SSAT Upper Level Verbal : Synonyms
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Example Question #2019 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SKULK
Coerce
Espy
Slink
Alleviate
Implicate
Slink
To "skulk" is to "slink" around, lurk, or hide oneself in order to conceal evil intentions. To "espy" is to glimpse, and to "alleviate" is to lessen the severity of. To "coerce" is to threaten or force. "Implicate" is a synonym for "incriminate."
Example Question #2020 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RESUSCITATE
Revive
Mitigate
Perjure
Endure
Skulk
Revive
To "resuscitate" someone or something is to bring that person or thing back to life. To "endure," on the other hand, is to survive. "Skulk" is a synonym for hide or lurk, and "mitigate" is a synonym for "alleviate." To "perjure" is to lie under oath.
Example Question #2021 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
PERSPIRE
Sweat
Plot
Deceive
Quarrel
Cower
Sweat
To "perspire" is to sweat. Don't confuse this with "conspire," which means to plot. To "deceive" is to trick, while to "cower" is to cringe or crouch. To "quarrel" is to argue or bicker.
Example Question #2022 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RECONNOITER
Scuttle
Squeal
Harp
Correlate
Survey
Survey
To "reconnoiter" is to "scout" or survey, usually for military purposes. To "correlate" is to correspond to or connect with. To "harp" on something is to keep talking or complaining about it. To "squeal" is to screech or shriek. To "scuttle" is to move quickly with small steps.
Example Question #2023 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENVELOP
Augment
Surround
Laud
Cultivate
Contrive
Surround
To "envelop" something is to "surround" or enclose it completely. To "augment" is to increase or make larger. To "contrive" is to plan, plot, or scheme. To "cultivate" is to grow or develop, depending on the context. To "laud" is to praise or commend.
Example Question #2024 : Identifying Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ENCROACH
Intrude
Eradicate
Obliterate
Mollify
Scrutinize
Intrude
To "encroach" is to invade, violate, or interrupt. To "mollify" is to placate or appease. "Obliterate" and "eradicate" are synonyms for destroy or wipe out completely. To "scrutinize" is to examine or inspect closely.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
MOLLIFY.
Disobey
Congenial
Placate
Ministration
Oppose
Placate
To “mollify” someone means to calm them down or to placate them. For clarification, "ministration" means to provide support; "congenial" means friendly.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
BROOD
preclude
annex
challenge
fret
hide
fret
"Brood" means to worry or to fret.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LULL.
Allow
Perceive
Calm
Constrain
Suggest
Calm
A “lull” can be a verb or a noun but in either instance is a synonym for calm. It can be used either to describe a calm, as in “there was a lull in the storm . . .” or to calm, as in “he helped lull the restless animal . . .” For clarification, perceive means detect or identify some characteristic;constrain means to forcibly restrict somebody or something.
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
APPEASE.
Jaunty
Secede
Atrophy
Pacify
Idolize
Pacify
“Appease” means to calm someone or make something better, so the correct answer is “pacify,” which means to bring peace and calm. For clarification, secede means to break away; idolize means worship; atrophy refers to the wasting away of some part of the body, like muscle; jaunty means cheerful.
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