
To "dedicate" or "devote" both mean to assign something.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
John could detect a bit of sarcasm in Fred's response.
Which is a synonym for detect?
Ignore
Lose
Spot
Miss
None of the other answer choices.
Spot
Only the word "spot" could be inserted into the original sentence to maintain a similar meaning.
Example Question #4 : Synonyms: Other Verbs
Which word could have a similar meaning to the underlined word in the sentence?
The king reigned over the land for fifty years.
left
ruled
lost
None of the above
inquired
ruled
To reign means the same as to rule.
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