SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #1011 : Identifying Synonyms

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

WRIGGLE

Possible Answers:

Squirm

Allot

Dilute

Dishearten

Rebound

Correct answer:

Squirm

Explanation:

"Wriggle" is a verb meaning to twist and turn. "Squirm" is a synonym, meaning to twist or wriggle from side to side. 

Example Question #1012 : Identifying Synonyms

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

REND

Possible Answers:

Pulverize

Tear

Tie

Glue

Jump

Correct answer:

Tear

Explanation:

"Rend" means to rip, often clothing.

"Tie" means to bind something together.

"Pulverize" means to smash to a powder, crush, atomize.

"Glue" means to connect two things using a sticky substance, to cement, to paste.

"Jump" means to hop, to leap into the air.

Example Question #1013 : Identifying Synonyms

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

FALTER

Possible Answers:

Leap

Stumble

Shuffle

Endure

Limp

Correct answer:

Stumble

Explanation:

"Falter" means to stumble or to fall when related to movement; when related to speech, "falter" means stutter."

"Leap" means to jump, to spring, and when referring to a number, it means increased quickly.

"Limp" means move as if injured, to walk in halting way or to stagger. It is a similar concept to faltering, but is not a synonym.

"Shuffle" means to walk with slow, short steps; it can also mean to rearrange, such as "Shuffle the cards."

"Endure" means to keep going, to carry on, to bear hardship.

Example Question #1014 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms

Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

SATE

Possible Answers:

corrupt

proclaim

resist

satisfy fully

sit

Correct answer:

satisfy fully

Explanation:

"Sate" means to satisfy fully.

Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes

Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.

ASTOUND

Possible Answers:

contain

corrupt

disguise

shock

modify

Correct answer:

shock

Explanation:

Astound means to shock or surprise.

Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes

Synonyms: Select the words that are most similar in meaning.

Abhor

Possible Answers:

Jest

Collect

Revoke

Hate

Notify

Correct answer:

Hate

Explanation:

To "abhor" is to hate.

Example Question #1015 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.

Rejoice

Possible Answers:

Furnace

Holiday

Gloominess

Sadness

Happiness

Correct answer:

Happiness

Explanation:

"Rejoice" means happiness; Sadness and Gloominess is the opposite; Holiday is a celebrated day; and a Furnace is equipment in a home used to generate heat.

Example Question #1016 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Startle

Possible Answers:

to fantasize

to consider

to surprise

to exercise

to devote

Correct answer:

to surprise

Explanation:

"Startle" means to surprise.

Example Question #1017 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

DETEST

Possible Answers:

Accept 

Love 

 Comfort 

Hate

Refuse 

Correct answer:

Hate

Explanation:

If you "detest" something then you hate it. Other similar words that mean hate include deplore, abhor, despise, loathe, and deride.

Example Question #1018 : Identifying Synonyms

Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

LAMENT

Possible Answers:

Defy 

Praise 

Celebrate 

Mourn 

Reward 

Correct answer:

Mourn 

Explanation:

A "lament" is an expression of sadness and as such is most similar in meaning to mourn. For clarification, to "defy" means to resist authority.

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