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Example Question #30 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
QUENCH
Confuse
Satisfy
Offend
Prescribe
Ratify
Satisfy
To quench is to satisfy.
Example Question #2851 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
APPEASE
Invade
Perceive
Calm
Predict
Nourish
Calm
To "appease" is to calm or to bring to a state of peace.
Example Question #2852 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ABHOR
Fear
Remove
Detest
Shorten
Approve
Detest
To "abhor" something is to hate it, so the synonym is "detest," which also means to hate or dislike something strongly.
Example Question #2853 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ALLEVIATE
Edit
Join forces with
Oppose
Worsen
Relieve
Relieve
To "alleviate" a condition is to relieve it or make it better.
Example Question #2854 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
HARROW
Introduction
Emotion
Indifference
Distress
Segment
Distress
"Harrow" means distress.
Example Question #2101 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
CONFOUND
Recover
Pacify
Injure
Frustrate
Relieve
Frustrate
"Confound" means to frustrate.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ASSUAGE
Reward
Indicate
Measure
Allay
Decide
Allay
To “assuage” means to provide relief from something uncomfortable or distressing. You often hear it used to describe “assuaging guilt,” which means to make someone feel less guilty. The only answer choice that matches this definition is “allay.” Allay means to relieve or calm the severity of something. Both words describe the relieving of an unpleasant sensation.
Example Question #2855 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
UNNERVE
Consume
Trudge
Reveal
Stress
Relinquish
Stress
"Unnerve" and "stress" are closest in meaning. These synonyms describe the action of causing something frustration and uneasiness. The other words do not share this meaning. "Consume" means to eat, digest, or exhaust. To "reveal" something is to bring something to light. To "relinquish" something is to give that thing up. To "trudge" is to walk heavily.
Example Question #2856 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ROUSE
Confiscate
Deign
Incense
Inspire
Parry
Inspire
The verb "rouse" means to cause excitement, to inspire and motivate. Additionally, "incense" means to anger, to make furious; "deign" means condescend, to allow oneself to talk to people one views as inferior; "confiscate" means seize, take from; "parry" means (of something thrown at one) to deflect, to cause to move in another direction.
Example Question #2857 : Ssat Upper Level Verbal
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FLUSTERED
Recondite
Poised
Supreme
Composed
Unsettled
Unsettled
The verb "flustered" means unsettled, made nervous by something. Additionally, "composed" means calm and under control; "poised" means showing calm and composure in a stressful situation; "supreme" means best, superior, greatest; "recondite" means (of knowledge) obscure and arcane, known by only a few.
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