Synonyms: Other Verbs - SSAT Middle Level Verbal

"Heed" means pay attention to or obey, so "notice" is the correct answer.

"Eradicate" is a verb defined as "to remove or destroy completely." Of the answer choices, "destroy" has the closest meaning.

Persevere means to persist.

"Redress" most nearly means remedy (as a verb), as in "The prisoners were seeking to have their false convictions redressed."

"Reflect" means to think about; to respond means to reply; to censor means to delete; to exit is to leave; and to propose is to suggest something.

"Conform" means to obey or comply.

"Dispute" means argument.

"Aid" means to help.

"Govern" means to rule.

"Dismantle" means to take apart.

"Affect" means to impact or influence.

"Collaborate" means to cooperate.

"Shriek" means scream. "Silence" to make or become quiet. "Question" means interrogate. "Dispute" means debate or discuss. "Decrease" means lessen.

"Discriminate" means differentiate or make a biased decision about how you treat a group or a member of that group, so "differentiate" is the correct answer.

"Expedite" is a verb that means make something occur or be accomplished more quickly, so we need to pick out another verb that also means speed up. While both "hasten" and "decelerate" have to do with speed, "decelerate" means make something moving slow down, whereas "hasten" means cause something to speed up. Because "hasten" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "expedite," it is the correct answer.

"Obtain" is a verb that means "to gain or get something, usually by effort," we need to pick out another word that means "to get something." While both "procure" and "retrieve" involve getting something, "retrieve" means "to get and bring something back from a place," whereas "procure" means "to get something by some action or effort." Since "procure" is closer in meaning to "obtain" than is "retrieve," "procure" is the correct answer.

"Behoove" is a verb that means "to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for," so we need to pick out another word or phrase that has a similar meaning. While "decorous" might look like a good answer choice because "decorous" means "proper," "decorous" is an adjective while "behoove" is a verb, so "decorous" cannot be the correct answer. Because "be proper for" is closest in meaning to "behoove" of the given answer choices, "be proper for" is the correct answer.

"Dovetail" is a verb that means "to fit together in a pleasing or satisfying way," so we need to pick out another word that means "to fit together well." While "combine" means "unite" or "merge," it does not include the positive connotation that "dovetail" does in that "merge" does not necessarily entail two things combining "in a pleasing or satisfying way." "Harmonize," however, besides meaning "to play or sing different musical notes that sound pleasing together," also means "to be combined or go together in a pleasing way." Because "harmonize" not only means "combine" but also includes the positive connotation of "in a pleasing way," "harmonize" is the best answer.

"Enroll" is a verb that means "to become a member of or a participant in," so we need to pick out another word that means "to become a member of." While "enroll" sounds like "roll" and "roll" and "spin" are close in meaning, "enroll" does not mean the same thing as "roll," so "spin" cannot be the correct answer. "Matriculate," however, means "to enroll as a member of a body, especially of a college or university." Since "matriculate" is the answer choice closest in meaning to "enroll," "matriculate" is the correct answer.