Synonyms: Verbs - SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

"Generate" is a verb that means "cause something to arise or come about," or "produce," especially when it refers to electricity. While "generous" might look like a potentially correct answer because both "generate" and "gentle" begin with the syllable "gen-," "generous" is an adjective meaning "mild in temperament or behavior; kind or tender" when referring to a person, or "moderate in action, effect, or degree; not harsh or severe." So, since "gentle" and "generate" are not synonyms, "gentle" cannot be the correct answer. Since "create" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "generate," "create" is the correct answer.

"Abolish" and "rid" both mean "to free from".

To "dedicate" or "devote" both mean to assign something.

When reading the sentence only "bring" could be a replacement for "provide" to maintain the sentence's meaning.

Only the word "spot" could be inserted into the original sentence to maintain a similar meaning.

Only the word "keep" could be inserted into the original sentence to maintain a similar meaning.

"Confer" is a verb that means grant an honor or title or discuss something with someone. While "conifer" might sound like the correct answer since it sounds very similar to "confer," "conifer" is a noun that means a tree that has green needles for leaves and cones. Since "conifer" does not mean the same thing as "confer," "conifer" cannot be the correct answer. Since "give" means the same thing as grant, however, "give" is the correct answer.

"Retain" is a verb that means "continue to have something; keep possession of," so we need to pick out a verb that means something like "keep." Since "keep" is one of the answer choices and none of the other answer choices mean anything like "keep," "keep" is the correct answer.

"Liberate" is a verb that means "set someone free from a situation, especially imprisonment or slavery, in which their liberty is severely restricted." So, we need to pick out an answer choice that is a verb and means something like "free." Since "release" means "allow or enable to escape from confinement," "allow something to move, act, or flow freely," or "allow information to be generally available," is the answer choice closest in meaning to "liberate" and the correct answer.

To reign means the same as to rule.

"Select" is a word that can be used as a verb or an adjective, but because all of the answer choices are verbs, we will need to consider it as a verb. When used as a verb, "select" means "carefully choose as being the best or most suitable." So, we need to pick out a verb that means something like "carefully choose." "Reject" cannot be the correct answer, then, because "reject" is a word that when used as a verb, means "dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one's taste," making it an antonym, not a synonym, of "select." "Pick," however, is a verb that can mean "choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives, typically after careful thought," and because "pick" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "select," "pick" is the correct answer.

"Modify" is to change; to increase is to make larger; to correct is to make right; to irritate is to annoy; and to create is to make something.

To "purchase" is to buy.

"Decrease" means to lessen; to add is to increase; to harm is to hurt; to starve is to not have sufficient food to eat; and to suffer is to be in pain.

"Repeal" is to cancel; to repair is to fix; to replace is to take the place of; to achieve is to reach; and to satisfy is to meet the expecations.

"Overthrow" means to topple.

"Capture" means to catch.

"Rely" means to depend on.

"Cheer" means to encourage.