SSAT Middle Level Exam Prep

Category - SSAT Middle Level

denigrate : malign ::
  1. placate : incense
  2. permeate : saturate
  3. ostracize : include
  4. transgress : behave
Explanation
Answer: Choice (B) is correct.

Denigrate and malign both means to belittle or degrade. In choice (A), placate means to soothe or calm and incense means to anger. In choice (C), to ostracize means to exclude, not to include. In choice (D), to transgress means to disobey or misbehave. The only choice that contains synonyms is choice (B). To permeate means to infuse, fill, or saturate.
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