SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location
A synonym of "dwindle" is . . .
fall
wiggle
grow
shrink
keep
shrink
"Dwindle" is a verb meaning "diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength," so we need to pick out a verb that means something like "get smaller." Since "shrink" means "become or make smaller in size or amount; contract or cause to contract," "shrink" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "dwindle" and the correct answer.
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location
A synonym of “clog” is . . .
filter
clear
project
win
obstruct
obstruct
“Clog” is a word that can be used as a noun or a verb, but because all of the answer choices can be used as verbs, we will need to consider “clog” as a verb. When used as a verb, “clog” can mean “block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter” or “fill up or crowd (something) so as to obstruct passage.” So, we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “block.” That means that “clear” cannot be the correct answer, because “clear,” when used as a verb, means “become free of obstructions,” making it an antonym, not a synonym, of “clog.” “Obstruct,” however, is a verb that can mean “block (an opening, path, or road); be or get in the way of,” and because “obstruct” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “clog,” “obstruct” is the correct answer.
Example Question #99 : Synonyms: Verbs
Sketch
to read
to add
to protect
to climb
to draw
to draw
Sketch means to draw.
Example Question #100 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Mix
to combine
to separate
to run
to tease
to drive
to combine
"Mix" is to combine.
Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Leap
to look at
to swim
to buy
to decide
to jump
to jump
"Leap" means to jump.
Example Question #102 : Synonyms: Verbs
Peek
to hear
to smell
to touch
to look
to taste
to look
Peek means to look.
Example Question #103 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Return
to play
to find
to befriend
to go back
to learn
to go back
"Return" means to go back.
Example Question #101 : Synonyms: Verbs
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Display
to volunteer
to pay
to show
to work
to move back
to show
"Display" means to show.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXPLORE
See
Exercise
Investigate
Implore
Explain
Investigate
To "explore" something means to survey it or investigate it, so "investigate" is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are as close in meaning to "explore" as "investigate" is: "see" means visually perceive; "exercise" means perform physical activities in order to become or remain healthy; "implore" means beg; and "explain" means describe something in a detailed way in order to help others understand it.
Example Question #106 : Synonyms: Verbs
Which is a synonym for perish?
Alive
None of the other answer choices.
Die
Survive
Born
Die
"Perish" and "die" both refer to something passing away or expiring.
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