SSAT Middle Level Verbal : SSAT Middle Level Verbal

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Middle Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #1015 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

THAW

Possible Answers:

Leap

Shrivel

Melt

Dread

Contend

Correct answer:

Melt

Explanation:

The verb "thaw" means to melt, to become no longer solid due to heat. Additionally, "shrivel" means become smaller, wrinkle and contract due to a loss of something; "leap" means jump high or far; "contend" means argue that something is true; "dread" means deeply fear some future event.

Example Question #1801 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PERUSE

Possible Answers:

Pilot

Speak

Read

Rest

Watch

Correct answer:

Read

Explanation:

The verb "peruse" means to read carefully in an unhurried fashion. It can also mean to examine something carefully. Additionally, "pilot" means drive, operate a piece of machinery.

Example Question #1802 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

RAVAGE

Possible Answers:

Lure

Cater

Trickle

Destroy

Utter

Correct answer:

Destroy

Explanation:

The verb "ravage" means to cause extensive and long lasting damage to something, to completely destroy, lay waste to. Additionally, "cater" means provide for the needs of; "utter" means speak aloud; "trickle" means fall in small amounts; "lure" means entice and attract.

Example Question #1803 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

MANIFEST

Possible Answers:

Exhibit

Repudiate

Transcend

Renounce

Dovetail

Correct answer:

Exhibit

Explanation:

The verb "manifest" means to exhibit, display, or show one's feelings through one's appearance. "Manifest" can also be used as an adjective in which case it means obvious, clear, easily noticed and acknowledged. Additionally, "renounce" means reject, declare that one has abandoned; "repudiate" means refuse to acknowledge or accept, argue against a claim; "dovetail" means fit together perfectly; "transcend" means go beyond.

Example Question #1804 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PROCRASTINATE

Possible Answers:

Study

Bolster

Uproot

Delay

Lie

Correct answer:

Delay

Explanation:

The verb "procrastinate" means to delay doing something, to stop doing what one is supposed to be doing and do something distracting. Additionally, "bolster" means reinforce, support, strengthen; "uproot" means force to move from one location to another.

Example Question #1805 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

MUSTER

Possible Answers:

Deceive

Eradicate

Allude

Gather

Possess

Correct answer:

Gather

Explanation:

The verb "muster" means to gather, compile, assemble, bring together. Additionally, "allude" means hint at, suggest; "eradicate" means completely destroy; "deceive" means lie to and trick; "possess" means own, have.

Example Question #1806 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TRUNCATE

Possible Answers:

Move

Supplant

Shorten

Elongate

Dance

Correct answer:

Shorten

Explanation:

The verb "truncate" means to shorten something, to make something shorter by finishing it early. Additionally, "elongate" means make or become longer; "supplant" means replace, take over from.

Example Question #1807 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CULTIVATE

Possible Answers:

Tend

Bend

Mend

Send

Lend

Correct answer:

Tend

Explanation:

The verb "cultivate" is generally used to refer to tending one's crops, preparing one's land for the growth of crops and attending to those crops. It can also mean simply to "tend" to something more generally, like "I am trying to cultivate a better work ethic." Additionally, "lend" means allow someone to borrow and "mend" means fix, repair.

Example Question #1808 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

JEOPARDIZE

Possible Answers:

Endanger

Linger

Indict

Mar

Pelt

Correct answer:

Endanger

Explanation:

The verb "jeopardize" means endanger, to put someone in danger due to your actions. Additionally, "mar" means spoil, ruin; "linger" means hesitate, remain behind after others have left; "pelt" means throw things at with force; "indict" means formally accuse of committing a crime or other misdeed.

Example Question #1809 : Ssat Middle Level Verbal

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COAGULATE

Possible Answers:

Form a clot

Steep

Evaporate

Saturate

Imbue

Correct answer:

Form a clot

Explanation:

"Coagulate" means to "form a clot," such as when blood dries, or when a liquid congeals into a semi-solid state.

"Evaporate" means to disappear or to melt; in science it means liquid becoming gas, such as when water evaporates and becomes steam.

"Saturate" means to soak, to get very wet or to douse.

"Steep" means to bathe something in liquid, to soak, to submerge in liquid.

"Imbue" means to infuse, to saturate or to ingrain something upon something else.

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