SSAT Middle Level Verbal : Synonyms

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Example Questions

Example Question #853 : Identifying Synonyms

Synonyms: Select the word whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.

ENTREAT

Possible Answers:

Mortify

Envision

Calibrate

Embitter

Implore

Correct answer:

Implore

Explanation:

"Entreat" is a verb that means beg or implore, so "implore" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, none are close in meaning to "entreat": "embitter" means to make bitter; "mortify" means embarrass greatly; "calibrate" means adjust a machine so that its measurements are accurate and standard; and "envision" means imagine or visualize as something that might happen in the future.

Example Question #854 : Identifying Synonyms

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

LAUD

Possible Answers:

Accept

Repeat

Grunt

Praise

Relive

Correct answer:

Praise

Explanation:

"Laud" most nearly means praise, as in "The graduate was lauded for his tremendous academic achievements."

Example Question #69 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

GRIPE

Possible Answers:

Discover

Grasp

Select

Emphasize

Complain

Correct answer:

Complain

Explanation:

To "gripe" about something means to grumble or "complain" about it.

Example Question #855 : Identifying Synonyms

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

ATONE

Possible Answers:

fear

displace

harmonize

scold

apologize

Correct answer:

apologize

Explanation:

"Atone" means serve a punishment for or take other actions to formally apologize for some crime or wrong, so "apologize" is the correct answer.

Example Question #856 : Identifying Synonyms

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

SCRUTINIZE

Possible Answers:

Inspect

Enchant

Attach

Dirty

Misrepresent

Correct answer:

Inspect

Explanation:

"Scrutinize" means inspect or examine in detail, so "inspect" is the correct answer.

Example Question #72 : Synonyms: Verbs

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

JEST

Possible Answers:

Remark

Joke

Scold

Understand

Stab

Correct answer:

Joke

Explanation:

To "jest" means to joke, and a "jest" is a joke, so "joke" is the correct answer.

Example Question #857 : Identifying Synonyms

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

CAPITULATE

Possible Answers:

Thwart

Resist

Yield

Promise

Leap

Correct answer:

Yield

Explanation:

“Capitulate” is a verb that means surrender. “Resist,” then, cannot be the correct answer, because “resist” is a verb that can mean refuse to surrender to; that means that “resist” is an antonym of “capitulate,” not a synonym. “Yield,” however, can mean relent and agree to and because “yield” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “capitulate,” “yield” is the correct answer.

Example Question #858 : Identifying Synonyms

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

DIVULGE

Possible Answers:

Withhold

Keep

Double

Reveal

Split

Correct answer:

Reveal

Explanation:

"Divulge" is a verb that means make something secret known. Of the given answer choices, "reveal" has the closest meaning. 

Example Question #861 : Identifying Synonyms

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

INFER

Possible Answers:

Surmise

Know

Enwrap

Realize

Summarize

Correct answer:

Surmise

Explanation:

"Infer" means figure something out without that information being directly conveyed or supported by evidence, so "surmise," which means figure out indirectly, is the correct answer.

Example Question #871 : Synonyms

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

SOLICIT

Possible Answers:

Present

Command

Consider

Request

Condense

Correct answer:

Request

Explanation:

"Solicit" is a verb that means "ask for or try to obtain something from someone." So, we need to pick out another word that means something like "ask for." While "command" might look like a good answer, as a verb, "command" means "give an authoritative order," so "command" doesn't mean the same thing as "solicit" and is not the correct answer. "Request," however, means "politely or formally ask for," and since "request" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "solicit," "request" is the correct answer.

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