All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FRET
Scorn
Appease
Worry
Repudiate
Sanction
Worry
"Fret" means to "worry," to agonize, or to brood.
"Sanction" means to authorize, approve or certify.
"Repudiate" means to abandon something, to turn one's back on, to reject something.
"Scorn" means to feel contempt, to sneer or to disdain.
"Appease" means to satisfy, to pacify or to alleviate.
Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
INCITE
Diagnose
Connote
Devise
Encourage
Rescind
Encourage
"Incite" means to encourage, to provoke, or to rally people.
"Connote" means to signify, to mean, or to hint at.
"Devise" means to come up with, to concoct, or to mastermind.
"Diagnose" means to identify a disease or an issue, to determine, to investigate.
"Rescind" means to declare null and void, to cancel or to dismantle.
Example Question #33 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
EXHORT
Concur
Chastise
Deter
Extol
Warn
Warn
"Exhort" means to "warn," to advise, or to admonish.
"Chastise" means to scold, to tell off, to reprimand.
"Extol" means to sing the praises of, to celebrate, to commend.
"Concur" means to agree or to approve.
"Deter" means to inhibit something or someone, to stop them, to obstruct them.
Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PETRIFY
Encourage
Convince
Welcome
Terrify
Malign
Terrify
"Petrify" means to terrify or to scare someone so badly that they can't move; "petrify" can also mean to become inert or fossilized.
"Convince" means to assure or persuade someone.
"Welcome" means to receive someone, to accost someone or approach someone with a greeting.
"Malign" means to defame, besmirch, or denigrate something.
"Encourage" means to stimulate, to boost or to buoy someone's confidence; to give someone courage.
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