All SSAT Middle Level Verbal Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms
Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
SATE
satisfy fully
corrupt
resist
proclaim
sit
satisfy fully
"Sate" means to satisfy fully.
Example Question #2 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Choose the best synonym for the word in capital letters.
ASTOUND
shock
contain
modify
corrupt
disguise
shock
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
Jest
Revoke
Hate
Notify
Collect
Hate
To "abhor" is to hate.
Example Question #3 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the word in question.
Rejoice
Sadness
Holiday
Gloominess
Happiness
Furnace
Happiness
"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 #4 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Startle
to consider
to fantasize
to devote
to exercise
to surprise
to surprise
"Startle" means to surprise.
Example Question #5 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DETEST
Refuse
Accept
Comfort
Hate
Love
Hate
If you "detest" something then you hate it. Other similar words that mean hate include deplore, abhor, despise, loathe, and deride.
Example Question #6 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
LAMENT
Defy
Praise
Celebrate
Reward
Mourn
Mourn
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.
Example Question #7 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Select the word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
ABHOR
Absolve
Love
Detest
Abolish
Imagine
Detest
If you "abhor" something you hate and detest it. For clarification detest is a synonym of abhor; "abolish" means get rid of; "absolve" means to remove blame from someone.
Example Question #8 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DREAD
Hope
Despair
Fear
Love
Aspire
Fear
"Dread" means to fear something greatly, so "fear" is the correct answer. For clarification, "aspire" means aim or seek, and "despair" means a feeling of sadness and hopelessness.
Example Question #9 : Synonyms: Verbs About Emotional Changes
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
AGITATE
Upset
Surprise
Convince
Decipher
Highlight
Upset
"Agitate" is a verb that means upset, so "upset" is the correct answer. "Highlight" means emphasize or call attention to. "Convince" means persuade or change a person's mind. "Decipher" means decode. "Surprise," when used as a verb, means shock or reveal something unexpected.
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