SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #271 : Synonyms
A synonym of "dwindle" is . . .
wiggle
grow
shrink
fall
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 #272 : Synonyms
A synonym of “clog” is . . .
filter
clear
obstruct
project
win
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 draw
to add
to read
to protect
to climb
to draw
Sketch means to draw.
Example Question #39 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Mix
to combine
to run
to separate
to drive
to tease
to combine
"Mix" is to combine.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Leap
to swim
to decide
to jump
to look at
to buy
to jump
"Leap" means to jump.
Example Question #914 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Peek
to taste
to smell
to look
to touch
to hear
to look
Peek means to look.
Example Question #41 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, And Location
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Return
to find
to go back
to befriend
to play
to learn
to go back
"Return" means to go back.
Example Question #915 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Display
to volunteer
to show
to work
to move back
to pay
to show
"Display" means to show.
Example Question #273 : Synonyms
Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
EXPLORE
See
Investigate
Exercise
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 #922 : Ssat Elementary Level Verbal
Which is a synonym for perish?
Alive
Die
Born
Survive
None of the other answer choices.
Die
"Perish" and "die" both refer to something passing away or expiring.
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