SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes

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

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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

Possible Answers:

Scorn

Appease

Worry

Repudiate

Sanction

Correct answer:

Worry

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Diagnose

Connote

Devise

Encourage

Rescind

Correct answer:

Encourage

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Concur

Chastise

Deter

Extol

Warn

Correct answer:

Warn

Explanation:

"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

Possible Answers:

Encourage

Convince

Welcome

Terrify

Malign

Correct answer:

Terrify

Explanation:

"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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