SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Identifying Synonyms

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

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Example Questions

Example Question #115 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

ANNUL

Possible Answers:

Operate

Invalidate

Haul

Castigate

Laud

Correct answer:

Invalidate

Explanation:

The verb "annul" means to make or declare something to be invalid, to invalidate, to null and void, to disallow. Additionally, "haul" means carry, transport cargo; "laud" means enthusiastically praise; "operate" means use, drive; "castigate" means yell at, punish.

Example Question #116 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

GRAPPLE

Possible Answers:

Establish

Wrestle

Assist

Inquire

Attend

Correct answer:

Wrestle

Explanation:

The verb "grapple" means to struggle with, to wrestle, to fight. Additionally, "assist" means help; "establish" means set up; "attend" means go to; "inquire" means ask about.

Example Question #117 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

FABRICATE

Possible Answers:

Fake

Fight

Enjoy

Scare

Allow

Correct answer:

Fake

Explanation:

The verb "fabricate" means to fake, to concoct, to invent a fake version of something, to 'make something up'.

Example Question #118 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

REIMBURSE

Possible Answers:

Repay

Repeat

Respire

Replete

Replay

Correct answer:

Repay

Explanation:

The verb "reimburse" means to pay someone back who has lost money or given money to you. This is, of course, closest in meaning to "repay." Additionally, "respire" means breathe; "replete" means filled with.

Example Question #119 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

CONSTRUE

Possible Answers:

Shun

Pilfer

Interpret

Splice

Cleave

Correct answer:

Interpret

Explanation:

The verb "construe" means to understand something in one's own individual way, to interpret something. Additionally, "pilfer" means steal from, plunder; "cleave" means split, sever, hack up; "splice" means join together, attach to; "shun" means ignore.

Example Question #120 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

MOCK

Possible Answers:

Tease

Promote

Scold

Cheer

Encourage

Correct answer:

Tease

Explanation:

The correct answer is "tease."

To "mock" (verb) means to tease or laugh at in a scornful way, making "tease" a synonym of the term "mock."

Example Question #121 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

SNUB

Possible Answers:

Ignore

Chastise

Elevate

Embrace

Pretend

Correct answer:

Ignore

Explanation:

The correct answer is "ignore."

"Snub" is a verb that means to rebuff, ignore or spurn disdainfully, making "ignore" a synonym of "snub."

Example Question #122 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

REFUTE

Possible Answers:

Support

Giggle

Research

Agree

Disprove

Correct answer:

Disprove

Explanation:

The correct answer is "disprove." 

"Refute" is a verb that means to prove wrong.

Example Question #123 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

OMIT

Possible Answers:

Exclude

Mislead

Include

Sanction

Regard

Correct answer:

Exclude

Explanation:

"Omit" means to exclude, to leave something out, to edit something out or eliminate it.

"Sanction" means to allow, to permit, to approve.

"Regard" means to look at something, or it can mean to judge something or to consider something.

"Mislead" means to give somebody incorrect information, to lie, to dupe.

"Conclude" means to finish or come to an end; it can also mean to decide.

Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, Or Location

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

ALIGN

Possible Answers:

illuminate

lie

arrange in a line

lecture

disrupt

Correct answer:

arrange in a line

Explanation:

Align means to arrange in a line.

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