SSAT Elementary Level Verbal › Synonyms: Verbs About Physical Changes, Movement, and Location
Synonyms: select the word that most closely matches.
Haste:
Scurry
Delay
Wait
Honor
Welcome
The correct answer is scurry. Scurry and haste both mean to move speedily along.
Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.
Return
to go back
to find
to play
to learn
to befriend
"Return" means to go back.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DESTROY
Demolish
Employ
Convoy
Abolish
Create
To "destroy" something means to dismantle it completely, or to demolish it, so "demolish" is the correct answer. Considering the answer choices, "employ" means make use of, a "convoy" is a groups of vehicles traveling together, to "abolish" something means to put an end to it, and "create" means make, produce,or generate.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
ILLUMINATE
Brighten
Shower
Cascade
Falter
Confuse
"Illuminate" means to supply or brighten with light. Thus, "brighten," which means lighten or light up, is the correct answer.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
DOZE
Sleep
Leap
Sprint
Predict
Exhaust
“Doze” means sleep for a short period of time in a light way. To provide further help, “leap” means jump high; “sprint” means run quickly; “predict” means say that something will happen in the future; and “exhaust” means use up a given amount of something or cause someone or something to become very tired.
Each of the following questions consists of one word followed by five words or phrases. Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONVERGE
Intersect
Company
Agree
Escape
Remedy
To CONVERGE means to intersect at a point.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
NAVIGATE
Pilot
Misfire
Empower
Float
Swim
"Navigate" is defined as determine the course of a ship. "Piloting" a ship is the same as "navigating" a ship, in that both express that the captain is skillfully moving the ship across the water. So, "pilot" is the best answer choice!
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
DEVOUR
Consume
Instruct
Ailing
Healthy
Welcome
"Devour" means eat or consume, so "consume," which means eat or use, is the correct answer. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "devour": "instruct" means teach or tell someone what to do; "ailing" means sick or injured; "healthy" means in good physical condition and not having any illnesses; and "welcome" means happily admitted as a guest.
Synonyms: Select the one word or phrase whose meaning is closest to the word in capital letters.
CONVENE
Meet
Mock
Supply
Support
Demand
"Convene" means meet up at a certain location. None of the other answer choices are close in meaning to "convene": "mock" means make fun of; "supply" means provide with things that are needed; "demand" means forcefully ask for something; and "support" means encourage.
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SEVER
Detach
Threaten
Distort
Clarify
Unite
"Sever" means disconnect or chop something off from something else. "Detach" means unfasten or separate, so it is the answer choice closest in meaning to "sever."